Month: April 2023
NFL Draft Guide: As usual, QBs are coveted in first round
The NFL never really stops, so its offseason continues with the draft starting Thursday night. The Carolina Panthers have the No. 1 overall pick and, as usual, a lot of the hype surrounds the quarterbacks. Alabama’s Bryce [Read More…]
Curry, Warriors hold off Kings 126-125 to even series 2-all
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — First, Draymond Green suggested to Warriors coach Steve Kerr that he come off the bench for Game 4 against the Sacramento Kings after Golden State had played so brilliantly without him. [Read More…]
Timberwolves survive in overtime, beat Nuggets 114-108
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards stared straight into his locker after Minnesota’s loss to Denver in Game 3, reflecting on the Timberwolves being on the brink of elimination. Resolute, Edwards told his teammates the Nuggets still [Read More…]
Stars even series with 3-2 win vs. Wild on Seguin’s PP pair
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Jake Oettinger produced another brilliant playoff performance for the Dallas Stars, all the way down to the closing seconds. The good show put on by the Minnesota Wild just left [Read More…]
Twins top Nationals 3-1 behind Polanco’s three hits
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco homered and Bailey Ober pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, helping the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Sunday. Michael A. Taylor also connected for Minnesota, which [Read More…]
Sudan conflict sparks mass exodus of foreigners as locals remain trapped in crossfire
kdow/Getty Images (LONDON) — Fighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two rival generals has triggered a mass exodus of foreigners, while locals struggle to escape. A number of countries — including the United States, [Read More…]
Kim Potter, the officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright, released from prison
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (ST. PAUL, Minn.) — Kim Potter, the former Brooklyn Center police officer convicted of killing Daunte Wright — a 20-year-old Black man shot during a traffic stop — was released from a [Read More…]
Woman put in minivan on NYC street wasn’t kidnapped, knew man she was with: Police
New York Police Department (NEW YORK) — New York City police are no longer asking for help finding a woman who was seen being carried into a minivan, now announcing that the woman was not [Read More…]
Nine teenagers shot, wounded at after-prom party in Texas
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (JASPER, Texas) — At least nine teenagers were injured following a shooting at an after-prom party in Texas, according to authorities. None of the victims’ injuries are considered life-threatening. The incident happened [Read More…]
‘Tennessee three’ to meet with Biden at the White House
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The “Tennessee three” are going to the White House on Monday to meet with President Joe Biden weeks after facing historic expulsion efforts that sparked national outrage. Biden personally extended [Read More…]
Democratic lieutenant governors mobilize cash as early backers of Biden-Harris ticket
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — An eager bench of Democrats will spend heavily to stake out positions as early supporters of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign ahead of his expected announcement, [Read More…]
Trump, Pence and more make their pitch to Iowa voters — but differ on abortion
Scott Olson/Getty Images (CLIVE, Iowa) — Multiple 2024 Republican presidential candidates and those continuing to mull a bid for the White House pitched their platforms on Saturday to hundreds of Christian conservatives at the Iowa [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/23/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cleveland 7, Miami 4 Minnesota 3, Washington 1 Houston 5, Atlanta 2 Boston 12, Milwaukee 5 Final St. Louis [Read More…]
Simone Biles, Jonathan Owens tie the knot
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Simone Biles and Jonathan Owens are married. On Saturday, the Olympic gold medalist tied the knot with Owens, a safety with the NFL’s Houston Texans, in a courthouse ceremony, [Read More…]
Len Goodman, long-serving ‘Dancing with the Stars’ judge, dies at 78
ABC/Christopher Willard Len Goodman, the long-serving head judge of Dancing with the Stars, has died at 78, his manager told ABC News. “Len died on Saturday evening surrounded by his family in a hospice in Kent. [Read More…]
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ three-peats with $58.2 million
Universal The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues to dominate the domestic box office, grabbing an estimated $58.2 million in its third week of release. The video game adaptation — starring the voices of Chris Pratt, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Charlie [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 23 at 7:26PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn County. James River at Huron affecting Beadle County. Big [Read More…]
US embassy staff in Sudan evacuated in ‘fast and clean’ operation amid fighting
ABC News (KHARTOUM, Sudan) — Under pitch black conditions and amid fighting, U.S. military forces swooped into war-torn Sudan in two Chinook helicopters and evacuated the American embassy in a “fast and clean” operation, military [Read More…]
US classified docs leak not total ‘surprise’ but shows system needs reforms: Senate intel chair
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner on Sunday said the online leaks of classified U.S. military and intelligence documents — allegedly by an airman working in IT at Otis Air National [Read More…]
Republicans will ‘lose huge’ without finding ‘middle ground’ on abortion, Nancy Mace says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — South Carolina Republican Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday warned her conservative colleagues that they would “lose huge” with voters if they continue pursuing strict abortion bans at the state level rather [Read More…]
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