Month: August 2024
Trump draws fire for remarks about Medal of Honor recipients
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a fighting anti-semitism event with Miriam Adelson at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster on August 15, 2024 in Bedminster, New Jersey. Trump’s campaign leaders announced [Read More…]
Democratic staffer files complaint against Green Party being on Wisconsin ballot, saying they can’t qualify
Mattie Neretin/Getty Images (MADISON, WI) — A Democratic Party staffer has filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission saying that the Green Party, which had achieved ballot access in the key battleground state this [Read More…]
Harris to propose ban on grocery price gouging. Would it cool inflation?
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A highly-anticipated economic agenda to be unveiled by Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will include a federal ban on price gouging for food and groceries, the Harris campaign announced. [Read More…]
JD Vance and Tim Walz claim to be 2nd Amendment stalwarts. But where do the VP picks really stand on guns?
JD Vance/X (WASHINGTON) — Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz both claim to be champions of gun rights for law-abiding citizens and have touted personal stories of growing up in households where firearms were [Read More…]
Jury gets case of Florida woman who fatally shot neighbor Ajike Owens through door
Marion County Sheriff’s Office (OCALA, FL) — A jury began deliberating Friday in the case of Susan Lorincz – the Florida woman who is charged with first-degree felony manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her [Read More…]
Pamela Smart on teen lover who murdered husband nearly 3 decades ago: ‘I loved him’
ABC News (NEW YORK) — In an encore “20/20” airing August 16 at 9 p.m. ET, the show, which originally aired in 2020, revisits the case of Pamela Smart, who was sentenced to life in [Read More…]
Missouri woman arrested in alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family through Graceland sale
Brad Vest/Getty Images (KIMBERLING CITY, MO) — A Missouri woman was arrested Friday morning in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Elvis Presley’s family out of millions of dollars and the ownership of Graceland, [Read More…]
Hurricane Ernesto strengthens to Category 2 as it approaches Bermuda
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A hurricane warning has been issued for Bermuda as Ernesto strengthened to a Category 2 storm overnight. Ernesto had maximum sustained winds of 100 mph Friday morning. The hurricane is [Read More…]
New York Mayor Eric Adams served with more grand jury subpoenas in corruption investigation
Mayor Eric Adams speaks to the media at City Hall on July 30, 2024, in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Federal prosecutors in New York served another round [Read More…]
Alleged Peruvian gang leader arrested by ICE in upstate New York
Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A leader of a Peruvian gang who is wanted for 23 murders in Peru was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Thursday, [Read More…]
Inquiry launched at Belfast Zoo after worker allegedly locked in lion enclosure
Liam McBurney/PA Images via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Belfast City Council says it has launched an investigation at Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland after a worker allegedly became locked in a lion enclosure earlier [Read More…]
North Korea to partially reopen doors to tourism for 1st time since COVID-19 pandemic
omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korea is set to partially reopen its doors to tourism later this year after being closed off since January 2020 at the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to [Read More…]
Ukrainian soldiers, engineers add metal netting to US tanks and vehicles to protect against Russian drones
A U.S.-made Abrams tank is seen with a metal additions in this photo supplied by Ukraine’s Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front, which blurred the background to hide the location. — Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front in Ukraine [Read More…]
Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel says progress was made in cease-fire negotiations
Luis Diaz Devesa/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As the Israel-Hamas war continues, the U.S. military announced it is moving more forces to the Middle East. The United States and its allies continue to plead for [Read More…]
UV light treatment technology enhances corn lines
BioLumic is partnering with several seed companies to use its light-activated technology to improve corn productivity. CEO Steve Sibulkin says the technology uses UV light signaling to rapidly activate natural genetic expression in plants to [Read More…]
Fire officials have determined the cause of a fire in a Mitchell home Thursday afternoon
Mitchell fire officials have determined the cause of a fire that damaged a second-floor bedroom late Thursday afternoon in a home in the 700 block of West Fifth Avenue. Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval says there [Read More…]
South Dakota Receives Presidential Disaster Declaration after Historic Flooding
Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota has received a presidential disaster declaration due to the historic 1000-year flooding event that occurred between June 16 and July 8, 2024. 25 counties have received disaster assistance [Read More…]
Dimock-Emery Advances to Semifinals with 10-7 win over Larchwood
Dimock-Emery advanced to Saturday night’s semifinals with a 10-7 win vs. Larchwood on Thursday night at Cadwell Park in the quarterfinals of the Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament. The Raptors broke the game open with [Read More…]
Breaking, bad: Peacock no longer streaming controversial new Summer Games entry
Rene Nijhuis/BSR Agency/Getty Images While Rachael Gunn aka Raygun‘s Olympics performance in the new Breakdancing category will likely live on in infamy in memes, you won’t be able to rewatch her on Peacock. That’s because [Read More…]
Stallone’s ‘Tulsa King’ drops season 2 trailer
Paramount+/Brian Douglas Paramount+ just dropped the official trailer to the second season of Sylvester Stallone‘s hit Tulsa King. The footage, set to season 2 cameo star Jelly Roll‘s unreleased song “Get By,” picks up where the first season [Read More…]
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