Month: July 2023
‘Insidious: The Red Door’ scares up $32.6 million to top the weekend box office
David Lukacs Insidious: The Red Door opened at no. 1 at the North American box office, beating expectations with an estimated $32.6 million. Overseas, the fifth installment in the Insidious franchise — starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins, Andrew Astor, Steve Coulter, Whannell, Angus Sampson and Lin [Read More…]
Sunday Afternoon Explosion at Onida Ethanol Plant
An explosion at Ringneck Energy in Onida on Sunday afternoon caused major structural damage to the ethanol production portion of the plant. The Sully County Sheriff’s Office secured the scene, and no one was injured. [Read More…]
Four Wheeler Fatality in Eastern Sioux Falls
On Saturday, the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office released a statement confirming the death of a woman due to injuries sustained in a four-wheeler accident. Responding to a report of a four-wheeler accident, officers were dispatched [Read More…]
Man charged with kidnapping, killing his ex-girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter
FBI Detroit (MICHIGAN) — A Michigan man faces federal charges for allegedly kidnapping his former girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter and then apparently strangling the toddler, whose body was found days later in Detroit. Rashad Trice, 26, [Read More…]
6 dead after business jet crashes into field while approaching California airport
KABC (CALIFORNIA) — Six people were killed when a business jet traveling from Las Vegas to southern California crashed into a field while approaching an airport and then became engulfed in flames, authorities said. The [Read More…]
UNC to offer free tuition to some students whose families make less than $80,000 a year
Wang Yukun/Getty Images (NORTH CAROLINA) — The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill announced that it would be providing free tuition and fees to students from North Carolina families making less than $80,000 a year. [Read More…]
Mega Millions jackpot approaches half a billion after no winner in Friday’s drawing
Capelle.r/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After no ticket was selected on Friday, the Mega Millions jackpot grew to an estimated $480 million, with a cash option of $240.7 million. The next drawing will be on [Read More…]
15 million Americans across 6 states under heat alerts this weekend
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Across six states on Saturday, 15 million Americans will be under heat alerts from Miami to Phoenix to Washington State. In the Southeast, the heat index will be brutal this [Read More…]
Chicago police officers under investigation for alleged sexual misconduct with migrant
Bruce Leighty/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — The agency that is responsible for Chicago police oversight said Friday it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct involving police officers and a migrant at a police station. The Civilian [Read More…]
What to know about the potential UPS Teamsters strike
Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Negotiations broke down this week between UPS and its Teamster-represented workers, weeks before their contract is set to expire. As a potential strike looms, UPS workers across the country [Read More…]
Man swept into Omaha manhole during heavy rain was washed down pipes for a mile before rescue
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Firefighters rescued two men who fell into a manhole during heavy rain in downtown Omaha on Friday, including one who was washed about a mile through sewer pipes before getting trapped [Read More…]
Harassment of TV meteorologists reflects broader anti-science, anti-media trends
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The harassment started to intensify as TV meteorologist Chris Gloninger did more reporting on climate change during local newscasts — outraged emails and even a threat to show up at [Read More…]
Meat processor agrees to reform hiring after two teens were found at a Minnesota plant
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second company involved in meat processing has agreed to reform its hiring practices after investigators recently discovered teenagers working there. The Labor Department said Friday that Monogram Foods will pay [Read More…]
Authorities name 3 Minnesotans who drowned during family gathering over July 4 weekend
RED WING, Minn. (AP) — Authorities have identified three people who drowned in a tributary of the Mississippi River near Red Wing over the Fourth of July weekend. The Southern Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s office said [Read More…]
Improving habitat for the deer herd
Outdoor writer Bill Winke, host of Hoyt’s Bowhunting Whitetails, says one of the best ways to help build the deer herd on your farm is to improve the habitat. On this episode, he talks about [Read More…]
UPS workers’ union leader explains what’s at stake as strike edges closer
Ty O’Neil/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Workers for UPS are edging closer to a strike after a breakdown in talks between the delivery giant and the Teamsters union representing its employees. Both [Read More…]
Hospital in Haiti suspends treatment after armed men storm facility, forcibly remove gunshot victim
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Nearly two dozen armed men stormed a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the Tabarre section of Port-au-Prince Thursday night, forcibly removing a gunshot victim [Read More…]
Two more locally acquired cases of malaria found in Florida, bringing recent US total to seven
Anton Petrus/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More cases of locally acquired malaria have been detected in the United States, bringing the total up to seven across the country. In a recent report, Florida health officials [Read More…]
Lyft driver shot dead in DC amid surge in violence in the city
Metropolitan Police Department (WASHINGTON) — Police in Washington, D.C., are searching for the suspects who shot and killed a Lyft driver in one of many recent acts of violence in the city. Nasrat Ahmad Yar, [Read More…]
California man arrested in connection with serial murders of Mexican strip club workers
US Department of JUstice (DOWNEY, Calif.) — A California man has been arrested in connection with serial murders targeting strip club workers in Mexico. U.S. Marshals and the FBI on Thursday arrested 30-year-old Bryant Rivera, [Read More…]
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