Year: 2024
Iranian Navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — An oil tanker was seized by the Iranian Navy in the waters between Iran and Oman on Thursday, according to state media. Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA published a brief story [Read More…]
More than 100 prison guards held hostage in Ecuador amid state of emergency
Members of the Armed Forces frisk men during an operation to protect civil security in Quito, on Jan. 10, 2024. (Stringer/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — At least 125 prison guards and 14 administrative [Read More…]
Biden administration faces growing pressure to strike back at Iranian-backed Houthis
Yemen’s Houthi loyalists lift their weapons as they take part in an armed parade for more than 20,000 members who have finished a military course, staged to show their willingness to battle any potential attack [Read More…]
Trump fraud trial live updates: Judge receives bomb threat ahead of closing arguments
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $370 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump [Read More…]
Wind Chill Advisory issued January 11 at 8:49AM MST until January 12 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…For the Winter Weather Advisory, [Read More…]
Winter Weather Advisory issued January 11 at 8:49AM MST until January 12 at 5:00PM MST by NWS
…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY… * WHAT…For the Winter Weather Advisory, [Read More…]
Massive amounts of tiny plastics found in bottled drinking water, study finds
Hitoshi Nishimura/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Drinking more water every day is a healthy habit, but a new study has raised concerns about the container you should sip from. Researchers from Columbia University and Rutgers [Read More…]
Decades after earliest government warnings against smoking, officials torn on menthol ban
krisanapong detraphiphat/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Aides to President Joe Biden remain divided on a plan to ban menthol cigarette sales, according to several people familiar with the matter who say concerns of voter backlash [Read More…]
Inflation jumped in December, complicating Fed aim of interest rate cuts
Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Consumer prices rose 3.4% in December compared to a year ago, accelerating markedly from the previous month and defying a smooth path down to normal levels, a report from [Read More…]
DOT announces $623 million in grants to support EV charging infrastructure
Jon Challicom/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Transportation has announced $623 million in grants to support electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure across the country. “We’re at a moment now where the electric vehicle revolution [Read More…]
How passenger electric planes could become a reality within the next decade
Elysian (NEW YORK) — The race to decarbonize the aviation industry is heating up, with researchers finding a way to make passenger airplanes operate on 100% electric power. A newly designed electric aircraft, called the [Read More…]
Benny T’s Vesta Dry Hot Sauces recalled due to possible life-threatening mislabeling issue
FDA (NEW YORK) — Spicy condiments from spreads to sauce have been dubbed a top food trend of 2024, but one brand is alerting consumers to toss out some of its products, as they could [Read More…]
Jeremy Renner returns to work on ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ a year after near-fatal accident
Paramount+ With a smiling photo of himself on location Wednesday, Jeremy Renner told his fans he’s back at work on the gritty drama Mayor of Kingstown — nearly a year to the day he was [Read More…]
‘Bachelor’ host Jesse Palmer welcomes first child
ABC/Eric McCandless Bachelor franchise host Jesse Palmer welcomed his first child — a girl — with his wife Emily Fardo on Wednesday. “Our worlds have been forever changed… She’s finally here… ELLA REINE PALMER,” the [Read More…]
In Brief: Rick and Michonne are back in trailer to newest ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off, and more
Beef actor Young Mazino has been tapped for a role in season 2 of HBO’s The Last of Us, according to Variety. Mazino will play Jessie, “a pillar of his community who puts everyone else’s [Read More…]
Central Electric awards grant to Sleep In Heavenly Peace
Central Electric Cooperative has awarded $2,500 to a local organization that builds beds for children. The funds through Operation Round-Up will go towards lumber and supplies to fulfill the mission of Sleep In Heavenly Peace. [Read More…]
Four Tigers Score in Double Digits in Upset Win Over No. 17 Morningside
Mitchell, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan men’s basketball team pulled off the upset over No. 17 ranked Mustangs of Morningside University, 90-86. Four tigers scored in double figures led by Jakob Dobney and Samuel Aslesen with 21 points each. Blaze Lubbers came [Read More…]
Britain’s UKMTO receives report of gunmen boarding ship in Gulf of Oman
KeithBinns/Getty Images (LONDON) — The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said Thursday that it has received a report of several gunmen boarding a ship in the waters between Oman and Iran. Four to five [Read More…]
Patriots parting with Bill Belichick, who led team to six Super Bowl championships
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Six-time NFL champion Bill Belichick agreed to part ways as the coach of the New England Patriots on Thursday, bringing an end to his 24-year tenure as the architect of the [Read More…]
Hunter Biden to be arraigned on tax charges
Hunter Biden attends the House Oversight and Accountability Committee markup titled “Resolution Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Robert Hunter Biden In Contempt Of Congress,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024. (Tom [Read More…]
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