Month: November 2022
Queen Camilla delivers Paddington bears left after Queen Elizabeth’s death to children’s charity
Mark Cuthbert/UK Press/Getty Images (LONDON) — The hundreds of Paddington teddy bears left at royal residences following Queen Elizabeth II’s death in September have found a new home. The teddy bears were hand-delivered Thursday by [Read More…]
Uvalde families prepare Thanksgiving meals for neighbors as holiday marks 6 months since tragedy
Tetra Images/Getty Images (UVALDE, TX) — Thanksgiving Day marks six months since 19 students and two of their teachers were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. Some families of [Read More…]
Virginia Walmart mass shooting: 16-year-old among victims
City of Chesapeake (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — Six people were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. Survivors said the gunman walked into a break room and opened fire on Tuesday [Read More…]
Georgians prepare for politics during Thanksgiving
Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post/Getty Images (ATLANTA, GA) — As Georgians gather for Thanksgiving, food and celebration won’t be the only things on their mind. Conversations about politics could also swirl around the dinner table as [Read More…]
Buffett donates over $750 million to his family charities
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated more than $750 million in Berkshire Hathaway stock to the four foundations run by his family Wednesday, but unlike his annual gifts to charity each summer, [Read More…]
Patriots-Vikings pits Belichick vs. former player O’Connell
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The first regular-season game Kevin O’Connell participated in during his fleeting NFL playing career came in late-game relief for New England in a rare lopsided loss. The Patriots had a bye the [Read More…]
Don’t forget to refrigerate, store food within two hour
After you enjoy your Thanksgiving meal, be sure to refrigerate and store food within two hours. Meredith Carothers, a food safety expert with the US Department of Agriculture, says consumers should consider doing these things [Read More…]
10 days in, no suspect, no weapon in Idaho student slayings
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Ten days after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in their rooms, police said Wednesday they still have not identified a suspect or found a murder weapon, and [Read More…]
Canada paramedic unknowingly treated daughter in fatal crash
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — A Canadian paramedic who unknowingly treated her own daughter after a fatal vehicle crash brushed away tears as she remembered a beautiful girl who fought until the end. Jayme Erickson was [Read More…]
Virginia Walmart mass shooting: What we know about the victims
City of Chesapeake (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — Six people were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia. Survivors said the gunman walked into a break room and opened fire on Tuesday [Read More…]
Snow, rain expected in parts of US on Thanksgiving
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of people who hit the roads and the skies for the Thanksgiving holiday are not expected to face any significant weather issues, but a few storms in the South [Read More…]
Officers avoid charges in fatal shooting of Detroit man suffering mental health crisis
Jason Marz/Getty Images (DETROIT) — Detroit police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old man suffering a mental health crisis in October acted in self-defense and will not face any charges, the Wayne [Read More…]
Virginia Walmart shooting live updates: Deceased suspect was an employee, police say
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (CHESAPEAKE, Va.) — A gunman shot and killed six people before turning the gun on himself at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, on Tuesday night, according to sources and [Read More…]
Murkowski, Peltola reelected in Alaska’s ranked-choice voting, ABC News reports
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — ABC News reports that Alaska’s incumbent senator, Republican Lisa Murkowski, is projected to win reelection against another Republican opponent, Trump-backed Kelly Tshibaka, and that Democrat Rep. Mary Peltola, the first [Read More…]
Shanquella Robinson death: Authorities share details differing from autopsy report
Akub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images (PUERTO LOS CABOS, MEXICO) — As FBI officials investigate the death of an American woman vacationing in Mexico, Mexican authorities revealed Tuesday night that 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson may have been alive and [Read More…]
‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ kicks off Thanksgiving Day on Paramount+
Paramount+/Michael Yarish On Thanksgiving Day, Paramount+ drops the first two episodes of the next chapter in the long-running crime drama series Criminal Minds with Criminal Minds: Evolution. The 10-episode series has the added freedom of [Read More…]
Kevin Bacon says he didn’t need to see a script to say yes to ‘The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’
ABC/Randy Holmes While 1978’s Star Wars Holiday Special infamously didn’t involve the saga’s creator, George Lucas — who once wished he could smash every copy with a hammer — the same can’t be said for Friday’s Disney+ release, The Guardians of the [Read More…]
Swine disease also creates stress for farmers
A veterinarian says Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, also known as PRRS can be devastating for pigs and stressful for the people who take care of them. Veterinarian Jerome Fiechtner is with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal [Read More…]
Dynamics of cattle contraction as processing expands
The size of the U.S. cattle herd is shrinking at the same time state and federal agencies try to stimulate growth among meat processors. Minnesota Farmers Union government relations director Stu Lourey says it’s a [Read More…]
Cattle, hog futures close lower on Wednesday
Direct cash cattle trade ended the day quiet and cash hogs closed lower. At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle futures were down and feeders were sharply lower in thin trade ahead of the day [Read More…]