Month: July 2023
Kansas farmer didn’t harvest any wheat and it continues to rain
A Western Kansas farmer says drought destroyed his entire winter wheat crop and now it won’t stop raining. “We’ve gone from having the driest three- year period of my lifetime to now having 20 inches [Read More…]
South Dakota Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Motorcycle Crash in Lawrence County
The South Dakota Highway Patrol is currently investigating a tragic motorcycle accident that occurred in Lawrence County. According to officials, the incident took place around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday when an 18-year-old motorcyclist failed to [Read More…]
Vermillion Police Investigate Fatal Stabbing; Suspect Arrested for First-Degree Murder
The Vermillion Police Department is currently conducting an investigation into a fatal stabbing that occurred early Sunday morning, resulting in the death of a 47-year-old resident. The victim’s identity is being withheld until family notification, [Read More…]
Death toll rises to 54 after blast at Pakistan political gathering
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll after an apparent suicide bombing in Pakistan has risen to 54, officials said on Monday. No organization has yet taken responsibility for the apparent suicide bombing, which injured [Read More…]
Millions in Haiti starve as food, blocked by gangs, rots on the ground
Matt Rivers/ABC News (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — Haiti is in the grips of a ravaging hunger crisis, where nearly five million Haitians — half of the country — do not get enough to eat on a [Read More…]
Inside the large-scale military exercise in Australia to counter China’s influence in the Pacific
ABC News (TOWNSVILLE, Australia) — For the next week 30,000 troops from the U.S., Australia, and 11 other countries will continue their joint training in different parts of Australia as part of the Talisman Sabre [Read More…]
Haiti’s gang violence worsens humanitarian crisis amid political turmoil
KeithBinns/Getty Images (PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti) — When handing out machetes on the streets of Haiti to people who’ve never really used them, it’s important to wrap up the blades. They’re really sharp, and it’s easy to [Read More…]
Wicked weather slams millions in US as storms snap heat wave on East Coast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Millions of people in the eastern United States awoke to cooler, drier air on Monday morning after blustery storms helped bring an end to the first heat wave of the [Read More…]
Lori Vallow Daybell to be sentenced for murders of her two youngest children
Madison County Sheriff Office (BOISE, Idaho) — An Idaho mother is set to learn her fate after being convicted in the murders of her two youngest children. Lori Vallow Daybell will return to court in [Read More…]
Mar-a-Lago property manager to be arraigned in special counsel’s classified documents probe
Scott Olson/Getty Images (MIAMI) — The newest defendant to be charged as part of the classified documents case brought by special counsel Jack Smith against former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear in court [Read More…]
Harris raises alarm about abortion restrictions but has ‘faith in the people of America’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Vice President Kamala Harris called out leaders in several states who she says have been diminishing the reproductive rights of women after last year’s Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe [Read More…]
First stadium built for professional women’s sports team going up in Kansas City
Kansas City (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) — As the Women’s World Cup shines a global spotlight on women’s soccer, Kansas City, Missouri, is paying more permanent tribute to the sport. The first stadium in the world [Read More…]
‘Barbie’ repeats at #1 with $93 million weekend
Warner Bros. The combination of Barbie and Oppenheimer continued to lift the previously lackluster summer box office. Barbie topped the North American box office for the second straight week with an estimated $93 million, bringing its two-week total to $351.4 [Read More…]
Six migrant workers hit in possible intentional vehicular assault, police say
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Six people were hit by a car Sunday outside a store in North Carolina in what authorities said they suspected was an intentional assault on a group of migrant [Read More…]
Records shed light on why K-9 cop was fired after siccing dog on trucker: Report
Circleville Police Department (CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio) — The firing of an Ohio K-9 officer was not due to him siccing his police dog on an unarmed Black truck driver who surrendered with his hands up following [Read More…]
Five wounded, two critically, in Michigan shopping center shooting
kali9/Getty Images (LANSING, Mich.) — Gunfire erupted early Sunday in the parking lot of a Michigan shopping center, leaving five people wounded, two critically, and several people detained for questioning, police said. The shooting unfolded [Read More…]
Cougar attacks 8-year-old, leading to closures in Washington’s Olympic National Park
Mark Newman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 8-year-old was attacked by a cougar Saturday, prompting authorities to close Lake Angeles and Heather Park in Olympic National Park, Washington, until further notice. Authorities were notified at [Read More…]
Trump team launching legal defense fund to help pay legal bills
Jeff Swensen/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump’s team is launching a legal defense fund aimed at helping to handle the onslaught of legal bills the former president and his allies face as the [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 7/30/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Miami 8, Detroit 6 Colorado 2, Oakland 0 Seattle 4, Arizona 0 San Diego 5, Texas 3 San Francisco [Read More…]
Doctors increasingly discourage vaping amid mounting health concerns
Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping– even as a smoking cessation tool. For current smokers, “there [Read More…]
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