Year: 2024
Four big takeaways from Day 13 of Trump’s hush money trial
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Todd Blanche, attorney for Trump, at Manhattan criminal court in New York, US, on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (Win McNamee/Getty Images/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Jurors [Read More…]
Fifty-seven million people in tornado storm zone as giant hail, destructive winds and flash flooding possible
ABC News (NEW YORK) — There have been at least 21 confirmed tornadoes across Tennessee, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Nebraska since Monday with the number expected to rise as additional surveys continue on Thursday. [Read More…]
Former King Road roommate recalls learning of killings at Idaho off-campus house
In this Dec. 22, 2022, file photo the crime scene where four University of Idaho students were found dead is seen on King Road in Moscow, Idaho. (Angela Palermo/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) [Read More…]
Two people and their dog killed when their mobile home explodes in middle of the night
Perry Gerenday/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Two people and their dog have been killed after their mobile home exploded in the middle of the night, police said. The explosion occurred at approximately 3:54 a.m. in [Read More…]
Man ‘purposely’ trying to spread HIV through sex with men and teenage boys sentenced to 30 years
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 34-year-old Idaho man has been imprisoned for at least 30 years after “purposely” trying to spread HIV through sexual contact with both men and teenage boys, prosecutors say. [Read More…]
Biden withheld bomb shipment to Israel out of fear it could be used in Rafah: Source
Caroline Purser/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration opted to pause a shipment of some 3,500 bombs to Israel last week because of concerns the weapons could be used in Rafah where more than one [Read More…]
Judge delays Donald Trump’s classified documents trial indefinitely
Tetra Images/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case has now indefinitely postponed the trial date pending resolution of outstanding pretrial litigation, including disagreements about how the classified information [Read More…]
Education Secretary Cardona condemns antisemitism at House hearing
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona faced a barrage of questions on antisemitism and college protests during a more than three-hour hearing on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, but repeatedly condemned all forms of [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 5/7/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEWashington 3, Baltimore 0LA Angels 9, Pittsburgh 0Philadelphia 10 Toronto 1Atlanta 4, Boston 2Milwaukee 6, Kansas City 5 AMERICAN LEAGUETexas [Read More…]
Battery-sized heart pump shows potential in helping kids waiting for heart transplants
The Jarvik 2015 15mm VAD, a miniature heart assist device, is shown. (Jarvik Heart, Inc.) (NEW YORK) — New promising data finds that a small heart pump device the size of a AA battery could [Read More…]
Panera drops controversial Charged Lemonade from drink menu
A Charged Lemonade from a Panera Bread Co. is seen on a table, Dec. 12, 2023, in New York. (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Fast casual restaurant chain Panera Bread is doing [Read More…]
Keanu Reeves wants to reteam with Sandra Bullock for ‘Speed 3’
Reeves and Bullock in 2014 – Frazer Harrison/Getty Images 1994’s Speed turned Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock into an unlikely action duo, and according to the John Wick series star, they need to get back [Read More…]
Economist says cattle prices could push higher
The cattle market has pulled back from its recent highs. University of Missouri livestock economist Scott Brown says the cattle market has turned sideways. “I’m not sure we’re done with record cattle prices,” he says. [Read More…]
A generally drier pattern ahead; seasonal warmth for much of the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures across most of the South, East, and lower Midwest, while warmer-than-normal weather will prevail in Maine, peninsular Florida, and [Read More…]
Man who pulled gun on pastor charged with homicide after cousin found dead: Police
Glenn Germany (NEW YORK) — A man who pulled a gun on a pastor at a Pennsylvania church Sunday has been charged with homicide after his cousin was found shot to death, according to the [Read More…]
Body of sixth construction worker killed in Key Bridge collapse recovered
Salvage efforts continue as workers make preparations to remove the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge from the container ship Dali five weeks after the catastrophic collapse. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via [Read More…]
Trump trial: Stormy Daniels tells (almost) all about alleged sexual encounter with Trump
Flanked by attorneys, former U.S. President Donald Trump appears in the courtroom for his arraignment proceeding at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 4, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Cherry production lower, cranberry production higher in 2023
Tart cherry production was down in the United States last year. Overall, 41 million fewer pounds were produced in 2023, with just 200.2 million pounds grown. USDA says there was about one-thousand fewer acres in [Read More…]
Noem’s Account of Ravnsborg Crash Raises Questions
In her book, “No Going Back,” Gov. Kristi Noem claims former AG Jason Ravnsborg was on his phone when he hit and killed Joe Boever, contradicting state investigation findings, according to SDPB. Ravnsborg’s lawyer disputes [Read More…]
No Mow May: Inviting Nature into Brookings Yards
No Mow May is a program in Brookings that allows residents to opt out of mowing their lawns in May to promote pollinators like bees and butterflies. The Sustainability Council is also piloting a native [Read More…]
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