Year: 2025
House Republicans meet with Trump to ‘move the ball forward’ on his agenda
Melina Mara /The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Speaker Mike Johnson led a cross-section of House Republicans for a trip down Pennsylvania Avenue to the White House on Wednesday, where they’re huddling with [Read More…]
Committee vote on Kash Patel’s nomination to be FBI director delayed after Democrats object
Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on advancing Kash Patel’s nomination to be FBI director was delayed Thursday after Democrats raised objections. The move will require the committee to [Read More…]
‘Emilia Pérez’ director Jacques Audiard calls Karla Sofía Gascón’s offensive tweets ‘inexcusable’
SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Images Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard is speaking out on Karla Sofía Gascón‘s offensive posts amid the backlash that his lead actress has recently received. In an interview with Deadline published [Read More…]
In her blue era: Hear Rihanna as Smurfette in new trailer for ‘Smurfs’
Paramount Pictures Rihanna is, as she describes it, in her “blue era,” playing Smurfette, the self-described “coolest Smurf in the village” in the new live-action/animated movie Smurfs. In a newly released trailer for this iteration [Read More…]
Judge to consider blocking FBI from assembling list of agents who investigated Jan. 6
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge on Thursday will consider whether to block the Federal Bureau of Investigation from assembling a list of agents involved in cases related [Read More…]
Icy storm slams Northeast during morning commute
ABC (NEW YORK) — A winter storm has pummeled the Midwest and the Northeast with sleet, freezing rain and snow, leaving dangerous travel conditions for millions. In Cleveland, cars, trees and power lines have been [Read More…]
2 killed, 4 hurt in shooting at manufacturing facility in Ohio; police investigating motive
WSYX (NEW ALBANY, Ohio) — Police are looking for a motive after a man allegedly killed two people and injured four others in a workplace shooting at an Ohio manufacturing facility, officials said. Officers responded [Read More…]
In brief: Ke Huy Quan, Lili Reinhart to star in horror film ‘Bad Boy’ and more
A star-studded cast has been gathered for the new comedy Old Pals. Henry Winkler, Brian Cox, Emma Roberts and Evan Rachel Wood will star in the film, Deadline reports. The movie comes from director Wendey [Read More…]
Understanding Nutrient Interactions
All the nutrients in the soil that are available for plant uptake interact with each other. In this episode, Stephanie Zelinko, national agronomist for AgroLiquid shares why understanding how those nutrients can react with each [Read More…]
Efforts to address market volatility
Some members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association want the organization to work with the CME Group to reevaluate the daily price limit to ensure it accounts for fundamental market conditions. Dave Duzan, an Illinois [Read More…]
An active pattern ahead to accompany colder air advancing into much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for lingering warmth from southern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation can be expected throughout [Read More…]
Jimmy Butler is headed to the Golden State Warriors, Andrew Wiggins to Miami Heat
Jimmy Butler got what he wanted. He’s being traded out of Miami and got a new contract in the process. The Heat and the Golden State Warriors have agreed on a deal that sends Butler [Read More…]
Second Half Surge Lifts Jackrabbits Over North Dakota
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The South Dakota State women’s basketball team surged in the second half to beat North Dakota 66-45 Wednesday night at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center. The Jackrabbits trailed 28-20 at halftime, [Read More…]
House defeats bill requiring public schools to set policies for chaplain visits, services in South Dakota
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight A bill requiring public school districts in South Dakota to set policies allowing chaplains to serve within school buildings failed in the South Dakota House of Representatives in a 49-18 vote. [Read More…]
Lawmaker loses vice chairmanship after trying to defund Huron schools over bathroom issue
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight PIERRE — A firestorm of criticism Wednesday forced a South Dakota lawmaker to lose a committee vice chairmanship and withdraw his bill to defund the Huron School District, which he filed in reaction [Read More…]
‘Either I die in Gaza or I live in Gaza’: Palestinians reject Trump takeover proposal
Abdallah F.s. Alattar/Anadolu via Getty Images (GAZA) — Palestinians in Gaza and abroad are rejecting a proposal by President Donald Trump that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and lead the redevelopment of [Read More…]
Hotel guest returns to room and finds seal taking a nap inside
Facebook / Stichting Dierenwelzijn Zeeland (LONDON) — A hotel guest in the Netherlands got the surprise of their life when they returned to their hotel room and discovered a seal taking a nap in their [Read More…]
Earth just experienced its warmest January on record
Pablo Porciuncula/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It may have been a frigid January for much of the U.S., but that didn’t stop the planet from breaking another temperature record. Earth just experienced its [Read More…]
Recent plane crashes induce anxiety for many travelers
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After two deadly plane crashes in the past week — one in Washington, D.C., killing 67, and another in Philadelphia, killing 7 and injuring 19 — it wouldn’t be unusual [Read More…]
Donations to Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund slowed, then surged
Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donations to Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund have picked up after a news report that they had slowed down. Mangione’s online fund has received over $248,000 in donations to [Read More…]