Year: 2024
ABC Politics News
Sister of Robb Elementary shooting victim will be Biden’s guest at State of the Union address
Courtesy of Cazares family (WASHINGTON) — The 18-year-old sister of a Robb Elementary School shooting victim will be among President Joe Biden’s guests for the State of the Union address on Thursday. Jazmin Cazares has [Read More…]
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Zelenskyy’s wife, Navalny’s widow decline Biden State of the Union invites
In this Sept. 21, 2023, file photo, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcome President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska to the White House in Washington, D.C. (Drew Angerer/Getty [Read More…]
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Biden courts Haley supporters after her exit: ‘We need everyone on board’
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks at a campaign rally on March 4, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Emil Lippe/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday quickly maneuvered to court [Read More…]
ABC Health News
Alabama bill to protect IVF signed into law by governor
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After two weeks of agonizing limbo for families in the midst of fertility treatment in Alabama, the state legislature on Wednesday night passed the final version of a [Read More…]
ABC Entertainment News
Oscar producers share their thoughts on the big night
AMPAS It’s almost showtime for Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. The Oscars air live Sunday on ABC, and the producers are putting the final touches on the show. At a news conference Wednesday, executive [Read More…]
Ag News
Moisture expands across the Plains, parts of the Corn Belt; mild weather except northern reaches
Across the Corn Belt, rain is falling in the middle Ohio Valley. The remainder of the Midwest is experiencing mild, dry weather, with Thursday’s high temperatures expected to top 60°F as far north as western [Read More…]
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Unseasonably mild, near-record setting warmth next week, centered on the upper Midwest
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, with the greatest likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather focused across the upper Midwest. Meanwhile, near- or above-normal precipitation across most of the [Read More…]
ABC World News
Houthi strike kills 3 on international cargo carrier as group continues shipping lane attacks: US
Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen killed three civilians aboard a Barbadian and Liberian cargo carrier on Wednesday, marking the group’s first fatal strike on a commercial vessel since it began [Read More…]
ABC National News
Hush money case against Trump is a ‘deluded fantasy,’ his attorneys say
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is pursuing a “deluded fantasy” case against former President Donald Trump by tying a hush payment to an attempt to influence [Read More…]
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State of the Union guests spotlight IVF, conflicts in Israel and Gaza
Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Seeking to spotlight national issues such as in vitro fertilization and the conflicts oversees in Israel, Gaza and Ukraine, lawmakers invited a host of guests to attend [Read More…]
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How to watch Biden’s State of the Union address
Jacquelyn Martin/AP/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden will deliver his State on the Union address — his third — on Thursday night. But this year, the traditional annual update to Congress and [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What’s next as Republicans declare Trump their ‘presumptive nominee’ with Haley’s exit
Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump is now the last major candidate standing in the Republican presidential primary field after rival Nikki Haley suspended her own campaign in the [Read More…]
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Johnson invites Gold Star parents of Marines killed in Afghanistan to State of the Union
Alex Wong/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — House Speaker Mike Johnson tells ABC News that his guests at Thursday’s State of the Union address will include Gold Star parents who lost children in the Kabul airport bombing [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Brooklyn Meyer Selected Summit League Women’s Player of the Week
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – South Dakota State’s Brooklyn Meyer picked up her fourth TicketSmarter Summit League Peak Performer of the Week accolade of the season, the conference office announced Monday. Meyer, a sophomore, averaged 23.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Mayo Named Summit League Athlete of the Month
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. –South Dakota State’s Zeke Mayo was selected as the male recipient of the TicketSmarter Peak Performer of the Month honors for February, league officials announced Thursday. Mayo collected his first career monthly honors. Mayo [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Chinese national arrested after allegedly stealing AI trade secrets from Google
Cesc Maymo/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — A Chinese national was arrested Wednesday in California and charged with allegedly stealing confidential trade secrets from Google’s Artificial Intelligence program while secretly working for two AI startup companies [Read More…]
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Sheryl Johnson Announced as Democratic Candidate for U.S. House Seat in South Dakota
The South Dakota Democratic Party has selected Sheryl Johnson as its candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives. Johnson, a retired businesswoman and former Sioux Falls School District employee, will challenge incumbent Republican Rep. Dusty [Read More…]
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Rapid City Man Admits to Trafficking Enough Fentanyl to Cause Mass Casualties
Cory Croyle, a 37-year-old man from Rapid City, has signed documents indicating his intent to plead guilty to a federal drug charge. Court documents reveal that Croyle obtained large quantities of fentanyl, sometimes from Colorado, [Read More…]
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White River Man Convicted on Rape Charges
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a White River man has been convicted on three charges, including two counts of rape, for an incident that occurred March 5, 2023. [Read More…]
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Federal judge nominees for South Dakota appear before committee in Washington, D.C.
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight Two nominees for federal judgeships in South Dakota told the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that they’d apply the law fairly and equally, with an eye to court precedence and balance. [Read More…]
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