Year: 2025
ABC National News
Massive winter storm continues to dump snow across the South
Megan Varner/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A massive winter storm is blanketing the South with ice and record-breaking snow, with some cities seeing the most snowfall from a single storm in decades. Twenty states, from Texas [Read More…]
ABC National News
Kyren Lacy, top NFL draft prospect, wanted for negligent homicide after deadly crash
Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images, FILE (LOUISIANA) — NFL hopeful Kyren Lacy, one of the top wide receiver prospects in this year’s draft, is wanted for negligent homicide in connection with a deadly crash in Louisiana last [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Biden says he prays incoming Trump administration keeps focus on LA fire response
Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden said on Friday he prays the Trump administration continues the focus on the federal response to the deadly wildfires that have ravaged Southern California. Biden said he [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Supreme Court appears likely to uphold TikTok ban unless China-owned ByteDance divests
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A majority of justices on the Supreme Court on Friday appeared inclined to uphold a federal law that would ban the video-sharing app TikTok in the U.S. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Appeals court denies effort to block release of Jack Smith’s final report on Trump probes
Jefferson Siegel-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A panel of judges on the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in a ruling Thursday night, denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
‘Wheel of Fortune’ contestant gets surprise on-set proposal
Wheel of Fortune/YouTube Cue the wedding bells! A Wheel of Fortune contestant received the surprise of her life when her boyfriend popped the question on the set of the hit game show. Rhea Susan Mathew [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Hoda Kotb hosts final episode of ‘Today’ in emotional broadcast
Nathan Congleton/NBC Hoda Kotb hosted her final episode of Today on Friday. The host celebrated 17 years as part of the NBC morning program in what was dubbed as a Hoda-bration. The on-air celebration included [Read More…]
Ag News
USDA forecasts a good year for dairy farmers
The USDA is calling for better milk prices and reduced supplies this year. In its latest supply and demand report, the department says lower milk production per cow is expected to reduce overall supplies. USDA [Read More…]
Ag News
Rethinking land rental strategies in 2025
Farmers should rethink some strategies to improve profitability in 2025. University of Illinois farm management specialist Gary Schnitkey says farmers should consider today’s economic conditions when making decisions about cash rents. “In particular, renting land at [Read More…]
Ag News
Red meat outlooks up, poultry and eggs down
The USDA raised its 2025 red meat production outlooks, while cutting the guesses for poultry and eggs. Beef production is now seen at 25.79 billion pounds, up 125 million from December on higher slaughter levels [Read More…]
Ag News
Cotton, rice production both grow
The U.S. produced more cotton and rice in 2024 than 2023. The USDA says upland cotton production was 13.946 million bales, up 2.196 million on the year and above December’s projection, with increased harvested area [Read More…]
Ag News
Hemp growers eyeing farm bill discussions
The president of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association says the extension of the 2018 Farm Bill means their industry can continue to flourish under current federal regulations. Rachel Berry says the hemp industry is closely [Read More…]
ABC World News
Scientists were shocked by how warm it was in 2023. The following year was even hotter
Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (LONDON) — How warm was 2024? By March, just three months into the year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration had already estimated a 55% chance that 2024 [Read More…]
ABC National News
Vince McMahon to pay $1.7 million for failing to disclose settlements
Ethan Miller/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Vince McMahon, the former head of WWE, will pay $1.7 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to disclose two settlements he had with employees while he [Read More…]
ABC National News
Passengers evacuate plane on slides after Delta flight aborts takeoff
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Hundreds of passengers were forced to evacuate on slides during a snowstorm after their Delta flight aborted takeoff from Atlanta due to an engine issue Friday morning, the [Read More…]
ABC National News
California fires live updates: Looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped,’ sheriff says
Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as [Read More…]
ABC Health News
California wildfires can take mental health toll on residents, firefighters
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — As devastating wildfires continue to spread across southern California, thousands of structures have been destroyed or damaged and at least five people have been killed. Residents and firefighters have suffered physical [Read More…]
Latest News
Former South Dakota Corrections Department employee sentenced
The South Dakota Attorney General’s Office is reporting a former Department of Corrections employee has been sentenced after earlier pleading guilty to crimes involving a prison inmate. 22 year old Madyson Bixby of Sioux Falls [Read More…]
Latest News
Klock Werks is on a roll heading into 2025
A Mitchell-based business with a solid international influence surpassed its 2024 goal and then some. Klock Werks president Brian Klock got the good news in October. “That number was already better than my 2025 goal,” [Read More…]
ABC National News
California fires live updates: LA sheriff says city looks like ‘atomic bomb dropped’
Photo by DAVID SWANSON/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 10 people are believed to be dead — with the Los Angeles County sheriff saying he expects that number to rise — as [Read More…]