Month: December 2025
ABC Business News
Disney to invest $1 billion in OpenAI, permit use of characters on AI video generator
In this photo illustration, a silhouetted individual is seen holding a mobile phone with a Sora of ChatGPT OpenAI logo displayed in the background. (Photo Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson reportedly back for ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’
Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark and Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.’ (Murray Close/Getty Images) The star-crossed lovers from District 12 are reportedly returning to Panem. Jennifer Lawrence and Josh [Read More…]
Ag News
“Several holes in the boat:” Iowa farmer doubts impact of bridge aid
An Iowa farmer who serves on the United Soybean Board is still concerned about margins despite the government’s plan to issue bridge payments in early 2026. Brent Renner grows corn and soybeans near Klemme. “If [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmers turning to technology amid rising security concerns
The CEO of Tactacam says new data shows on-farm thefts are on the rise. Jeff Peel says nearly 39% of farmers have experienced equipment theft or tampering. “It’s not just farms, but also construction sites.” [Read More…]
Ag News
Active winter pattern could boost drought recovery in the Corn Belt
An ag meteorologist says an active winter weather pattern could go a long way for improving drought conditions in parts of the Corn Belt. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says he’s closing [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine hands revised 20-point peace plan proposal to US, official says
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine president, during a meeting at Downing Street in London, UK, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Tolga Akmen/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge orders immediate release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from immigration detention
Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally and prayer vigil for him before he enters a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office on August 25, 2025 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (NEW [Read More…]
ABC National News
$2B in Pentagon funds diverted to immigration operations, congressional Democrats say
The Pentagon, heaquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — A report prepared by Democratic members of Congress [Read More…]
ABC National News
Supervisory officers to testify on 6th day of Luigi Mangione’s evidence suppression hearing
Luigi Mangione (L) appears with his lawyers for a suppression of evidence hearing in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 8, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by [Read More…]
ABC National News
Jury selection to begin in federal trial of Milwaukee judge accused of helping undocumented man evade arrest
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan leaves the Milwaukee Federal Courthouse on May 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) (MILWAUKEE) — Jury selection is set to begin on Thursday in the federal trial [Read More…]
ABC National News
Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson to make 1st in-person court appearance
Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, appears before Judge Tony Graf of the 4th District Court via a video confrerence call during a hearing on September 16, 2025 at [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Senate poised to cast votes on competing health care proposals
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) looks on as senators speak to reporters following a Senate Democratic policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on December 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Bids for Warner Bros. Discovery face uncertain Trump approval process, some experts say
David Ellison, chairman and chief executive officer of Paramount Skydance Corp., center, outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In brief: ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ season 4 release date and more
Warner Bros. has shared a first look at its upcoming Supergirl film. The teaser, which debuted on Wednesday, announces that a longer trailer will release on Thursday. Milly Alcock stars as the titular cape-wearing superhero [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Josh Hutcherson opens up about rejection in post-‘The Hunger Games’ career
Josh Hutcherson attends the Los Angeles premiere of A24’s ‘Marty Supreme’ at Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Dec. 8, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California. (Savion Washington/FilmMagic via Getty Images) Josh Hutcherson is opening up about the [Read More…]
Ag News
Not many changes to Brazil corn, soybean estimates by CONAB
Brazil’s equivalent to the USDA made minor adjustments to its soybean and corn production projections. CONAB now has Brazil’s bean crop at 177.124 million tons, 0.3% below November due to a small cut in planted [Read More…]
Ag News
New Year brings Trump administration’s farmer aid program, but questions remain
Farmer aid is coming from the Trump administration in the New Year. The USDA released some details about the Farmer Bridge Assistance Program payments this week, but Ben Brown with University of Missouri Extension says [Read More…]
ABC National News
Powerball jackpot jumps to $1B after no grand prize winner in Wednesday’s drawing
Powerball lottery ticket forms at Bluebird Liquor on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025 in Hawthorne, CA. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Thursday Sports: December 11, 2025
THURSDAY SPORTS, DECMEBER 11, 2025 MITCHELL KERNELS — Mitchell Kernels gymnastics host O’Gorman for a dual at the high school gym on Friday at 6 pm. — Mitchell Kernels boys and girls wrestling will compete at [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Well-Rounded Scoring Effort From Men’s Basketball Not Quite Enough to Get Past Dordt
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — Dakota Wesleyan Men’s Basketball faced the Dordt Defenders in a conference contest down in Iowa. The Defenders jumped out to a fast 12-2 lead in the first five minutes of the contest, [Read More…]
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