Year: 2024

X/@DCPoliceDept A suspect in a shooting that left two people dead and five injured early Sunday in a historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C., remained on the loose and unidentified, according to police. The shooting erupted [Read More…]

White House wants TikTok’s parent company to divest: ‘We don’t want to see a ban’

ABC News The White House on Sunday reiterated support for a controversial bill meant to cut China’s ties to TikTok by forcing the popular app’s Chinese parent company to sell it — or face a [Read More…]

Rep. Khanna says potential TikTok ban won’t solve the problem, calls for ‘narrowly tailored law’

ABC News Rep. Ro Khanna said on Sunday that the TikTok bill the House of Representatives passed last week wouldn’t actually protect Americans, instead pushing for other legislation that he says would better prevent foreign [Read More…]

Rep. Turner disagrees with Trump’s anti-migrant rhetoric but argues he can ‘fix’ border ‘crisis’

ABC News Rep. Mike Turner, a top House Republican, on Sunday said he disagreed with former President Donald Trump calling some migrants “not people” and “animals” but insisted that only Trump “is going to be [Read More…]

Trump says there will be ‘bloodbath’ if he loses 2024 election, ramps up anti-migrant rhetoric

ABC News What was scheduled to be a guest appearance by former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally for Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno quickly turned into Trump saying there would be a “bloodbath” [Read More…]

Biden-Harris raised over $53M in February for strongest month since launch: Campaign

ABC News The Biden-Harris campaign said it raised more than $53 million in February — marking its strongest month since the reelection campaign launched in April 2023. The campaign said that as of Feb. 29, [Read More…]

Tigers Knock Off Defending National Champs, 78-72

Dubuque, Iowa – Dakota Wesleyan gets the big upset over the Clarke Pride in the second round of the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball National Championships! Emma Yost led all scorers as she tied her career-high with 28 [Read More…]

Suspect in fatal shootings in Philadelphia suburb barricaded in New Jersey residence with hostages: Police

WPVI (FALLS TOWNSHIP, Pa.) — An “extremely dangerous” suspect accused of killing three people, including his 13-year-old sister, in a Philadelphia suburb is barricaded with hostages at a residence in New Jersey, officials said. The [Read More…]

Suspect in New Mexico trooper shooting named, linked to South Carolina woman found dead

New Mexico State Police (DILLON COUNTY, S.C.) — The suspect in the murder of a New Mexico State Police officer has been identified as Jaremy Smith of Marion County, South Carolina, and he has been [Read More…]

One dead, Five injured in shooting at Indianapolis bar

Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images/STOCK (INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.) — At least one person is dead and five others have been injured after a shooting inside a bar in Indianapolis. The shooting took place shortly after 1 a.m. on [Read More…]

Former students, parents speak on anti-LGBTQ bullying at Nex Benedict’s school

ABC News (OWASSO, Okla.) — The death of LGBTQ teen Nex Benedict following a fight in a high school restroom has been ruled a suicide, shining a renewed spotlight on the intensifying environment in Oklahoma [Read More…]

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Rosenquist’s Career-High 36 Points Pushes Tigers Past Rust

Dubuque, Iowa – The Tigers opened the 2024 NAIA Women’s Basketball Championships in a big way in the first round against the Rust College Bearcats. Rylee Rosenquist led all scorers with her new career high 36 points [Read More…]

Will Bernie Sanders’ proposed 32-hour workweek pass Congress?

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A push to slash the standard workweek from 40 hours to 32 achieved a breakthrough this week, gaining a foothold in the Senate with a proposal that would require [Read More…]

Selling a home is about to get cheaper after historic settlement

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The cost of selling a home could soon go down after the National Association of Realtors agreed to a historic settlement. The powerful trade group, which represents more than [Read More…]

Guatemalan migrant accused of police officer’s death released after case dismissed

Attorney Phillip Arroyo (BAKER COUNTY, Fla.) — Virgilio Aguilar Mendez, the teen migrant from Guatemala who was arrested following the death of a Florida police officer, has been freed from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s [Read More…]

21-Year-Old Charged with Second-Degree Murder in Fatal Crash Near Beresford

Hayden Hall, a 21-year-old from Davis, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of first-degree manslaughter, and ingestion of a controlled substance (cocaine) in a motor vehicle. The charges stem from [Read More…]

Road Rage Incident Ends in Gunshots in Sioux Falls

A road rage incident in Sioux Falls escalated to gunshots on Thursday night. The incident began around 8 p.m. near Russell Street and Minnesota Avenue, where two vehicles pulled into a parking lot. The drivers [Read More…]

Sports betting delivers a new jackpot for Deadwood casinos

Bart Pfankuch / South Dakota News Watch DEADWOOD, S.D. – If casino operators in Deadwood could conjure the ideal target audience for their sports betting operations, Lance Chapdelaine and his buddies from Colorado would be [Read More…]

Pierre Man Sentenced to 35 Years for Assault on Law Enforcement Officers

PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a Pierre man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after earlier being convicted for assaulting and threatening correctional officers at the Hughes County [Read More…]

New group aims to refer carbon pipeline law to voters