Month: May 2025

Russia hits Ukraine with massive drone, missile barrage amid prisoner exchange
ABC News LONDON — Russian drones and missiles again bombarded cities across Ukraine on Saturday night into Sunday morning despite the completion of the largest prisoner exchange of the 3-year-old war. The Armed Forces Operational [Read More…]

Juveniles among 7 injured in shooting at Jackson, Tennessee, park, say police
ABC News Gunfire erupted in a Jackson, Tennessee, park Saturday night leaving seven people, including juveniles, injured and police seeking the perpetrators of the shooting, authorities said. The shooting occurred at the Kate Campbell Park [Read More…]

Facial recognition technology use in search for New Orleans jail escapees under scrutiny
Project N.O.L.A. (NEW ORLEANS) — During the ongoing massive manhunt for 10 inmates who escaped from a New Orleans jail last week, authorities say the use of facial recognition cameras run by a private organization [Read More…]

Why are more than 300 people in the US still dying from COVID every week?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than five years after the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in the United States, hundreds of people are still dying every week. Last month, an average of [Read More…]

Trumps wants to create manufacturing jobs. His tech allies invest in robots to do the work.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has disrupted global trade and roiled markets in an effort to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Some of his top tech allies, however, have backed [Read More…]

Trump’s top meme coin investors visit White House
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite repeated claims from the White House that President Donald Trump’s Thursday night gala for the top holders of his cryptocurrency meme coin had nothing to do with his official [Read More…]

Central Wisconsin grower pleased with first crop alfalfa
Weather has prompted a central Wisconsin dairy farmer to park the planter and harvest first-crop alfalfa. T.J. Draeger raises corn, soybeans, and alfalfa near Marathon City. He tells Brownfield the frequent rains have made his [Read More…]

Cruise ship saves passengers, pets from disabled catamaran in South Pacific
Photo by Horacio Villalobos#Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images (SOUTH PACIFIC) — A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued four people and three dogs from a disabled catamaran caught in treacherous conditions in the South Pacific on Thursday [Read More…]

Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil takes the stand in bid for asylum
Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Following a nearly 10-hour court hearing Thursday, an immigration judge will not immediately decide if Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for [Read More…]

Boeing reaches agreement in principle with DOJ to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
Mario Tama/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Boeing has reached an agreement in principle with the Department of Justice to avoid prosecution in the case over two deadly 737 Max crashes, also allowing Boeing to avoid going to [Read More…]

At least 12 people injured in Hamburg train station stabbing, suspect in custody: Authorities
Photo by Georg Wendt/picture alliance via Getty Images (HAMBURG, GERMANY) — At least 12 people were injured, including three critically, in a stabbing attack at a train station in Germany on Friday, authorities said. The [Read More…]

New Jersey governor race heats up ahead of primary — with Trump’s impact on the line
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW JERSEY) — New Jersey is set to hold its gubernatorial elections this year, with hotly contested primaries set for next month — and many experts are saying [Read More…]

Kermit the Frog shares words of wisdom for class of 2025
ABC News Class of 2025, Kermit the Frog has some sage advice for you all. Everyone’s favorite frog delivered a special “Ker-mencement” address at the University of Maryland in College Park on Thursday and shared some pearls of wisdom [Read More…]

Verdict reached in Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial
Edward Berthelot/GC Images Nearly one decade after Kim Kardashian survived a robbery in her Paris hotel room, eight defendants were found guilty of crimes linked to the robbery. A panel of three judges and six jurors delivered the verdict [Read More…]

Barry Keoghan opens up about his struggle with drug addiction
Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Barry Keoghan is speaking candidly about his struggle with drug addiction. The Saltburn star, 32, revealed in a recent interview with Hollywood Authentic he is aware of and accepting of his sobriety struggle. “I’m not in denial anymore. [Read More…]

Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: May 23, 2025
Jul. corn closed at $4.59 and 1/2, down 3 and 1/2 centsJul. soybeans closed at $10.60 and 1/4, down 7 and 1/4 centsJul. soybean meal closed at $296.20, down $2.30Jul. soybean oil closed at 49.35, [Read More…]

Live cattle mostly higher ahead of On Feed numbers
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were mostly higher, feeders were up waiting on direct business to develop in the South and a head of Friday’s On Feed numbers. June lives closed $.17 higher [Read More…]

April egg production below a year ago
Egg production was down in April 2025. The USDA says egg production of 8.324 billion was 7% below April 2025, with a 6% decrease in laying hens at least partially due to highly pathogenic avian [Read More…]

Byrd Rule expected to bring scrutiny to House reconciliation plan
The director of the Gardner Agricultural Policy Program at the University of Illinois says several aspects of the House-passed budget reconciliation package are likely to face more scrutiny in the U.S. Senate. Jonathan Coppess says [Read More…]

Poulsen says lab ready for Wisconsin milk testing
A research veterinarian says Wisconsin’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory is ready for the state’s H5N1 milk testing. Dr. Keith Poulsen tells Brownfield individual farms will be tested but farmers will not have to do anything extra [Read More…]