Month: September 2023
Luxury cruise ship pulled free days after getting stuck off Greenland’s coast, authorities say
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 people has been pulled free days after it got stuck off the coast of Greenland, authorities said. The Joint Arctic Command, [Read More…]
Tensions rise on Italy’s Lampedusa island amid migrant influx, posing headache for Meloni’s government
Anadolu Agency/Getty Images (LONDON) — Tensions are rising quickly in Lampedusa — a small Italian island located off the coast of Sicily — after local officials said around 6,700 migrants arrived this week, with many [Read More…]
Morocco earthquake updates: Over 2,900 killed in rare, powerful quake
Said Echarif/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (MARAKECH, Morocco) — The death toll has continued to climb in the wake of the rare and powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night. More than 2,900 people [Read More…]
Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante planned to flee to Canada, says cops almost stepped on him during manhunt
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A convicted murderer who had eluded capture for nearly two weeks after escaping from a Pennsylvania prison was apparently planning to flee to Canada. In interviews with authorities hours [Read More…]
Tragic Accident Claims Life of South Dakota Man in Shooting Incident
A 44-year-old man from rural Sinai, South Dakota, lost his life in a tragic accident when a firearm accidentally discharged during a practice session. The incident occurred between 12 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday at [Read More…]
Iowa Man Accused of Shooting Police Officer Arrested in Minnesota
Kyle Lou Ricke, a 43-year-old man from Northern Iowa, was arrested in Minnesota, Wednesday night after allegedly shooting an Algona police officer. The incident occurred on the 1100 block of South Minnesota Street, leading to [Read More…]
Adam Sandler to launch 25-City North American I Missed You comedy tour in October
Paul Morigi/Getty Images Adam Sandler will launch his 25-city I Missed You North American tour in October, the comedian and Live Nation announced on Wednesday, September 13. The tour, which also teases a “surprise guest,” will [Read More…]
“It was the epicenter”: 25 years ago, MTV’s ‘Total Request Live’ premiered
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage Twenty-five years ago — September 14, 1998 — pop culture got a new hot spot: MTV’s Total Request Live, which provided fans with a single place to get up close and personal with their [Read More…]
‘Trolls Band Together’ trailer confirms first new *NSYNC song in 20 years, “Better Place”
DreamWorks Animation After weeks of rumors and teases, *NSYNC has finally confirmed their first new song in 20 years, which will appear on the soundtrack of the animated film Trolls Band Together. It’s called “Better [Read More…]
HBO’s ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ set to return sans writers, WGA threatens to picket show
Janet Van Ham/HBO Bill Maher announced on Wednesday, September 13 that he’ll bring back his HBO show Real Time without writers, angering the WGA, which says it will picket the show. ” … It has [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘LEGO Masters’ renewed and more
Ahead of its fourth season premiere on September 28, Fox has already renewed LEGO Masters for a fifth season, debuting in 2024. The show, a hit with critics and fans, once again hosted and executive [Read More…]
The importance of using biologicals in a crop nutrition program
Science is changing and evolving and the ag industry is starting to know more about biologicals. Science is demonstrating why biologicals need to be part of crop production. …
American caver Mark Dickey speaks out about rescue from Turkish cave
Piccell/Getty Images (LONDON) — American caver Mark Dickey said he could tell he was “pretty close to fading” after he fell ill while on an expedition to map a 4,186-foot-deep cave system in southern Turkey. [Read More…]
Escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante nabbed, and how a dog named Yoda helped collar him
Mark Makela/Getty Images (PHILADELPHIA) — A fugitive who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison just days after being sentenced to life without parole in the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend was captured early Wednesday after he tried [Read More…]
Auto union president says they may strike all three automakers ‘at once’ as deadline nears
ABC News (DETROIT) — As the strike deadline set by the United Auto Workers union approaches, the union’s president said that, for the first time in history, they are prepared to strike all three automakers at [Read More…]
Mystery meets horror in ‘A Haunting in Venice’
20th Century Studios A Haunting in Venice hits theaters this weekend! Directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh, the mystery-crime film is based on the Agatha Christie novel Halloween Party, though it’s a much less faithful Christie adaptation compared to the [Read More…]
Largely fair & dry across the Corn Belt; beneficial showers across parts of the Plains
Across the Corn Belt, cool weather lingers, especially in the eastern Great Lakes States, where Thursday’s high temperatures will broadly remain below 70°F. Scattered frost was noted early Thursday in the upper Great Lakes, particularly [Read More…]
A warmer pattern ahead for the Heartland; wetter days for the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in southern California, the Desert Southwest, and parts of Washington. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal [Read More…]
Record-breaking wildfires have occurred all over the Northern Hemisphere during 2023, new report finds
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Boreal forests in regions all over the world have been experiencing the worst wildfires in recorded history in 2023, according to new research. Record-breaking wildfires have been especially scorching [Read More…]
Hurricane Lee live updates: Wind, rain heading to Massachusetts, Maine
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Hurricane Lee, a Category 2 storm churning in the Atlantic Ocean, is bringing dangerous rip currents and huge waves to the East Coast. Alerts for high surf and rip currents [Read More…]
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