Month: June 2022
Lorenzen Wright’s mother speaks out on getting justice after 12 years
ABC News (NEW YORK) — For over a decade, Deborah Marion has been fighting for answers in the murder of her son, former NBA player Lorenzen Wright, who was found shot in 2010. “With Lorenzen, [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/15/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 3, San Francisco 2 Cleveland 7, Colorado 5 LA Dodgers 4, LA Angels 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Chi [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/14/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 4, Colorado 3 San Francisco 4, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 2 L.A. Angels 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston [Read More…]
Jan. 6 hearing live updates: Thursday’s focus is Trump’s pressure on Pence
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Jan. 6 committee is holding its third public hearing of the month Thursday with the focus on the pressure campaign on then-Vice President Mike Pence. The committee [Read More…]
Senate negotiations on gun safety reform stall over outstanding challenges
Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Top negotiators on a bipartisan gun safety framework huddled behind closed doors for several hours Wednesday evening to try to solve remaining differences on the package, but [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee raises new questions about GOP congressman’s Capitol complex tour on Jan. 5
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House Jan. 6 select committee on Wednesday released video footage of GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk leading constituents on a tour around the Capitol complex on [Read More…]
US military ground raid in Syria captures top ISIS leader
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A rare U.S. military ground raid in northwestern Syria has captured a top ISIS leader, according to the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition. A U.S. defense official said there were [Read More…]
Slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee condemns Biden’s upcoming trip to Saudi Arabia in powerful video
KeithBinns/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The fiancee of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Wednesday she was “very disappointed” in President Joe Biden’s plan to meet with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the U.S. has [Read More…]
Some Texas school districts to require clear backpacks in wake of Uvalde shooting
Emilee McGovern/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Several Texas school districts are requiring students to use clear backpacks in the wake of last month’s deadly shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde. Ingleside [Read More…]
On the ground in Texas, a test case for a post-Roe America
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Down a dirt road, inside a church in Dallas, Texas, the cellphone of Zuleka Edwards buzzes constantly. “I was just trying to seek termination of a pregnancy,” one caller tells [Read More…]
3-year-old Massachusetts boy who vanished from babysitter’s yard found dead in pond
Lowell Police Department via John Guilfoil Public Relations (LOWELL, Mass.) — The search for a missing 3-year-old Massachusetts boy who vanished from his babysitter’s backyard ended Wednesday afternoon with the grim discovery of the child’s [Read More…]
Baltimore police investigate potential arson after 4 homes, Pride flag burn in same area
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (BALTIMORE) — Authorities are investigating potential arsons in Baltimore where, in the same area, four homes and an LGBTQ Pride flag were all on fire Wednesday morning. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott’s office [Read More…]
Officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya has been fired
Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — A Michigan police officer charged with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April has been fired, city officials said. [Read More…]
Russia-Ukraine live updates: 2 US veterans who joined Ukrainian forces missing
Celestino Arce/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “special military operation” into neighboring Ukraine began on Feb. 24, with Russian forces invading from Belarus, to the north, and Russia, to the [Read More…]
Actor Kevin Spacey appears in London court on sexual assault charges
Rasid Necati Aslim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Kevin Spacey appeared in a London court on Thursday morning and was granted unconditional bail just days after The Metropolitan Police formally charged the actor with [Read More…]
Suspect confesses to killing missing British journalist, Indigenous expert in Brazil: Police
EVARISTO SA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A search in the deep Brazilian Amazon for missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous rights expert Bruno Araujo Pereira has now turned into a homicide investigation, [Read More…]
As China seeks ‘zero COVID,’ Shanghai delays reopenings and orders mass testing
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Just 10 days after Shanghai lifted its two-month lockdown and less than a week after Beijing declared its outbreak under control, China’s two largest cities found themselves walking back on [Read More…]
HYBE stocks crash as BTS announces hiatus to group performances
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images (SEOUL, South Korea) — Entertainment company HYBE’s stocks took a nosedive on Wednesday after its K-pop sensation BTS announced that they will no longer perform as a group. HYBE’s stock [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued June 16 at 8:01AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. …FLOOD [Read More…]
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ debuts at the top of Vudu’s streaming chart
A24 Films Michelle Yeoh‘s madcap multiverse movie Everything Everywhere All at Once took viewers on a trip in its first week on streaming. That’s according to Fandango’s streaming service Vudu, which showed the movie — [Read More…]