Month: August 2022
FBI request for info on Uvalde shooter raises questions about interagency sharing
CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (UVALDE, Texas) — ABC News pieced together what happened the day Salvador Ramos allegedly killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School, using maps, video evidence and information from law [Read More…]
Mom speaks out after she says Chuck E. Cheese costumed employee in New Jersey ignored daughter
Natyana Muhammad (WAYNE, N.J.) — A mother is speaking out after she claims her 2-year-old daughter was deliberately ignored by a Chuck E. Cheese employee on Saturday at the Route 23 location in Wayne, New [Read More…]
Suspect charged with hate crime for allegedly attacking Asian woman in NYC: Police
NYPD (NEW YORK) — The suspect involved in an unprovoked attack on a 59-year-old Asian woman in New York City on Sunday has been arrested and charged with a hate crime, police said. The NYPD [Read More…]
Duante Wright’s girlfriend files new suit against Brooklyn Center, Kim Potter
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images, FILE (BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn.) — A passenger sitting next to Duante Wright during his police-involved killing, has filed suit against the city of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, and ex-officer Kim Potter for the [Read More…]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 02 at 6:01PM MDT until August 02 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 511 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1200 AM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS SD . SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE AURORA BEADLE BROOKINGS BRULE BUFFALO CLARK
Padres obtain Juan Soto from Nationals in blockbuster deal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres acquired superstar outfielder Juan Soto from the Washington Nationals on Tuesday in one of baseball’s biggest deals at the trade deadline, vaulting their postseason chances by adding [Read More…]
Twins stock staff with O’s closer López, Reds starter Mahle
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins stocked up their sputtering pitching staff ahead of Tuesday’s trade deadline by acquiring All-Star closer Jorge López in a deal with the Baltimore Orioles and starter Tyler Mahle in [Read More…]
Biden declares South Dakota disaster for June storms
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday granted South Dakota’s request for a presidential disaster declaration to aid the recovery from June storms that included tornadoes and strong winds. Gov. Kristi Noem [Read More…]
‘Batgirl’ gets her wings clipped at Warner Bros.
Getty Images In a surprise move, Warner Bros. has shelved its nearly completed Batgirl film. According to The Wrap, the cost-cutting measure comes after Discovery’s acquisition of WarnerMedia and an attempt to get its caped [Read More…]
‘Heathers: The Musical’ coming to Roku
Roku The musical broke box office records there and at its later home, Theatre Royal Haymarket, later that year. Heathers: The Musical returned to the Haymarket for another successful West End season in 2021, and [Read More…]
Tom Cruise apologizes for “disturbing” couple’s dog walk for crazy mountainside cliff jump
Paramount Pictures Tom Cruise is already famous for performing death-defying stunts on camera, but in recent years, he’s been rivaling Bill Murray for his ability to randomly show up and give fans a story they’ll [Read More…]
Chris Rock getting animated with ‘Everybody Still Hates Chris’
Walt Disney Television/Yolanda Perez Chris Rock is taking his four-season sitcom Everybody Hates Chris to the world of animation. MTV Entertainment Studios announced a “reimagined” version of the award-winning show, bound for both Paramount+ and [Read More…]
After calling off strike, 2,500 Boeing workers to vote on contract Wednesday
nycshooter/Getty Images (ST. LOUIS) — Nearly 2,500 Boeing workers at three St. Louis-area facilities will vote Wednesday on a contract offer from the plane manufacturer after calling off a strike planned for earlier this week. [Read More…]
Near-total abortion bans reinstated in Kentucky
Photography by Daniel Light/Getty Images (FRANKFORT, Ky.) — Abortions have once again stopped in Kentucky after an appeals court reinstated two bans. One ban, a so-called trigger law — designed to go into effect after [Read More…]
Arizona’s GOP attorney general refutes claims of dead 2020 voters
Robert Alexander/Getty Images (PHOENIX, Az.) — Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, who is running in Tuesday’s GOP Senate primary, said a review of the 2020 election found that just one ballot was cast in a [Read More…]
Democrats call for new Homeland Security watchdog, suggest cover-up over Jan. 6 texts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — Top Democrats in Congress investigating the events of Jan. 6 continued to allege that the government’s federal watchdog for Homeland Security abandoned efforts to collect texts and [Read More…]
Amid protests, Senate poised to pass health care for vets exposed to toxic burn pits
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After a series of delays and emotional protests, the Senate is expected to vote Tuesday night on a bill that would help veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Schumer announced [Read More…]
White House touts al-Zawahiri killing as vindicating Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday continued to highlight what it said was President Joe Biden’s “success” in killing Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda leader involved in the planning the Sept. 11, [Read More…]
Senate confirms 1st Black 4-star general in Marine history
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley was confirmed by the Senate on Monday as a four-star general, making history as the first Black Marine to attain that [Read More…]
Death toll rises to 4 in Northern California’s McKinney Fire
DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two more people have been killed by a massive fire raging through a Northern California national forest, officials said Tuesday. The death toll from the McKinney Fire [Read More…]
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