Year: 2024

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch remains in effect Tuesday across California, from San Diego in the south to Redding in the north, as a powerful storm continues to unleash rain, snow and [Read More…]

Fani Willis ethics case may reverberate long after judge decision: Experts

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testifies during a hearing in the case of the State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump at the Fulton County Courthouse on Feb. 15, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Alyssa [Read More…]

Detroit man awarded $10 million after wrongful conviction

Wolf Mueller Law (DETROIT) — A man who was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for over six years was awarded $10 million in damages by a jury in Detroit. Alexandre Ansari, who was awarded last Friday, [Read More…]

William Byron wins first Daytona 500 after rain delay

James Gilbert/Getty Images (DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.) — After being delayed a day due to weather, a victor has been crowned at the Daytona 500. William Byron crossed the finish line Monday at the Daytona International [Read More…]

‘Bob Marley: One Love’ tops box office with jamming $34.1 million Presidents’ Day weekend

Paramount Pictures Bob Marley: One Love topped the domestic box office, grabbing $28.6 million between Friday and Sunday, and an estimated $34.1 million through Monday. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, [Read More…]

83-year-old convicted robber back behind bars in new series of bank heists

WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An 83-year-old man imprisoned for more than three decades for a string of 1980s bank robberies is back behind bars, according to federal officials. Donald “Doc” Bennett, once dubbed by [Read More…]

Bipartisan House members unveil new border, foreign aid proposal

Bloomberg Creative Photos/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate-passed national security supplemental, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new proposal late last week to provide defense-only aid for [Read More…]

Green methanol: A carbon dioxide pipeline alternative?

Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch A company that wants to help ethanol producers harness their carbon dioxide emissions to produce an additional renewable fuel says its technology is a viable alternative to proposed carbon dioxide [Read More…]

Admitted without an application: Pilot project aims to bolster state university enrollment

Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight The number of students graduating from South Dakota high schools is declining. And fewer of those graduates are enrolling in any higher education, let alone attending one of South Dakota’s [Read More…]

South Dakota Girls High School Basketball Media Poll – February 19

The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 19 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

South Dakota Boys High School Basketball Media Poll – February 19

The South Dakota Prep Media basketball polls for the week of Feb. 19 are listed below, ranking the top-five teams in each class, record, total points and previous ranking. First-place votes received are indicated in [Read More…]

Patients evacuated from Nasser Hospital, Gaza’s second-largest, as WHO says it has stopped ‘functioning’ amid attacks

pawel.gaul/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Patients are being evacuated from Gaza’s second-largest hospital, which has been under attack from Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. At least 14 patients have been [Read More…]

Why an ancient lake that reemerged at Death Valley National Park will stick around

This series of images compares the desert basin before flooding (left) with its more-waterlogged state following each major storm. In both August 2023 (middle) and February 2024 (right), a shallow lake several kilometers across fills [Read More…]

California storm: Santa Barbara airport closes as rain drenches state

ABC News (NEW YORK) — A flood watch is in effect from Redding in Northern California to San Diego in Southern California as a storm slams the state with rain and wind. Two to 5 [Read More…]

Cyclists ‘fight off’ cougar, save friend being mauled: Washington Police

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A group of cyclists saved a fellow rider’s life by fighting off a cougar that attacked her over the holiday weekend on a suburban Seattle trail, according to authorities. [Read More…]

Trump uses brief comment on Navalny’s death to claim his own political persecution