Month: April 2023

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (PARIS) — France could become the first country in Europe to regulate influencer marketing, cracking down on what people can monetize and promote online with a proposed law expected to be adopted [Read More…]

Russia-Ukraine live updates: Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities kill 12, including child

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…]

Biden administration to launch regional processing centers for migrants throughout Central and South America

Jeff R Clow/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas outlined plans for reducing the number of migrants at the southern border, expanding restrictive measures and creating new [Read More…]

Three dead, one injured after two US Army helicopters crash during training flight in Alaska: Officials

FILE photo — RobHowarth/Getty Images (FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — Three soldiers were killed and one has been injured after two Army helicopters crashed during training over Alaska on Thursday, officials said. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson said two [Read More…]

District tries to dismiss lawsuit from teacher shot by 6-year-old, says it’s covered under workers’ comp

Jay Paul/Getty Images (NEWPORT NEWS, Va.) — Lawyers for the school board in Newport News, Virginia, have filed a motion to dismiss the $40 million lawsuit filed by first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner who was shot [Read More…]

All nine Supreme Court justices push back on oversight: ‘Raises more questions,’ Senate chair says

Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — There’s no conservative-liberal divide on the U.S. Supreme Court when it comes to calls for a new, enforceable ethics code. All nine justices, in a rare step, on Tuesday released [Read More…]

Music industry leaders bring ‘Protect Black Art’ movement to Capitol Hill

Michael Godek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Top music industry leaders joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday to back a federal bill that would limit the use of rap lyrics by federal prosecutors in criminal [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 4/27/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 1, Seattle 0 AMERICAN LEAGUE LA Angels 8, Oakland 7 Tampa Bay 14, Chi White Sox 5 Baltimore [Read More…]

What GDP is and why it matters?

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) –The threat of a looming recession has heightened interest in the most commonly used measure of economic health: Gross domestic product, or GDP. The metric commands attention as an all-in-one [Read More…]

NFL draft dominated early by QBs, including top pick Young

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Finding a franchise quarterback is the quickest path to success so it’s no surprise teams made them a priority in the NFL draft. Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud and Anthony Richardson were among the [Read More…]

Ravens agree to 5-year, $260M deal with QB Lamar Jackson

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Five years after he fell to the end of the first round, draft day was a huge payday for Lamar Jackson. The Baltimore Ravens agreed in principle with Jackson on [Read More…]

Vikings take USC WR Jordan Addison at No. 23 in NFL draft

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Jordan Addison could hardly have found a better place to break into the NFL than Minnesota, with Justin Jefferson in place to learn from. The Vikings selected the USC wide receiver [Read More…]

Harry Styles, Will Ferrell help James Corden bid farewell to ‘The Late Late Show’

Terence Patrick ©2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. James Corden took his final bow as the host of The Late Late Show on Thursday night, with a little help from Harry Styles and Will Ferrell. Corden, who’s hosted the show since 2015, went [Read More…]

Buxton, Correa go long in Twins’ rout of Royals; Greinke 0-4

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Byron Buxton and Carlos Correa homered back-to-back for the Minnesota Twins, who routed the Kansas City Royals 7-1 on Thursday. Buxton and Correa teed off on Royals veteran right-hander Zack Greinke in [Read More…]

Flood Warning issued April 27 at 7:35PM MDT until further notice by NWS

April 27, 2023 J.P. Skelly

…The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in South Dakota… James River near Scotland affecting Hutchinson, Bon Homme and Yankton Counties. …The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in South Dakota…

How an undercover grand knighthawk foiled a murder plot concocted by KKK law enforcement members

ABC News (NEW YORK) — In 2015, three men, all current or former Florida correctional officers, were arrested after investigators revealed they were Ku Klux Klan members plotting to kill a Black former inmate. Now, [Read More…]

‘Extremely dangerous’ tornado confirmed in Florida amid severe weather threat

ABC (NEW YORK) — A large and “extremely dangerous” tornado was confirmed in Florida Thursday amid a severe weather threat across much of the state. The tornado was located nine miles south of Greensboro at [Read More…]

Pennsylvania school district proposes moving back start times to improve students’ health

Google Maps (PITTSBURGH, Penn.) — A school district in Pennsylvania is proposing starting classes later in the morning to improve the physical health and mental well-being of students. Upper St. Clair School District — a [Read More…]

Search suspended for man overboard on cruise ship hundreds of miles away from Hawaii

CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday it has suspended its search for a cruise ship passenger from Australia who went overboard a few hundred miles off the coast of Hawaii. [Read More…]

Transgender legislator Zooey Zephyr defends actions following censure in Montana