Month: April 2023
Flood Warning issued April 17 at 7:19PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Hanson and Davison Counties. Big Sioux River near Brookings affecting Moody and Brookings Counties. …The Flood Warning continues [Read More…]
Prosecutor files 2 felony charges against suspect in Ralph Yarl shooting
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — The Clay County Prosecutor’s Office announced that it filed two criminal charges against a suspect in the April 13 shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, Missouri. [Read More…]
Four people killed, 32 hurt in mass shooting at Alabama birthday party
ABC News (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Four people were killed and 32 others injured when a mass shooting broke out at a crowded sweet 16 birthday party in rural Dadeville, Alabama, on Saturday night, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Allegations of racist comments, threats by county officials prompt calls for resignations
ilbusca/Getty Images (OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt has called for the resignation of several local officials following the release of a recording that allegedly captured comments he called “hateful rhetoric” that were [Read More…]
‘The Boys’ wraps, Seth Rogen teases “crazy” fourth season
Karl Urban as Billy Butcher — Amazon Studios In an Instagram video of the final moments on set, executive producer Eric Kripke thanked the cast and crew of The Boys for wrapping the fourth season. [Read More…]
Stars from ‘Nashville’ reunite for upcoming tour dates
Carmack, Bowen, Esten, Maisy Stella, Lennon Stella, Palladio in 2018 — Jason Kempin/Getty Images Clare Bowen, Charles Esten, Jonathan Jackson and Sam Palladio from TV’s Nashville will reunite for shows in Chicago, the series’ eponymous [Read More…]
“That boy might be our only hope”: Check out the action-packed trailer for season 2 of ‘Sweet Tooth’
Christian Convery as Gus/Netflix Netflix’s Emmy-winning comic book adaptation Sweet Tooth finally returns on April 27, and its new trailer shows Gus (Christian Convery) and the other human-animal hybrids’ fight for survival. The series, produced [Read More…]
Students discuss the process behind creating soy-based foam
Four Purdue University students have created the first biodegradable, compostable, vegan, and non-toxic, soy-based foam. StyroSoy, an alternative to polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, earned $20,000 in the 2023 Student Soybean Innovation Competition. Team member [Read More…]
Odd spiral appears amid northern lights in Alaska night sky
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Northern light enthusiasts got a surprise mixed in with the green bands of light dancing in the Alaska skies: A light baby blue spiral resembling a galaxy appeared amid the aurora [Read More…]
Jalen Hurts, Eagles agree to $255M extension
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts finished runner-up to Patrick Mahomes in AP NFL MVP voting and lost again to him when Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs beat Hurts’ Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl. But no [Read More…]
Top Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza, who survived 2 poisonings, jailed for 25 years
NATALIA KOLESNIKOVA/AFP via Getty Images (MOSCOW) — A Moscow court has sentenced one of Russia’s most high-profile Kremlin critics, Vladimir Kara-Murza, to 25 years in prison on charges of treason for criticizing the war in [Read More…]
Three missing sailors likely encountered 20-foot seas near Mexico: Coast Guard commander
USCGNorCal (NEW YORK) — Three Americans missing off the coast of Mexico likely encountered “significant” weather and waves as they attempted to sail their 41-foot sailboat from Mazatlán to San Diego. United States and Mexican [Read More…]
Manhattan DA asks judge to look into Trump attorney’s potential conflict of interest
John Moore/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Prosecutors in New York City on Monday asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump to seek additional information from one of Trump’s attorneys who [Read More…]
Texas bill could hand vaccine decisions in schools over to lawmakers
Nick Wagner/Xinhua via Getty Images, FILE (AUSTIN, Texas) — A bill described as “anti-vaccine” is moving through the Texas legislature and could give lawmakers the power to make decisions about vaccines in schools rather than [Read More…]
Three Senate Republicans vow to block Feinstein’s Judiciary replacement
Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — At least three Republican senators have said they will not support a move to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the Senate Judiciary Committee — [Read More…]
Santos announces reelection bid amid multiple scandals
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Embattled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., launched his reelection bid Monday despite being mired in several scandals over past lies over his biography and questions over his campaign finances. In a [Read More…]
Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after concussion, rib injury
Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican Leader Mitch McConnell returned to the Senate floor on Monday, nearly six weeks after suffering a concussion and a fractured rib from a fall at a [Read More…]
DOJ accuses China of spying on, harassing dissidents inside US
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The FBI on Monday revealed what it said is evidence of expanding espionage and security activity by the Chinese government on U.S. soil. The Justice Department announced three cases [Read More…]
‘Something’s got to change’: Experts sound alarm on dangers of US maternity care shortage
d3sign/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Early on in her pregnancy, Tori Wapsheli made plans to deliver her second child in the same hospital where she had her first — Astria Toppenish Hospital on the Yakama [Read More…]
Box office for ‘Mario Bros. Movie’ mushrooms past $700 million mark
Universal Already having become the highest-grossing video game adaptation of all time even before its second weekend in theaters, the box office gross of The Super Mario Bros. Movie is still mushrooming. The Universal film [Read More…]