Month: June 2023
ER visits and EMS calls for heat-related emergencies are up, as Texas battles extreme heat: CDC
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (HOUSTON) — Emergency room visits in Texas have increased from the same time last year, as the state battles extreme heat, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For the [Read More…]
Judge hears arguments over whether to move Trump’s hush-money case into federal court
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge seemed disinclined on Tuesday to allow former President Donald Trump to move his criminal prosecution in New York into federal court. “The act for which the president [Read More…]
NASA says 98% of astronauts’ urine, sweat can be recycled into drinking water
NASA (HOUSTON) — The idea of recycling urine to make clean drinking water might make those with even the strongest stomachs a little queasy, but NASA has managed to do just that. The federal agency announced [Read More…]
Former police chief sentenced to life in prison in arson case
Prince George’s County Fire (ELLICOTT CITY, Md.) — A former Maryland police chief accused of being a serial arsonist who targeted his rivals has been sentenced to life in prison. David Crawford, 71, was found guilty [Read More…]
GOP voters and candidates weigh in on recording of Trump showing off ‘secret’ government info
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is continuing to insist there was no wrongdoing in his handling of sensitive government documents after he left the White House — and supporters continue to stand [Read More…]
Nikki Haley seemingly softens stance on Saudi crown prince she once called ‘responsible’ for death of Jamal Khashoggi
Drew Angerer/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley apparently backpedaled on her once tough rhetoric toward Saudi Arabia’s crown prince — suggesting Haley, who was once a Cabinet-level diplomat, may have malleable views on [Read More…]
West Nile Virus Grants Awarded in South Dakota
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce that nearly 200 cities, counties, and tribes across South Dakota will collectively receive $500,000 in grants to combat mosquitoes and prevent the [Read More…]
Montana man convicted of killing eagles and selling their feathers in South Dakota has been sentenced
59-year-old Harvey Hugs has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for killing eagles and selling their feathers in South Dakota. In late 2020, Hugs killed 14 golden eagles and sold their feathers and [Read More…]
Fatal Shooting in Sioux City on Monday night
36-year-old Marlon White-Eyes of Sioux City, was shot multiple times at 14th and Ingleside Ave. at around 6:40 p.m on Monday. He was taken to MercyOne hospital in critical condition, but later died from his [Read More…]
Judge dismisses claims against Ivanka Trump in New York AG’s $250M suit against Trump Organization
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate court on Tuesday dismissed a portion of the New York attorney general’s civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump and other members of the [Read More…]
Remains of actor Julian Sands found after he disappeared while hiking in January
Marco Piraccini/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — The remains of Julian Sands have been found after the British actor was reported missing in the mountains of Southern California earlier this year, authorities [Read More…]
Questions swirl around man arrested in killing 97-year-old woman and couple on their 50th wedding anniversary
kali9/Getty Images (NEWTON, Mass.) — It was supposed to be a day of celebration with the renewal of the wedding vows they took 50 years ago, but when Bruno and Gilda “Jill” D’Amore failed to show [Read More…]
Supreme Court overturns online stalking conviction, citing 1st Amendment
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of an online stalker from Colorado, tightening the standard by which threats made on social media can be punished as crimes. [Read More…]
Why SCOTUS election law ruling doesn’t stop North Carolina congressional map from being changed
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court decision on Tuesday rejecting a theory that would grant state legislatures broad authority to unilaterally craft and enforce election laws has little impact on the [Read More…]
As thousands of flights canceled, feud between United CEO and FAA spills out into public again
CHUYN/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Airlines have canceled more than 5,200 flights since Saturday in the U.S. and United Airlines CEO claimed the Federal Aviation Administration staffing and inexperience is partly to blame. United CEO Scott [Read More…]
More than $200 billion in pandemic relief potentially squandered, says government watchdog report
IronHeart/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal government squandered more than $200 billion in potential fraud in its aggressive rush to prop up small businesses as the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to shatter the U.S. economy, according to [Read More…]
‘The Bear’ becomes FX’s most-watched Hulu debut
FX Folks were very hungry for a return of The Bear. The FX series, starring Jeremy Allen White in his Golden Globe-winning turn as chef Carmen “Carmy” Berzatto, has become the network’s most-watched Hulu debut. [Read More…]
Remains of actor Julian Sands found after he disappeared while hiking in January
Marco Piraccini/Archivio Marco Piraccini/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images The remains of Julian Sands have been found after the British actor was reported missing in the mountains of Southern California earlier this year, authorities said. The [Read More…]
Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet cast as Lois Lane and Superman/Clark Kent in ‘Superman: Legacy’
Corenswet in ‘Hollywood’ – Netflix/Saeed Adyani; Brosnahan – Amazon Studios/Andy Kropa James Gunn, the co-CEO of DC Films, has just confirmed that Rachel Brosnahan will play Lois Lane and David Corenswet Clark Kent/Superman in Gunn’s [Read More…]
The “Axe” is back in trailer to final season of ‘Billions’
Showtime/Mark Seliger Showtime has released the trailer to the seventh and final season of its heralded drama Billions. The snippet was introduced by stars Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, the latter of whom left the [Read More…]
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