Year: 2025
At least 126 dead, scores injured in 6.8 magnitude earthquake near holy city in Tibet, Chinese media reports
Sunil Sharma via Getty Images (TIBET) — At least 126 people were killed and more than 188 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet’s holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese state media. [Read More…]
Jimmy Carter funeral live updates: Congress to gather for ceremony in DC
Joe Raedle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Members of Congress, the Supreme Court and other dignitaries will gather at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday afternoon for a lying-in-state ceremony for former President Jimmy Carter. Vice President Kamala Harris [Read More…]
Trump files 500-page lawsuit against judge, Manhattan DA in bid to halt hush money sentencing
Rebecca Noble/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Donald Trump’s legal blitz to halt his sentencing in his criminal hush money case in New York continued Tuesday morning with his lawyers filing a 502-page lawsuit against Judge Juan Merchan [Read More…]
Special counsel responds after Trump co-defendants ask judge to block release of report
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special Counsel Jack Smith issued his first response Tuesday to an effort by Donald Trump’s co-defendants to have the judge who tossed his classified documents case issue an emergency [Read More…]
Donald Trump Jr. visits Greenland as his father says deal for US to buy it ‘must happen’
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (GREENLAND) — Donald Trump, Jr., son of President-elect Donald Trump, arrived in Greenland on Tuesday after emphasizing that the trip is just a personal one, indicating he is not meeting with government [Read More…]
Avera Queen of Peace celebrates first baby of 2025
Avera Queen of Peace Hospital is excited to share that Tilden Hetland was the first baby born in 2025. He was delivered at 5:40 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, to Bob and Logan Hetland of Artesian. [Read More…]
SDSU’S Cluff shares Summit League Weekly Accolades
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Despite playing in just one game to open conference play, South Dakota State’s Oscar Cluff put together a showing strong enough to warrant claiming co-Summit League Men’s Basketball Peak Performer of [Read More…]
Larkins earns second Peak Performer award of the season
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A pair of double-doubles in the first week of Summit League play for Grace Larkins earned her the Summit League Peak Performer of the Week award, announced by the conference office [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup — 1/6/25
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Monday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONTrail Blazers 115, Pistons 118Suns 109, 76ers 99Pacers 113, Nets 99Magic 103, Knicks 94Bucks 128, Raptors 104Spurs 110, Bulls 114Mavericks 104, [Read More…]
Facebook to rely on ‘Community Notes,’ replacing fact checkers, Zuckerberg says
David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Facebook plans to replace its fact-checkers with “community notes,” a move that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said would allow the social network to return “to our [Read More…]
Judge Cheryle Gering Reappointed as Presiding Judge of First Judicial Circuit
Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen announced today the reappointment of the Honorable Cheryle Gering as Presiding Judge for the First Judicial Circuit. Judge Gering’s reappointment follows the reselection of Jensen as Chief Justice of the [Read More…]
In brief: Joey King, Cooper Koch to announce SAG Awards nominations and more
Joey King and Cooper Koch will reveal this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. The announcement will take place Wednesday at 7:30 a.m. PT and will stream exclusively on Netflix’s YouTube channel. The first nominees [Read More…]
A “quieter” spell of weather briefly resumes across the Heartland; very cold for many
Across the Corn Belt, rural travel conditions are slowly improving in the wake of the recent snow and ice storm, which primarily struck from Missouri into the Ohio Valley. Early Tuesday, approximately 75,000 customers from [Read More…]
A cold pattern to continue for most of the Heartland; some moisture ahead for the Plains
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for the likelihood of near- or below-normal temperatures nationwide, except for warmer-than-normal weather in parts of the north-central U.S. Meanwhile, near- or below-normal precipitation across much of [Read More…]
At least 95 dead, scores injured in 6.8 magnitude earthquake near holy city in Tibet, Chinese media reports
Sunil Sharma via Getty Images (TIBET) — At least 95 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured as a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Tibet’s holy city on Tuesday, according to Chinese [Read More…]
North Korea fired hypersonic missile in message to ‘rivals,’ Kim Jong Un says
Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (LONDON) — North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency on Tuesday claimed a successful test a new type of intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong Un touting [Read More…]
Ukraine is bringing war ‘back to Russia,’ Zelenskyy says after new Kursk offensive
DONETSK OBLAST, UKRAINE – DECEMBER 31: Ukrainian soldiers watch the Zelensky New Years Eve address from their base in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on 31 December 2024. (Photo by Wolfgang Schwan/Anadolu via Getty Images) (LONDON) — [Read More…]
Cold weather alerts from New Mexico to Florida, with another winter storm expected
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The snow and ice that fell during the winter story is not expected to go anywhere for days, as temperatures remain at or below freezing for many and four [Read More…]
2 found dead in JetBlue landing gear compartment after flight, airline says
Mario Tama/Getty Images (FORT LAUDERDALE, FL) — Two people were found dead in the landing gear compartment of a JetBlue plane after it landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline said in a statement on [Read More…]
New federal rule will remove medical debt from credit reports
Prapass Pulsub via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — In a major change that could affect millions of Americans’ credit scores, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday finalized a rule to remove medical debt from consumer [Read More…]