Month: August 2023
Scoreboard roundup — 8/28/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Philadelphia 6, LA Angels 4 Texas 4, NY Mets 3 Toronto 6, Washington 3 Pittsburgh 5, Kansas City 0 [Read More…]
Couple welcomes quintuplets after years of infertility
Courtesy Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center (NEW YORK) — With one delivery, Graham and Stephanie Freels became first-time parents, times five. Stephanie Freels, 27, gave birth on June 4 to five babies [Read More…]
Chipotle agrees to $300K settlement over child labor allegations in DC
RapidEye/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to a six-figure settlement after an investigation in the nation’s capital “identified over 800 potential violations of Washington, D.C.’s child labor laws over the past [Read More…]
The Weeknd’s controversial HBO series ‘The Idol’ canceled after one season
Eddy Chen/HBO HBO’s The Idol, co-created and executive-produced by and starring The Weeknd, has been canceled after one season. In a statement, a spokesman for HBO told ABC Audio, “The Idol was one of HBO’s [Read More…]
Another technological advancement in farm machinery on the horizon
The head of Case IH North America says farm equipment will see some of its biggest technology shifts in the next five to ten years. Kurt Coffey tells Brownfield that alternative propulsion is one example. [Read More…]
Changing the stigma around food assistance
More than 34 million Americans, including 9 million children experience food insecurity. Today, 90 percent of counties with the highest food insecurity rates are rural. Charles Blazevich says there is significant work being done to [Read More…]
Countries must provide a clean and healthy environment for children: UN
Lucia Vazquez/ABC News (NEW YORK) — A United Nations committee strengthened a treaty on Monday on children’s rights in their fight against climate change, according to new guidance from the organization. Countries should work to [Read More…]
Idalia live updates: Storm strengthens into hurricane as it heads for Florida
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Idalia is forecast to make landfall Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend area, north of Tampa. The storm is expected to strengthen further as it nears the Sunshine State, [Read More…]
Argument Between Neighbors Results In Arrest
Mitchell police are investigating a shooting which occurred over the weekend. On Sunday morning at 12:24 AM, officers responded to a report of a gun being pointed and fired at an individual in the Ponderosa [Read More…]
Georgia election hearing updates: Court adjourns with no decision yet in Meadows case
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, charged along with 18 others in Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ sweeping racketeering indictment for alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 [Read More…]
On China trade, South Dakota farmers face an ‘uneasy balance’
(Bart Pfankuch/South Dakota News Watch) – As political apprehension over the U.S.-China relationship rises, South Dakota farmers find themselves forced to think more globally and find a way to support American national security interests while [Read More…]
Three Marines killed in V-22 Osprey crash in Australia identified
abzee/Getty Images (DARWIN, Australia) — The Marine Corps on Monday identified the three Marines killed on Sunday when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a training exercise off the northern coast of Australia. The MV-22B Osprey [Read More…]
Security guard details encounter with alleged Jacksonville gunman prior to racially motivated shooting
(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) — The president of a historically Black college in Jacksonville said Monday that he is convinced a group of students and a security officer thwarted a potential campus massacre by the same gunman [Read More…]
Maui Electric responds to lawsuit, claims power lines were de-energized after Aug. 8 fire
ABC News (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Maui Electric confirmed Monday that downed power lines were the cause behind a morning fire near Lahaina on Aug. 8, however the company maintains they had shut off the power [Read More…]
March on Washington organizer remembers historic moment as country pushes for change
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Sixty years ago, thousands gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to advocate for the civil and economic rights of Black people. “250,000 people came to Washington, DC. They came [Read More…]
Tropical Storm Idalia updates: Florida braces for hurricane’s landfall
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Idalia is expected to strengthen to a hurricane on Monday as it bears down on Florida. Idalia could become a major Category 3 hurricane by Tuesday night. Landfall [Read More…]
UNC-Chapel Hill faculty member killed, suspect in custody after campus lockdown
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (CHAPEL HILL, N.C.) — A University of North Carolina faculty member was killed Monday afternoon after a suspect opened fire on the Chapel Hill campus, prompting a lockdown for three hours, the [Read More…]
New Trump trial date is the day before Super Tuesday. Will it matter?
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The federal trial over former President Donald Trump’s alleged illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election is slated to start on March 4, 2024 — one day before “Super Tuesday” [Read More…]
Adam Sandler’s family-filled ‘Bat Mitzvah’ gifts him best Rotten Tomatoes score of his career
Netflix While he has veered from dumb comedies like Big Daddy to celebrated dramatic performances in Uncut Gems and Hustle, Adam Sandler‘s latest film has given him his highest marks yet. At least when it [Read More…]
Cynthia Erivo gets animated in musical performance in ‘Strange Planet’
Apple TV+ Tony, Grammy and Oscar winner Cynthia Erivo is the latest celebrity to pop up — in animated form — in Apple TV+’s new series Strange Planet. However, don’t expect to recognize her by [Read More…]
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