Month: September 2023

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Farmer hit a two-run homer to cap Minnesota’s four-run seventh inning, Kenta Maeda threw seven strong innings and the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Thursday night. Rookies Edouard [Read More…]

Jalen Hurts runs for 2 TDs, throws for a score; Eagles hold off fumble-prone Vikings 34-28

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts forced a throw into double coverage, one of his worst passes in years, and was picked off. A.J. Brown — he of the nearly 1,500 yards receiving a year ago [Read More…]

‘Future’ of voting unrealized: Few counties adopt vote centers and e-poll books

(Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight) – Vote centers and electronic poll books were touted as the future of voting in South Dakota more than a decade ago. The state was one of the first to [Read More…]

350 migrants found ‘crowded and dehydrated’ in trailer in Mexico, authorities say

omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (MEXICO CITY and LONDON) — Hundreds of migrants from Central and South America were found “crowded and dehydrated” in the back of a tractor-trailer in southeastern Mexico on Thursday, authorities said. The discovery [Read More…]

Libya flooding deaths top 11,000 with another 10,000 missing

Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (LONDON) — The death toll from devastating floods in eastern Libya has surpassed 11,000, according to the Libyan Red Crescent. The Libyan Red Crescent said Friday that [Read More…]

South Dakota Students to Join NASA Mission for Upcoming Solar Eclipse

Students from South Dakota Mines, Spearfish High School, Lakota Tech, and Newcastle, Wyoming, are gearing up to travel to New Mexico to participate in a NASA project during an upcoming solar eclipse in one month. [Read More…]

AAA Introduces Satellite-Based Roadside Assistance for iPhone 14 and Newer Models

AAA is set to launch a new roadside assistance feature that will be accessible via satellite for iPhone 14 and newer models, regardless of cell or WiFi service availability. This technology aims to provide help [Read More…]

Investigation Underway After Threat to Parker School Homecoming Parade

An investigation is in progress in Turner County following a reported threat to the Parker School’s homecoming parade. The Turner County Sheriff’s Office has detained one individual in connection with the alleged threat and currently [Read More…]

Former South Dakota Prison Employee Faces Charges for Sexual Acts with Inmate

Cassandra Jelsma, a former prison employee in Springfield, S.D., has been charged with engaging in sexual acts with an inmate serving time for drug and DUI charges in Minnehaha County. The alleged incidents occurred between [Read More…]

Minnesota 5th-Grade Teacher Faces Child Sexual Misconduct Charges

A 5th-grade teacher in Slayton, Minnesota, Nathan Wieneke, is facing six charges of sexual misconduct with a child under 14, along with two counts of witness tampering, following an investigation prompted by reports of inappropriate [Read More…]

Hurricane Lee live updates: Storm passes Bermuda, gets closer to New England

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, a Category 1 storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean, is bringing dangerous rip currents to the East Coast before heading to New England, where a hurricane watch is [Read More…]

Hunter Biden’s indictment stopped at gun charges. But more may be coming

Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The indictment of Hunter Biden on Thursday made one thing all but certain: President Joe Biden will embark on a 2024 reelection bid dogged once again by his son’s [Read More…]

COVID guide: What to know about symptoms, testing, treatment and vaccines

SONGPHOL THESAKIT/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise across the United States and a new updated vaccine becomes available, many have questions on how to best keep their families safe. Much [Read More…]

UAW launches strike against Big 3 automakers

MATTHEW HATCHER/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A union representing nearly 150,000 autoworkers launched a strike early Friday morning against the Big 3 U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. The United Auto Workers, or [Read More…]

‘A Million Miles Away’ tells the inspiring story farmworker-turned-astronaut José Hernández

Daniel Daza The new film A Million Miles Away tells the remarkable true story of José Hernández, a migrant worker, who picked produce in the fields of central California, before succeeding in his dream to become a NASA astronaut. [Read More…]

Most casualties in Libya floods could have been avoided: World Meteorological Organization chief

Hamza Al Ahmar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (LONDON) — Most of the casualties in the devastating Libya floods could have been avoided if the divided country had a functioning meteorological service, the head of the [Read More…]

Philadelphia teachers sue district for First Amendment rights violation over asbestos protests

Google Maps Street View (PHILADELPHIA) — Three Philadelphia school teachers filed a proposed class action lawsuit on August 18 against the School District of Philadelphia, accusing the district of violating their First Amendment rights after [Read More…]

Judge issues interim stay of New York AG’s $250M fraud suit against Trump: Sources

Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A New York appellate judge on Thursday issued an interim stay of the state attorney general’s $250 million civil fraud lawsuit against former President Donald Trump that is scheduled [Read More…]

Strike against automakers could slow US economy, trigger job losses