Month: January 2024
Winter storm: More snow forecast as millions under wind chill alerts
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 105 million Americans remain on alert for dangerously low temperatures after an arctic blast swept across the U.S. At least nine weather-related fatalities were confirmed nationwide this week: [Read More…]
Four college students rescued by helicopter after camping during winter storm in Kentucky
Powell County Search & Rescue (NEW YORK) — Four college students camping in Red River Gorge in Kentucky were rescued by helicopter Tuesday morning after getting stranded on Courthouse Rock, Powell County Search and Rescue [Read More…]
“Get the f*** off the set”: ‘Succession’ star Brian Cox jokes about his TV demise
HBO/Macall Polay A day after Succession‘s six-Emmy winning night, Seth Meyers moderated a panel discussion, gathering the show’s stars and creators, who looked back at the hit show. Monday night’s Emmy winners Kieran Culkin, Matthew [Read More…]
‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ wins Best Film in AARP’s Movies for Grownups
Apple TV+/Paramount Pictures While Martin Scorsese‘s Killers of the Flower Moon has taken a backseat to Christopher Nolan‘s Oppenheimer for much of the awards season run-up to the Oscars — notwithstanding trophies won by Flower [Read More…]
Jennifer Lopez’s ‘This Is Me … Now’ film stars Trevor Noah, Post Malone, Sofia Vergara, Neil deGrasse Tyson
Amazon MGM Studios Thanks to the video for Jennifer Lopez‘s new single “Can’t Get Enough,” we know that Derek Hough is one of the stars featured in her upcoming film, This Is Me … Now. It turns out the [Read More…]
Officers Elected for Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board
The South Dakota Governor’s Tourism Advisory Board has selected its officers for 2024. Ann Lesch of De Smet was elected the board president during a meeting today in Pierre. Caleb Arceneaux was elected vice president. [Read More…]
Michigan to pay $1.75 million to innocent man after 35 years in prison
The state of Michigan has agreed to pay $1.75 million to an innocent man who spent 35 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of sexual assault. Louis Wright was released in November after authorities said [Read More…]
Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal
NEW YORK (AP) — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it [Read More…]
Burger King owner will buy out its biggest franchisee in US for about $1 billion
The parent company of Burger King is buying out its biggest franchisee in the U.S. for about $1 billion and will renovate hundreds of its locations. Restaurant Brands International Inc. will acquire all of the [Read More…]
Palace says Kate hospitalized for abdominal surgery. King Charles III to have prostate treatment
LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales has been hospitalized after undergoing planned abdominal surgery and will remain at the private London Clinic for up to two weeks, Kensington Palace said Wednesday. Moments after news [Read More…]
Drinking 100% fruit juice linked to weight gain in kids; doctor suggests alternatives
Yulia Naumenko/Getty Imagess (NEW YORK) — A new meta-analysis of more than a dozen studies found that drinking 100% fruit juice is linked to weight gain in children. ABC News medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton [Read More…]
Cancer deaths declining overall, but troubling increase for colon and breast cancer in younger adults: Report
ATU Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Deaths from cancer have declined by 33% since 1991, averting 4.1 million deaths. However, more people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, and at an earlier age, [Read More…]
What to know about a proposed Wisconsin tax on electric vehicle chargers
Jon Challicom/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Electric vehicle charging stations could spring up at gas stations and grocery stores throughout Wisconsin, after the state Senate passed a proposed bill on Tuesday. The bill, which passed [Read More…]
The state of self-checkout: Target tests a new system as retailers combat long lines, inventory loss
Elena Zaretskaya/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several major retailers are re-evaluating self-checkout for customers after analysts have seen inventory loss. “Retailers are really starting to use technology in order to look at the shrink problem,” [Read More…]
In Brief: Well-reviewed Emmys telecast has record low ratings, and more
Justified‘s Walton Goggins, Impeachment: American Crime Story‘s Sarah Catherine Hook, Maestro‘s Sam Nivola, Gen V‘s Patrick Schwarzenegger and Sex Education‘s Aimee Lou Wood have been tapped to star in season 3 of The White Lotus, [Read More…]
Taking Steps to Spray Early
Tough to control weeds are one of the biggest challenges farmers face every growing season. But using a pre-emergence residual program gets fields off to a great start. In this Managing for Profit, Asgrow Technical [Read More…]
John Deere partners with SpaceX to expand rural connectivity
A new agreement between John Deere and SpaceX will allow farmers facing rural connectivity challenges to fully utilize their precision agriculture technologies. Mike Kool, John Deere’s senior product manager for connected fleet, says farmers will [Read More…]
US plans to relist Houthis as a global terror group
Houthi followers protest to condemn the U.S.-U.K. during a tribal gathering on Jan. 14, 2024 on the outskirts of Sana’a, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Biden administration plans to relist Yemen’s Houthi rebels [Read More…]
Police: 10-year-old boy reportedly attacked by shark at Bahamas resort
Philip Waller/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 10-year-old boy from the United States was reportedly attacked by a shark at a resort in the Bahamas, police said. The incident occurred shortly before 4 p.m. local [Read More…]
Spate of transgender deaths in first days of 2024 prompts outrage in Mexico
Flavio Coelho/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The new year has begun with a spate of transgender deaths in Mexico, prompting protests, outrage and fear among the country’s LGBTQ community. At least three transgender people have [Read More…]
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