Month: April 2026
ABC National News
Trump’s lawyers say they’re ‘in discussions’ to resolve his $10B suit against the IRS
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026, in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas, [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Trump tells ABC News he thinks he can trust the Iranians
President Donald Trump walks over to speak to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is traveling to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
First on ABC: Memo to Rubio details data on HIV/AIDS treatment program under Trump administration
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivers remarks during working-level peace talks at the U.S. State Department, April 14, 2026, in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Data collected by the State Department that has not [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jennifer Stone to return as Harper Finkle in ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’
Selena Gomez and Jennifer Stone on the ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ set. (Disney/Eric McCandless) Harper Finkle and Alex Russo are reuniting. Jennifer Stone is set to reprise her Wizards of Waverly Place role of Harper [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Natalie Portman pregnant, expecting baby #3 at age 44
Natalie Portman attends ‘The Gallerist’ premiere during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theater on Jan. 24, 2026, in Park City, Utah. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Natalie Portman is expecting a third child. The [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Jill Biden bid $35,000 for a chance to guest star on ‘Heated Rivalry,’ but lost out
First lady Jill Biden speaks at the International African-American Museum before President Joe Biden takes stage on Jan. 19, 2025, in Charleston, South Carolina. One day before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Biden thanked [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans show off ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ at CinemaCon
Chris Evans speaks during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon 2026 on April 16, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney) The Avengers assembled at CinemaCon on Thursday to share new [Read More…]
Ag News
Historic Minnesota 4-H building set for major modernization
Minnesota 4-H is partnering with the Minnesota State Fair to renovate the 4-H building on the fairgrounds. Minnesota 4-H youth development state director Jennifer Skuza says the $35 million campaign will modernize the 85-year-old three [Read More…]
Ag News
Soybeans manage modestly higher close on optimism about China trade talks
Soybeans were modestly higher on short covering and technical buying, pulling contracts to a firm week-to-week finish. Contracts were down early but rallied on optimism about the expected U.S./China trade meeting next month. Brazil’s record [Read More…]
Ag News
Russell: Congress will shape USDA budget
An ag lobbyist says he’s not too concerned about the proposed spending cuts at the USDA for the next fiscal year, because historically “the executive branch proposes and the legislative branch disposes.” Randy Russell with [Read More…]
Ag News
Cattle, hog futures lower to finish the week
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were lower ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed numbers and watching direct business develop. June live cattle closed $.27 lower at $247.35 and August live [Read More…]
Ag News
Closing Grain and Livestock Futures: April 17, 2026
May corn $4.48 and 3/4, up 1/4 centMay soybeans $11.67 and 1/4, up 3 and 1/2 centsMay soybean meal $331.80, down 90 centsMay soybean oil 68.16, down 117 pointsMay Chicago wheat $5.91 and 1/4, down [Read More…]
ABC National News
Man at large after allegedly killing woman 8 months pregnant with his baby: Police
Kevin Faux, 24, is charged with murder for the death of the mother of his unborn baby, police said. (Houston Police) (HOUSTON) — A man is at large after allegedly killing a woman who was [Read More…]
ABC National News
Top prosecutor in Florida removed from probe into ex-CIA Director John Brennan: Sources
In this June 16, 2016, file photo, CIA Director John Brennan testifies during a Senate Committee hearing on national security on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (Evy Mages/Getty Images, FILE) (MIAMI) — A top career [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Congress approves short-term FISA spy powers extension amid GOP infighting
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise speaks alongside House Republican leadership during a news conference on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, on April 15, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In the [Read More…]
Latest News
State Penitentiary Inmate with ties to Davison County Sentenced to Additional 40 Years in Prison
A 36 year old South Dakota State Penitentiary inmate has been sentenced to an additional 40 years in prison after earlier being convicted of two counts of Aggravated Assault and one count of First-Degree Robbery. [Read More…]
Ag News
USTR under fire for trade policies affecting farmers, requests 46% budget increase
Lawmakers pressed the U.S. Trade Representative this week over policies they say are hurting American farmers during a U.S. House Appropriations Committee hearing. Indiana Democrat Frank Mrvan confronted Ambassador Jaimeson Greer repeatably about lost soybean [Read More…]
Ag News
Missouri FFA president reflects on ag diversity, calls members “future of agriculture”
The retiring Missouri State FFA President says she has a greater appreciation for the diversity of Missouri agriculture as her year of service wraps up. Ivy Elwell from La Monte, in central Missouri, tells Brownfield [Read More…]
Ag News
Ag engineer watches Caterpillar–Monarch deal for AI innovations
An ag engineering professor says he’s watching how Caterpillar potentially integrates technology being acquired from Monarch tractors. Scott Shearer is the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering chair at Ohio State University. “I’m really [Read More…]
ABC World News
Daughter of American woman missing in Bahamas arrives to help with search
Cadaver dogs in the Bahamas to help search for missing American Lynette Hooker, April 16, 2026. (ABC News) (NEW YORK) — The daughter of Lynette Hooker, an American woman who is missing in the Bahamas, [Read More…]