Month: March 2022
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Vikings agree on deal to bring back CB Patrick Peterson
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings agreed to terms Wednesday on a new contract with cornerback Patrick Peterson, taking another step toward stabilizing a problematic position. The 31-year-old Peterson had a solid first season [Read More…]
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Regents map out goals, including addressing brain drain
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A new strategic plan for South Dakota’s six public universities, two university centers and two special schools makes retaining graduates for the state’s workforce a priority. The Board of Regents plan [Read More…]
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South Dakota’s elections take shape with crowded GOP field
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s political races are taking shape as party candidates hit a deadline Tuesday to submit petitions to run for office. Republicans touted a crowded primary field as a sign [Read More…]
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South Dakota Board of Regents freezes university tuition
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Board of Regents on Wednesday agreed to freeze tuition at the state’s six public universities. The move comes after lawmakers increased base funding for the university system by [Read More…]
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Famous fans send love to Bruce Willis following aphasia diagnosis
VCG/VCG via Getty Images (NOTE LANGUAGE) Wednesday’s revelation that Bruce Willis is retiring from acting following a diagnosis of aphasia led to an outpouring of support from fans — both famous and not — on social media. According to the [Read More…]
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In Brief: ‘The Rookie’ renewed; Oscar winner ‘Coda’ returning to theaters, and more
ABC has renewed two of its popular primetime dramas, The Rookie and The Good Doctor, according to Variety. The Good Doctor, which centers on Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young doctor with autism, played by Freddie Highmore, will return for its sixth [Read More…]
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29 bipartisan members of Congress send Biden letter calling for greater access to biofuels
More than two dozen members of Congress are calling on President Biden to reinstate year-round E15. In a letter to the administration, the bipartisan group is asking that biofuels be prioritized to increase energy independence [Read More…]
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Teen reflects on recovering from pandemic-related mental health struggles
ABC News (NEW YORK) — When lockdowns first hit the country during the spring of 2020, 18-year-old Emma Brun said she was in a tough place. The student gymnast couldn’t compete in any of her [Read More…]
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USMNT qualifies for 2022 World Cup
EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images (SAN JOSE, Costa Rica) — The U.S. men’s national soccer team is headed to the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Despite the team’s 0-2 loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday, the [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Kremlin reacts to US saying Putin ‘felt misled’
Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The [Read More…]
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Fears grow of renewed violence in Israel ahead of Ramadan
Nedal Eshtayah/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (JERUSALEM) — A spate of deadly shootings in Israel has sparked renewed fears that the security situation is deteriorating as Palestinians approach the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. On [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin ‘massively misjudged’ invasion, UK spy chief says
Anastasia Vlasova/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. officials. The [Read More…]
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After year of diplomacy, Biden administration confronts difficult realities of Yemen’s war
KeithBinns/Getty Images (ALGIERS, Algeria) — One of President Joe Biden’s first foreign policy moves was a pledge to help end one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises — the war in Yemen — by “stepping [Read More…]
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Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin’s advisers ‘are too afraid to tell him the truth’
FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian forces are continuing their attempted push through Ukraine from multiple directions, while Ukrainians, led by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are putting up “stiff resistance,” according to U.S. [Read More…]
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Ukrainians try to rescue exotic animals from abandoned zoo
VitalyMukhanov/Facebook (KYIV) — A group of Ukrainian volunteers are attempting to rescue animals from a private zoo near the capital that was abandoned after the Russian army bombed and occupied the area. Vitaly Mukhanov told [Read More…]
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Warsaw mayor calls on international community to increase aid to Ukrainian refugees
Attila Husejnow/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (WARSAW, Poland) — Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Poland has taken in 300,000 Ukrainian refugees, according to Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski. While Trzaskowski told ABC [Read More…]
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Providing wheat growers with solutions
As wheat areas come out of drought and moisture returns, herbicide application will be key. In this Managing for Profit, Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm shares the details on two solutions for wheat growers and how it saves [Read More…]
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Former Bachelorette Andi Dorfman is engaged!
Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Curateur Andi Dorfman is finally getting her happy ending! The former Bachelorette is engaged to her boyfriend Blaine Hart. Dorfman shared the exciting news Wednesday, sharing a sweet picture of the newly engaged couple [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 3/30/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Dallas 120, Cleveland 112 Washington 127, Orlando 110 Denver 125, Indiana 118 Toronto 125, Minnesota 102 Charlotte 125, New York [Read More…]
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Biden administration moves forward with plans to lift Title 42 border restrictions
grandriver/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Homeland Security is expected to move forward this week with lifting Title 42 restrictions — the Trump-era order giving the government authority to expel migrants at the southern [Read More…]
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