Month: July 2025
ABC National News
Several 4th of July celebrations canceled in Los Angeles over fears of ICE raids
Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, FILE (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) — Several Fourth of July celebrations have been canceled in Los Angeles over fears of raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according [Read More…]
ABC National News
Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE for alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel: DHS
Photo by Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images (STUDIO CITY, Calif.) — Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., son of the legendary fighter, has been arrested and is being processed for “expedited removal” from the United States [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
The 2 House Republicans who voted no on Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images//Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition. Rep. Thomas [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘The Boys’ cast shares emotional goodbyes: ‘The tears have begun’
Courtesy of Prime Video The end of the era that is The Boys Amazon Prime series has come, and the cast and crew aren’t taking it too well. Tribute posts poured in on social media this week, [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Reservoir Dogs’ star Michael Madsen dies at 67
Mark Mainz/Getty Images Actor Michael Madsen, known for his roles in Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill, has died at the age of 67. Madsen’s death was confirmed Thursday by his publicist, Liz Rodriguez. Madsen was [Read More…]
Ag News
U.S. House passes OBBB, ag groups say it’s win for the industry
The U.S. House has passed President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, 216-214, and many ag groups say it includes several key wins for the industry. Ryan Yates with American Farm Bureau Federation tells Brownfield, “It [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle futures higher to end the holiday-shortened week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, watching the cash market. August live cattle closed $1.60 higher at $214.05 and October live cattle closed $1.20 higher at $210.90. August feeder cattle [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: July 3, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $4.20 and 1/4, up 2 and 1/4 centsAug. soybeans closed at $10.55 and 1/2, up 2 centsAug. soybean meal closed at $277.40, up 60 centsAug. soybean oil closed at 54.55, down [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans, corn firm, wheat mixed ahead of July 4th
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, padding the weekly gains slightly. Unknown destinations bought 226,000 tons of old crop U.S. beans ahead of the open, along with 45,000 tons of old [Read More…]
Ag News
A good year for the potatoes
A central Illinois potato grower says it’s been a good year. Kelsey Bess manages Neumiller-Sproule Farms, which grows over 1,000 acres of potatoes on the sandy, irrigated soils of Mason County. “We had a lot [Read More…]
ABC National News
4 killed, 14 hurt in Chicago mass shooting: ‘Absolute chaos’
Chicago Fire Department cleans up the crime scene where numerous people were shot at Artis Restaurant and Lounge/Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in a “deplorable [Read More…]
ABC National News
Search ongoing for cruise ship passenger who didn’t return from Alaska hike: Police
Alaska State Troopers (JUNEAU, Alaska) — A search is ongoing for a 62-year-old cruise passenger who went missing while on a hike in Alaska, authorities said Thursday. Marites Buenafe, of Kentucky, was reported missing Tuesday, [Read More…]
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Pediatrician allegedly smothered 4-year-old daughter, staged death as drowning: Police
Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MIAMI) — An Oklahoma doctor has been arrested for allegedly murdering her 4-year-old daughter while on vacation in Florida and staging the death as a drowning, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
House passes Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill
House of Representatives (WASHINGTON) — The House has passed President Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill in a 218 to 214 vote. The legislation will now go to President Trump’s desk for his signature. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
‘Immoral’: Democrat Hakeem Jeffries blasts Trump megabill in marathon speech
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries broke the record for longest-ever House floor speech as he made a last stand against President Donald Trump’s major tax cut and spending bill. Jeffries [Read More…]
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Law enforcement groups sound alarm over potential DHS intel rollback
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Four major law enforcement groups are sounding the alarm in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about potential cuts to the intelligence-gathering arm of her agency. [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Gas prices near lowest level in 4 years ahead of Fourth of July
Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gas prices are hovering near their lowest summer level in four years as millions of people ready themselves to hit the roads over the Fourth of July holiday [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jerry Bruckheimer says ‘Crimson Tide’ sequel is in the works
Buena Vista Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images Jerry Bruckheimer pulled up to the Rich Eisen show Monday with a few cinema secrets to reveal. The legendary producer opened up about some classic movies he’d like to [Read More…]
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‘A Different World’ actor Glynn Turman to be honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Glynn Turman is next in line to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced it will honor the award-winning actor with the 2,816th star, in [Read More…]
Ag News
WIU names interim School of Agriculture director
The new interim director of the School of Agriculture at Western Illinois University (WIU) wants to make the program one of the most sought-after in the country. Keela Trennepohl, who’s been an animal science instructor [Read More…]