Month: April 2022
A wet pattern ahead for most of the Heartland, with temps to vary
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures in the North and Far West, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from the central and southern Rockies to the [Read More…]
Market Wagon delivers fresh, local food to consumers
Market Wagon, an online farmers market, is delivering local food to hundreds of doorsteps. CEO and Co-Founder Nick Carter says he wanted to help family farmers succeed by getting their products directly to consumers. “I’m [Read More…]
Wagner woman pleads guilty in connection with son’s death
LAKE ANDES, S.D. (AP) — A Wagner woman has pleaded guilty to felony child abuse in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son. Twenty-seven-year-old Calarina Drapeaux agreed to a plea deal and appeared in [Read More…]
South Dakota Senate approves 2-day impeachment trial for AG
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday approved the rules for an impeachment trial of the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash, laying out a [Read More…]
Tigers throw it away: Wild toss in 9th gives Twins crazy win
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Baseball is a funny game, the story goes, and Detroit Tigers catcher Eric Haase and the Minnesota Twins chipped in with another chapter. The difference between winning and losing can sometimes be [Read More…]
Morant’s layup lifts Grizzlies to comeback win over Wolves
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — First, Ja Morant gave the Memphis Grizzlies and their fans a much-needed energy boost by flying through the air for a big dunk at the end of the third quarter. Then the All-Star [Read More…]
Over 120,000 pounds of ground beef recalled over possible E.coli contamination
David McGlynn/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Over 120,000 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled over possible E.Coli contamination. The affected products come from Lakeside Refrigerated Services, located in Swedesboro, New Jersey, and were [Read More…]
No Americans should die of COVID-19 with treatments available, experts argue
skaman306/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As mask mandates are lifted, and mitigation measures are increasingly dropped across the nation, a stark reality continues to hinder the nation’s return to a pre-pandemic sense of normality. Hundreds [Read More…]
Embryologist goes viral on TikTok breaking down infertility myths
Alease Daniel/TikTok (NEW YORK) — By day, Alease Daniel works with embryos, eggs and sperm in a laboratory as an embryologist at a North Carolina fertility clinic. Outside of the lab, Daniel, 26, breaks down [Read More…]
Missouri lawmakers move forward with bills targeting transgender youth health care, sports
Randomphotog/Getty Images (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) — Missouri has become the latest state to advance bills that target transgender youth. The Republican-led House voted to push forward in a committee this week with HB 2649 or [Read More…]
Marine veteran Trevor Reed released from Russian prison as part of prisoner exchange
ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Trevor Reed, a former Marine from Texas who had been held in a Russian prison, has been released as part of an international prisoner exchange, according to statements [Read More…]
Sexism row erupts in UK Parliament over “Basic Instinct” article
Nuwan/Getty Images (LONDON) — The editor of the Mail on Sunday refused a request to meet with the U.K. House of Commons’ speaker over an article widely derided as misogynistic and sexist that accused the [Read More…]
Killing It star Craig Robinson dishes on his relatable snake-hunting character
Alan Markfield/Peacoc Peacock’s original comedy, Killing It, stars Craig Robinson as an underdog pursuing the American Dream, facing relatable — yet absurd — obstacles in order to make it big. This hilarious new series highlights the insanity of [Read More…]
Will the $6 billion pledge to make transportation more sustainable be enough?
Jon Challicom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The funds to help states make transportation more sustainable have been promised, but will they be enough to propel the U.S. toward its emissions goals? While it’s a step [Read More…]
For many American families a living wage is out of reach: Report
tattywelshie/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new report diving into the data on vital measures of health and social determinants of health finds that women, and particularly women of color, continue to experience steep pay [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/26/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 8 Oakland 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 8, Tampa Bay 4 NY Yankees 12, Baltimore 8 Kansas City [Read More…]
Funeral for Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state, to be held Wednesday
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A funeral for former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the first woman to ever serve in that role, will be held Wednesday at the Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s [Read More…]
DHS secretary to face grilling on Title 42, border security in front of Congress
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday is expected to get grilled by lawmakers about how the Biden administration is handling the growing problem of immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. [Read More…]
Some GOP lawmakers criticize McCarthy over Jan. 6 recordings
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy was mum Tuesday night when questioned by reporters about being heard on tape saying some Republicans incited violence around [Read More…]
Biden pardons three people, reduces sentences for 75 non-violent drug offenders
Official White House Photo by Cameron Smith (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that he pardoned three people who have “demonstrated a commitment to rehabilitation,” including 86-year-old Abraham W. Bolden Sr., who was the [Read More…]
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