A rig was drilling three new wells in North Dakota in this file photo. Oil and gas production broke another record in July in the state. North Dakota again posted records for oil and gas output in July, and Monday’s surge in oil prices could fuel further production gains in the coming weeks. Global oil Read More…
The Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for violating his non-disclosure agreements with the CIA and the NSA by writing a new book about his leaks. Snowden’s memoir, “Permanent Record,” hit bookshelves Tuesday. Snowden, who famously leaked classified documents about government surveillance, has avoided prosecution by living in Russia. EDWARD Read More…
Robert Bialecki couldn’t get high-speed Internet when he moved to the outskirts of Great Falls a decade ago – so he figured out how to do it himself, through wireless Internet, and started a company to bring it elsewhere. “I thought, there must be a way to do it,” he told MTN News in a Read More…
On the same day and in the same area, three hunters in Montana were injured in two separate grizzly bear attacks, state wildlife officials said. Officials have not determined if the same animal was involved in both attacks this week in the Gravelly Mountains, which are southwest of Bozeman. The three hunters suffered injuries described Read More…
SEATTLE — The second case of severe lung disease related to vaping has been confirmed in King County, health officials announced Friday. Seattle and King County Public Health said a woman in her 30s was admitted to a King County hospital in mid-September with shortness of breath and difficulty breathing. She has been released and Read More…
Craving coffee? Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top coffee sources in Portland, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of where to meet your needs. [embedded content] 1. Ovation Coffee & Tea Topping the list is Ovation Coffee & Tea. Located at 941 NW Overton St. Read More…
SPOKANE, Wash. — Editor’s note: The above video is from when Ryan Lee was arrested for the fourth time. A Spokane County judge ruled Thursday the confession of a teenager accused of threatening to hurt students at Lewis and Clark School is no longer valid. Ryan Lee, 19, is accused of making death threats to Read More…
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. — Stores at a mall in a Chicago suburb are on lockdown after reports that someone drove an SUV through the mall. Aerial video from WGN shows damage to the door of the Sears at Woodfield Mall, where WGN reports the SUV made entry. Video posted on Twitter shows an SUV outside the Read More…
PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Paulding County investigator said they have solved a tangled web of crimes involving two murders and a drive-by shooting. Detectives have charged Carlos Hightower and his girlfriend Akeyla Philpot with murder and arson in the killing of 24-year-old Austin Nicholson on August 25. Investigators said a string of Read More…
The NFL on Friday announced a temporary ban on flame effects and pyrotechnics used on the field. The move was made after a pyrotechnic machine on the field last Sunday at Tennessee caught fire in a pregame ceremony. There were no injuries. Since the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium in 2016, Vikings players have run Read More…
The Taliban have stepped up attacks across Afghanistan after President Trump scrapped high-level peace talks between Afghan and Taliban leaders at Camp David earlier this month. This week alone, three major suicide attacks killed dozens of people, including 26 at a campaign rally for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The Taliban claimed responsibility for all the attacks. In all, 17 U.S. troops Read More…
Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney and Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins joined the Rocky Mountain Development Council Friday to celebrate the start of construction on an 85-unit affordable housing complex in Helena. According to RMDC Executive Director Lori Ladas, the idea for Red Alder Residences was born two years ago over a cup of coffee. Notably, it is Read More…
Billy Bush and Sydney Davis are officially divorced. According to court documents obtained by People magazine, the former couple’s divorce judgment and settlement was approved on Thursday and their statuses were restored to single. The outlet reported that provisions related to spousal and child support, as well as child custody, were contained in their “Further Stipulated Judgment,” Read More…
After a standout rookie season as a starter, Tyler Duffey began to flounder in 2016. In some appearances, he looked awesome. Other times, not so much. In one start, Duffey gave up six runs in just three innings to the Phillies. The next time out, he pitched eight innings of two-hit ball against the Yankees Read More…
Friday, “The Five” discussed remarks made by NBA basketball legend Charles Barkley, who chastised Democrats for taking black voters for granted and ripped Republicans for ignoring them. “We need to start holding Democrats accountable,” Barkley told Michael Smerconish on his Sirius XM radio show Wednesday. “They’ve been taking black people’s vote and they only talk to Read More…
The U.S. will deploy more troops to the Middle East to deter Iran’s increasingly aggressive behavior in the region, top military officials said Friday night. Defense Secretary Mark Esper announced the deployment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates would be “defensive” in nature. He did not offer specific numbers or say precisely when they’d go, but Read More…
Medical records for thousands of women who had abortions performed by a doctor who hoarded 2,246 fetal remains at his home in Illinois were found abandoned at his medical clinics in Indiana, authorities said Friday. Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill expressed concern at the enormous amount of records he says were improperly kept at each of the three Read More…
Robert Smith, the private equity billionaire and philanthropist who shocked Morehouse College students at their May graduation when he pledged to pay off their student loans, has followed through on his promise. The Atlanta-based historically black college announced on Friday that Smith had donated $34 million to the Morehouse College Student Success Program to pay off the loans and set up Read More…
The Buffalo Bill Center of the West announced this afternoon hip-hop artist Kanye West will be hosting a free Sunday Service at the Robbie Powwow Garden outside the museum. West will be joined by an 80-person choral group in his service that begins at noon. The hip-hop artist has already performed his Sunday Service routine Read More…
A British rapper elicited a backlash for holding the artificial “severed head” of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an award show on Thursday. Performing his song “Doorman” at the 2019 Mercury Prize, Slowthai walked onto the stage holding the fake head and shouted “F— Boris!” During the performance, the rapper took off his hoodie, revealing a Read More…
The US will deploy “defensive” troops to Saudi Arabia amid heightening tensions in the region after oil facilities in the country were attacked last Saturday, the Defense Department said Friday night. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper made the announcement at the Pentagon, saying the military resources will focus on “air and missile defense.” “The president Read More…
“The Five” co-hosts Jesse Watters and Greg Gutfeld poked fun at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio amid news that he was exiting the 2020 presidential race and returning to his position in the Big Apple. “He can go back to dropping groundhogs,” Watters said on Friday. “That’s all he’s good for.” Gutfeld also ripped into de Read More…
Starting in Week 2 last fall, the Vikings started slowly in three straight September games. After going 0-2-1 in the stretch, they played catch-up the rest of the season and officially missed the playoffs in a season-ending loss to Chicago. Had they not stumbled in September, the Vikings already would have clinched a playoff spot. Read More…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Blustery conditions kept scoring in check on the opening day of the Sanford International Friday in Sioux Falls, but Kirk Triplett holds sole control of the PGA Tour Champions event lead. Triplett, who has won once and finished second three times this year, got things going in the middle of the Read More…
CLAYTON, Ala. (AP) – An Alabama inmate has died after being stabbed by another inmate. The Department of Corrections said in a Friday news release that 29-year-old Joshua David Willingham died days after being stabbed by another inmate at Ventress Correctional Facility in Clayton. The prison system says Willingham was assaulted in a housing area Read More…
A Bronx Supreme Court judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump must give a video deposition as part of a lawsuit alleging his staff assaulted demonstrators outside Trump Tower in 2015. The decision comes after Trump’s lawyers tried to quash a subpoena compelling his testimony. His attorneys argued that to force a sitting president to Read More…
ANAMOSA, Iowa (AP) – Iowa state prison officials say an Anamosa State Penitentiary corrections officer has been assaulted by an inmate. Officials say in a news release that the officer was working at his post Friday morning when an inmate jumped across the officer’s desk and kicked him in the face. The inmate then landed Read More…
“It’s four minutes of hell,” Boudreau said. “I just know that the guys come off the bike going, ‘This is crazy.’ It’s a hardcore thing.” Each player hops on the Airdyne — think a stationary bike on steroids — and tries to ride the equivalent of two miles as fast as he can. Most Wild Read More…
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Supreme Court says it has hired a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the arrests of two cybersecurity workers found inside a closed central Iowa courthouse who say they were just doing their jobs testing courthouse security. The state’s high court said in a statement Friday Read More…
Chris Brown‘s comment on Rihanna‘s recent Instagram photo has many of her fans less than thrilled. On Thursday, the “Work” songstress posted a picture of herself modeling a look from her lingerie line, Savage X Fenty. “Be the first to have this and more pieces from the @savagexfenty show now on SAVAGEX.com,” she captioned the snap. RIHANNA SLAMS SNAPCHAT Read More…
Facebook has suspended tens of thousands of apps that have in some way mishandled user data, as the company faces a range of U.S. investigations and potential regulatory actions. The suspensions dramatically outnumber the hundreds of apps the embattled tech giant said it had taken action against previously after the Cambridge Analytica scandal prompted outrage Read More…
GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) – A man who narrowly avoided the death penalty for the shooting death of an Oklahoma sheriff’s deputy has been formally sentenced to life in prison without parole. A judge on Friday sentenced Nathan LeForce to life in prison without parole for the 2017 killing of Logan County Deputy David Wade, who Read More…
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) – Two police officers and a suspect were taken to hospitals after a shooting in Georgia. Gainesville police spokesman Kevin Holbrook told WSB-TV that a suspect was shot by officers Friday afternoon. He did not give details about the person’s condition. Northeast Georgia Medical Center spokeswoman Beth Downs told The Gainesville Times Read More…
WASHINGTON — The plant-based Impossible Burger is making its move from fast food to the grocery store. Impossible foods announced ground beef Impossible Burgers went on sale Friday at all 27 Gelson’s grocery stores in Southern California. Folks on the East Coast of the U.S. should start to see the brand on shelves later this Read More…
A Miami-Dade Corrections officer was accused of raping a woman he supervised while she was on house arrest, prosecutors said Friday. Yulian Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Miami-Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation officer, faces charges of armed sexual battery and armed kidnapping, according to an arrest warrant. Gonzalez was assigned as a case manager for a 43-year-old woman Read More…
The woman at the centre of sexual abuse allegations against Prince Andrew has given details of what she claims happened to her. In her first TV interview about the allegations, Virginia Giuffre says she was trafficked to London by a friend of the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein. She alleges Prince Andrew bought her vodka in a Read More…
[embedded content] Climate change protests have taken place across the world. But nowhere in Britain is facing the consequences of global warming quite like Fairbourne, a village on the coast of North West Wales. Residents have been told that their homes will have to be abandoned because of the rise in sea levels.
NEW YORK (AP) – Yankees pitcher Domingo Germán is being investigated for an alleged domestic violence incident involving his girlfriend at home this week, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke under condition of anonymity because no details have been authorized during the probe by Major League Read More…
Jeff Bezos’ girlfriend Lauren Sanchez looks stunning in these newly unearthed bikini pageant photos from her college days. The former news anchor, now 49, took part in the Miss Hawaiian Tropic beauty contest in the late 80s, in her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. LAUREN SANCHEZ PUSHING JEFF BEZOS TO MAKE PUBLIC DEBUT: REPORT “The Read More…
A Wall Street executive made a gloomy prediction on Thursday about a potential Elizabeth Warren presidency, suggesting that the stock market “won’t open” if she was sworn into office. Omega Advisors CEO Leon Cooperman appeared on CNBC to express his concerns and shared his predictions on what would happen if the Massachusetts senator was elected. “There’s Read More…
A table is set during a media preview for the State Dinner with President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Trump, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and guests will dine on Dover sole and summer Read More…