Month: July 2022
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez take out a marriage license in Nevada
Steve Granitz/FilmMagic If they haven’t already tied the knot, it appears as though Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are getting ready to do so at any moment. The couple, who got engaged in April, took [Read More…]
Joe Manchin is ‘intentionally sabotaging the president’s agenda’: Bernie Sanders
ABC (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday castigated Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia Democrat said he wouldn’t support legislation focused on climate change and tax changes, citing his concerns over high inflation. [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee expects more information soon from Secret Service amid deleted Jan. 6 messages
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Ahead of Thursday’s hearing by the House’s Jan. 6 committee, investigators anticipate receiving more information from the Secret Service “to get the full picture” of what occurred before and during the [Read More…]
Families of Uvalde victims react with anger, disappointment over report on school shooting
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — The loved ones of those killed in a mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, are reacting with anger and disappointment Sunday after a committee of state lawmakers investigating the massacre [Read More…]
4 dead after sheriff’s helicopter crashes in New Mexico
Bernalilo County Sheriff’s Office (LAS VEGAS, N.M.) — Four people aboard a sheriff’s department helicopter have died following a crash Saturday night near Las Vegas, New Mexico, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Department. Three [Read More…]
Uvalde report outlines ‘shortcomings and failures’ before and during attack
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Lawmakers in Texas on Sunday unveiled the first detailed investigative report into the May 24 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, laying out the lapses in preparation, training and [Read More…]
France, Spain and Portugal afflicted by heat, wildfires
Gian Marco Benedetto/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — As Western Europe experiences a record-breaking heat wave, thousands of firefighters are having trouble containing forest fires in France, Spain and Portugal that have destroyed thousands [Read More…]
Heat Advisory issued July 17 at 2:19PM MDT until July 18 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS
…HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT MONDAY… * WHAT…Heat index values up 99 to 103 expected. * WHERE…Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and northeast [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 17 at 10:03AM 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…]
Automakers look to the South to build electric vehicle batteries
Hauke-Christian Dittrich/picture alliance via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — You won’t find many electric vehicles on the back roads in Alabama and Tennessee yet thousands of residents in these states are building them to meet growing [Read More…]
Biden pledges U.S. won’t ‘walk away’ from Middle East
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia) — President Joe Biden wrapped up his first trip to the Middle East on Saturday by pledging that the United States will continue to be an engaged partner in the [Read More…]
Woman killed in alligator attack at Florida golf course: Sheriff
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images (ENGLEWOOD, Fla.) — An elderly woman was killed after she fell into a pond along a Florida golf course and was attacked by two alligators, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 8 [Read More…]
Biden is weighing a public health emergency over abortion, but experts are skeptical
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has said he is looking into declaring a public health emergency over abortion, nearly a month after the Supreme Court majority voted to overturn Roe v. Wade — [Read More…]
Case of 10-year-old rape victim challenges anti-abortion rights movement
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a House hearing on Capitol Hill this week, an anti-abortion rights advocate said ending a pregnancy isn’t an abortion when it involves a 10-year-old rape victim. The comment stunned the [Read More…]
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Secret Service over deleted texts
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol announced on Friday that it had issued a subpoena for records from the United States Secret Service over deleted [Read More…]
Indiana AG told to ‘cease and desist’ over doctor
ilbusca/Getty Images/Stock (INDIANAPOLIS) — The attorney for an Indiana physician who performed an abortion for a 10-year-old girl from Ohio has sent a cease and desist letter to the Indiana attorney general over “false” and “defamatory” [Read More…]
Food deserts impact New Jersey
Aaron Ferrer, ABC News (NEWARK, N.J.) — If you travel more than a mile to a supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store with affordable and healthy food options in an urban area, and more than 20 [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 16 at 10:00AM 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…]
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ flies past $1.2 billion mark; becomes Paramount’s highest-grossing worldwide release ever
Paramount Pictures In its eighth week in theaters, Top Gun: Maverick shows its need for speed isn’t slowing down. The Tom Cruise movie has flown past the $1.2 billion mark, thanks to strong performances both [Read More…]
Robert Downey Jr. reportedly supporting Armie Hammer in recovery
Good Morning America — ABC/Randy Holmes (NOTE LANGUAGE) After his Hollywood career hit the skids following a salacious texting scandal, Armie Hammer has been seeking treatment for various issues. According to Vanity Fair, another star [Read More…]