Year: 2025
ABC World News
Middle East live updates: Israel cabinet approves ceasefire, government still to vote
Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — A ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas, with the Qatari prime minister announcing the deal Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, the November ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite [Read More…]
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After charm offensive, Ukraine braces for Trump’s return
Mathilde Kaczkowski/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — President-elect Donald Trump will return to office on Monday having promised a peace deal to end Russia’s war on Ukraine, which is still raging nearly three years [Read More…]
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Woman poisoned 1-year-old girl for months to exploit her for online donations: Police
amphotora/Getty Images (LONDON) — A woman has been arrested after allegedly poisoning a 1-year-old girl over two months so she could post videos of the child online in order to solicit donations from the public, [Read More…]
ABC National News
Trump urges Georgia Supreme Court to keep DA Fani Willis disqualified from election interference case
Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — President-elect Donald Trump, in a court filing Friday, urged the Georgia Supreme Court to keep Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis disqualified from the criminal election interference case against him. [Read More…]
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Trump AG pick Pam Bondi made at least $3 million from Truth Social merger, filings show
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump’s attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, made at least $3 million from the merger that formed the parent company of Trump’s Truth Social platform, her [Read More…]
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Federal judge to decide fate of Jack Smith’s final report on Trump’s classified docs case
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Six months after a federal judge dismissed special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case against Donald Trump and his two co-defendants, defense attorneys are set to return to Florida to [Read More…]
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Rare Gulf Coast winter storm may hit next week: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A developing winter storm may bring rare snow and ice to cities along the Gulf Coast, from Texas to Florida. The storm is set to hit the region on Tuesday. [Read More…]
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LA fires live updates: 18 missing as death toll rises
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 25 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across the Los Angeles area. Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump speaks to China’s Xi Jinping days before inauguration
Ton Molina/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President-elect Donald Trump said on Friday he spoke to China’s President Xi Jinping about TikTok and other issues as he prepares to take office in a matter of [Read More…]
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TikTok ban upheld by Supreme Court days before law takes effect
Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law set to ban social media platform TikTok in less than 48 hours. “There is no doubt that, for more than [Read More…]
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‘Homegrown rising star’: Justin Bibb tapped to lead Democratic Mayors Association
Matthew Busch/Bloomberg via Getty Images, (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic Mayors Association will appoint Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb as the organization’s next president during its meeting on Saturday, a source familiar told ABC News. Representing the [Read More…]
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South Dakota governor Kristi Noem to face questions during confirmation hearing for DHS secretary
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kristi Noem, South Dakota’s firebrand Republican governor, faces a grilling Friday at her confirmation hearing to be secretary of homeland security. Noem, the daughter of a farmer and a former [Read More…]
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams meeting with Trump on Friday, his office says
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to meet with President-elect Donald Trump on Friday, a spokesperson for the mayor said, marking his latest correspondence with the incoming [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
In Brief: Joel McHale joining ‘Scream’ franchise, and more
Joel McHale is joining the Scream franchise. The actor will play Sidney Prescott’s husband, Mark Evans, in Scream 7. Deadline first broke the news on Thursday. As previously reported, Neve Campbell is returning to the [Read More…]
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‘Severance’ returns, but the cast won’t spill the tea: ‘People want to be on the journey of mystery’
Sarah Bock, Adam Scott, John Turturro, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower in “Severance,” premiering January 17, 2025 on Apple TV+/Courtesy Apple TV+ Innies and outies, rejoice! AppleTV+’s Severance is finally back for a second season. The show [Read More…]
Ag News
Minimizing Loss with Early Season Nitrogen Applications
Many growers are already planning their early season nitrogen applications for the spring. On this episode of the Nitrogen Corner, an agronomy expert with Koch Agronomic Services discusses some of his recommendations to help growers [Read More…]
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President-elect fills key leadership posts at USDA
President-elect Donald Trump has announced several picks to fill key roles at the USDA. Luke Lindberg, the president and CEO of South Dakota Trade, an organization that helps companies with international trade issues, has [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Garland defends tenure, sends message of independence to DOJ workforce remaining in Trump administration
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In his farewell address, an emotional Attorney General Merrick Garland sought to encourage an embattled Department of Justice facing uncertainty and to unabashedly defend his tenure and their work. “I [Read More…]
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Biden thanks troops for their service at commander in chief farewell ceremony
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to [Read More…]