Month: May 2026
ABC National News
CDC researcher accused of stealing over $1 million in grant funding extradited to US
Poul Thorsen was extradited Thursday from Germany with U.S. Air Marshals, according to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General. (Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General) (NEW [Read More…]
ABC National News
Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop stores
A smartphone screen displays a folder containing AI applications Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Copilot, and DeepSeek. . (Photo by Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Pentagon begins release of decades of unresolved UFO files
The Pentagon, heaquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air on February 8, 2025, in Washington, DC. (J. David Ake/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Pentagon on Friday began to release declassified [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Virginia Supreme Court overturns Democrats’ redistricting measure
(WASHINGTON) — The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday overturned the state’s redistricting ballot measure, delivering a major setback to Democrats who hoped the new map would allow them to flip up to four congressional seats. [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
What to watch for in high-stakes Trump-Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — When President [Read More…]
ABC Business News
Jobs report showed hiring slowed, but exceeded expectations
Job interview (filadendron/Getty) (NEW YORK) — Hiring slowed in April as a rise in fuel prices hammered shoppers weeks into the war with Iran, U.S. government data on Friday showed. The U.S. added 115,000 jobs [Read More…]
Ag News
Positive outlook for pork industry, despite challenges
The president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association says morale is high in the industry despite some challenges this spring. Katie Brown, who’s a 5th generation hog farmer in Christian County, tells Brownfield, “Our number [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
SDSU Stuns St. Thomas to Advance in Summit League Tournament
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The six-seed South Dakota State softball team defeated second-seed, and host St. Thomas, by a 7-5 score Thursday in The Summit League Championship. The victory at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium advanced the Jackrabbits [Read More…]
Ag News
Farmer hopes for important updates in USMCA review
A Wisconsin dairy farmer is hoping this summer’s review of the USMCA trade deal will take care of the loopholes that allow unintended trade problems. Amber Horn-Leiterman tells Brownfield that USMCA is, overall, a good [Read More…]
Ag News
Craig: farm bill coalition at risk
The ranking member of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee says the damage to the farm bill coalition in Congress could have lasting impacts on future farm bills. Angie Craig says separating parts of a five-year, [Read More…]
Latest News
Operation Prairie Thunder Conducts 13th Enforcement Operation in Mitchell
Operation Prairie Thunder continued its community-based enforcement efforts last week with its 13th saturation patrol operation in Mitchell. The operation, conducted April 30 and May 1, brought together the South Dakota Highway Patrol and local, [Read More…]
Latest News
$5 Million in Grants Now Available to Support PPE Purchases for SD Volunteer Firefighters
PIERRE, S.D. – Volunteer firefighters across South Dakota face danger every time they respond to an emergency, and ensuring they have the proper gear is essential to their safety and effectiveness. Legislation passed during the 2026 [Read More…]
Latest News
Report details wide disparity between Native American and white health in South Dakota
Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight The health disparity between Native American and white South Dakotans is among the largest racial or ethnic health gaps in the nation, according to a new report from a foundation that [Read More…]
ABC National News
Former sheriff’s deputy Jason Meade convicted of reckless homicide in shooting of Casey Goodson
In this July 31, 2021, file photo, a Black Lives Matter activist holds a picture of Casey Goodson Jr. during a march and rally, in Columbus, Ohio. (Sopa Images via LightRocket via Getty Images, FILE) [Read More…]
Latest News
Steel beams headed underground in South Dakota for ‘largest science experiment ever attempted on U.S. soil’
Meghan O’Brien/South Dakota Searchlight Dignitaries and scientists celebrated the next step Thursday toward what one official called the “largest science experiment ever attempted on U.S. soil.” Over the coming months, 6,000 steel beams will be [Read More…]
ABC Sports News
March Madness tournaments will expand to 76 teams each starting next season
The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Ruiz’s solo shot off John Klein (0-1) [Read More…]
Local, Regional and National Sport stories
Evans Tosses Three-Hit Gem as Coyotes Upset Top-Seed Omaha in Shutout
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — As the pre-game box score noted, ‘the sun does exist’ and it was the arm of Madison Evans that shined even brighter in the 1-0 upset of No. 1-seed Omaha with a three-hit complete game shutout [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Tennessee passes new congressional map that splits state’s only majority-Black district
State Senator London Lamar, a Democrat from Tennessee, holds a copy of the proposed Congressional map for Tennessee during a special legislative session at the Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee, US, on Wednesday, May [Read More…]
ABC Politics News
Some Democratic donors frustrated with DNC chair Ken Martin amid fundraising woes
Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, speaks to the reporters following a press conference, August 05, 2025, in Aurora, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) With six months until the high-stakes midterm elections, the Democratic [Read More…]
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