Year: 2024

Leon Neal/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The bipartisan House Ethics Committee is expected to detail scathing allegations into former Rep. Matt Gaetz, writing in a draft report obtained by ABC News that the committee found “substantial evidence” [Read More…]

Pig kidney transplants, new schizophrenia drug: Here are 5 of the biggest medical breakthroughs in 2024

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — From a pig kidney transplant to restoring genetic deafness, 2024 was a year full of medical breakthroughs. The breakthroughs include the discovery of a cause of an autoimmune [Read More…]

Damon Wayans Jr. says joining Apple TV+’s ‘Shrinking’ ‘was a great decision

Courtesy of Apple TV Season 2 of Apple TV’s Shrinking is coming to an end, with its finale dropping on Christmas Day. The season saw the addition of Damon Wayans Jr. as Derrick, a friend of Ted McGinley‘s [Read More…]

In brief: The Weeknd movie ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ gets release date and more

We now have a release date for the thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, which finds The Weeknd making his big-screen debut. The movie, which also stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, will be released on May [Read More…]

Soybean Research Partnerships

Missouri Soybean’s new strategic plan prioritizes research partnerships. CEO Gary Wheeler says this goes hand in hand with farmer education. He believes that research funding is always a success, no matter the outcome. The post [Read More…]

Brace for higher egg prices

There has been an uptick in cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, and it is impacting the price of eggs. University of Missouri professor emeritus and ag economist Scott Brown says those prices aren’t likely [Read More…]

Scoreboard roundup — 12/22/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEGiants 7, Falcons 34Lions 34, Bears 17Browns 6, Bengals 24Titans 30, Colts 38Rams 19, Jets 9Eagle 33, Commanders 36Cardinals 30, Panthers [Read More…]

‘Sonic 3’ handily beats ‘Mufasa’ at the battle of the box office

Paramount Pictures In the battle of animated new releases, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 beat out Mufasa: The Lion King at the box office this weekend. The third installment in the Sonic series brought in $62 million [Read More…]

Supply overshadows demand

A market analyst sees a surplus of corn and soybeans overshadowing a year of strong demand. Naomi Blohm with Total Farm Marketing says the theme for 2024 was bigger production and bigger supply. She tells [Read More…]

Trump selects Vaden to serve as Deputy Secretary of Ag

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Vaden as the next Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Vaden served in Trump’s first administration as the General Counsel of the USDA and was a board member of the Commodity [Read More…]

Noem’s budget cut would raise dual credit costs for students

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight South Dakota high school students will pay 50% more to take dual credit courses if legislators adopt a budget proposal by Republican Gov. Kristi Noem. Currently, students pay one-third of [Read More…]

Trump election offers possible reprieve for five South Dakotans involved in Jan. 6 riot

John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Amy Willis says she’s not a criminal. When she entered the U.S. Capitol with a crowd of protesters who’d been urged by Donald Trump to “stop the steal” of the [Read More…]

Sam Darnold and Justin Jefferson lead surging Vikings past Seahawks 27-24

SEATTLE (AP) — Sam Darnold connected with a well-covered Justin Jefferson with 3:51 left for his third TD pass of the game, and the Minnesota Vikings outlasted Geno Smith and the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 on [Read More…]

No. 6 Texas Top Jackrabbits

AUSTIN, Texas – South Dakota State basketball fell to No. 6 Texas 103-57 Sunday afternoon at the Moody Center. The Jackrabbits wrap the non-conference portion of the season with a 10-3 overall record. SDSU finished with [Read More…]

Democratic Sen. Fetterman: ‘I’m not rooting against’ Trump

Julia Cherner/ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman said he hopes President-elect Donald Trump is successful in his second term and that he’s not “rooting against him.” “If you’re rooting against the president, [Read More…]

2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in ‘friendly fire’ incident: Military

The USS Gettysburg on June 29, 2010. Via Chris Jackson/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Two U.S. Navy pilots ejected safely over the Red Sea after their F/A-18 fighter aircraft was mistakenly shot down early Sunday in [Read More…]

5 killed, 200 injured in German Christmas market attack

Car drives into crowd at Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. Via ABC News (LONDON) — At least five people, including a 9-year-old, are now known to have been killed in the vehicle-ramming attack on a [Read More…]

Russian airports disrupted after ‘massive’ overnight drone exchange with Ukraine

Samoilov/Getty Images (LONDON) — Two Russian airports were put under flight restrictions early Saturday after authorities alleged an attack by Ukrainian drones, according to state-run news agencies. The state-owned RIA Novosti agency reported that Russia’s [Read More…]

5 hurt, driver dead after fleeing suspect drives truck into Texas mall: Authorities

kali9/Getty Images (KILLEEN, Texas) — Five people were hurt after a man fleeing troopers drove a truck “several hundred yards” through the entrance of a mall on Saturday in Killeen, Texas, the Texas Department of [Read More…]

Blake Lively files complaint against Justin Baldoni over alleged sexual misconduct on ‘It Ends with Us’ set