Month: February 2024
Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Sandler, and more mourn the passing of “legend” Carl Weathers
Weathers in ‘The Mandalorian’ – Lucasfilm Friends and former co-stars took to social media after news broke that Emmy nominee Carl Weathers had died in his sleep Thursday, February 1, at 76. In a video [Read More…]
Schedule for Notre Dame Cathedral’s grand reopening in December unveiled
Richard Silver Photo/Getty Images (PARIS) — The schedule for Notre Dame’s grand reopening in December was announced Saturday in a pastoral letter from Archbishop of Paris Mgr. Laurent Ulrich. The cathedral was heavily damaged in [Read More…]
Live updates: US strikes in Iraq killed at least 16 and wounded 25
fhm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. on Friday began to carry out strikes against Iran-backed militants and Iranian military targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone strike on an American base [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas has received proposed hostage deal, Qatar says
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — More than 100 days since Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip. The conflict, now the deadliest [Read More…]
California braces for life-threatening storm expected to bring flooding, mudslide threat
ABC News (CALIFORNIA) — A powerful atmospheric river storm system is expected to bring life-threatening and damaging flooding, wind, snow and waves to California this weekend. Flood watches will be in effect starting Saturday night [Read More…]
5.1 magnitude earthquake strikes near Oklahoma City
This map released by the USGS shows the epicenter of the earthquake new Pargue, Oklahoma, on Feb. 2, 2024. (USGS) (OKLAHOMA) — A 5.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of Oklahoma late Friday night, according to [Read More…]
Lawsuit alleges sheriff’s deputies assaulted woman while she was hospitalized
Malia Ashad filed a lawsuit against five Alameda County Sheriff deputies after they allegedly denied her medical treatment ordered by a physician. (Pointer & Buelna, Lawyers for the People) (CALIFORNIA) — A California woman alleges [Read More…]
A new bill in Georgia could criminalize bail funds, expand cash bail
Nora Carol Photography/Getty Images (GEORGIA) — A controversial Republican-backed bill that would criminalize state bail funds and expand the list of charges that require cash or property bail has passed the Georgia Senate. The legislative [Read More…]
Biden attends dignified transfer of US service members killed in drone attack
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base of the three U.S. Army reservists killed Sunday in a drone strike in [Read More…]
House committee subpoenas DA in Trump Georgia case over use of federal funds
csreed/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The House Judiciary Committee has issued a subpoena to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for documents related to her office’s use of federal funds intended to support at-risk youth, [Read More…]
Bureau of Prisons union leader asks Biden ‘to prioritize and address’ staffing
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The head of the Bureau of Prisons union has written to President Joe Biden asking him to seriously consider the impact staffing shortages are having on the nation’s federal [Read More…]
East Palestine residents still displaced, suffering 1 year after toxic train derailment
Environmentalist Scott Smith test samples around the East Palestine train derailment. (ABC News) (OHIO) — In the one year since the toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where 11 cars carrying hazardous materials spilled [Read More…]
Bissell recalls over 140,000 vacuum cleaners due to potential fire hazard
Bissell recalls multi reach hand and floor vacuum cleaners due to fire hazard. (Consumer Product Safety Commission) (NEW YORK) — Bissell, a floor cleaning product company, recalled over 150,000 of its Multi Reach Hand and [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued February 03 at 8:37AM MST until February 03 at 2:00PM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, [Read More…]
Calls for better teacher pay coalesce into legislation
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight – South Dakota lawmakers haven’t made major changes to education funding and teacher pay in eight years. But that could change this legislative session. The last time the Legislature made major [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued February 03 at 3:44AM MST until February 03 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, east [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued February 02 at 7:31PM MST until February 03 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, [Read More…]
Dense Fog Advisory issued February 02 at 6:11PM MST until February 03 at 11:00AM MST by NWS
…DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY… * WHAT…Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog. * WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and central, [Read More…]
Jim Carrey reportedly back for ‘Sonic 3’
Paramount Pictures We apparently haven’t seen the last of Dr. Robotnik. That’s what Variety said Friday regarding Jim Carrey reprising the mustachioed maniac from the hit Sonic the Hedgehog movies. Sonic‘s official social media platforms [Read More…]
Carl Weathers, ‘Rocky’ and ‘Predator’ actor, dies at 76
Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Disney Carl Weathers, the actor known for playing boxer Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 76. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of [Read More…]
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