Month: August 2025
ABC World News
London’s ‘wet wipe island’ gets bulldozed in historic Thames clean-up operation
Heavy machinery is tearing through what locals are calling “Wet Wipe Island,” an 820-foot shoreline of flushed bathroom debris that has transformed a stretch of London’s Thames River into an environmental nightmare. ABC News / [Read More…]
ABC World News
Last churches in Gaza City say they will not evacuate despite Israeli incursion
Smoke rises after Israeli forces carried out airstrikes in Gaza City, Gaza, on August 22, 2025. Hamza Z. H. Qraiqea/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The last remaining churches in Gaza will not evacuate amid Israel’s ramped-up [Read More…]
ABC World News
Painting stolen by Nazis during WWII believed discovered in Argentine real estate listing
A photograph of the painting “Portrait of a Lady,” by Italian artist Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi. Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (LONDON) — An 18th-century portrait stolen by the Nazis during WWII is believed to [Read More…]
Latest News
Mitchell woman sentenced to federal prison
A 55 year old woman from Mitchell and a 66 year old woman from North Jackson, Ohio have been sentenced to federal prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Catherine Hamilton [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Is This Thing On?’ Will Arnett, Laura Dern star in trailer for Bradley Cooper’s latest film
Bradley Cooper and Will Arnett pose at the opening night after party for the new play ‘Goodnight, Oscar’ on Broadway on April 24, 2023, in New York City. (Bruce Glikas/WireImage via Getty Images) The first trailer for Bradley [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jeremy Allen White on the ‘leap of faith’ it took to play Bruce Springsteen
Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere.’ (20th Century Studios) The Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere opens in October with The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White playing The Boss, and it sounds like it took [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Rachel Sennott’s HBO comedy ‘I Love LA’ gets release date
Josh Hutcherson, Rachel Sennott, Odessa A’zion, True Whitaker and Jordan Firstman from HBO’s ‘I Love LA.’ (HBO) Rachel Sennott‘s HBO series now has a title and a release date. The original comedy series created by and starring [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans end two-sided session modestly higher
Soybeans closed modestly higher on short covering and technical buying after an up and down day. The U.S. crop rating is the highest in five years, with development right on schedule. Still, the crop will [Read More…]
Ag News
New wheat yield record for Michigan?
A wheat specialist says Michigan could meet USDA’s expectations for a record crop. Michigan State University Extension’s Dennis Pennington tells Brownfield despite weather challenges, harvest was ideal in many regions. “We didn’t have any falling [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, lean hog futures higher
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by the midday strength in boxed beef and optimism about this week’s direct cash cattle business. Feeders picked up a little [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: August 26, 2025
Sep. corn closed at $3.87 and 1/2, down 1 and 3/4 centsSep. soybeans closed at $10.28 and 3/4, up 3 and 1/4 centsSep. soybean meal closed at $297.20, up $1.50Sep. soybean oil closed at 52.76, [Read More…]
Ag News
Adopt-a-cow brings dairy education home
A cuddly cow has helped expand agricultural education created in Pennsylvania to nearly two million students across the U.S. this year. Brittany Snyder with the Dairy Excellence Foundation credits virtual learning during the pandemic for [Read More…]
ABC National News
Officer killed during police pursuit after suspect intentionally strikes him: Police
Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KANSAS CITY, Kan.) — A 26-year-old Kansas police officer was killed when police say a suspect intentionally plowed into him while fleeing authorities during a pursuit. Kansas City, Kansas, Police Officer [Read More…]
ABC National News
14 arrested in largest Home Depot theft ring ever, officials say
Ventura County Sheriff Office (VENTURA COUNTY, Calif.) — Authorities in Southern California announced Tuesday the arrest of 14 people accused of running what they called the largest organized retail theft operation targeting Home Depot in [Read More…]
ABC National News
University of Georgia pauses pledging for Sigma Chi fraternity amid investigation into alleged hazing
Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (ATHENS, Ga.) — The University of Georgia has paused pledging for one of its fraternities amid an investigation into alleged hazing off-campus. The university said it is conducting [Read More…]
ABC National News
What’s next for Lyle and Erik Menendez after they were both denied parole?
This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez, left, and Lyle Menendez. Photo Credit: CDCR (NEW YORK) — Lyle and Erik Menendez have been behind bars for 35 [Read More…]
ABC Health News
New Mexico man diagnosed with plague in state’s 1st human case this year: Officials
Yersinia pestis, bacteria responsible for the plague, seen under optical microscopy. (Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesP (VALENCIA COUNTY, N.M.) — A New Mexico man has been diagnosed with plague, marking the state’s first human [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Vivica A. Fox to star in ‘True to the Game’ TV adaptation
Vivica A. Fox attends the premiere of Netflix’s ‘The Six Triple Eight’ at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on December 3, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage) Vivica A. Fox is returning to a role [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in ‘Hamnet’ trailer
Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in ‘Hamnet.’ (Agata Grzybowska) Paul Mescal is William Shakespeare in the official teaser trailer for Hamnet. Focus Features released the first trailer for the upcoming drama film on Tuesday. Based on the 2020 novel by Maggie [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Sesame Street’ sets season 56 Netflix release date
Elmo, Grover, Cookie Monster and Abby Cadabby in ‘Sesame Street.’ (Netflix) Can you tell me when to get, when to get Sesame Street on Netflix? The beloved children’s TV program will make its Netflix debut on Nov. [Read More…]