Month: May 2023
‘I didn’t ask for this’: Who pays for medical bills after mass shootings?
SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Ashtin Gamblin remembers the night she was shot nine times, she can picture herself lying in the ambulance and worrying about whether she could afford it. [Read More…]
Senator calls on Fed to fire staff over Silicon Valley Bank failure
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., on Thursday called for firings at the Federal Reserve over the central bank’s failure to regulate Silicon Valley Bank in the run-up to its collapse. The [Read More…]
“I had a hard time keeping it together”: Sean Gunn on playing Rocket Raccoon in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Gunn, left as Kraglin, center as Rocket — Marvel Studios Actor Sean Gunn has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the original Guardians of the Galaxy, not only playing the Ravager Kraglin, but [Read More…]
Khloé Kardashian shuts down Tristan Thompson reunion speculation
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Remy Martin Khloé Kardashian is setting the record straight and standing up against false narratives. On Wednesday, the Good American founder responded to speculation about her rekindling her relationship with ex [Read More…]
Apple TV+ releases teaser for Scorsese’s star-studded ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
Apple TV+ On Thursday, Apple TV+ dropped the intense first teaser for Killers of the Flower Moon, the drama from Academy Award winner Martin Scorsese starring Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro and Brendan [Read More…]
A longtime member of the House Ag Committee has died
Former U.S. Congressman Charles (Charlie) Stenholm, a Blue Dog Democrat from Texas and long-time ranking member of the House Ag Committee has died. He passed away in his Grandbury, Texas home Wednesday. He was 84. [Read More…]
Supreme Court shields Twitter, social media giants from liability for terror content
Grant Faint/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with social media giants in a case brought by families of victims in a terrorist attack in Turkey. The court unanimously ruled that Twitter [Read More…]
Names released in Aurora County fatal crash
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety has released names of two people who died last Saturday evening in a two-vehicle crash east of Plankinton. Preliminary crash information indicates a passenger car was traveling eastbound [Read More…]
Why legendary music artists are selling the rights to their songs
NoSystem images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of music artists that includes legends like Whitney Houston, through her estate, and Bob Dylan have sold all or part of their song catalogs in recent years [Read More…]
DWU announces five Hall of Fame inductees for 2023
Mitchell, S.D. (DWUAthletics.com) – The Dakota Wesleyan University athletic department will induct four individuals and their first ever team into the DWU Athletic Hall of Fame on Sept. 16, 2023, during Blue & White Days. The [Read More…]
Rainn Wilson explores the world, and mental health, in Peacock’s ‘The Geography of Bliss’
Peacock The Office veteran Rainn Wilson travels the world looking for happiness in Peacock’s new series Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss. Based on Eric Weiner’s New York Times bestselling book, The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places [Read More…]
Gabrielle Union seemingly repsonds to criticism over 50/50 financial arrangement with Dwyane Wade
Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Gabrielle Union is unfazed by online criticism following the revelation about her financial arrangement with husband Dwyane Wade, in which the two split everything evenly. In an Instagram [Read More…]
In Brief: Eddie Murphy could revive ‘Pink Panther’, and more
Deadline reports Eddie Murphy is in talks to star in a new Pink Panther movie. Murphy is expected to play bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau, the role originated in the 1960s by Peter Sellers, followed by [Read More…]
Nebraska wheat production results from this year’s crop tour
Estimates for Nebraska’s winter wheat crop show a significant decline in production and an increase in abandoned acres. Royce Shaneman, executive director with the Nebraska Wheat Board, tells Brownfield the crop is short, and stands [Read More…]
Tightening ASTM standards shines a spotlight on biodiesel quality performance
In this episode of Fueling Conversations, Steve Howell, founding partner of MARC-IV Consulting and senior technical advisor to Clean Fuels Alliance America, will discuss some of the history behind the ASTM standard for biodiesel and [Read More…]
A few showers on the Plains; dry weather across the rest of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, scattered frost and light freezes were reported Thursday morning in the lower Great Lakes region, mainly in Michigan and Ohio. In contrast, warm weather prevails west of the Mississippi River. Elsewhere, [Read More…]
Flood Warning issued May 18 at 7:48AM MDT until further notice by NWS
…The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Iowa… South Dakota… Little Sioux River at Spencer affecting Clay County. James River near Mitchell affecting Davison and Hanson Counties. James River near Forestburg affecting Sanborn [Read More…]
US Avenger an ‘important boost’ for Ukrainian air defense, top commander says
Oleksiy Pshemyskiy/ABC News (NEW YORK) — U.S. Avenger air defense systems, which are mounted on Humvees and are highly mobile, are now being used to protect major Ukrainian cities and to protect Ukraine’s ground forces [Read More…]
Seven inmates hospitalized after incident at Washington state jail
Everett Fire Department (EVERETT, Wash.) — An incident at a Washington jail Wednesday prompted a significant emergency response and sent seven inmates to the hospital after a potential fentanyl exposure. The incident resulted in seven [Read More…]
Eight-year-old girl dies in US Border Patrol custody in Texas
Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 8-year-old girl died while under U.S. Border Patrol custody in Texas on Wednesday, authorities said. The child and her family were in custody at the Border Patrol [Read More…]
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