Month: July 2023
Suspects arrested after three women attacked on Manhattan’s West Side: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two men have been arrested following three attacks on women in Manhattan’s Riverside Park this week, according to New York City police. The first attack was at about 4:40 [Read More…]
Judge sets spring trial date for classified docs case in blow to Trump’s quest for indefinite delay
Mario Tama/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge has dealt a blow to former President Donald Trump’s push to indefinitely delay his classified documents trial. The former president will now stand trial in May [Read More…]
Family of Gilgo Beach murder suspect releases statement: ‘Devastating time’
Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The relatives of Gilgo Beach, New York, murder suspect Rex Heuermann are “going through a devastating time,” their attorney said in a statement Friday. Heuermann’s [Read More…]
Grand jury probing Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election will not meet Friday: Sources
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The grand jury in Washington, D.C., investigating former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election is not meeting Friday, according to sources. Court security confirmed to ABC [Read More…]
Rare ‘Star Wars’ figure expected to fetch around $20K at upcoming auction
Courtesy Excalibur Auctions If you’re a Star Wars fan with very deep pockets, you’ll have a chance on Saturday, July 22, to own an action figure called the “Holy Grail” of collectibles. U.K.-based Excalibur Auctions [Read More…]
Corn and soybean conditions improve in southwest Iowa
A southwest Iowa farmer says crop conditions have improved after a dry start to the growing season. Justin Ewalt raises corn, soybeans, and cattle near Tabor in Fremont County. “We turned the corner as far [Read More…]
Age of South Dakota farmers rise – along with land and input costs
DIMOCK, S.D. (Abbey Stegenga, South Dakota News Watch) – Ron Neugebauer has been farming in South Dakota for more than 60 years. He began in the early 1960s when he was in high school. By [Read More…]
US ambassador to China and high level diplomat in East Asia targeted in recent cyberattack: sources
Matt Anderson Photography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, and the State Department’s Assistant Secretary for East Asia Daniel Kritenbrink’s email accounts were breached by China-based hackers in the massive [Read More…]
Hawaii’s coral reefs are in peril. What researchers are doing to restore coral ecosystems and preserve biodiversity
Lea McQuillan / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Hawaiian Islands are home to paradise, both above and beneath the ocean’s surface. However, nestled on the floor of the Pacific Ocean exists an underwater ecosystem [Read More…]
Mitchell Tech online programs ranked 14th nationally
Mitchell Technical College’s was named the 14th Best Online Community College in the nation by College Consensus. “Attending community college is the gateway to so many opportunities for a variety of students,” according to organization’s [Read More…]
How AI is being used to detect, treat cancer — and the potential risks for patients
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Artificial intelligence, or AI, is continuing to expand into many areas of our lives and one of those is cancer detection. Researchers are using machine-learning to build tools in [Read More…]
AI advances fuel industry trying to preserve loved ones after death
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Justin Harrison suffered a nasty bout of strep throat two weeks ago, he said he received a barrage of text messages from his mom urging him to take [Read More…]
Dispute over threat of extinction posed by AI looms over surging industry
Qi Yang/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — While experts disagree about whether AI poses an existential threat, Dan Hendrycks, a researcher and the director of the Center for AI Safety, or CAIS, is among those who [Read More…]
“Barbenheimer” now “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes as ‘Oppenheimer’ stars weigh in on trend
Warner Bros. Pictures – Universal If you’re thinking of hitting that “Barbenheimer” double feature over the weekend, you can’t go wrong, at least according to the ratings aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. That’s because Greta Gerwig‘s cotton [Read More…]
Afroman pushes back against cop lawsuit over recent music video
ABC News (NEW YORK) — After his home was raided by cops last year, despite no criminal charges, rapper Afroman said he decided to turn his emotions over the incident into his art. “The best [Read More…]
Rescuers to assess whether to continue search for children washed away in flash flood
ABC News (BUCKS COUNTY, Penn.) — Rescuers will assess Friday morning whether or not they can continue the search for a 2-year-old girl and her 9-month-old brother who were washed away with their mother in [Read More…]
School bus monitor charged after 6-year-old with special needs dies in bus incident
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office (FRANKLIN, N.J.) — A school bus monitor is facing charges after a 6-year-old girl with special needs died following an incident on a bus ride in New Jersey, prosecutors said. The [Read More…]
‘The law is quite clear’: Anti-abortion doctor testifies in support of Texas’ ban
SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP / Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — On the second day of a hearing over a lawsuit filed against the state of Texas, an anti-abortion doctor who practices in the state testified [Read More…]
Five dead in mass shooting on Caribbean island of St. Vincent: Police
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad) – Authorities are on high alert in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, following a shooting incident that left five people dead. Around 8 p.m. Wednesday, local time, officers [Read More…]
Mystery swirls around US soldier who entered North Korea days ago, officials say
Stockbyte/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Almost 72 hours after 23-year-old U.S. Army Private 2nd Class Travis King entered North Korea, American officials say they have not been able to gain clarity on his location or condition [Read More…]
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