Year: 2024
Russian plane carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashes near border, Moscow says
belterz/Getty Images (LONDON) — A Russian military aircraft carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war crashed Wednesday in western Russia’s Belgorod region, Russian officials said. The “captured” Ukrainian soldiers were being transported to the Belgorod region, [Read More…]
South Africa seeks to halt auction of Mandela’s personal items
RapidEye/Getty Images (LONDON) — South Africa has announced it is set to challenge a New York auction of dozens artifacts and personal items belonging to former South African president and anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The [Read More…]
Flash flooding and tornadoes threaten the South as winter storm moves eastward across US
Photography by Keith Getter (all rights reserved)/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Parts of a winter storm that brought historic rainfall to Southern California this week is now moving eastward, bringing even more precipitation to the [Read More…]
FAA investigating after Delta Boeing plane loses front nose wheel before takeoff
DuKai photographer/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it will investigate after a tire under the front nose of a Delta Boeing 757 fell off one of the wheels and rolled [Read More…]
Man with box cutter who entered a church and threatened employee arrested
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (REDWOOD CITY, Calif.) — A man has been arrested after entering a church and threatening one of the employees with a box cutter, according to authorities. The incident occurred on Monday at [Read More…]
Prosecutors rebut ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s attempt to dismiss fraud charges
Steve Bannon, former advisor to President Donald Trump, appears in Manhattan Supreme Court to set his trial date, May 25, 2023, in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon’s [Read More…]
Appeals court denies Trump’s request to review limited gag order in federal election interference case
Former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at Rochester Opera House in Rochester, N.H, Jan. 21, 2024. (Haiyun Jiang/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The full D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday [Read More…]
Trump fends off Haley with double-digit win and other takeaways from New Hampshire’s primary
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to a New Hampshire primary election night watch party in Nashua, New Hampshire, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald [Read More…]
Biden campaign speech on abortion rights disrupted 14 times by protesters
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the reproductive freedom campaign rally at George Mason University in Manassas, Virginia, on Jan. 23, 2024. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images) (MANASSAS, Va.) — President Joe Biden had planned [Read More…]
House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz picks up steam with new witnesses contacted: Sources
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The reopened House ethics probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz continues to ramp up, as the committee in recent weeks has contacted multiple new witnesses as part of [Read More…]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes first public appearance since secretive hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is seen making his first public appearance on Jan. 23, 2024 since his hospitalization while participating from his home in a videoconference with the 50 nations of the Ukraine Defense Contact [Read More…]
North Dakota court keeps strict abortion ban in place even in cases of medical emergencies
fstop123/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A North Dakota state court denied a request to temporarily block the state’s strict abortion ban on Tuesday. Plaintiffs challenging the ban had asked the court to allow doctors to [Read More…]
Barry Keoghan on the impact of ‘Masters of the Air”s true story
Apple The new Apple TV+ series Masters of the Air tells the story of the U.S. Air Force’s 100th Bomb Group, the group of men who bombed Nazi Germany during World War II. The group’s success came [Read More…]
Unseasonably mild pattern continues for most of the Heartland; a short-term drier period ahead
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of warmer-than-normal weather nationwide, except for near- or below normal temperatures from the western Gulf Coast region to the southern Atlantic States. Meanwhile, drier-than-normal [Read More…]
HPAI detected in southwestern Indiana commercial turkey flock
A commercial turkey farm in Daviess County (southwestern) Indiana has tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. This is the first case in a commercial flock in the state in more than a year. The [Read More…]
Legislative leader takes a medical leave of absence
A member of leadership in the South Dakota State Senate is temporarily taking leave from the legislative session following a health emergency suffered during the first week. Sen. Michael Diedrich, the Assistant Majority Leader, [Read More…]
From ‘landslide’ to ‘strong second’: How Haley’s expectations changed in New Hampshire
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE) — For weeks, Nikki Haley and her allies have said she was ready to take on Donald Trump in Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary — and prove she has the momentum [Read More…]
New Hampshire voters speak out about presidential primary — on Biden, Trump and more
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE) — New Hampshire voters have been heading to the polls on Tuesday to vote in a presidential primary that could heavily influence the race for the Republican nomination. It’s largely [Read More…]
Haley captures independents and college grads, but Trump base holds fast in NH: Preliminary exit polls
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE) — Donald Trump held fast to his core support groups even as anti-Trump voters coalesced around Nikki Haley in the New Hampshire Republican primary on Tuesday, producing a far [Read More…]
Yankton Man Changes Plea in Manslaughter Case in Stabbing Death
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that a Yankton man has pleaded guilty to First Degree Manslaughter in connection to a stabbing death that occurred May 22, 2023 in Yankton. [Read More…]
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