Year: 2024
Hunter Biden addressed numerous allegations under questioning from lawmakers, transcript shows
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, departs from a closed-door deposition before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and House Judiciary Committee in the O’Neill House Office Building on February 28, 2024 [Read More…]
California storm could bring 12 feet of snow to Sierra Nevada mountains
ABC News (NEW YORK) — A blizzard warning is in effect in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains as a dangerous storm slams the region. The blizzard began Thursday and will continue off and on through this [Read More…]
US citizen arrested crossing border back into America from Mexico in taxi with $130,000 of fentanyl
El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents seized 9.7 pounds of fentanyl with an estimated street value of $130,000. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (NEW YORK) — A U.S. citizen has been arrested attempting to [Read More…]
‘We are living in a climate of hatred and fear’: Students discuss rooting out antisemitism on campus
Students hold a rally in support of Israel and demand greater protection from antisemitism on campus at Columbia University, February 14, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
At least two dead as largest wildfire in state history tears through Texas Panhandle
ABC News (AMARILLO, Texas) — Several large wildfires continue to tear through northern Texas, including one that has grown into the largest blaze in state history. The Smokehouse Creek Fire that ignited in Hutchinson County [Read More…]
Fatal Fire in Rapid City Under Investigation
A structure fire at the 4500 block of South Canyon Road in Rapid City resulted in one fatality on Thursday. The Rapid City Fire Department responded to the fire after a passerby reported smoke coming [Read More…]
Watertown Police Department Conducts Major Drug Bust
The Watertown Police Department conducted a significant drug bust in Watertown, resulting in the arrest of 22-year-old Devin Muilenburg. Detectives seized over 900 prescription pills, 19 ounces of psilocybin mushrooms, several hundred THC products, and [Read More…]
Election officials say verbal abuse is common as lawmakers reject bill to protect them
Seth Tupper, Joshua Haiar – South Dakota Searchlight The assertion that election officials are not being threatened or intimidated in South Dakota helped derail legislation this week at the Capitol in Pierre that would have [Read More…]
Senate change to teacher-pay bill sparks House rebuttal and sets up final-week showdown
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight Average teacher compensation would only have to rise half as much as state education funding under the new terms of legislation advanced Thursday morning by a committee of South Dakota senators. [Read More…]
CO2 pipeline opponents doubt certainty of $1 billion corn-based jet fuel project
John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight The largest economic development project in South Dakota history hinges on two things: a carbon pipeline and a $950 million federal loan guarantee. If the former doesn’t happen, according to [Read More…]
Ozempic, Mounjaro users talk about changes to family life after weight loss
Heather Gay speaks with “Impact x Nightline’s” Deborah Roberts. — ABC News (NEW YORK) — The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Heather Gay made headlines recently after she lost more than 20 pounds [Read More…]
‘Bachelor’ star Joey Graziadei says the reason behind yellow eyes is due to Gilbert syndrome
In this Jan 19, 2024, file photo, Joey Graziadei hosts an event in New York. — Stephanie Augello/ABC via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Bachelor star Joey Graziadei is opening up about the reason [Read More…]
Does a four-day workweek work? Companies share results after one year
Marko Geber/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Do fewer working hours boost a company’s overall productivity? A recent study out of the United Kingdom suggests the four-day workweek model benefits businesses and employees alike. One year [Read More…]
In Brief: James Gunn says retitled film ‘Superman’ has taken flight, and more
Superman: Legacy writer-director James Gunn has revealed that production on the film, which is now just Superman, has officially begun. “Overjoyed to be announcing the start of principal photography on SUPERMAN today, February 29, which [Read More…]
Path to Success
A wet spring slowed planting for Joe Sullivan and his family farm near Franklin in west central Minnesota in 2023. He tells Brownfield John Deere’s AutoPath helped during replant and they ended up with a [Read More…]
Tragic Incident in Yankton: Unresponsive Infant Declared Deceased, Investigation Underway
Yankton police and EMS responded to a distressing call late Wednesday night, finding an unresponsive infant at a residence in the 700 block of Capitol. Despite efforts to save the child, they were later pronounced [Read More…]
Navalny’s funeral goes ahead Friday, despite pressure
A picture of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny with the lettering ‘We believe in Alexey’ is pictured at a makeshift memorial in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on February 29, 2024. (Photo by -/AFP [Read More…]
Senate passes short-term funding bill to avert government shutdown
Kent Nishimura/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Thursday passed a short-term funding bill that averts a partial government shutdown that was expected late Friday night. The final vote tally was 77-13. The measure now [Read More…]
‘I eat or I pay my bills’: Americans describe rent burden fears, concerns
An ‘Apartments for Rent’ sign hangs in front of a building on Dec. 06, 2022 in Miami Beach, Fla. — Joe Raedle/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Half of Americans are burdened by the cost [Read More…]
Eat the world, again: Netflix serves up a new season of ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
Netflix Get out your passport – it’s time to travel and eat again with Phil Rosenthal. A new season of his show Somebody Feed Phil drops Friday on Netflix, and this season Rosenthal journeys to Mumbai, Kyoto, [Read More…]
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