Year: 2024
Supreme Court hears major cases on free speech, laws regulating social media
Matt Cardy/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube more like newspaper publishers or telephone companies? The Supreme Court on Monday was wrestling with that question in a pair of cases being called the [Read More…]
What’s next for IVF patients in Alabama?
Joe Sohm/Getty Images (MONTGOMERY, Al.) — More than a week after the Alabama Supreme Court upended in vitro fertilization access in the state with its ruling that frozen embryos are considered children, increasing public outcry [Read More…]
Mekhi Phifer on the lasting “impact” of ‘8 Mile’ + surprise at “Lose Yourself” name drop
Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic The movie 8 Mile turned 20 years old back in 2022, and co-star Mekhi Phifer tells ABC Audio he still can’t get over that. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been this [Read More…]
Alan Ritchson says he was surprised by season 2 success of ‘Reacher’
Prime Video In December, Prime Video’s action series Reacher was renewed for a third season even before its second season dropped, but star Alan Ritchson admitted to ABC Audio he was still worried about the [Read More…]
Better Business Bureau warns of seasonal travel scams
The average travel scam in the U.S. results in hundreds of dollars in losses, according to data provided by BBB Scam Tracker. Scammers often take advantage of consumer habits and capitalize on trending internet searches, enticing [Read More…]
Active-duty airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — An active-duty airman has died after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. The man was identified by the Metropolitan Police Department as [Read More…]
Proposed work requirement resolution advances
Another citizen’s vote on Medicaid eligibility is a step closer after passage by a House committee Monday. The House State Affairs Committee passed SJR501 11 to 2 to put a constitutional amendment on the 2024 [Read More…]
Ricki Lake shares weight loss results after fall pledge to “get healthier”
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Ricki Lake is feeling proud. The former talk show host shared results from her and her husband Ross Burningham‘s recent weight loss journey, telling fans via Instagram Saturday that they each lost [Read More…]
In Brief: Independent Spirit Award winners announced, and more
Past Lives was named best feature and Celine Song best director for her work on the film at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards, handed out on Sunday, February 25 in Santa Monica. Da’Vine Joy [Read More…]
Spring Stabilization
Corteva Agriscience Nutrient Maximizer Development Specialist Chris Kluemke says a lot of farmers understand why nitrogen stabilizers are needed in the fall, but many say they don’t need to stabilize in the spring. He tells Brownfield [Read More…]
FAA Investigates Plane Crash at Watertown Regional Airport
The FAA is investigating a plane crash at Watertown Regional Airport involving a Piper aircraft with two people on board: an aviation student and a flight instructor from Lake Area Technical College. The crash, which [Read More…]
Rapid City Man Arrested After Domestic Violence Incident, Church Break-in
28-year-old David Baer of Rapid City, was arrested in Meade County on Saturday afternoon following a domestic violence incident on Sturgis Road. Deputies responded to Sacora Station where Baer fled, broke into Hillsview church, and [Read More…]
Legislative Roundup: Direct democracy, abortion, pipelines and property rights take center stage
Joshua Haiar, Seth Tupper, John Hult, Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Bills addressing pipelines, property rights, abortion and direct democracy are provoking strong opinions from legislators as they begin the final two weeks of their annual [Read More…]
Louisiana inmate escapes custody after pepper spraying deputy, stealing officer’s car: Sheriff
Inmate Leon Ruffin in a mugshot from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office (HARVEY, La.) — A convicted felon who had been in custody on a second-degree murder charge escaped on Sunday after pepper spraying his [Read More…]
Active-duty airman sets himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy, Air Force confirms
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A man identified by the Air Force as an active-duty airman was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday after authorities say he set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in [Read More…]
Machine gun or firearm toy? Bump stock creator speaks out ahead of Supreme Court hearing on ban
A bump stocks make a gun fire by sliding the weapon against a fixed trigger finger rather than moving a trigger finger against the gun. — ABC News (KNOXVILLE, Tenn.) — To gun enthusiasts, Jeremiah [Read More…]
Koch-backed group halts financial support for Haley
Republican presidential candidate, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley delivers remarks at her primary-night rally at the Grappone Conference Center on January 23, 2024 in Concord, New Hampshire. — (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Ronna McDaniel to resign as Republican National Committee chair days after Super Tuesday
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel speaks at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute’s ‘A Time for Choosing Speaker Series’ at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on April 20, 2023 in Simi Valley, California. — (Photo [Read More…]
‘Bob Marley: One Love’ hangs on to #1 at the box office with $13.5 million weekend
Paramount Pictures Bob Marley: One Love spent its second week atop the domestic box office with an estimated $13.5 million domestic haul. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, has delivered $71.1 [Read More…]
Judge declines to grant stay of Trump’s $83.3 million judgment in Carroll defamation trial
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Judge Lewis Kaplan has declined to grant a stay of Donald Trump’s $83.3 million judgment in his defamation case and requested a written response from columnist E. Jean Carroll’s [Read More…]
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