Month: December 2022

Clinch-chasing Vikings put rebound ability to test vs. Colts
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There’s a connectivity and resiliency these Minnesota Vikings have crafted and harvested, helping put them on the brink of a division title despite being cumulatively outscored by their opponents. Time for another test [Read More…]

SDSU falls to No. 1 South Carolina
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Zia Cooke scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half, and top-ranked South Carolina overcame a sluggish offensive effort to beat South Dakota State 62-44 at the Sanford [Read More…]

Nick Martin’s quest to bag a pheasant in Iowa’s 99 counties
A hunter from Cedar Rapids, Iowa says he’s doing his own version of the Grassley 99-county tour as he continues his quest to harvest a rooster pheasant in every county in the state. Nick Martin, [Read More…]

Donald Glover reportedly starring in and producing ‘Spider-Man’-adjacent movie ‘Hypno-Hustler’
Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic Donald Glover will reportedly play one of Spider-Man’s funkiest villains in a movie for Sony Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter says Glover, who wanted to play Spider-Man on the big screen before Andrew Garfield [Read More…]

Henry Cavill lines up “lifelong dream” gig with ‘Warhammer 40,000’ series, films for Amazon
ABC/Randy Holmes — Games Workshop Despite having been the Man of Steel, Henry Cavill is also a massive geek, evidenced by videos of him painting miniatures from the tabletop game Warhammer 40,000. And while he [Read More…]

Zoe Saldaña on how motherhood prepared her for ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
20th Century Studios Between 2009’s Avatar and its new sequel, The Way of Water, Zoe Saldaña became a mom — and not coincidentally, so did her Navi character Neytiri. The Marvel movie veteran, now a [Read More…]

A stagnant, mid-Winterlike system continues to impact the Plains, Corn Belt
Across the Corn Belt, a nearly stationary storm system centered over the upper Mississippi Valley continues to produce snow showers and strong winds. In fact, Blizzard Warnings have been expanded to cover much of the [Read More…]

Protesters charged with harassing women entering Planned Parenthood
Google Maps Street View (NEW YORK) — Two protesters from Tennessee surrendered Friday to face federal charges in New York for routinely harassing women entering a Planned Parenthood clinic on Manhattan’s Bleecker Street. Bevelyn Beatty [Read More…]

Jan. 6 committee preparing Trump criminal referral to DOJ: Sources
Mint Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol is preparing to urge the Department of Justice to prosecute former President Donald Trump on criminal charges during [Read More…]

After fears of ‘tripledemic,’ RSV on the downturn as flu and COVID pick up
SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Despite fears of a potential “tripledemic,” at least one of three viruses circulating in the United States seems to be trending downward. Cases of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, [Read More…]

CDC study confirms not getting updated COVID booster leaves Americans vulnerable this winter
Morsa Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The new bivalent COVID booster this fall was relatively 80% effective at keeping older adults out of the hospital due to complications from the virus compared to seniors who [Read More…]

Tense new ‘Oppenheimer’ trailer screens ahead of ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’
Universal Pictures Audiences who raced to see Avatar: The Way of Water in theaters got the first real peek of another anticipated film, Christopher Nolan‘s star-studded Oppenheimer. As reported, frequent Nolan player Cillian Murphy plays [Read More…]

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 16 at 1:36PM MST until December 16 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING… …WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED… * WHAT…Snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 [Read More…]

Massive aquarium at Berlin hotel bursts, injuring two and causing loss of 1,500 fish
JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images (BERLIN) — A massive aquarium inside a Berlin hotel burst on Friday, causing “absolute destruction” and resulting in the loss of some 1,500 tropical fish, officials said. The AquaDom, a [Read More…]

American college student Kenny DeLand missing from French university found in Spain after three weeks
DeLand Family (NEW YORK) — Missing American college student Kenny DeLand Jr. has been located in Spain three weeks after he walked away from the University of Grenoble Alpes and apparently stopped communicating with friends [Read More…]

Prince William’s godmother meets with woman who accused her of racism at Buckingham Palace
ABC News (LONDON) — Prince William’s godmother apologized in-person Friday to the woman who accused her of making racist remarks at a reception at Buckingham Palace last month. Lady Susan Hussey, a longtime lady-in-waiting to [Read More…]

Elon Musk’s Twitter sparks backlash from lawmakers, pundits over suspension of journalists
Constanza Hevia/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Elon Musk prompted backlash from lawmakers and figures across the political spectrum overnight in response to Twitter suspending the accounts of more than half a dozen journalists [Read More…]

TikTok pushes harmful content to teens every 39 seconds, new report claims
NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new NGO report released Thursday claims TikTok’s algorithm targets “vulnerable teens” and recommends “harmful” content to them, sometimes as rapidly as every 27 to 39 seconds. The [Read More…]

Winter Storm Warning issued December 16 at 11:10AM MST until December 16 at 2:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…Sanborn, Davison, [Read More…]

Brittney Griner speaks out for first time since being released from Russian prison
U.S. Dept. of State (NEW YORK) — Brittney Griner thanked her family and friends and credited her faith for surviving her time in custody on Friday in her first comments since being released from a [Read More…]
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