Month: February 2024
Trump calls Supreme Court’s 14th Amendment hearing ‘a very beautiful process’
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Donald Trump emerged in front of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida minutes after Supreme Court arguments concluded in a historic case challenging his ability to hold office again [Read More…]
Justices skeptical of 14th Amendment case banning Trump from ballot: Key takeaways
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday appeared highly critical of a Colorado Supreme Court decision that would ban former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 GOP primary ballot under Section [Read More…]
Special counsel report on Biden’s handling of classified docs released to Congress
Marc Guitard/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Robert Hur has released to members of Congress his report summarizing his yearlong probe into President Joe Biden’s handling of classified documents while out of office. It’s one of [Read More…]
Fitness trackers can help monitor health for some people, but can exacerbate disordered eating for others
georgeclerk/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Brooklyn-based boxing instructor Nancy Chen said her Apple Watch was able to hone in on the effectiveness of her workouts. But it wasn’t until her watch broke that she said she [Read More…]
Big Pharma CEOs grilled on Capitol Hill over drug prices: 4 key takeaways
Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senators grilled chief executives from three top pharmaceutical companies over prescription drug prices during an hourslong committee hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill. Members of both major political parties [Read More…]
Anthony Michael Hall joins third season of ‘Reacher’
Photo: Riker Bros. – Courtesy Prime Video Prime Video announced on Thursday that former Brat Packer Anthony Michael Hall has joined the cast of the third season of its hard-hitting crime series Reacher. Also joining [Read More…]
‘The Walking Dead’ family reunites for ‘The Ones Who Live’ premiere
L-R: Danai, Riggs, Lincoln – Steve Granitz/FilmMagic Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira stepped out in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening for the premiere of their forthcoming spinoff series, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, [Read More…]
Celebrity chef José Andrés hosting Jamie Lee Curtis and more with Prime Video’s ‘Dinner Party Diaries’
Prime Video Prime Video announced that it’s getting into the kitchen with celebrity chef and philanthropist José Andrés, who’s bringing some celebrity friends in on the fun. Announced Thursday, a new half-hour special, Dinner Party [Read More…]
GEICO’s gecko gets the full documentary treatment
Getty Images/Sutiporn Somnam The insurance company GEICO is doing something a little different to advertise: It has turned documentary cameras on the life of its spokes-gecko. Legend of the Lizard: The Full Never-Before-Seen Story of [Read More…]
Farm Capital Investment index falls in latest report
An ag economist says most farmers surveyed in the latest Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer still think it’s a bad time to make large investments on the farm. Jim Mintert with Purdue’s Center for [Read More…]
CME milk futures mixed, cash dairy lower Thursday
Milk futures were mixed and the cash dairy markets were mostly lower Thursday on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. February Class III milk was down $0.11 at $16.12. March was down $0.14 at $17.19. April was [Read More…]
U.S., world cotton, rice stocks lower
The USDA has tightened the domestic balance sheets for cotton and rice. U.S. rice ending stocks are now projected at 42.5 million hundredweight, a million less than January with a cut in imports more than [Read More…]
Use it or lose it: South Dakota rushing to invest $700 million on water projects
Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota lawmakers, state agency leaders and water system managers are hustling to spend roughly $700 million in COVID-era funding on water and sewer projects [Read More…]
South Dakota State receives grant to preserve roads, bridges
BROOKINGS — South Dakota is home to more than 80,000 miles of roads and over 5,000 public bridges. Maintaining and preserving all the state’s infrastructure on a year-to-year basis can be both challenging and time [Read More…]
Scramble is on for state’s remaining federal pandemic aid
Seth Tupper/South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota has $130 million of federal pandemic aid left and an abundance of ideas about how to spend it. The requests from legislators are more than double the available funding. [Read More…]
Gunshots Fired in Sioux Falls Road Rage Incident
A road rage incident in western Sioux Falls escalated into gunfire on Wednesday evening. Two drivers engaged in a dispute near 12th Street and Valley View Road, with one driver eventually pursuing the other to [Read More…]
Natural Gas Leak at International Kitchen in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Fire Rescue responded to a report of natural gas odor at International Kitchen on 6th Avenue SE on Thursday morning. Investigation revealed high levels of natural gas within the restaurant. Fire crews secured the [Read More…]
South Dakota Senate Advances Bill for Harsher Penalties in Fentanyl-Related Deaths
Senate Bill 6 in South Dakota proposes stricter penalties for individuals distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Sponsored by Republican Sen. David Wheeler, the bill aims to address the growing fentanyl crisis, doubling potential prison sentences [Read More…]
South Dakota Reports Decrease in Overall Crime Rate for 2023
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces a 2.57% decrease in overall criminal offenses reported in 2023 compared to 2022, attributing the decline to proactive law enforcement efforts. Serious crimes like homicides, sex offenses, and [Read More…]
22-year-old woman missing for days after going hiking during historic Southern California storm
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A 22-year-old woman is missing after she went hiking alone in Southern California during this week’s massive, multiday storm, authorities said. Lifei Huang left for a hike in the Mount [Read More…]
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