Year: 2024
Tribal activist faults North Dakota for high DAPL protest costs
Amy Dalrymple, North Dakota Monitor An Indigenous environmental activist who testified Tuesday in a trial over Dakota Access Pipeline protest costs criticized the court case and said the state of North Dakota should pay the [Read More…]
SD’s Johnson, U.S. House vote to ban TikTok unless it’s sold by China-controlled parent
WASHINGTON — Citing major national security concerns, the U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill that effectively bans TikTok unless the company splits from its Chinese owner ByteDance. The 352-65 vote occurred just a week [Read More…]
‘Saturday Night Live’ announces Kristen Wiig, Ryan Gosling will be hosting in April
NBCUniversal On its social media, Saturday Night Live announced that Kristen Wiig will host the first show of April, on April 6, and Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling will take the SNL stage on April 13. [Read More…]
Catherine O’Hara says ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel will include callback of famous musical scene
Beetlejuice co-stars Michael Keaton and O’Hara — Disney/Stewart Cook Tim Burton‘s 1988 film Beetlejuice introduced a new audience to Harry Belafonte‘s Calypso classics, including “Jump in the Line (Shake Señora)” and “Sweetheart from Venezuela,” but [Read More…]
Mother of former ‘Star Wars’ star Jake Lloyd gives update on mental health battle
Lloyd in 2011 – Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic Lisa Lloyd, the mother of Star Wars: Episode I star Jake Lloyd, has shared with Scripps News Service an account of her son’s decades-long battle with mental illness. The [Read More…]
Kevin Costner “liked” John Mulaney’s ‘Field of Dreams’ bit at the Oscars
Disney/Frank Micelotta When comedian and actor John Mulaney presented the Achievement in Sound award at Sunday night’s Oscars, he went into one of his trademark movie tangents and ended up talking extensively about the 1989 [Read More…]
IL ag budget wins highlighted at Ag Legislative Day
Recent wins for agriculture in the Illinois state budget were highlighted at the state capitol Wednesday. Lt. Governor Juliana Stratton outlines a program that increases access to local food… “We’re continuing with the Illinois Grocery [Read More…]
USDA to invest $138M in climate-smart easements
The USDA has announced a $138 million investment in climate-smart conservation easements. Carrie Lindig, NRCS Easement Program Division Director, says the funds will help jumpstart conservation projects on land that has the most potential to [Read More…]
Ukraine shipments increase, prices remain cheaper than U.S. and Brazil
An ag economist says some of Ukraine’s grain exports have increased in recent months. Allendale chief strategist Rich Nelson says the country is offering prices that are much cheaper than the U.S. and Brazil. “Right [Read More…]
Top Navalny aide Leonid Volkov recovering after hammer attack in Lithuania
Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images (LITHUANIA) — Leonid Volkov, a former top aide to the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, is recovering after he was attacked with a hammer by an assailant on Tuesday night near [Read More…]
Governor Kristi Noem Hosts Bill-Signing and Townhall in Mitchell
Governor Kristi Noem signed two bills and hosted a Townhall Wednesday at Mitchell High School. The Governor signed House Bill 1022 surrounded by legislators and youngsters… Followed by Senate Bill 127…… Noem presented [Read More…]
Boeing overwrote surveillance footage of door plug repair, NTSB chair says
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (PORTLAND, Ore.) — Boeing overwrote surveillance footage from the repair facility where a door plug was reinstalled ahead of the blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight earlier this year, according to a [Read More…]
Missing college student Riley Strain seen on surveillance video stumbling on sidewalk night he vanished
WKRN (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — A University of Missouri student was caught on several surveillance videos before he vanished during a night out in Nashville. Riley Strain was last seen by friends at 9:52 p.m. Friday [Read More…]
White House launches new effort to prevent opioid overdose
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The White House has launched a nationwide call-to-action to save lives from opioid overdoses. In its Wednesday announcement, the Biden-Harris Administration said it hopes the new effort will help get [Read More…]
Dollar Tree and Family Dollar will close 1,000 stores following fourth-quarter loss
Jeffrey Greenberg/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Doors are closing for 1,000 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar locations after the discount variety store chain announced an unexpected surprise fourth-quarter loss in its earnings report Wednesday. Dollar [Read More…]
‘We don’t take sides’ CEO of company that guaranteed Trump’s $92M bond tells shareholders
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The chairman and chief executive of the insurance company that guaranteed former President Donald Trump’s $92 million bond in the E. Jean Carroll defamation case said in a letter Wednesday [Read More…]
Biden travels to battleground Wisconsin after clinching Democratic nomination
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — President Joe Biden is continuing his campaign ramp-up with a visit to battleground Wisconsin on Wednesday, a day after he clinched the Democratic nomination. Biden’s first stop will be an [Read More…]
House passes bill that would ban TikTok if its Chinese owners don’t sell the popular app
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The House on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation to force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the wildly popular social media platform or face a ban in the U.S. If enacted, [Read More…]
Former Nickelodeon stars speak out about alleged inappropriate work environments
Jaime Nogales/Medios y Media/Getty Images In the Investigation Discovery docuseries Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, some former child stars allege they were subjected to inappropriate work environments, with former Nickelodeon star [Read More…]
Olivia Munn reveals breast cancer diagnosis, double mastectomy
Disney/Chris Willard While she and her partner John Mulaney were all smiles at the Oscars on Sunday, Olivia Munn was hiding a secret she just revealed on Tuesday to her Instagram followers. To a photo [Read More…]
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