Year: 2023
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Schemmel Named USD Director of Athletics
Jon Schemmel has been named the new director of athletics at the University of South Dakota. Schemmel will begin January 2, 2024. Schemmel brings 10 years of experience working in Division I athletic departments. “This [Read More…]
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South Dakota disaster report prepares for more natural disasters in coming years
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – South Dakotans have less than two weeks to review and comment on the state’s new 2024 hazard mitigation plan, which is used to navigate and prepare for costly and deadly [Read More…]
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Report: Let USD Law grads earn law license through supervised rural practice
John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight – University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law students could soon earn their law license through supervised practice before graduation and two years of public service legal work in rural [Read More…]
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Shannen Doherty says ‘Charmed’ co-star got her fired from series
Getty Images On the latest episode of her Let’s Be Clear podcast, Shannen Doherty let something off her chest: She never quit the series Charmed. Doherty recounted with her guest, former Charmed co-star Holly Marie [Read More…]
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Co-writer says Quentin Tarantino’s R-rated version would have been the “greatest ‘Star Trek’ film”
ABC/Randy Holmes Quentin Tarantino is reportedly ready to call it a career with his 10th directorial effort, the forthcoming The Movie Critic. But that likely means fans will never see what he would have made [Read More…]
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Taraji P. Henson gives tearful response about quitting acting, citing unfair pay
ABC/Troy Harve Taraji P. Henson says she’s tired of being paid unfairly for her work as an actor and as a result, she may quit. One of the stops as part of the press run for The Color [Read More…]
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Soybeans, corn, and wheat all lower at midweek
Soybeans were lower on fund and technical selling in a narrow trading range. Forecasts for South America look more promising for rain in the coming weeks. Soybeans were also pressured by the drop in soybean [Read More…]
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A slight decline in ethanol production, stocks increase
U.S. ethanol production declined slightly last week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged one million, seventy-one thousand barrels a day, down 3,000 on the week. Ethanol stocks increased 3.6% to an 18-week high [Read More…]
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Xi told Biden at summit that China plans to reunify with Taiwan
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden directly at their recent summit that China will reunify with Taiwan, sources confirmed to ABC News. NBC News was the [Read More…]
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Xfinity hack could compromise user information from 36 million customers, state AG says
RiverNorthPhotography/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Hackers compromised a vulnerability in a third-party vendor that serviced Xfinity, which lead to some customer information being stolen, a state attorney general’s report said. Nearly 36 million people could be [Read More…]
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California faces dangerous holiday travel conditions as storm hits coast: Latest forecast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A powerful rain storm is hitting the California coast causing dangerous travel conditions as the holiday rush begins. Significant travel delays and road closures are likely, as there’s a high risk [Read More…]
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‘Fat Leonard,’ mastermind behind US Navy corruption scandal, arrested
U.S. Marshals Service via AP (NEW YORK) — Fugitive Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as “Fat Leonard,” the mastermind behind the worst corruption scheme in U.S. Navy history, was arrested and returned to the U.S. Wednesday [Read More…]
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Boston Mayor Wu apologizes to 2 Black men wrongly accused in 1989 murder
Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Massachusetts Conference For Women (BOSTON) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu publicly apologized to two Black men who were wrongfully accused in the 1989 murder of a pregnant white woman. Willie Bennett and [Read More…]
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DOJ alleges Houston developer swindled Hispanic borrowers with ‘bait and switch’ scheme
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (HOUSTON) — The Justice Department on Wednesday announced its first-ever predatory mortgage lending lawsuit against a Houston-based developer they accuse of swindling tens of thousands of Hispanic borrowers into buying flood-prone [Read More…]
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US releases ally of Venezuela’s President Maduro in a swap for 10 jailed Americans
Gaby Oraa/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration completed a prisoner swap with Venezuela Wednesday, granting clemency to one of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s close allies in exchange for the freedom of 10 Americans who had [Read More…]
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Federal judge says research can’t be used to link acetaminophen to autism, ADHD
George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 440 lawsuits brought against the makers of Tylenol and generic acetaminophen do not have “admissible evidence” to show that prenatal exposure to the medication can lead to [Read More…]
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Sydney Sweeney describes the “shock” of losing ‘Euphoria’ co-star Angus Cloud
HBO/Eddy Chen In a wide-ranging conversation with Glamour UK, Sydney Sweeney says she hasn’t fully processed the July 31 death of her Euphoria co-star Angus Cloud. Cloud died at 25 years old from what authorities said was an accidental overdose. She recalls hearing [Read More…]
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‘Mean Girls’ musical film giving fans their own burn books and digital looks
Paramount Pictures ‘It’s Wednesday, so that means there’s more Mean Girls fun to be had. Paramount Pictures is getting fans ready for the January 12 release of the musical film version of the blockbuster with [Read More…]
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Nicole Kidman stars in dramatic trailer for ‘Expats’
Prime Video Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue and Ji-young Yoo star in the dramatic new trailer for Expats. The six-part limited series, from The Farewell director Lulu Wang and based on Janice Y. K. Lee‘s novel [Read More…]
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EPA is lifting its chlorpyrifos restrictions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says they will soon be lifting food tolerance restrictions for chlorpyrifos and will issue a new rule to set guidelines for product use for all but 11 uses as identified [Read More…]
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