Year: 2024
Spring begins with snow heading toward Midwest, flash flooding threatening Northeast
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The first weekend of spring will be ushered in with snow in the Midwest and New England, and heavy rain and possible flooding in major Northeast cities. The storm will [Read More…]
Modern female crash dummies can improve safety for women, experts say
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Cars have gotten safer over the decades, but more still needs to be done and the development of female crash dummies may ensure greater safety of women in the U.S. [Read More…]
Surgeons transplant world’s first genetically edited pig kidney into living human
Peter Cade/Getty Images (BOSTON) — A surgical team said Thursday it has conducted the world’s first genetically edited pig kidney transplant into a living human. During a four-hour procedure earlier this month, surgeons at Massachusetts [Read More…]
Meet your new virtual assistant: The AI in your car
The MBUX virtual assistant “is the most human-like interface with a Mercedes-Benz yet,” according to the company, an d advanced 3D graphics make interactions with the driver more natural, intuitive and personalized. (Mercedes-Benz) (NEW YORK) [Read More…]
Drake Bell assures fans Josh Peck reached out amid abuse revelations
Josh Peck and Drake Bell in 2014 – Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic After Drake Bell‘s revelation that he was sexually abused as a Nickelodeon child star, fans have been vocal online about when his Drake & Josh [Read More…]
Aaron Taylor-Johnson talks upcoming projects — and those James Bond casting rumors
Aldara Zarraoa/Getty Images Aaron Taylor-Johnson discussed some of his upcoming high-profile roles and responded to the rumors he’s next in line to play James Bond in a new interview with Rolling Stone UK. When asked [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Succession’ Emmy winner Brian Cox to play Santa, and more
Anna Camp and Griffin Matthews have been cast as series regulars for the fifth and final season of the Netflix thriller You, according to Variety. Camp will play both Raegan and Maddie Lockwood, twin sisters-in-law [Read More…]
Challenging work & low pay factors in veterinary technician shortage
An educator says there’s not only a shortage of veterinarians but also veterinary technicians. Sarah Steger is an instructor for Northcentral Technical College in Wausau, Wisconsin and is also a certified veterinary technician. She tells [Read More…]
On-farm Research
There’s a lot of information available to growers 24/7, but how do they know if something is going to work for them on their operation? On this week’s episode of Managing for Profit, an expert [Read More…]
Moving away from a center of the plate protein
Protein consumption patterns have changed generationally David Newman with the National Pork Board says today’s eaters have moved from a center of the plate protein. AUDIO: Healthy Living on ground pork …
What’s up with the price of blocks and barrels? Exports
The cheese market has seen an unusual trend lately. Normally, the per-pound price of 40-pound Cheddar cheese blocks is higher than 500-pound Cheddar cheese barrels. Beginning around February 9th, barrels began commanding more money per [Read More…]
Pre-Construction Informational Meeting Scheduled in Mitchell for Highway 37 Project
MITCHELL, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will hold a pre-construction informational meeting to share project details about the S.D. Highway 37 construction project scheduled for 2024-2025. The informational meeting is scheduled [Read More…]
Alleged assault victim’s diary creates Supreme Court test of voter-backed victims’ rights law
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight A defense attorney request for the diary of an alleged rape victim was the focus on Wednesday in a South Dakota Supreme Court case that tackles the limits of a [Read More…]
Iowa’s Bird drops lawsuit as EPA approves summer sale of E15 in 2025
Iowa Capital Dispatch Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced what she called “a resounding victory” over the Biden administration on Tuesday as the EPA approved the year-round sale of E15 motor fuel beginning in 2025. [Read More…]
Famine-imminent conditions in Gaza ‘unprecedented’: UN official
Palestinians receive food rations at a donation point at a camp for internally displaced people in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 2, 2024, as fighting continues between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group. [Read More…]
Sudan now ‘1 of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory:’ UN
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (LONDON) — Humanitarian organizations are sounding alarm over the crisis in Sudan, warning the conflict has created “one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent memory.” Speaking at a briefing to the security [Read More…]
Three London Clinic staffers investigated for trying to access Kate Middleton’s medical records: Report
Police officers stand guard outside the London Clinic after the UK’s Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton underwent planned surgery in London, United Kingdom on January 18, 2024. Princess of Wales will stay two weeks in [Read More…]
Gaza reaches ‘tipping point,’ doctors tell UN in plea for help
A woman and her daughter sit at a nutritional stabilization center in Gaza in March, in a photo supplied by MedGlobal. (MedGlobal) (UNITED NATIONS) — At the United Nations headquarters on Tuesday, four doctors from [Read More…]
US submits draft UN resolution for “immediate cease-fire tied to the release of hostages,” Blinken says
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. has submitted a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for “an immediate ceasefire tied to the release of hostages,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Saudi news [Read More…]
Stabbing in Watertown Leaves One Person Hospitalized, Suspect in Custody
On Wednesday, March 20, a stabbing in Watertown resulted in one person being taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The incident occurred at the 1000 block of 4th Ave NW, where the Watertown [Read More…]
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