Month: April 2022
2 killed, 10 injured during nightclub shooting in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa) — Police in Iowa are investigating the scene of a nightclub shooting that killed two people and injured 10 others. Shots broke out Sunday at the Taboo Nightclub and [Read More…]
March breaks record for most tornadoes in a single month
@deusendonts/Twitter (NEW YORK) — It was a chaotic meteorological transition into spring as March saw the highest number of tornadoes in a single month in U.S. history. At least 218 tornadoes occurred in March, with [Read More…]
$15,000 reward offered in fatal shooting of Georgia gun range owners and grandson
WSB (GRANTVILLE, Georgia) — A $15,000 reward is being offered in the search for suspects who killed the owners of a Georgia shooting range and their teen grandson during an apparent robbery in which at [Read More…]
LGBTQ college students allege discriminatory treatment at Christian schools
Courtesy Jace Dulohery (NEW YORK) — When Jace Dulohery started school at Oklahoma Christian University in 2020, no one knew he was transgender. He had already begun to medically and socially transition, and no one [Read More…]
Most Americans blame Vladimir Putin, oil companies for high gas prices: POLL
Sean Gallup/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As politicians spar over who’s to blame for recent increases in gas prices, a large majority of Americans say oil companies and Russian President Vladimir Putin are major culprits, [Read More…]
What to know about Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s case
ilbusca/Getty Images (GATESVILLE, Texas) — A woman facing execution in Texas for killing her daughter is seeking clemency, claiming she was coerced into confessing to the crime. Paramedics were called to Melissa Lucio’s home in Harlingen, [Read More…]
Secret Service stays secure amid scandal: ANALYSIS
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two suspects have been charged with impersonating Homeland Security Investigations Agents (HSI). Authorities say they were able to dupe individuals, including Secret Service and HSI personnel who lived in the same [Read More…]
Power restored to over 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico amid massive outage
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Power was restored to 1.3 million customers in Puerto Rico as of Saturday afternoon, after a massive outage left entire neighborhoods without power, according to LUMA Energy, the [Read More…]
With eyes on ‘Londongrad,’ U.K. seeks to overhaul ties to Russian oligarchs
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — To Daria Kaleniuk, a Ukrainian anti-corruption activist, Russian President Vladimir Putin “has two armies.” “One is visible and obvious, it operates in Ukraine,” Kaleniuk said Wednesday during a congressional hearing in Washington. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russia has lost 15-20% of combat power, U.S. says
FADEL SENNA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian troops invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Secretary Vilsack in isolation after positive COVID test
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack during a Wisconsin dairy farm tour Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack will be working from home for a while. Vilsack tested positive for COVID-19 Friday after experiencing mild symptoms. USDA says Vilsack [Read More…]
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins hit and killed by dump truck on Florida highway
Joe Sargent/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins was killed Saturday morning after being hit by a dump truck on a South Florida highway, authorities said. Haskins, 24, was attempting to cross the [Read More…]
Power restored to over 90% of customers in Puerto Rico amid massive outage
Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Power was restored 90% customers in Puerto Rico as of 11 a.m. on Saturday, after a massive outage left 1.5 million customers without power, according to LUMA Energy, [Read More…]
17-year-old arrested in connection with Bronx high school shooting that left teen dead
Eduard Baehler/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 17-year-old suspect was arrested early Saturday in connection with the shooting outside of a New York City high school the previous day that left one teen dead and two [Read More…]
11 injured as car crashes into Austin food truck
Timothy Abero/EyeEm/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Eleven people were injured after a car crash involving multiple pedestrians and a food truck in Austin, Texas, Friday. A car crashed into an unidentified food truck around 8:35 p.m. [Read More…]
Idaho abortion ban temporarily blocked weeks before set to take effect
Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — The Idaho Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a new law that bans nearly all abortions in the state while a legal challenge plays out in [Read More…]
Red Flag Warning issued April 09 at 12:14PM MDT until April 09 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR THE JAMES AND MOST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEYS… The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has [Read More…]
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are engaged…again
Rich Fury/WireImage It seems as though the speculation that Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck had gotten engaged — again — isn’t speculation at all: It’s true. ABC News has confirmed that the couple, who originally [Read More…]
New York AG asks judge to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas in Trump civil case
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The New York Attorney General’s Office asked a judge Friday to force Cushman & Wakefield to comply with subpoenas issued in connection with the civil investigation of former President [Read More…]
‘Ahsoka’ reportedly Force-pulls Oscar-winning ‘Into The Spider-Verse’ director Peter Ramsay into the fold
Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images — Lucasfilm The Disney+ Star Wars series Ahsoka has reportedly snagged a director from the Marvel universe. Peter Ramsay, who along with Bob Persichetti and Rodney Rothman won an Oscar for [Read More…]