Month: May 2025
ABC World News
Verdict reached in Kim Kardashian jewelry heist trial
Edward Berthelot/GC Images (PARIS) — A verdict was reached Friday in the 2016 jewelry heist of Kim Kardashian in Paris. Nine men and one woman were accused in connection with the robbery, during which five masked men [Read More…]
ABC World News
Aid trucks looted in southern Gaza as famine looms due to blockade: UN
Hasan Zaain/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than a dozen World Food Programme trucks were looted in southern Gaza late Thursday as 2 million people in the Strip face “extreme hunger and famine without immediate action,” [Read More…]
ABC National News
Dating app meetup leads to shooting, arrests in Oregon: Police
Benton County Sheriff’s Office via Meta (CORVALLIS, Ore.) — Two women have been arrested in connection with a dating app scheme that led to the shooting of a man in Corvallis, Oregon, authorities said. Julia [Read More…]
ABC National News
4th woman arrested for allegedly assisting escaped New Orleans inmates
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A fourth woman has been arrested for allegedly helping inmates who broke out of a New Orleans jail last week, police said. Casey Smith, 30, was arrested on Thursday for allegedly [Read More…]
ABC National News
Georgia teen detained by ICE after mistaken arrest says detention was ‘life-changing’
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (DALTON, Ga.) — The Georgia teen who was arrested in a case of mistaken identity — and then detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement over her undocumented status — is saying a [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Protesters decry ‘crypto corruption’ as Trump fetes top investors in his crypto meme coin
Alex Wong/Getty Images (STERLING, Va.) — Calling them “pioneers,” President Donald Trump praised the top investors in his cryptocurrency meme coin at an exclusive black-tie dinner Thursday as protesters outside the event chanted and displayed signs blasting [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Measles cases reach 1,046 in US as infections confirmed in 30 states: CDC
Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Measles cases have reached 1,046 as the virus continues spreading across the United States, according to data updated Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Popular video game ’Elden Ring’ to become a live-action film
Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. Bandai Namco Entertainment, in partnership with film company A24, has announced that a live-action film adaptation of the popular video game Elden Ring is in the works. The project will be helmed [Read More…]
Ag News
Judge rules to lift federal funding freeze, some USDA grants in limbo
A lead attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center says the federal government has been ordered to release frozen grant funds. “Those grants should start flowing again immediately.” Kym Meyer tells Brownfield President Trump’s executive [Read More…]
Ag News
Cheese prices down, butter up entering holiday weekend
Cash dairy prices were mixed going into the holiday weekend Friday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Dry whey was unchanged at $0.5425. No sales were recorded. Forty-pound cheese blocks were down $0.0775 at $1.87. Three [Read More…]
ABC World News
Russia, Ukraine begin large prisoner exchange, expected to continue in coming days
Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images (LONDON) — Russia and Ukraine have begun a large exchange of prisoners of war on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said, with around 1,000 soldiers from each side expected [Read More…]
ABC National News
Accused neo-Nazi cult leader extradited to US, as DOJ alleges ties to deadly Nashville school shooting
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The alleged leader of a neo-Nazi cult based overseas has been extradited to the United States and accused of inspiring “multiple senseless killings” around the world, including the shooting [Read More…]
ABC National News
Harvard sues Trump admin for its ban on school enrolling international students
Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Harvard University sued the Trump administration Friday, alleging that the decision to revoke the school’s ability to enroll international students “is a blatant violation of the First [Read More…]
ABC National News
3rd woman arrested for allegedly assisting New Orleans inmate escapee still at large
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW ORLEANS) — A Slidell woman was arrested and accused of helping a fugitive who is still at large from the massive New Orleans jailbreak elude capture, Louisiana State Police said. Connie Weeden, 59, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Judge says Trump has power to impose tariffs, but punts lawsuit to different court
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs may be able to survive a legal challenge, thanks in part to a Japanese zipper company that sued the Nixon administration 50 years ago. Earlier this [Read More…]
Latest News
Long-time lobbyist and legislative observer calling it a career
A longtime lobbyist and legislative observer is retiring. South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry president David Owen presented his final legislative session review to the Mitchell Rotary Club Thursday. He also reflected on his [Read More…]
Latest News
Attorney General Marty Jackley Announces Specifics For ICE 287(g) Partnership
Attorney General Marty Jackley announces the state Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is entering into a partnership with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Department (ICE) to enforce federal immigration law on violent criminals and [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Stocks slide as Trump threatens tariffs on Apple and European Union
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Stocks tumbled in early trading on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs targeting tech giant Apple and the European Union. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 458 [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Disney pushes back release dates on next two ‘Avengers’ movies
Marvel Studios Sorry, Avengers fans — you’ll have to wait a little while longer for the next movie(s) to hit the big screen. Disney revealed Thursday that Marvel Studios is pushing back the release of two of its upcoming [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Megan Fox says pregnancy was ‘unplanned but a happy surprise’
Alberto Tamargo/Getty Images for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Megan Fox is getting candid about her most recent pregnancy. The actress and mom of four, who welcomed a baby girl with Machine Gun Kelly in March, wrote in a post [Read More…]