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Month: March 2023

Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

Evacuations underway after freight train derails, catches fire in Minnesota

Florian Roden / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A freight train derailed in a fiery crash near a small town in Minnesota early Thursday, forcing residents to evacuate as a precaution, officials said. The incident was reported at around 1 a.m. CT. Multiple tankers of a train operated by BNSF […]

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Seven California officers charged with involuntary manslaughter over death of man who shouted ‘I can’t breathe’

Seven California officers charged with involuntary manslaughter over death of man who shouted ‘I can’t breathe’

amphotora/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — Seven California Highway Patrol officers and a nurse have been charged with involuntary manslaughter nearly three years after the in-custody death of a man who was pulled over for a traffic stop in Los Angeles County and repeatedly said “I can’t breathe” before losing consciousness. […]

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Reported antisemitic incidents reached all-time high in 2022, ADL says

Reported antisemitic incidents reached all-time high in 2022, ADL says

avid_creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Just days after a new report revealed antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2022, a new ad campaign calling on non-Jewish people to condemn antisemitism crossed millions of Americans’ TV screens. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) found antisemitic incidents increased by over 30% in 2022 […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 3/29/23

Scoreboard roundup — 3/29/23

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Milwaukee 149, Indiana 136 New York 101, Miami 92 Brooklyn 123, Houston 114 Philadelphia 116, Dallas 108 LA Lakers 121, Chicago 110 LA Clippers 141, Memphis 132 Oklahoma City 107, Detroit 106 Sacramento 120, Portland […]

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VCU Officially Hires Utah State’s Ryan Odom As New Men’s Basketball Coach

VCU Officially Hires Utah State’s Ryan Odom As New Men’s Basketball Coach

RICHMOND, Va.-Wednesday, Virginia Commonwealth University men’s basketball hired former Utah State men’s basketball head coach Ryan Odom to the same position per numerous reports. In two seasons at Utah State, Odom led the Aggies to a record of 44-25 (.638). Prior to his time at Utah State, Odom led the […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 3/29

Prep Sports Roundup: 3/29

Baseball Non-Region MILFORD, Utah-Trey Rose posted a pair of RBI and the Milford Tigers outlasted the Delta Rabbits 6-5 Wednesday in non-region baseball action. Sadler Barnes earned the win on the mound for Milford. Brixton Wright, Marcus Chase, Cooper Nielson and Dustin Lovell each drove in a run for the […]

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Sanpete man sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

Sanpete man sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

A North Sanpete County man was sentenced to prison on Wednesday for two counts of first-degree aggravated sex abuse of a child.  Daniel John Stutz appeared before Judge Marvin Bagley, who handed down the sentence after hearing impassioned statements from Stutz’s ex-wife, as well as several of his children who […]

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Nashville school shooting: Governor says now’s not time to talk legislation

Nashville school shooting: Governor says now’s not time to talk legislation

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images (NASHVILLE, Tenn.) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has called for prayers in the wake of Monday’s deadly mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school, while noting that “there will be a time to talk about the legislation.” “I am calling on the people of Tennessee to […]

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Arrest made in fatal migrant smuggling incident on train in Uvalde County

Arrest made in fatal migrant smuggling incident on train in Uvalde County

Douglas Sacha/Getty Images (EAGLE PASS, Texas) — One man has been arrested in connection with the smuggling incident that led to 17 migrants becoming trapped on a train on Friday in Uvalde County, Texas. Denniso Carranza Gonzales, a Honduran national, was allegedly a foot guide for a group of 12 Honduran […]

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Idaho bill would criminalize ‘abortion trafficking’ of minors traveling out of state

Idaho bill would criminalize ‘abortion trafficking’ of minors traveling out of state

Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (BOISE, Idaho) — A new Idaho bill would make it illegal to aid minors in traveling across state lines for abortion care while concealing it from their parents. The proposed bill is set to be voted on by the state Senate. The […]

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