Month: June 2023
Miami’s Mayor Francis Suarez says he’s running for president against Trump in 2024
GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging Donald Trump for the Republican nomination. Suarez told co-anchor George Stephanopoulos in an [Read More…]
Senators propose ‘first step’ to address US drug shortages by examining supply chains
Michael Godek/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Shortages of critical medication have plagued the country, according to a recent congressional report, and a bipartisan pair of senators is now looking for answers from federal agencies about the [Read More…]
US Olympic athlete who competed in 2022 Beijing Games dies in motorcycle accident
Wang Song/Xinhua via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 24-year-old United States Olympic athlete who competed in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games has died after being involved in a motorcycle accident, police say. Authorities [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 6/14/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 8, LA Dodgers 4 Minnesota 4, Milwaukee 2 Atlanta 10, Detroit 7 Atlanta 6, Detroit 5 [Read More…]
Woman says she was forced to travel for an abortion despite her fetus’s fatal condition
Courtesy of Heather Maberry (NEW YORK) — A Kentucky mother of three says she was forced to travel out of state for an abortion despite her fetus being diagnosed with a fatal condition. After Heather [Read More…]
Suicide rate increased 60% since 2011 among US youth and young adults: CDC report
xijian/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deaths from suicide among youth and young adults have been increasing over the last two decades in the United States, new federal data showed. For those between the ages of [Read More…]
Instant Pot, Pyrex maker files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Instant Brands, the parent company of beloved kitchenware and houseware brands like Pyrex glassware and Instant Pot, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Earlier this week, Instant Brands announced [Read More…]
Federal Reserve pauses interest rates after 15 months of hikes
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Federal Reserve paused its aggressive series of interest rate hikes on Wednesday, ending a string of 10 consecutive rate increases that stretches back 15 months. Nearly all members of the [Read More…]
Treat Williams’ Daughter “absolutely shattered” following his tragic death
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Treat Williams’ daughter, Elinor Williams, is speaking out after her father’s tragic death at the age of 71. “This is a pain I have never felt. I am absolutely shattered,” Ellie shared on [Read More…]
Strengthening verification of animal-raising claims
One of the jobs of the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is to make sure products that are labeled with certain animal-raising claims are actually raised in that manner. Sandra Eskin, undersecretary for USDA’s [Read More…]
Two Americans found dead in hotel room in Baja California Sur, Mexico: Police
mbbirdy/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two Americans were found dead in their luxury hotel room in Baja California Sur, Mexico, on Tuesday, local police told ABC News. When police and paramedics arrived at the Hotel [Read More…]
Seventy-nine dead, 104 rescued after boat carrying migrants capsizes near Greece
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (ATHENS, Greece) — Rescue efforts were underway Wednesday after a fishing vessel carrying migrants capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, about 54 miles off the coast of Pylos, Greece. At least 104 [Read More…]
Idaho college murders case prompts prosecution request for big budget hike
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (MOSCOW, Idaho) — Justice may be blind, but it’s not cheap. Prosecutors in Moscow, Idaho, this week said the upcoming prosecution of Bryan Kohberger, the man charged with killing four college students [Read More…]
Sioux Falls man sentenced to life in prison after high speed chase and shots fired.
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that two defendants have been sentenced to prison after earlier pleading guilty to a high-speed chase that included shots being fired at law enforcement. [Read More…]
Verizon 5G coming to Parkston, Aberdeen and Pine Ridge
Verizon is set to introduce its 5G service to Pine Ridge, Aberdeen, and Parkston this summer, marking the first time these areas will have access to this advanced technology. Furthermore, the coverage of 5G continues [Read More…]
Yankton Man Involved in Fatal Crash in Southwestern Minnesota
The Minnesota State Patrol is investigating a fatal crash involving a semi-truck and a car in Pipestone County, southwestern Minnesota. The crash occurred at approximately 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13 on Highway 30, about [Read More…]
Mayon volcano eruption wreaking havoc on Philippine island could last for months
Lisa Marie David/NurPhoto via Getty Images (LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines) — Tens of thousands of villagers in the Philippines are facing long-term displacement as the Mayon volcano continues to erupt — and is expected to do so [Read More…]
Mitchell’s Carly Haring Selected as USD’s 34th Postgraduate Scholar
By: Britni Smith, USD Sports Information VERMILLION, S.D. — South Dakota track and field athlete Carly Haring has been awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship for her dedication in the classroom and on the track. Haring will [Read More…]
Student loan payments to restart in October after 3-year COVID pause, official says
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People’s Rally to Cancel Student Debt (WASHINGTON) — While the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow President Joe Biden to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in federal student loan debt, the [Read More…]
Vivek Ramaswamy says he wouldn’t seek to charge Biden if elected president
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, if elected to the White House, would not pursue charges against Joe Biden over the current president’s handling of classified documents while out of office, Ramaswamy [Read More…]
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