Month: April 2023

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are affecting the Great Lakes region and areas west of the Mississippi River. Early Thursday, some of the heaviest rain is falling in Iowa and northern Missouri. In [Read More…]

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Clean fuels offer opportunities for engine manufacturers

As the U.S. continues to set goals to decarbonize the economy, engine manufacturers are facing some challenges including uncertainty surrounding new technologies and infrastructure. In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Allen Schaeffer, executive director of [Read More…]

Satellite images highlight extreme drought in Europe

Oliver Strewe/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A dry winter, following an even drier summer, has left much of Europe fearing another extended drought. Striking satellite images show just how much lakes in Spain and France [Read More…]

SpaceX live updates: Team fueling up Starship rocket for launch

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images (BOCA CHICA, Texas) — SpaceX will attempt a second launch of its Starship rocket after the first launch attempt was scrubbed due to a frozen valve in the pressurization [Read More…]

After Dominion settlement, Fox News ‘ready to defend’ against lawsuit from second voting machine company, Smartmatic

Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A day after Fox News agreed to pay $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, a Fox spokesperson said Wednesday that the network will [Read More…]

Trump may not appear at his upcoming trial in NYC due to ‘logistical burdens,’ attorney says

ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — If former President Donald Trump declines to attend his trial next week in which he stands accused of defaming and battering writer E. Jean Carroll, his attorney wants the jury [Read More…]

Six-year-old, parents and neighbor shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man’s yard

Gaston County Police Department (NEW YORK) — A North Carolina man allegedly shot a 6-year-old girl, her parents and an additional neighbor after a basketball rolled into his yard. Local and federal law are still [Read More…]

IRS whistleblower has told Congress that Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled

Hisham Ibrahim/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A supervisor at the IRS has told lawmakers that he has information that suggests the Biden administration could be mishandling the investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, sources [Read More…]

Confirmation battle for Biden labor secretary pick heats up, complicated by Democrats

Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — Opposition to Julie Su as President Joe Biden’s next labor secretary, and the reluctance of some Democrats to back her, has put her nomination in doubt [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/19/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Tampa Bay 8, Cincinnati 0 Philadelphia 5, Chi White Sox 2 Chi Cubs 12, Oakland 2 Milwaukee 5, Seattle [Read More…]

What does the science say about abortion pill ‘reversal’ treatment after ban is halted in Colorado?

April 20, 2023 Travis Kriens

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Earlier this week, a federal judge in Colorado temporarily exempted a Catholic healthcare clinic from having to follow the state’s recent ban on abortion pill “reversal” treatment. Gov. [Read More…]

2023 Elite Eight Boys Athletes of the Year

20th Annual Elite Eight Athletes of the Year Award – Brought to you by: POET and made possible by KORN News Radio, Q107-3 and KORN Country 92-1 Athletes must be a Junior or a Senior, have [Read More…]

Elon Musk slams AI ‘bias’ and calls for ‘TruthGPT.’ Experts question his neutrality.

Carol Yepes/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced plans this week to create an AI-driven conversation tool called “TruthGPT,” after criticizing the popular AI text bot ChatGPT for being “politically correct.” “There’s [Read More…]

Report: Jonathan Majors faces more abuse allegations

ABC Jonathan Majors could be facing more abuse allegations ahead of his scheduled May 8 court appearance for domestic violence charges. Following his arrest for an alleged domestic dispute in New York City on March 25, [Read More…]

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A more sustainable dairy industry

In 2020, the US dairy industry set some aggressive goals to improve its environmental footprint and sustainability efforts. Lori Captain is Group Executive Vice President, Sustainability for Dairy Management, Inc. AUDIO: Healthy Living on dairy [Read More…]

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A cool, somewhat showery pattern ahead for much of the Heartland

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of below-normal temperatures in the Pacific Northwest and most areas east of the Rockies, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail from California and the Great [Read More…]

Minnesota Gov. Walz draws sharp contrasts with red states

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Gov. Tim Walz drew stark contrasts between Minnesota and Republican-led states Wednesday night, using his State of the State speech to highlight how he and his fellow Democrats have used [Read More…]

Gallo helps power Twins past Red Sox 10-4 in return from IL

BOSTON (AP) — Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer in his return from the injured list, and Trevor Larnach and Edouard Julien also homered to help lift the Minnesota Twins to a 10-4 victory over [Read More…]

No Ja Morant, no problem as Grizzlies tie up Lakers at 1-1

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Xavier Tillman scored a career-high 22 points and had 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies tied their first-round Western Conference series at 1-1 Wednesday night by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 with All-Star [Read More…]

Tiger Woods has ankle surgery, rest of majors in doubt