Month: September 2022

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people [Read More…]

Woman who brought raccoon to North Dakota bar is charged

MADDOCK, N.D. (AP) — A woman who brought a wild raccoon into a North Dakota bar, which prompted state health officials to issue a warning about potential rabies exposure, is facing criminal charges. Erin Christensen, [Read More…]

More consumers buying organic, but US farmers still wary

CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores [Read More…]

Iowa tops 10,000 COVID deaths as many residents unvaccinated

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 10,000 people have died with COVID-19 infections in Iowa, state officials reported this week. Iowa data updated Wednesday shows 10,051 deaths associated with the viral infection. The state [Read More…]

Woman gets 6 years in prison for damaging pipeline

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge sentenced an Arizona woman on Thursday to six years in prison for using a cutting torch to damage the Dakota Access pipeline in Iowa and setting fire [Read More…]

Louisiana police Lt. accused of paying for sex in South Dakota

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana State Police lieutenant has been put on administrative leave after being arrested in South Dakota for allegedly paying a prostitute. The 20-year department veteran was in Rapid City [Read More…]

After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Ricans are frustrated with electric grid, infrastructure problems

Pedro Portal/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Fiona has pummeled Puerto Rico, an island whose infrastructure struggled to recover from the devastating Hurricane Maria that killed almost 3,000 people in [Read More…]

What to know about ‘referendums’ announced in Ukraine ‘republics’ to join Russia

ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — A so-called “referendum” to join Russia announced by pro-Russian authorities of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk People’s Republic in eastern Ukraine has raised alarm bells globally [Read More…]

‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune’ puts a star-studded spin on America’s Game

ABC/Christopher Willard It’s time once again for celebrities to spin the wheel and solve the puzzle. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune returns to ABC Sunday night, with Snoop Dogg, Amanda Seales and Mark Duplass competing on behalf of their chosen charities. Host Pat Sajak tells [Read More…]

Should masks return in fall and winter to prevent a COVID surge?

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the United States heads into the fall and winter, questions are arising about whether the return of masks is needed to stem a potential COVID-19 surge. Evidence has shown [Read More…]

Elton John set to rock the White House Friday night

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Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — British pop legend Elton John is set to rock the White House on Friday night, playing for President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden in a [Read More…]

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New evidence alleges Ethan Crumbley exhibited more warning signs ahead of school shooting

David Guralnick-Pool/Getty Images (OXFORD, Mich.) — New evidence uncovered during discovery of the case of Ethan Crumbley allegedly shows that Oxford High School teachers and school officials failed to respond to warning signs exhibited by [Read More…]

9-year-old boy seriously injured in bear attack while hunting in Alaska: Troopers

Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images, FILE (PALMER, Alaska) — Two people, including a 9-year-old boy, were injured in a bear attack while hunting in Alaska, authorities said. The child suffered serious injuries, while a man sustained [Read More…]

NYC opening humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers, mayor announces

Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City plans to open humanitarian relief centers for asylum seekers coming from Texas and states along the southern border, Mayor Eric Adams announced [Read More…]

McCarthy rolls out House GOP ‘Commitment to America’ ahead of midterms

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., on Thursday rolled out an agenda that he says the House GOP would follow should it retake control of the chamber after this year’s [Read More…]

Special master sets timeline for review in Trump docs case, says he must explain claims of privilege

Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — In a court filing on Thursday, the federal judge tasked with reviewing the FBI-seized materials from Mar-a-Lago directed federal prosecutors to begin producing [Read More…]

House Democrats notch legislative victory on policing before the midterms

Tetra Images – Henryk Sadura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Democrats on Thursday managed to chalk up another major legislative win before the midterm elections, approving a long-delayed package of changes to policing and public safety. [Read More…]

Nearly 225,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 since the start of 2022 despite viral declines, data shows

EMS-FORSTER-PRODUCTIONS (NEW YORK) — Although the daily death rates have ticked down slightly from August, updated federal data shows that the U.S. is still losing hundreds of Americans to COVID-19 every day, and 225,000 people [Read More…]

Tim Roth says he couldn’t believe it when the Marvel Cinematic Universe came calling for ‘She-Hulk’