Month: May 2019

TARIQ MAHMOOD,—/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — John Walker Lindh was released from prison Thursday after more than 17 years behind bars on charges of providing support to terrorists, a case that captivated Americans and earned him [Read More…]

AlxeyPnferov/iStock(NEW YORK) — Supporters and leaders of Europe’s far-right parties gathered for Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini’s international alliance of European Nationalist parties last Sunday, hoping to unite Europe’s top nationalist parties and their voters [Read More…]

glegorly/iStock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims took a slight dip last week, falling by 1,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department. For the week ending May 18, the number of people filing [Read More…]

File photo. (clintspencer/iStock)(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Three fatalities have been confirmed near Jefferson City after a “violent” tornado hit Missouri late Wednesday night and into the early hours of Thursday morning. Gov. Mike Parson confirmed [Read More…]

The massive gift shop on the Corn Palace floor is open for the 2019 summer season. Manager Nick Bakhitari says new this year is a Cornelius figurine. “Because the number one picture that’s taken is [Read More…]

The City of Mitchell has launched a community survey about recreation use at Lake Mitchell. City administrator Stephanie Ellwein says the information gathered will help form a long-range public use plan developed in partnership with [Read More…]

Mitchell Police have released new information regarding the deaths of a man and woman in a room at a local motel. Their bodies were discovered late Monday morning. Lieutenant Don Everson says an autopsy indicates [Read More…]

File photo. (clintspencer/iStock)(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Missouri’s capital, Jefferson City, is picking up the pieces early Thursday after being hit by a “violent” tornado overnight. Tornado sirens went off in the city, with a population [Read More…]

TARIQ MAHMOOD,—/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — John Walker Lindh is expected to be released from prison Thursday after more than 17 years behind bars on charges of providing support to terrorists, a case that captivated Americans [Read More…]

Tucson Police Department(TUCSON, Ariz.) — A Border Patrol agent has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault and three counts of aggravated assault that took place over the past seven years. A [Read More…]

alfexe/iStock(PHOENIX) — Attorneys representing a woman who was raped while incapacitated and later gave birth at a Phoenix clinic have filed a $45 million claim against the state. The victim, 29, may have been impregnated [Read More…]

Arpad Benedek/iStock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A Florida day care owner was arrested on child neglect charges on Wednesday after a baby girl died in a scorching hot van outside of the facility. Police arrested 56-year-old Darryl [Read More…]

Torrington Police Department(TORRINGTON, Conn.) — Authorities in Connecticut are asking for the public’s help in capturing a suspect who teased police officers online with an unusual deal to turn himself in. Police in Torrington, Connecticut, [Read More…]

Casimiro/iStock(NEW YORK) — A wave of new abortion bans in states like Alabama and Georgia, and a long list of subsequent lawsuits challenging them, has led to confusion about where the law stands from state [Read More…]

Arpad Benedek/iStock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A Florida day care owner was arrested on child neglect charges on Wednesday after a baby girl died in a scorching hot van outside of the facility. Police arrested 56-year-old Darryl [Read More…]

Torrington Police Department(TORRINGTON, Conn.) — Authorities in Connecticut are asking for the public’s help in capturing a suspect who teased police officers online with an unusual deal to turn himself in. Police in Torrington, Connecticut, [Read More…]

Arpad Benedek/iStock(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — A baby girl died after she was left in a scorching hot van outside a Jacksonville, Fla., day care for nearly five hours on Wednesday, officials said. Deputies were sent around [Read More…]