Year: 2024
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
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
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Students attending South Dakota public universities may soon face a civics proficiency requirement to graduate. Students will take three credits worth of civics education — either new classes created to meet [Read More…]
New ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’ film in the works
Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images A reboot of the classic film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is in the works. Amazon MGM Studios is in development with Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson‘s Eon Productions to reimagine the [Read More…]
Snoop Dogg to star in and co-produce in Luc Besson movie ‘The Last Man’
Photo by Chris Haston/WBTV via Getty Images Snoop Dogg has secured yet another gig. Variety reports he’s the star and co-producer of The Last Man, an original sci-fi movie penned by Luc Besson, who wrote The Fifth Element [Read More…]
Daisy Ridley saves the day in trailer for new action thriller ‘Cleaner’
JB Lacroix/WireImage via Getty Images Daisy Ridley is a window cleaner striving to save the day in the trailer for Cleaner. The new film, which comes to theaters on Feb. 21, finds Ridley playing Joey [Read More…]
Mayor Eric Adams meets with Trump border czar to talk NYC’s role in new immigration policy
Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with incoming border czar Thomas Homan to discuss their plans to remove what he says were violent undocumented immigrants. Thursday’s closed-door [Read More…]
What is Captagon, the synthetic stimulant that earned billions for the Assad regime?
Bakr Alkasem/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Assad regime in Syria came toppling down in lightning speed after rebel forces led a days-long offensive across the country and captured the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, [Read More…]
Syria live updates: Israel to remain in Syria beyond buffer zone
Delil Souleiman via Getty Images (DAMASCUS, SYRIA) — Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick advance across the country. Meanwhile, the ceasefire in [Read More…]
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