Month: September 2023
Scoreboard roundup — 9/13/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE San Francisco 6, Cleveland 5 St. Louis 1, Baltimore 0 Cincinnati 4 Detroit 3 AMERICAN LEAGUE NY Yankees at [Read More…]
DeSantis’ administration advises against updated COVID shots for people under 65
Win McNamee/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday advised against the updated COVID-19 shots for people under the age of 65 — a rebuke to federal agencies, which greenlit the [Read More…]
CIA ‘looking into’ allegations connected to COVID-19 origins
Bill O’Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) confirms to ABC News it is “looking into” accusations that several members of an agency team tasked with COVID-19 pandemic analysis were [Read More…]
Judge again finds DACA illegal but doesn’t strike down existing protections for young immigrants
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Tex.) — A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled — again — that the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is illegal, but he refrained from [Read More…]
‘Didn’t end the way I wanted’: Gen. Mark Milley looks back at US exit from Afghanistan
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a new interview that he has “lots of regrets” about how the United States’ 20-year conflict in Afghanistan ended, [Read More…]
COVID-19 shots will be free for most, regardless of insurance
Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The latest, updated COVID-19 vaccines should soon be available to everyone and offered largely free of cost, according to the Centers for Disease Control [Read More…]
DA issues warning letters to CVS, Walgreens, other companies over unapproved eye products
ABC News Photo Illustration, CVS, Walgreens (NEW YORK) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued letters to several companies — including major pharmacy chains — this week, warning them against manufacturing or selling unapproved eye [Read More…]
DeSantis’ administration advises against COVID booster for people under 65
Win McNamee/Getty Images (TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration on Wednesday advised against the use of the new COVID-19 booster for people under the age of 65, even as infections and hospitalizations tick upward [Read More…]
Auto union president says they may strike all 3 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…]
Chicago International Film Festival chooses ‘The Bikeriders’ to close the show
(Austin Butler, Jodie Comer) – 20th Century Studios On Wednesday, September 13, the organizers of The Chicago International Film Festival announced The Bikeriders, the biker gang drama starring Elvis‘ Austin Butler and Mad Max: Fury Road‘s [Read More…]
Food inflation rate continues to moderate
A food economist says food inflation continues to ease. David Ortega with Michigan State University says while prices are up, they are headed in the right direction. “Food prices right now are 4.3% more expensive [Read More…]
69-Year-Old Man Identified in Fatal Motorcycle Crash near Kimball, South Dakota
A fatal crash occurred west of Kimball on I-90, involving a motorcycle pulling a trailer, just before 5:30 p.m. on a Saturday evening. The accident was caused by a flat tire, which caused the motorcycle [Read More…]
Convicted Sex Offender to Plead Guilty in Attempted Online Enticement Case
Joshua Catron, a 34-year-old convicted sex offender, has signed federal documents admitting to attempting to entice a person he believed to be a 15-year-old girl for sexual purposes over the internet. However, it was an [Read More…]
Yankton, South Dakota Nurse Sentenced for Diluting Fentanyl at Chamberlain Hospital
Lisa Merrigan, a registered nurse in Yankton, has been sentenced to two years of probation for tampering with a vial of fentanyl citrate while working at a Chamberlain hospital between June 19, 2021, and September [Read More…]
South Dakota Board of Regent Schools Report Positive Enrollment Growth in 2023
Enrollment numbers at South Dakota Board of Regent schools have generally increased in 2023, with total enrollment up 2% compared to the previous year. First-time freshmen enrollment also saw a system-wide increase of 2.6%, marking [Read More…]
Rescue efforts underway for luxury cruise ship that ran aground in Greenland
FILE photo — Alison Wright/Getty Images (LONDON) — A luxury cruise ship carrying 206 passengers has run aground off the coast of Greenland. The Ocean Explorer, a 343-foot long and 60-foot wide ship, ran aground [Read More…]
Convicted murderer’s escape raises questions about Pennsylvania county prison inspections
Chester County District Attorney via Reuters (PHILADELPHIA) — The capture of convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante two weeks after he escaped from a prison in Pennsylvania has brought relief to the local community, but questions remain about [Read More…]
Investigation opened after Seattle officer heard joking about pedestrian’s death
Seattle Police (SEATTLE) — A Seattle police accountability office is investigating after an officer was recorded on his body camera joking over the death of a 23-year-old woman who was fatally struck by another officer who [Read More…]
Judge temporarily blocks New Mexico governor’s order suspending right to carry firearms in public
Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg via Getty Images (SANTA FE, N.M.) — A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s order suspending the right to carry firearms in public in and around [Read More…]
New York Gov. Hochul considering ‘unprecedented’ work authorization for migrants amid massive influx
Luiz C. Ribeiro for NY Daily News via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is considering “unprecedented” legislation that would have the state issuing work authorization for asylum seekers arriving by unyielding [Read More…]
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