Stories from February 23, 2025

Mild Sunday night with 50s in the forecast for Monday
Increasing cloud cover for Sunday night will keep our overnight temperatures mild in the lower to mid-30s. The first of many disturbances will bring a rain and snow mix to the northland Sunday night, with a better chance for precipitation Monday and again Tuesday night for the metro area.
Zelenskyy says progress made on reaching an agreement with the U.S. on rare minerals deal
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says a contentious U.S. proposal that would have seen $500 billion worth of profits from Ukrainian rare minerals given to the United States as compensation for its wartime assistance to Kyiv has been taken off the table. 
How one community in Chile is blessed and cursed with lithium
Chile is the world's second-largest lithium producer. It has been a welcome boon to the economy, but local community members consider it a disaster.
Kamala Harris receives prestigious Chairman's prize at NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during President Donald Trump’s tenure. 
The 31st SAG Awards are today. Here's what to know
The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night should offer the final clue in an unusually unpredictable Oscar race.
Hundreds of thousands attend the funeral of Hezbollah leader Nasrallah 5 months after his killing
Hundreds of thousands of people have packed into a stadium in Beirut and the streets outside for the funeral of Hezbollah’s leader, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the capital.
Beekeepers say catastrophic honeybee losses are cause for alarm
Commercial beekeepers across the country are reporting sudden deaths of honey bee colonies. One industry official called the losses unprecedented.
Warm spell ongoing for Sunday with a return to the 40s
A welcomed return to the 40s for Sunday with partly sunny skies. Throughout the week, we’ll experience an active weather pattern with several opportunities for rain, sometimes mixed with snow, while above-average temperatures persist.
Federal prisons prep to move trans inmates as early as next week
The Bureau of Prisons is moving forward with plans to move transgender inmates out of prisons that align with their gender identity and into facilities that align with their assigned sex at birth.