Month: October 2023
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Kernels Girls Soccer Advance to State Quarterfinals with 4-1 Win over Brookings
Mitchell Kernels girls soccer fought through rainy conditions to defeat the No. 16 seed Brookings Bobcats 4-1 on Tuesday night to advance to the Class AA State Quarterfinals. After thunderstorms delayed the start of the [Read More…]
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Defense attorney claims ‘wrong man’ on trial in slayings of New Hampshire couple
Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe via Getty Images (CONCORD, N.H.) — The trial of a 27-year-old drifter charged with fatally shooting a retired couple on a New Hampshire hiking trail began Tuesday with a prosecutor telling [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Laphonza Butler sworn in as replacement for late Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Anna Rose Layden/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Vice President Kamala Harris swore in Sen. Laphonza Butler to serve as California’s senator on Tuesday, replacing the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Butler, whose appointment was announced by California Gov. [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
Montgomery sparkles, Rangers beat sloppy Rays 4-0 in AL Wild Card Series opener
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Montgomery was exceptional against the Tampa Bay Rays, even better when he lumbered off the mound to make a diving catch that helped the Texas Rangers to a 4-0 victory in [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Twins stop record 18-game postseason skid on strength of Royce Lewis home runs
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis smashed Minnesota’s 18-game postseason losing streak into the seats, homering in each of his first two at-bats to carry the Twins to a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Season finale of ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ debuts Tuesday night on Disney+
Lucasfilm On Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, the anticipated conclusion of Star Wars: Ahsoka drops on Disney+. The penultimate episode saw Rosario Dawson‘s titular former Jedi hero and Padawan Sabine Wren (Natasha Liu Bordizzo) finally [Read More…]
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C-3PO’s head and Indiana Jones’ whip expected to fetch a fortune at auction
Propstore The U.K.-based auction house Propstore is putting another slew of Hollywood treasure up on the block in an event running November 9 – 12, and the items — and their prices — are likely [Read More…]
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BET+ unwraps full holiday lineup
Vivica A. Fox in Sworn Justice: Taken Before Christmas – BET+ BET’s streaming network BET+ is giving fans a lot for the holidays. On Tuesday, the streaming network revealed 12 projects, including holiday films, a [Read More…]
Ag News
More federal dollars to Dairy Innovation Initiatives
The success of the four regional Dairy Innovation Initiatives has led to more federal investment. USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt tells Brownfield another 23 million dollars has been invested in [Read More…]
ABC World News
NYC college student sentenced to 1 year in Dubai prison over airport altercation, group says
Christopher Pike/Bloomberg via Getty Images (DUBAI, United Arab Emirates) — A 21-year-old New York City college student has been sentenced to prison time in the United Arab Emirates over an altercation at a Dubai airport, an [Read More…]
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Iranian police deny claim that officers assaulted teen girl over hijab
Manuel Augusto Moreno/Getty Images (LONDON) — A 16-year-old girl’s alleged assault at the hands of Iran’s “morality police” is renewing criticism of the regime more than one year after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini [Read More…]
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Suspect in kidnapping of 9-year-old Charlotte Sena in upstate New York identified
Saratoga County Jail (NEW YORK) — A 47-year-old man charged with kidnapping 9-year-old Charlotte Sena at an upstate New York park and allegedly holding her in the cabinet of a camper he lived in next to [Read More…]
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How Ohio’s overhaul of K-12 schooling became a flashpoint
Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images (COLUMBUS, Ohio) — Ohio’s K-12 education system has become the center of a legal battle between lawmakers and members of the State Board of Education. Ohio Gov. Mike [Read More…]
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11-year-old allegedly shoots 13-year-olds during dispute at football practice: Police
WFTV (APOPKA, Fla.) — An 11-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly shooting two 13-year-olds during an altercation at their football practice, authorities in Florida said. The incident took place around 8:20 p.m. Monday in the [Read More…]
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Trump fraud trial live updates: Judge admonishes Trump after he posts about clerk
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to know about Kevin McCarthy’s rise and fall from power
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday became just the second speaker in history to be subjected to an effort by rank-and-file lawmakers to take away his gavel — and the first [Read More…]
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Sen. Lankford resumes call for bill to stop government shutdowns
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A Republican senator is renewing calls for legislation that would require lawmakers to reach a government funding deal without threat of a shutdown. Sen. James Lankford is resuming calls [Read More…]
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McCarthy speaker vote live updates: House speaker ousted for first time in US history
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A showdown is unfolding Tuesday to determine House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s fate as leader of the chamber’s Republican majority. Hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida is leading the charge against [Read More…]
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White House vows Ukraine aid will continue
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Tuesday expressed confidence that regardless of developments on Capitol Hill, the U.S. would ultimately provide more assistance for Ukraine — but warned, absent progress, current [Read More…]
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Rep. Henry Cuellar gives firsthand account of being carjacked
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Henry Cuellar offered his firsthand account Tuesday after he was carjacked at gunpoint Monday night. “I was just coming into my place. Three guys came out of nowhere and they [Read More…]
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