Month: April 2024
Librarians say they face threats, lawsuits, jail fears over ongoing book battles
Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images (BOISE, Id. ) — Librarians across the country say they’ve become targets in the ongoing battles over books – but the attacks have escalated beyond just calls to [Read More…]
Woman dead after bus crashes into pedestrians at Honolulu cruise ship terminal
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (HONOLULU, Hi.) — One woman has died and 10 others were injured after a shuttle bus crashed into the transportation area outside a Honolulu cruise terminal Friday, according to police. The ship, [Read More…]
This automaker has an answer to electric sports car
McLaren (NEW YORK) — Are we entering a “performance arms race” between internal combustion engine and electric sports cars? Some engineers and top auto executives are beginning to question the superiority of electric sports cars, [Read More…]
DNC uses political donations to pay Biden’s legal fees from special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Democratic National Committee has been paying President Joe Biden’s legal fees incurred in connection with special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, according to sources [Read More…]
‘Nowhere near as angry’: Sketch artists prepare for historic Trump criminal trial
Peter Charalambous/ABC News (NEW YORK) — When veteran sketch artist Christine Cornell draws former President Donald Trump, she searches for details. “He’s got some very pretty qualities,” Cornell said. “I like the way his eyes [Read More…]
Spearfish sawmill laying off 50 workers
South Dakota Searchlight The owner of a Spearfish sawmill is laying off 50 people and alleges the U.S. Forest Service is to blame for not allowing the company to cut enough timber. The Forest Service, [Read More…]
Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming trans care ban
Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images (TOPEKA, Ks.) — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat, vetoed a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth in the state. “This divisive legislation targets a small group of Kansans [Read More…]
Honors of Distinction candidates announced at DWU
Twelve Dakota Wesleyan University students are finalists for the Honors of Distinction awards, the highest honors given to students in their senior year at the university. Established in 2022, the Wesleyan Honors of Distinction are [Read More…]
Sydney stabbing: 6 dead, suspect killed in attack at major shopping mall
David Gray/AFP via Getty Images (LONDON) — Crowds in Australia have fled a Sydney shopping mall near Bondi Beach and police have confirmed that at least six people have been killed following a knife attack [Read More…]
Electric sports cars are starting a ‘performance arms race,’ engineer says
McLaren (NEW YORK) — Are we entering a “performance arms race” between internal combustion engine and electric sports cars? Some engineers and top auto executives are beginning to question the superiority of electric sports cars, [Read More…]
Tragic School Bus Collision Claims Life of Teenage Cyclist in Brookings
A tragic collision between a Brookings school bus and a 16-year-old girl on a bicycle resulted in the girl’s death at the intersection of Fourth and Main in downtown Brookings on Friday morning, April 12th. [Read More…]
Gov. Kristi Noem banned from fourth South Dakota reservation
Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The Rosebud Sioux Tribe in south-central South Dakota is the fourth tribal nation to ban Gov. Kristi Noem from tribal lands this year. The Oglala Sioux Tribe banished Noem in [Read More…]
Fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at 83
SAVO PRELEVIC/AFP via Getty Images Italian designer Roberto Cavalli, known for his unique animal print designs and eponymous fashion house, has died. He was 83 years old. The legendary designer’s death was announced Friday on [Read More…]
Conan O’Brien brings a doctor, and the funny, to ‘Hot Ones’
Conaco/Max While he joked he grew up with “tasteless” food in an Irish Catholic home in Boston and insisted he’s “terrible with hot food,” Conan O’Brien slayed on First We Feast’s Hot Ones show on Thursday. [Read More…]
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Biden’s message to Iran about retaliatory strike on Israel: ‘Don’t’
Michael Kurilla, head of the United States Central Command meets with IDF chief Aviv Kohavi at the Nevatim airbase in Be’er Sheva, Israel, Nov. 15, 2022. — Israeli Defense Forces/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
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