Month: April 2023
Russia-Ukraine live updates: Putin critic sentenced to 25 years
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine. [Read More…]
Parts of Upper Midwest bracing for heavy snow, strong winds
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A spring storm moving across the Great Lakes region was set to deliver a blast of snow to parts of the Upper Midwest by Sunday evening. The storm is the [Read More…]
Four killed, multiple people hurt in shooting at Alabama birthday party
ABC News (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — At least four people were killed and multiple others injured when a shooting broke out late Saturday at a crowded birthday party in a small rural Alabama town, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Two dead, four injured in shooting at park in Louisville, Kentucky
Jason Volack/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE) — Two people were killed and other four were injured in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night. Louisville Metro Police said they received a call at about 9 p.m. [Read More…]
SpaceX planning Monday test flight of giant Starship rocket
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — SpaceX is eyeing a Monday morning launch of its powerful Starship rocket — which is expected to eventually carry passengers to the moon and Mars. The unmanned launch of [Read More…]
Two shot dead at off-campus house party near James Madison University
Liz Mitchell/EyeEm/Getty Images (VIRGINIA) — Two men were shot and killed at a party in off-campus housing near James Madison University in Rockingham County, Virginia, according to police. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Department responded to [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 4/16/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco at Detroit (Postponed) Washington 7, Cleveland 6 Atlanta 5, Kansas City 4 Seattle 1, Colorado 0 NY [Read More…]
Biden administration announces new EV investments, including from Uber, Zipcar
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration on Monday plans to announce a new round public and private commitments aimed at accelerating electric vehicle use throughout United States. The commitments [Read More…]
‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ wins again with record $87 million sophomore weekend
Universal The Super Mario Bros. Movie collected an estimated $87 million at the weekend box office — the best-ever second-weekend domestic gross for an animated film — bringing its total domestic earnings so far to $347.8 million dollars [Read More…]
Record membership for South Dakota FFA
South Dakota FFA Association membership is at record levels with more than 5,400 members. State FFA President Ella Stiefvater from southeastern South Dakota attributes the growth to great FFA programs. “I think it’s about ag [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued April 16 at 8:11PM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near [Read More…]
Wind Advisory issued April 16 at 5:38PM MDT until April 16 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS
…WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING… While the wind advisory will be allowed to expire, strong northwesterly winds will likely continue into the evening with wind gusts between 30-40 mph possible. [Read More…]
7 dead, including child, after gunmen storm Mexican resort
Omar Martinez/picture alliance via Getty Images (GUANAJUATO, Mexico) — At least seven people are dead, including one child, in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato after several gunmen stormed the La Palma resort on Saturday, according [Read More…]
Gov. Wes Moore says Maryland will continue with abortion access
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore detailed his plan to protect abortion access after his announcement that his state will stockpile abortion pills in the wake of a federal court ruling. “Maryland is going [Read More…]
Amy Klobuchar on abortion pill ruling: ‘Unbelievable’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., called a judge’s ruling rescinding FDA approval of an abortion pill “unbelievable.” Three Trump-appointed judges “should not be making the decision for women across the country,” Klobuchar said [Read More…]
Graham on leaked documents: ‘Some people need to be fired’
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said people need to be held accountable following a stunning leak of classified documents that did “a lot of damage.” “I don’t know what led to this airman’s [Read More…]
4 killed, multiple people hurt in shooting at Alabama birthday party
ABC News (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — At least four people were killed and multiple others injured when a shooting broke out late Saturday at a crowded birthday party in a small rural Alabama town, authorities said. The [Read More…]
2 dead, 4 injured in shooting at park in Louisville, Kentucky
Jason Volack/Getty Images (LOUISVILLE) — Two people were killed and other four were injured in a shooting in Louisville, Kentucky, on Saturday night. Louisville Metro Police said they received a call at about 9 p.m. [Read More…]
Why trucks are the ‘it’ electric vehicle to buy right now
Tramino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Michael Critchley’s job is to persuade his longtime Ford customers to swap their gas-guzzling pickups for the F-150 Lightning. Ford started production of the all-electric Lightning in late 2021 and the [Read More…]
New push on US-run free electronic tax-filing system for all
WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s that time of year when throngs of taxpayers are buckling down to file their income tax returns before Tuesday’s filing deadline. Many often pay to use software from private companies such [Read More…]