Year: 2025

Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (TULSA, Okla.) — The Justice Department provided new insight and chilling details about the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, describing the two-day raid that killed 300 Black residents and destroyed their businesses [Read More…]

Green Beret’s suicide death revives questions about PTSD, risks to brain health

K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Image (LAS VEGAS) — Six years before packing a rental truck with firework mortars and gas cannisters before shooting himself in the head — an act he [Read More…]

Republicans huddle with Trump in Florida as they plot out GOP agenda

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Taking office at the start of the Biden administration, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-N.Y., hasn’t had that much face time with a commander in chief. On Saturday, she’ll be one of [Read More…]

Trump claims Biden blocking his agenda at the last-minute. Policy experts weigh in.

Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As his time in the White House comes to a close, President Joe Biden has implemented a series of executive orders and rules, trying to cement his policies before Donald [Read More…]

Trump’s co-defendants again seek to delay release of Jack Smith’s final report

Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A day after the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals denied an effort to block the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on his two investigations into [Read More…]

Timothée Chalamet will be host, musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Joe Maher/Getty Images Timothée Chalamet is going to pull double duty on Saturday Night Live. The actor will host and perform as the musical guest on the Jan. 25 episode of the sketch comedy show. [Read More…]

California fires live updates: If you fly a drone, you’ll be prosecuted, DA warns

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…]

Federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for repeating false claims about election workers

Alex Kent/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Washington, D.C., held Rudy Giuliani in contempt of court for violating a court order that barred him from making false and defamatory statements against two [Read More…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

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…]

‘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…]

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…]

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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…]

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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…]

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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…]

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Hemp growers eyeing farm bill discussions