Month: August 2023

Possible explosion at Sherwin-Williams plant in Texas, police say
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (GARLAND, Texas) — At least one person was injured in a possible explosion at a Sherwin-Williams facility in Texas early Monday, authorities said. The victim — an employee at the paint manufacturing [Read More…]

Three dead in firefighting helicopter crash in California after midair collision with second helicopter
KABC (LOS ANGELES) — A firefighting helicopter crashed, killing all three crew members, after it collided with a second helicopter while battling a blaze in southern California on Sunday, fire officials said. Riverside County firefighters [Read More…]

Two killed, three injured in Long Beach boat fire: Fire department
Long Beach Fire Department (LONG BEACH, Calif.) — A boat fire in Long Beach, California, killed two people and injured three others, according to fire officials. The fire broke out near the 200 block of [Read More…]

Medical probe into whether police inaction contributed to any deaths in Uvalde shooting is at a standstill
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (UVALDE, Texas) — Fourteen months after a school shooting left 21 dead in Uvalde, Texas, the investigation into whether law enforcement inaction might have contributed to the deaths of any of the [Read More…]

Four-year-old run over by golf cart after dog accidentally rests on pedal: Fire department
Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (WESTLAND, Mich.) — A 4-year-old was uninjured Friday night after being run over by a golf cart after a dog laid down on the go pedal, according to fire department officials in [Read More…]

Democratic lawmaker calls for ‘well-positioned’ primary challenger to Biden
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips said Sunday he was undecided on whether he’d challenge President Joe Biden for their party’s nomination, though he defended [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 8/6/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 8, Kansas City 4 Baltimore 2, NY Mets 0 Minnesota 5, Arizona 3 Texas 6, Miami 0 Oakland [Read More…]

Body of 19-Year-Old Identified Near Rapid City Airport
The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office has identified the body of 19-year-old Patricia Brewer, found near the Rapid City Airport. The incident occurred around 3:30 am on a Saturday morning in the vicinity of East Highway [Read More…]

‘Barbie’ becomes 1st solo female-directed film to reach $1 billion at box office
Warner Bros. On Sunday, the Greta Gerwig-directed movie, Barbie, reached $1,031,481,000 at the worldwide box office, making her the first solo female director to cross the $1 billion plateau. Three films co-directed by women have crossed the [Read More…]

Historic high rates of food insecurity
Many would have thought food insecurity hit all-time highs during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Allison O’Toole, CEO of Second Harvest Heartland, a food bank based in Minnesota, says that’s not the case. AUDIO: Healthy Living [Read More…]

Twins sweep Diamondbacks on Wallner’s walk-off homer in 9th inning
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Matt Wallner hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday to give the Minnesota Twins a rain-delayed 5-3 victory and a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Christian [Read More…]

Concerns Raised Over Missing Information in Navigator Heartland Greenway Pipeline Application
A staff member for the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has expressed concerns about missing information related to occupied buildings near the proposed Navigator Heartland Greenway pipeline route in South Dakota. The $3.2 billion [Read More…]

Unidentified Woman Found Dead Near Rapid City Airport
Pennington County authorities are conducting an investigation to identify a woman’s body discovered on a road close to the Rapid City airport. The woman appears to have been run over by a vehicle, and the [Read More…]

Glacial break causes major flooding in Alaska, officials issue emergency declaration
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (JUNEAU, Alaska) — City officials in Juneau, Alaska, have issued an emergency declaration as a glacier lake outburst flood wreaks havoc near the city, where structures have been destroyed. [Read More…]

Severe storms, unrelenting heat affecting millions in these US states
ABC News (CHICAGO) — Extreme weather is blanketing much of the United States as the weekend comes to a close. The severe storms plaguing the Midwest on Saturday are now moving east. Eight tornadoes were reported [Read More…]

Influencer charged after chaos erupts in New York City’s Union Square
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Influencer and Twitch streamer Kai Cenat was charged with at least two counts of inciting a riot and unlawful assembly after thousands of people descended on Union [Read More…]

Pence: ‘No plans to testify’ at Trump’s Jan. 6 trial but would ‘comply with the law’
Scott Olson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday he doesn’t intend to testify in former President Donald Trump’s trial over Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — but Pence didn’t [Read More…]

Sweden knocks USA out of World Cup in penalty kicks
Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images (MELBOURNE, Australia) — The United States was knocked out of the World Cup by Sweden, in a match that pitted the reigning champions against a hard-charging team on a winning [Read More…]

Why tracking COVID reinfections has waned even as more people became sick
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Millions of COVID-19 reinfections have been reported across the country yet just 11 states confirmed they are actively tracking them, according to an ABC News analysis. At least 18 states [Read More…]

‘Pretty sad at this point’: Top House Democrat pushes back on Trump’s Jan. 6 defense
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar on Sunday pushed back on arguments by Donald Trump’s attorney that he wasn’t acting with illegal intent in pushing to overturn the 2020 election. “Everybody saw [Read More…]
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