Month: November 2019

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‘Knives Out’ leads a quiet Thanksgiving weekend at the box office

Photo credit: Claire Folger © 2018 MRC II Distribution Company L.P. All rights reserved.(NEW YORK) -- Opening nationwide on Wednesday: * Knives Out -- This murder mystery from Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson stars Daniel Craig as a detective trying to solve a murder of the patriarch at an ill-fated family gathering.  The ensemble cast also includes Chris Evans, Michael Shannon, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Christopher Plummer and Don Johnson.  Rated RG-13. * Queen & Slim -- This romantic thriller from Lena Waithe, creator […]

todayNovember 28, 2019

National

5 killed when fire breaks out on 14th floor of Minneapolis apartment building

MattGush/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) -- Five people died after a fire erupted on the 14th floor of a Minneapolis apartment building early Wednesday, officials said.When crews responded to the "chaotic" scene shortly after 4 a.m., they could not see above the eighth floor due to the wind and driving snow, Minneapolis Fire Chief John Fruetel said at a news conference."Very tragic loss of life," he said.The blaze came on the same day a […]

todayNovember 28, 2019

National

Thanksgiving Eve weather forecast: Snow pummels Midwest, powerful storm barrels through California

iStock(NEW YORK) -- On Thanksgiving Eve -- the busiest travel day of the year -- a snowstorm is burying roadways in the Midwest as a separate powerful storm barrels through California. Storm 1 The first storm blew through the Midwest Wednesday, dumping up to 15 inches of snow in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, more than 6 inches across northern Wisconsin and over 9 inches in Minneapolis.Officials with the city […]

todayNovember 28, 2019

National

New York City ISIS supporter busted for allegedly providing information for terrorist attacks

Ben185/iStock(NEW YORK) -- A New York City man was arrested for allegedly providing material support to the Islamic State, federal prosecutors announced on Wednesday.Since April 2019, Zachary Clark allegedly pledged allegiance to ISIS twice -- first in July 2019, to then-leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and again after Baghdadi's death in an American raid in October 2019, to new leader Abu Ibrahim al-Sashemi al-Quarayshi, according to the criminal complaint filed by […]

todayNovember 28, 2019

State News

Harris preps for the gravy on eve of Thanksgiving 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has started the stuffing — and more — as her California family gathers in Des Moines, Iowa for Thanksgiving. Harris has recently been emphasizing her cooking skills, inviting reporters to watch as she prepared and ate a meal with a family in Ames this fall. Politics was discussed at the […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayNovember 27, 2019

State News

Court upholds verdict which awarded woman millions after hotel fall

The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld a multi-million dollar verdict awarded a woman who slipped and fell at a Bettendorf hotel. Brenda Alcala slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk at the Bettendorf Courtyard by Marriott in 2010. She broke her ankle in three places and said she could no longer be as active […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayNovember 27, 2019

State News

Iowan talks about being taken from her Native American family

Members of the Siouxland Native American community today took part in the 17th annual march which calls attention to Native American children who were taken from their homes and put up for adoption. Sandra White Hawk is a child welfare advocate who was one of those children removed from her home. A documentary “Blood Memory”, […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayNovember 27, 2019

State News

Thanksgiving pheasant hunt is a tradition for some families

Thanksgiving brings family members together for the big meal — and for some it’s also a time for a family pheasant hunt. DNR wildlife biologist Todd Bogenschutz  says it is something to consider.  “Everybody comes back and visits the family for the holiday and the biggest issue is — can you squeeze in time to […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayNovember 27, 2019

State News

Harris gets backing of 100 Iowa teachers

One-hundred Iowa teachers have endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and she marked the milestone with many of them at a campaign event earlier today in Waukee. “Today public school teachers are working against all kinds of odds that include student-teacher ratios” she said during a Radio Iowa interview, “They’re doing crisis intervention. They’re doing […]Powered by WPeMatico

todayNovember 27, 2019

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