Year: 2024

Stevica Mrdja /EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities are looking into online accounts believed to be those of Luigi Mangione, the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate charged with murder in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO [Read More…]

New Jersey drone mystery: What to know and what can be done

In this screen grab from a video, a drone is shown near Bedminster, New Jersey, on Dec. 3, 2024./Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Since mid-November, what are believed by many to be large aerial [Read More…]

Friday weather: Ice storm warnings cover Midwest, as arctic blast slams East Coast

An ABC News graphic shows weather in the United States on Friday, Dec. 13, 2024. Via ABC News (NEW YORK) — The eastern half of the United States is enduring the latest arctic blast from [Read More…]

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing latest: Suspect not member of UnitedHealthcare, company says

Luigi Mangione is seen inside the police station in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Dec. 9, 2024/Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Luigi Mangione, the suspect accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson wasn’t a member of [Read More…]

American Airlines flight diverts to JFK after apparent bird strike damages engine

DuKai photographer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An American Airlines flight departing New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Thursday evening had to divert to nearby John F. Kennedy International shortly after takeoff after a reported bird strike [Read More…]

JonBenét Ramsey case gets renewed attention 28 years after her murder

Who killed JonBenét Ramsey? The all-new ABC News interview with JonBenét’s father, John Ramsey, airs during 20/20 – premiering Friday, Nov. 13th on ABC Network. (NEW YORK) — Advancements in DNA technology and a surge [Read More…]

US believes circulating video from Syria could show missing American, officials say

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omersukrugoksu/Getty Images (LONDON) — A man seen in a video circulating online is believed to be Travis Pete Timmerman, an American who went missing from Hungary earlier this year, two officials familiar with the matter [Read More…]

Mild temps on the Plains, seasonal across the Corn Belt next week; more moisture ahead

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for warmer-than-normal weather nearly nationwide, with the northern High Plains and adjacent Rockies having the greatest likelihood of experiencing above-normal temperatures. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across [Read More…]

Florida woman charged for threatening health insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose’

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images/STOCK (LAKELAND, Fla.) — A Florida woman was arrested and charged this week for ending a phone call with her health insurance provider with threats that mimicked wording associated with the suspected UnitedHealthcare [Read More…]

Austin Tice’s parents say they are ‘hopeful’ as US works to find their kidnapped son

Alex Wong/Getty Images (DAMASCUS, Syria) — The parents of Austin Tice, the American freelance journalist and Marine Corps veteran who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria more than a decade ago, spoke out in an [Read More…]

Iran’s judiciary opens case against female singer after viral ‘imaginary’ concert

Parastoo Ahmadi/Youtube (TEHRAN, Iran) — A captivating video of an Iranian woman singer went viral in Iran, showing her performing in an empty venue for an imaginary audience. Parastoo Ahmadi, a singer and composer, held [Read More…]

In shift, RFK Jr. now says weight-loss drugs ‘have a place’

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., said Thursday he believes anti-obesity drugs “have a place.” The comment, given in a brief interview to CNBC [Read More…]

Minnesota PUC grants permit for carbon capture pipeline

Christopher Ingraham, Minnesota Reformer The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously Thursday to grant a long-awaited permit to Summit Carbon Solutions, allowing the company to build a small portion of a planned 2,500-mile carbon capture pipeline [Read More…]

North Dakota approves CO2 storage for Summit pipeline

Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor North Dakota’s Industrial Commission on Thursday approved a plan to accept millions of tons of carbon dioxide to be permanently stored underground against the wishes of some landowners in the [Read More…]

Economist tells SD farmers that success means adapting to changing world, regulatory climate

John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight HURON – An agricultural economist told a group of farmers Thursday they’ll be well served to adapt to the cultural and policy changes that affect their industry – even the changes [Read More…]

Video lottery operators plan to ask lawmakers for higher limits on bets and machines

Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight Owners of South Dakota video lottery establishments hope a lean budget for state government might incentivize legislators to raise the bet limit and allow more machines per license. The more [Read More…]

Civics could soon be added as a South Dakota college graduation requirement