Year: 2025
In brief: Leighton Meester joins husband Adam Brody in season 2 of ‘Nobody Wants This’ and more
Sterling K. Brown will be spending more time in Paradise. The Hulu drama series — which reunites Brown and This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman — has been renewed for season 2. The show’s first [Read More…]
Matthew Modine, Lizzy Caplan on working with Robert De Niro in ‘Zero Day’
JOJO WHILDEN/Netflix Robert De Niro marks his first-ever leading TV role in the new thriller Zero Day. Now streaming on Netflix, the series follows former President of the United States George Mullen, played by De [Read More…]
Temperatures moderating on the western Plains; largely fair weather throughout the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, light snow lingers across the Ohio Valley and lower Great Lakes region. Meanwhile, cold, dry, breezy weather covers the remainder of the Midwest. Friday morning’s minimum temperatures fell to 0°F or [Read More…]
Milder days ahead, especially centered on the Plains; a more active pattern to develop
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook 1 calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across much of the East, while warmer-than-normal weather will dominate the western and central U.S. Meanwhile, near- or [Read More…]
Netanyahu vows ‘revenge’ after Israel says Hamas sent back wrong body for Shiri Bibas
(Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images) (LONDON) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “revenge” on Friday after the Israeli military said one of the four bodies recently released by Hamas did not include a hostage. [Read More…]
IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage
(Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — One of the four bodies handed over from Gaza to Israel on Thursday does not include a hostage, the Israel Defense Forces said, calling it a [Read More…]
Luigi Mangione set to appear in court in New York state case on Friday
(Photo by Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Alleged UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione is set to return to a New York City courtroom on Friday for a brief appearance in his state murder case. [Read More…]
Fired US Forest Service and National Park Service workers say cuts will be felt on fire lines
(Stock-zilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — When unemployed marine biologist Lanny Flaherty poked his head into the ranger’s station at the Wallowa Whitman National Forest in the Pacific Northwest and asked to be a volunteer, he said [Read More…]
Senate GOP to vote on its plan for Trump’s agenda despite Trump backing rival House plan
(Tim Graham/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Senate Republicans are plowing ahead with their efforts to advance the first stage of its two-part budget package to pay for President Donald Trump’s agenda despite Trump throwing his weight [Read More…]
State House approves bill to remove current protections given to public schools and libraries
PIERRE — State lawmakers in the South Dakota State House believe that a measure signed into law last session dealing with graphic material in school libraries didn’t go far enough. The State House passed Rep. [Read More…]
Daisy Ridley on the ‘terrifying’ action scenes in new film ‘Cleaner’
Quiver Distribution Daisy Ridley saves the day in the new action film Cleaner. Helmed by Casino Royale director Martin Campbell, the film arrives in theaters on Friday. Ridley plays Joey, a former soldier turned window [Read More…]
‘The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives’ star Mikayla Matthews pregnant with 4th baby
Natalie Cass/Disney Mikayla Matthews‘ family is getting bigger. On Thursday, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star, 24, announced that she is expecting her fourth child with husband Jace Terry in an exclusive interview with [Read More…]
Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen & more join cast of Green Day-inspired ‘New Years Rev’ movie
ABC/Paula Lobo Actors including Mckenna Grace, Fred Armisen, Bobby Lee and Sean Gunn have joined the cast for the upcoming Green Day-inspired movie, New Years Rev. The film follows a trio of friends who mistakenly believe that [Read More…]
Wisconsin dairy groups sue state’s Attorney General
Two of Wisconsin’s dairy organizations have sued State Attorney General Josh Kaul. The Wisconsin Dairy Alliance and the Venture Dairy Cooperative have filed a lawsuit against Kaul, challenging his decision to outsource the department’s environmental [Read More…]
Renewed optimism in MO pork industry
The executive director of Missouri Pork says the New Year is bringing renewed optimism for pork producers. “Producers need time to heal before any expansion happens.” Scott Hays says the bounce-back in prices has been welcome. [Read More…]
Soybeans, corn end session with modest gains
Soybeans were higher on short covering and technical buying. South American weather appears largely favorable over the near-term. There’s more at least scattered rain in some forecasts for Argentina and harvest conditions in Brazil mostly [Read More…]
Cautious optimism for winter wheat
A western Kansas farmer says he’s cautiously optimistic about this year’s wheat crop. “With some of the moisture that’s come through, we’ve had a lot better luck with the stand this year, especially in the [Read More…]
Israeli police responding to reports of explosions on buses near Tel Aviv
(TEL AVIV) — Israeli police are responding to a suspected terror attack on buses near Tel Aviv, the Israeli Police Spokesperson’s Unit said in a statement Thursday evening. The two buses where bombs exploded were [Read More…]
IRS layoffs underway around the country as millions prepare to file taxes
Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service on Thursday began laying off more than 6,000 new and newly promoted employees across the country, sources familiar with the planning told ABC [Read More…]
Here are all the agencies federal workers are being fired from
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In the weeks since President Donald Trump has assumed office, more than 200,000 federal workers at more than a dozen agencies have had their roles eliminated. The mass culling [Read More…]