Month: May 2023

MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their season was completely on the brink. Three minutes later, everything looked different. Jayson Tatum had [Read More…]

Vegas 1 win from another Stanley Cup Final after 4-0 win over Stars in Game 3

DALLAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights kept their composure and got the best payback after an ugly hit early against their captain. They have a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final and [Read More…]

Giants rally past Twins 4-3 on Conforto’s key double, go-ahead homer

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With plenty of patience and couple of big swings by Michael Conforto, the San Francisco Giants pushed their record back to the .500 mark for the first time in 47 days. Conforto [Read More…]

Stock market drop over debt ceiling could begin within days, experts said

Matteo Colombo/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. could breach the debt ceiling as soon as next week, plunging the stock market by nearly half if a protracted default ensues, according to a White House [Read More…]

‘The Little Mermaid’ opens up whole new world for co-star Noma Dumezweni

Walt Disney Pictures It’s a whole new The Little Mermaid swimming into theaters this weekend. The live action remake of the 1989 animated Disney film stars Halle Bailey in the title role. She’s African-American, and many say the move [Read More…]

MidAmerican Energy and Missouri River Energy Services Abandon Proposed Gregory County Pumped Storage Project

MidAmerican Energy and Missouri River Energy Services (MRES) announced Tuesday that they will not pursue the proposed Gregory County pumped storage project. The project, which would have been built on the west bank of the [Read More…]

Man accused of stabbing woman on hiking trail pleads not guilty to murder

Maricopa County Jail (PHOENIX) — A man accused of fatally stabbing a woman hiking on a desert trail in Phoenix last month in an apparently random attack has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. Zion [Read More…]

Typhoon Mawar set to hit Guam as potentially ‘catastrophic’ storm

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful typhoon is headed toward Guam, which could be the strongest tropical cyclone to impact the island in decades. Typhoon Mawar could directly hit Guam with winds as strong [Read More…]

Mitchell and Meyerink win the ESD Golf Tournament

May 23, 2023 Travis Kriens

Mitchell girls golf won the ESD Golf Tournament Tuesday in Watertown with a team score of 316, led by Allison Meyerink’s -4, 68. As a team, Mitchell was five shots better than second place Aberdeen [Read More…]

‘Stop the Bleed’ nonprofit teaches Ukrainian military life-saving tools

Fokke Hassel/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. nonprofit created after a school shooting is helping troops in Ukraine learn crucial medical care — and some soldiers on the ground credit the new skill set [Read More…]

How verified accounts helped make fake images of a Pentagon explosion go viral

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Verified accounts on Twitter may have contributed to the viral spread of a false claim that an explosion was unfolding at the Pentagon. Around 8:42 AM on Monday, a verified [Read More…]

Police searching for missing youth basketball coach in Florida

WPBF (FLORIDA) — Police in Florida are looking for a missing man who friends say was last seen likely going out for a run three days ago. Makuach Yak, 31, a youth basketball coach from [Read More…]

Netflix announces password sharing crackdown rollout in US

Oscar Wong/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Netflix announced Tuesday that it will begin to send emails to members who are sharing their account information outside of their households in the U.S. “A Netflix account is [Read More…]

Netflix releases teaser to animated Kong series ‘Skull Island’

Netflix On Tuesday, Netflix released the teaser to Skull Island, the animated spinoff of the “Monsterverse” movies that kicked off with 2014’s Godzilla. The snippet of the anime shows a group of humans marooned on the mysterious, [Read More…]

Jeff Bridges on “giving into love,” not giving up the fight against cancer and COVID