Month: October 2023
Trump fraud trial live updates: Former president to appear in court, blasts judge
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump goes on trial in New York Monday in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Amber Alert issued for possibly abducted 9-year-old girl last seen at New York state park
New York State Police (SARATOGA COUNTY, N.Y.) — An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old girl who police said may have been abducted from a New York state park. Charlotte E. Sena was [Read More…]
NY woman who fatally shoved singing coach, age 87, is sentenced to more time in prison than expected
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge sentenced a woman who pleaded guilty to fatally shoving an 87-year-old Broadway singing coach onto a Manhattan sidewalk to six months more in prison than the eight years that [Read More…]
Democrats pour $2M more into Virginia, where battle for statehouse could decide abortion and more
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With a little over a month until Election Day in Virginia, the national Democratic Party is investing more than $2 million in the state to boost candidates as [Read More…]
California Gov. Newsom to appoint Laphonza Butler to fill Sen. Feinstein’s seat
Araya Doheny/Getty Images, FILE (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Sunday plans to appoint Laphonza Butler, the president of EMILY’S List, to fill the Senate seat left vacant following Dianne Feinstein’s death [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 10/1/23
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Houston 8, Arizona 1 Colorado 3, Minnesota 2 San Diego 2, Chi White Sox 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Seattle 1, [Read More…]
Woman diagnosed with breast cancer at 34 credits clinical trial with saving her life
Courtesy Kate Korson (NEW YORK) — Kate Korson was living out her dream of caring for rescue horses in Colorado and preparing to celebrate her 34th birthday when she said she received a surprising diagnosis. [Read More…]
Powerball jackpot tops $1 billion ahead of Monday’s drawing
Catherine McQueen/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An estimated $1.04 billion jackpot is up for grabs in the next Powerball drawing on Monday night. It’s the fourth-largest purse in the American lottery game’s history and the [Read More…]
‘Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie’ tops the box office with $23 million debut
Paramount Pictures The animated sequel Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie topped the North American box office with an estimated $23 million in its opening weekend — nearly double the debut of its predecessor’s $13 million. The sequel [Read More…]
October baseball arrives with 12-team bracket set and postseason action beginning Tuesday
PHOENIX (AP) — Ronald Acuña Jr., Matt Olson and the hard-hitting Atlanta Braves have earned a couple days of rest and relaxation after Major League Baseball’s long 162-game regular season. So have Jose Altuve, Justin Verlander and [Read More…]
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs hold on to beat Jets 23-20 with Taylor Swift, Aaron Rodgers watching
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs appeared on their way to a blowout against the struggling New York Jets. A few mistakes by the star quarterback made it uncomfortably [Read More…]
Justin Jefferson’s 2 TDs, D.J. Wonnum’s 51-yard fumble return lift Vikings over Panthers 21-13
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings safety Harrison Smith said he didn’t come into Sunday’s game expecting to be an integral part of the team’s defensive pressure package. It just turned out that way. The [Read More…]
Government shutdown averted
The U.S. government and all agencies remain open for now. Congress appeared deadlocked Friday with many politicians and experts predicting a Saturday midnight government shutdown, but the U.S. House was able to pass a continuing [Read More…]
Feds say South Dakota overpaid $36 million in unemployment benefits during pandemic
Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight A federal report says at least $36 million in unemployment benefits were wrongfully distributed to South Dakotans, fraudulently or mistakenly, from March 2020 to March 2023. The state has recovered a third of [Read More…]
House Democrats averted shutdown amid GOP’s ‘brinkmanship,’ Biden’s budget director says
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It was Democrats in the House who helped avert a partial government shutdown this weekend, in the final hours before funding ran out amid “brinkmanship” and “theater” by hard-line conservatives, President Joe [Read More…]
Matt Gaetz says he is planning a vote to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy over government funding bill
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — In a dramatic move that could roil the House, hard-line Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said Sunday that he plans a vote this week to try and remove Speaker Kevin McCarthy from his [Read More…]
Dakota Wesleyan Outlasts Mt. Marty in Double Overtime, 51-45
Yankton, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan football pushed their win streak to four with their 51-45 2OT shootout with Mount Marty. The Tigers racked up a staggering 543 yards of total offense compared to the Lancers 489 [Read More…]
Mitchell Kernels Girls Soccer Secure #1 Seed in AA Playoffs
Mitchell Kernels girls soccer has secured the #1 seed going into the Class AA playoffs this week. On Tuesday, the #1 Kernels will host #16 Brookings at Joe Quintal Field at 6 pm. The Bobcats [Read More…]
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