Year: 2025

Liam Daniel/Netflix Love is in the air, dearest gentle reader. In honor of Valentine’s Day, Netflix has released its first look at Bridgerton season 4. Along with a behind-the-scenes video featuring footage from the new [Read More…]

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Recent snow won’t help much, Iowa farmer says

An eastern Iowa farmer says he’s concerned about a lack of soil moisture heading into the growing season. Lance Lillibridge says precipitation deficits are adding up quickly. “We’re just going to have to pray we [Read More…]

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H-2A reform keeping steam into 2025

An American Farm Bureau board member for the Midwest Region says he’s encouraged to see the organization elevating labor as a top priority. Michigan Farm Bureau President Ben LaCross tells Brownfield specialty crop farmers in his state [Read More…]

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Additional Attorneys General join John Deere suit

Three more states are suing Deere & Company arguing the company restricts farmers’ ability to repair equipment and unfairly inflates costs. Attorneys General from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona now join the Federal Trade Commission and [Read More…]

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Avian influenza found in wild Wisconsin birds

Avian influenza has been found in some wild birds in Wisconsin. Department of Natural Resources officials confirm finding the H5N1 virus in a wild merganser duck in Milwaukee County. DNR officials also say there have [Read More…]

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HPAI confirmed at Indiana commercial turkey operation

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been detected at a commercial turkey operation in Washington County, Indiana. According to the Indiana Board of Animal Health, this is the ninth detection of the virus since the [Read More…]

Trump’s threats to pull aid if Egypt, Jordan don’t accept Palestinians could lead to new alliances, experts say

Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Despite President Donald Trump’s push for the forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza — a move that, if carried out, would be a violation of international law that [Read More…]

Pope hospitalized for ‘necessary tests’ as bronchitis treatment continues

(LONDON and ROME) — Pope Francis is being admitted to hospital on Friday for “necessary tests” and to continue his ongoing bronchitis treatment, the Vatican said. “This morning, at the end of the audiences, Pope [Read More…]

Transgender references removed from Stonewall National Monument website

Noam Galai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The National Park Service eliminated references to transgender people from its Stonewall National Monument website on Thursday, which now only refers to those who are lesbian, gay and bisexual. [Read More…]

Firefighter swept into ocean in debris flow as heavy rain pounds Los Angeles

Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — One of the strongest storms of the season slammed fire-ravaged Los Angeles with heavy rain on Thursday, sending streams of mud and debris across roadways and sweeping [Read More…]

States move to restrict transgender adult care amid gender-affirming youth care battles

Transgender flag/Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After months of targeting transgender youth medical care, legislators in some states are now setting their sights on restricting funding for care for transgender adults. Lawmakers [Read More…]

Sec. of State Marco Rubio en route to Germany after plane suffers mechanical issue

Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plane experienced a mechanical issue while en route to Munich, Germany, on Thursday, according to a State Department spokesperson. The plane turned around returned to [Read More…]

Democratic senators want more details on costs and impact of border mission

Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — After senior U.S. military officials told Congress they do not know yet how much the surge of active-duty military forces to the southern border with Mexico and [Read More…]

Lawmakers worry China could take over after Trump pauses foreign aid

Wang Gang/VCG via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers from both political parties invoked China as a potential winner in international development as the U.S. reviews its foreign assistance programs and non-governmental organizations funded largely by [Read More…]

In brief: ‘Dying for Sex’ gets a premiere date, and more

FX’s new limited series Dying for Sex is premiering Friday, April 4, on Hulu. The eight-episode series stars Michelle Williams as a woman who finds out she has terminal cancer and decides to leave her husband to explore [Read More…]

Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez on ‘Captain America: Brave New World’

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic In Captain America: Brave New World, Anthony Mackie returns to his high-flying character Sam Wilson. But he’s no longer the Falcon — this time around, he’s taken up the mantle of Captain America. The [Read More…]

Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg have a mini ‘Sex and the City’ reunion

FZS/MEGA/GC Images Cynthia Nixon and David Eigenberg had a mini Sex and the City reunion. Nixon took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a photo of her and Eigenberg seemingly on the set of And [Read More…]

Judge blocks Trump order on transgender youth care: ACLU

Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting gender-affirming care for transgender people under the age of 19, according to [Read More…]

New York’s top federal prosecutor steps down amid tension with DOJ over Mayor Adams case

Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, submitted her resignation Thursday, according to a source familiar with the move. Multiple members of [Read More…]

Cynthia Nixon, David Eigenberg’s have a mini ‘Sex and the City’ reunion