Month: July 2022
Families of US citizens held abroad call for Biden administration to do more
Courtesy Li family (NEW YORK) — In September 2016, Kai Li stepped off a plane from the United States to his native China to visit relatives and attend a memorial for his late mother. He [Read More…]
Rare pink diamond unearthed in Angola may be largest found in 300 years
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — A rare pink diamond has been unearthed in Angola and is claimed to be one of the largest ever recovered in the world. The 170-carat precious stone, called the “Lulo Rose,” [Read More…]
Who is Viktor Bout, the convicted arms dealer held in a US prison?
Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shortly after U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) officers finally arrested him in a hotel in Thailand in 2008, Viktor Bout turned to one of the agents escorting [Read More…]
US has put ‘substantial proposal on the table’ to get Griner, Whelan out of Russia
ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a sharp reversal, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday that he will hold a call with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov “in the coming days,” which [Read More…]
Baldwin, Grassley introduce ag land foreign ownership bill
Legislation introduced Thursday would bring more scrutiny and better tracking of foreign farmland ownership. Tammy Baldwin Wisconsin Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin says she worked with Iowa Republican Chuck Grassley to introduce the Farmland Security Act [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued July 28 at 8:17AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near [Read More…]
Local Sports July 28th, 2022
Jake Helleloid allowed three hits, one earned run, one walk and struck out four in 6.2-innings in Mitchell Post 18’s 4 to 1 win over Rapid City Post 320 in the Class A Legion baseball [Read More…]
Mitchell Post 18 takes down RC Post 320 in the opening round
RAPID CITY S.D. – Behind an outstanding pitching performance by Jake Helleloid, Mitchell Post 18 advances in the winner’s bracket to the second round of the Legion State Baseball Tournament with a 4-1 win over [Read More…]
Gugu Mbatha-Raw on the “juicy” twists and turns in Apple TV+’s ‘Surface’
Apple TV+ Gugu Mbatha-Raw stars as Sophie, a woman who wakes up after a terrible accident with memory loss in Apple TV+’s new thriller series Surface. However, as the show progresses, Sophie learns she has [Read More…]
Television legend Norman Lear to celebrate his 100th birthday with ABC special
ABC Norman Lear, the legendary producer of TV classics like All in the Family, The Jeffersons and Good Times, turned 100 years old on Wednesday, and ABC is going to throw him a party. The [Read More…]
“OOH WEE!” ‘Rick and Morty’ returns for season six on September 4
Adult Swim “WUBBA LUBBA DUB-DUB!” The absurdist, Emmy-winning animated series Rick and Morty will make its anticipated return for season six on Adult Swim on Sunday, September 4 at 11 p.m. The show, co-created by [Read More…]
“Our actions matter” — Candace Cameron Bure buries the hatchet with JoJo Siwa
ABC – Netflix Candace Cameron Bure has broken her silence on JoJo Siwa‘s claim on TikTok that the Full House alum was the “rudest” celebrity they’d ever met. Bure, taking to Instagram on Tuesday, says [Read More…]
Lea Michele pays tribute to late ‘Glee’ costar Cory Monteith
Michael Buckner/Getty Images For Chrysalis Lea Michele kicked off her An Evening With Lea Michele: Life in Music tour with a tribute to her late boyfriend and Glee co-star, Cory Monteith. During her first stop [Read More…]
Top gun CEOs testifying on Capitol Hill, blame ‘erosion of personal responsibility’
Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Leading gun manufacturing executives testified Wednesday morning before a House panel investigating the role of the firearms industry in the nation’s high rates of gun violence, [Read More…]
Federal Reserve set for another dramatic rate hike
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Economists expect a major rate hike from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, the latest in a series of borrowing cost increases as the central bank tries to slash near-historic inflation [Read More…]
Instagram causes eating disorders, depression in young girls, new lawsuits claim
Gabby Jones/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Instagram is accused in two new lawsuits of spurring eating disorders and mental health problems ranging from anxiety and depression to addiction and suicide attempts in teenage [Read More…]
Lululemon launches new cross-training workout shoe for women
Lululemon (NEW YORK) — Lululemon is back at it again with another sneaker designed just for women. The athletic company launched its first footwear collection back in March with a running shoe and recovery slide. [Read More…]
What is a capsule pantry? How to get one started to save money on groceries
JulNichols/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Think of a capsule pantry as you would a capsule wardrobe: a variety of staple items to mix and match that can create a completely fresh, easy-to-assemble final product. A [Read More…]
Smoking, vaping increases risk of death from COVID, study finds
Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Smokers and vapers are more likely to have a severe case of COVID-19 or die of the disease, a new study finds. People who reported use of tobacco products [Read More…]
Shania Twain opens up about battle with Lyme disease: ‘I thought I’d lost my voice forever’
Andreas Rentz/Getty Images,FILE (NEW YORK) — Country music superstar Shania Twain is sharing new details about the health battle she says she faced due to Lyme disease. Twain, 56, said she thought she had lost [Read More…]
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