Year: 2025
ABC Politics News
‘Men have no place in women’s sports’: House GOP votes to roll back Title IX changes
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House passed the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which could change Title IX protections and ensure only “biological females” participate versus biological females [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Hegseth grilled about sexual misconduct allegations, view on war crimes
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s embattled pick for defense secretary, faced senators on Tuesday for a contentious confirmation hearing. Hegseth was grilled by members of the Armed Services Committee on [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert De Niro acts opposite himself in new ‘The Alto Knights’ trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures There’s double the Robert De Niro in the new trailer for The Alto Knights. The Oscar winner plays two roles — Vito Genovese and Frank Costello — in the upcoming Warner Bros. [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jimmy Kimmel shares emotional monologue on LA fires: ‘It’s been terrible’
ABC Jimmy Kimmel delivered an emotional monologue during the Jan. 13 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! about the “nightmare” situation of the Southern California fires. “As you know, it has been a very scary, very [Read More…]
Ag News
Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy mostly lower
Milk futures mostly higher, cash dairy mostly lower January Class III milk futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange closed 16 cents higher at $20.35. February up 33 at $20.60. March milk up 31 at $20.27. [Read More…]
Ag News
Concerns over beef price sustainability
A central Illinois cattle producer has come concerns over the current price of beef. Chase Brown, who raises cattle in Macon County, says he’s worried about sustainability. “A whole beef can cost anywhere from $2,500 [Read More…]
Ag News
45Z guidance shows positive outlook for the soybean industry
A director with the American Soybean Association says the U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to not allow imported used cooking oil to qualify for the clean fuels tax credit is a huge win for the soybean industry. [Read More…]
Ag News
Boehm stepping down from roles at University of Nebraska IANR
The University of Nebraska has announced a leadership change within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources (IANR). Mike Boehm, who has served in the dual role as vice chancellor and vice president for agriculture [Read More…]
Ag News
Taking a proactive approach to disease management
A Kentucky-based agronomist says planning for effective disease management should be a priority for growers heading into 2025. Josh Johnston with AgriGold says farmers need to take a proactive approach to prevention. “Last year, we battled [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration
Rob Carr, Pool via AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, her office confirmed to ABC News. “Former President Barack Obama [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Virginia Foxx to be only woman leading House committees in 119th Congress
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx, 81, was tapped by House Speaker Mike Johnson to serve as the chairwoman of the powerful House Rules Committee, two GOP sources told [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Johnson says flags will be raised for Trump’s inauguration
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is going to order that the flags at the Capitol, which are at half-staff due to the death of former President [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man charged with murder of New Jersey woman found dead in Pennsylvania dumpster
mbbirdy/Getty Images (COOPERSBURG, Pa.) — A man has been arrested in the murder of a New Jersey woman whose body was found in a Coopersburg, Pennsylvania, dumpster over the weekend. Rolando Corte, 42, was charged [Read More…]
ABC National News
New Orleans attack suspect searched for Germany truck-ramming incident hours before carrying out attack: FBI
Michael Democker/Getty Images, FILE (NEW ORLEANS) — The man who is suspected of committing the New Years Day vehicle-ramming attack in New Orleans searched online for information about the Christmas market car-ramming attack in Germany, [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Los Angeles fire losses could reach $30 billion for insurers
Benjamin Fanjoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Multiple fires raging across the Los Angeles area will cost insurers as much as $30 billion, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs estimated in a report released this week. After accounting for [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jessica Simpson and husband are ‘living separately’ while ‘navigating a painful situation’
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson in 2023; Ella Hovsepian/Getty Images Jessica Simpson has issued a new statement sharing that she and her husband of 10 years, former NFL player Eric Johnson, are “living separately.” The [Read More…]
ABC World News
Middle East live updates: Israel hopes for ceasefire deal ‘soon,’ official says
Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza, particularly in the north of the strip. A latest round of peace talks to end [Read More…]
ABC World News
Ukraine, France discussing allied troop deployment to country, Zelenskyy says
Antonio Masiello/Getty Images (LONDON) — Talks are ongoing between Paris and Kyiv for the possible deployment of French troops inside Ukraine despite the ongoing war with Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post [Read More…]
ABC World News
North Korea tests ‘several’ missiles, South Korean military says
Jung Yeon-je/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL and TOKYO) — North Korea launched “several short-range ballistic missiles,” that landed in the Sea of Japan Tuesday morning local time, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The [Read More…]
ABC National News
Judge orders Steve Bannon to explain why he switched attorneys close to fraud trial
Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Steve Bannon must appear in court next week to explain why he switched lawyers so close to trial, a judge in New York ordered. Bannon, once [Read More…]