Month: May 2023
Hundreds of new species discovered in this remote part of the world, researcher say
Sirachai Arunrugstichai/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Researchers have discovered hundreds of new animal and plant species in remote parts of the world previously inaccessible to humans, according to the World Wildlife Fund. Among the 380 [Read More…]
Survivors of 1972 Uruguay plane crash revisit their tale of going to the extremes to live
Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 50 years ago, a plane carrying 45 passengers and crew, including a Uruguayan rugby team and some of their friends and family, crashed in the Andes [Read More…]
Plans to demolish Robb Elementary, hold cops accountable are moving forward: Officials
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Plans are moving forward to demolish the site of the school shooting last year in Uvalde, Texas, officials said Monday. The leaders of the small Texas community also [Read More…]
Special counsel subpoenaed Trump Organization for potential foreign business records: Sources
Adam Glanzman/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The special counsel investigating former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents previously requested documents from the Trump Organization related to potential business dealings with multiple foreign countries, [Read More…]
Patient, doctor suing state of Texas say they were forced to travel elsewhere to get abortions
Rick Kern/Getty Images for the Center for Reproductive Rights (AUSTIN, Texas) — Lauren Miller is speaking out after she became one of five women who filed a lawsuit against Texas and its attorney general, alleging [Read More…]
Georgia man found dead in bed bug infested jail cell died of ‘severe neglect’: Independent autopsy
Ben Crump Law (ATLANTA) — LaShawn Thompson, the man whose family claimed was “eaten alive by insects and bed bugs” in the Fulton County Jail, died of “complications due to severe neglect,” according to an [Read More…]
Inside the first responder hazmat training being embraced after East Palestine derailment
TRANCAER (EAST PALESTINE, Ohio) — The derailment of a Norfolk Southern freight train earlier this year in East Palestine, Ohio, sent toxic chemicals into the surrounding community and brought national attention to the potential risks [Read More…]
E. Jean Carroll seeks to amend other Trump lawsuit for his reaction to battery verdict
Stephanie Keith/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump’s words about writer E. Jean Carroll may, again, come back to haunt him. Carroll’s attorneys sought on Monday to amend her initial defamation lawsuit against [Read More…]
Halle Bailey, Fantasia Barrino and more shine in ‘The Color Purple’ trailer
Warner Bros. Pictures The official trailer for The Color Purple is here. The film, which is based on the 1982 novel by Alice Walker and the Tony Award-winning musical of the same name, stars Halle [Read More…]
Canova man identified in deadly lawnmower accident
66-year-old Lenny Joe Zens of Canova has been identified as the man killed in a crash last Wednesday afternoon when a 2015 GMC Yukon rear-ended his riding lawnmower on Highway 25 near Epiphany, South Dakota. [Read More…]
Sioux Falls Man Arrested for Aggravated Assault and Rape
30-year-old Steven Gillespie of Sioux Falls was arrested on Sunday morning for aggravated assault and rape. The incident occurred at around 1 a.m., with the victim able to call the police at 11 a.m. The [Read More…]
TikTok sues Montana over state’s ban of app
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — TikTok sued Montana in federal court on Monday over a ban of the app enacted by the state last week. “We are challenging Montana’s unconstitutional TikTok ban to protect [Read More…]
States dependent on Colorado River required to conserve unprecedented amount of water in deal
Oliver Strewe/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration has reached a landmark deal with states dependent on the Colorado River to conserve water amid the decadeslong drought. The three Colorado River lower basin states — [Read More…]
Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger expected to be arraigned
Ted S. Warren – Pool/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Bryan Kohberger, the suspect accused of killing four Idaho college students in an early morning attack, is expected on Monday to appear for an arraignment. Kohberger, [Read More…]
Eight women join suit against Texas over abortion bans, claim their lives were put in danger
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Center for Reproductive Rights is expected to add eight more women to a lawsuit it filed against Texas over its abortion ban, claiming their lives were put at [Read More…]
Father dead, two children injured after antique grenade explodes in family home
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The discovery of a family relic turned deadly on Saturday. A father and his two sons were looking through their grandfather’s belongings in their home when they discovered a [Read More…]
Dan Ahlers Named New Executive Director of South Dakota Democratic Party
The South Dakota Democratic Party (SDDP) announced Dan Ahlers as their new executive director on Monday. Ahlers brings extensive administrative and political experience to the role as a former administrator of the Dell Rapids Chamber [Read More…]
Could the 14th Amendment be used to resolve the debt limit crisis?
Prasit photo/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As the nation heads toward a potential default, possibly as soon as June 1, President Joe Biden is facing pressure from some Democrats to use the 14th Amendment to unilaterally [Read More…]
ABC News exclusive: FAA giving airports more than $100M to help prevent runway incursions
Daniel Garrido/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — More than $100 million will go to airports across the country to reduce potential runway incursions, the Federal Aviation Administration told ABC News exclusively. The funding, announced Monday, will be [Read More…]
Minnesota bill legalizing recreational pot passes Senate, heads to governor’s desk
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Senators in Minnesota passed a bill Saturday that would allow recreational marijuana use by people over the age of 21 and make it the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults. The measure has [Read More…]
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