Year: 2025

Spencer Grant/GHI/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Human remains have been found in a suitcase that was drifting in the East River in New York City, police said. The discovery was made [Read More…]

37 live giant beetles found inside Japanese snack packets at LAX

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (LOS ANGELES) — At least 37 giant live beetles measuring 4 to 5 inches have been found concealed inside of multiple packages of Japanese snacks, potato chips and chocolate at [Read More…]

As the Super Bowl nears, New Orleans grapples with how safe is safe enough

Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images, ABC News (NEW ORLEANS) — The anticipation surrounding Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans is not just about which team will win, it’s whether or not the city can pull the game [Read More…]

Protesters across the US rally against Trump administration policies

Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Protesters gathered nationwide Wednesday as part of a movement opposing the Trump administration’s policies and Project 2025, the controversial conservative presidential wish list. The protests, which took place [Read More…]

Rents are high — a new bill in Congress aims to change that

Deb Cohn-Orbach/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — New legislation in Congress aims to tackle a financial burden weighing on millions of households — rent that is “too damn high,” as one New York [Read More…]

Lawmakers propose new legislation to ban DeepSeek from federal devices

CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) is demanding swift action after ABC News’ exclusive reporting about hidden links in DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence tool that could potentially send data to a [Read More…]

Joy Behar talks her return to the stage in her new play ‘My First Ex-Husband’

ABC/Jeff Lipsky Joy Behar returns to the stage in her new play, My First Ex-Husband. Written by Behar over the span of 12 years, the new show features a rotating cast of actresses playing women [Read More…]

Laverne Cox says filming new show ‘Clean Slate’ was initially therapeutic but ‘mostly triggering’

Amazon MGM Studios Clean Slate is officially on Prime Video, a new series chronicling the reunion of an old-school car wash owner named Harry and his child, who returns home a proud trans woman named Desiree [Read More…]

Trump’s tariffs could increase home prices and mortgage rates, some experts say

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Housing prices are soaring twice as fast as overall inflation. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage topped 7% in January for the first time since last spring. Observers as disparate [Read More…]

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Strong gains for cattle futures at midweek

Chicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher on technical buying, shrugging off the bearish cash and wholesale business during the session. April live was up $2.65 at $201.30 and June was [Read More…]

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Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: February 5, 2025

Mar. corn closed at $4.93 and 1/4, down 1 and 1/4 centsMar. soybeans closed at $10.57, down 18 centsMar. soybean meal closed at $308.30, down $5.70Mar. soybean oil closed at 45.09, down 67 pointsMar. wheat [Read More…]

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Soybeans fall on profit taking

Soybeans were lower on profit taking and technical selling. Crop estimates for Argentina remain high, despite weather issues, and Brazil is still on track for a record crop, even with the slow harvest in some [Read More…]

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BASF says climate-smart biofuels have longevity

A sustainability market development manager is bullish on decarbonization efforts continuing long into the future. Chad Asmus with BASF tells Brownfield 45Z tax credits allow farmers to be rewarded for their climate-smart efforts. “Low carbon [Read More…]

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A slow approach to herd expansion

Could herd expansion be around the corner in the cattle industry? Oklahoma State University economist Derrell Peel says once herd expansion happens, he expects it to be a gradual increase. “We’re thinking about thinking about [Read More…]

UN chief warns about ‘any form of ethnic cleansing’ after Trump’s Gaza proposal

Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — Several international leaders and U.S. allies condemned President Donald Trump’s stunning proposal suggesting the U.S. would “take over” the Gaza Strip, with many singularly rejecting Trump’s statement and raising the question [Read More…]

1 killed, 5 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 one person and injured five others in a workplace shooting at an Ohio manufacturing facility, officials said. Officers responded [Read More…]

Republicans block Musk from congressional subpoena as DOGE continues to access government data

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Elon Musk continues to dismantle government agencies, threaten workers with layoffs and gain access to government data, congressional Republicans on Wednesday blocked Democratic efforts to compel [Read More…]

Robert Downey Jr., Cillian Murphy and more winners returning to present at this year’s Oscars

John Shearer/WireImage via Getty Images The first batch of Oscars presenters have been revealed. Cillian Murphy, Emma Stone, Robert Downey Jr. and Da’Vine Joy Randolph will return to the Oscars stage to present awards at [Read More…]

‘Shrinking’ answers call for productions to stay in LA after wildfires

Apple The popular drama Shrinking, starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, will continue production in Los Angeles as the members of the film industry urge shows to stay put after wildfires caused destruction throughout the [Read More…]

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Tariff risks to agriculture aired during Senate hearing