Month: March 2024
National Guard to be deployed in New York City subway in crime crackdown: Governor
Jodie Wallis/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York National Guard troops and New York State Police troopers will be deployed into the subway system to help riders feel safe after a spike in transit crime, [Read More…]
Mother arrested after concocting drink for her son to give to school bully that sent him to hospital
amphotora/Getty Images (SAN ANTONIO) — A Texas mother has been arrested after a drink she made for her son’s bully sent him to the hospital, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Jennifer Lynn Rossi, [Read More…]
Attorney leading effort to disqualify DA Fani Willis tells legislators how she uncovered allegations of misconduct
ftwitty/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Ashleigh Merchant, the lead attorney pushing for the disqualification of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump and 18 others, provided [Read More…]
Authorities searching for clues after Texas college student mysteriously disappears
Corpus Christi Police Department (CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — Authorities in Texas are searching for clues in the mysterious disappearance of a college student whose family said he went missing after taking his dog out earlier [Read More…]
Biden to highlight rebounding economy during SOTU, renew tax proposals for large corporations
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, on the House floor of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) (WASHINGTON) — President [Read More…]
Sister of Robb Elementary shooting victim will be Biden’s guest at State of the Union address
Courtesy of Cazares family (WASHINGTON) — The 18-year-old sister of a Robb Elementary School shooting victim will be among President Joe Biden’s guests for the State of the Union address on Thursday. Jazmin Cazares has [Read More…]
Zelenskyy’s wife, Navalny’s widow decline Biden State of the Union invites
In this Sept. 21, 2023, file photo, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty [Read More…]
Biden courts Haley supporters after her exit: ‘We need everyone on board’
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday quickly maneuvered to court [Read More…]
Alabama bill to protect IVF signed into law by governor
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two weeks of agonizing limbo for families in the midst of fertility treatment in Alabama, the state legislature on Wednesday night passed the final version of a [Read More…]
Oscar producers share their thoughts on the big night
AMPAS It’s almost showtime for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. The Oscars air live Sunday on ABC, and the producers are putting the final touches on the show. At a news conference Wednesday, executive [Read More…]
Moisture expands across the Plains, parts of the Corn Belt; mild weather except northern reaches
Across the Corn Belt, rain is falling in the middle Ohio Valley. The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing mild, dry weather, with Thursday’s high temperatures expected to top 60°F as far north as western [Read More…]
Unseasonably mild, near-record setting warmth next week, centered on the upper Midwest
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the greatest likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather focused across the upper Midwest. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the [Read More…]
Houthi strike kills 3 on international cargo carrier as group continues shipping lane attacks: US
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen killed three civilians aboard a Barbadian and Liberian cargo carrier on Wednesday, marking the group’s first fatal strike on a commercial vessel since it began [Read More…]
Hush money case against Trump is a ‘deluded fantasy,’ his attorneys say
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is pursuing a “deluded fantasy” case against former President Donald Trump by tying a hush payment to an attempt to influence [Read More…]
State of the Union guests spotlight IVF, conflicts in Israel and Gaza
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seeking to spotlight national issues such as in vitro fertilization and the conflicts oversees in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, lawmakers invited a host of guests to attend [Read More…]
How to watch Biden’s State of the Union address
Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will deliver his State on the Union address — his third — on Thursday night. But this year, the traditional annual update to Congress and [Read More…]
What’s next as Republicans declare Trump their ‘presumptive nominee’ with Haley’s exit
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is now the last major candidate standing in the Republican presidential primary field after rival Nikki Haley suspended her own campaign in the [Read More…]
Johnson invites Gold Star parents of Marines killed in Afghanistan to State of the Union
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson tells ABC News that his guests at Thursday’s State of the Union address will include Gold Star parents who lost children in the Kabul airport bombing [Read More…]
Brooklyn Meyer Selected Summit League Women’s Player of the Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer picked up her fourth TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performer of the Week accolade of the season, the conference office announced Monday. Meyer, a sophomore, averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, [Read More…]
Mayo Named Summit League Athlete of the Month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo was selected as the male recipient of the TicketSmarter Peak Performer of the Month honors for February, league officials announced Thursday. Mayo collected his first career monthly honors. Mayo [Read More…]
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