Month: June 2024

By Associated Press Iowa public utility regulators on Tuesday approved a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline for transporting emissions of the climate-warming greenhouse gas for storage underground in a win for Summit Carbon Solutions’ project after setbacks in other states and opposition from landowners around the Midwest. The company still has many hoops to jump through

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security. By a 6-3 vote, the justices threw out lower-court rulings that favored Louisiana,

By Associated Press When National Geographic approached Anthony Mackie with an opportunity to swim with sharks to kick off its SharkFest programming, it was an easy yes for the Marvel star who is the new Captain America. The water, says Mackie, is a “safe space” where he “can just tune everybody and everything else out.”

By Associated Press LONDON — Timing is everything. After nine years as Dr. Daniel Charles on NBC’s “Chicago Med,” Oliver Platt decided to flex his acting muscles, asking his agent if there was someone else he could play for a bit. The first offer that came in? Uncle Jimmy in “The Bear.” This was before

By Associated Press NEW YORK — There have been five “CSI” shows with actors playing forensics experts — “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: New York,” “CSI: Cyber” and “CSI: Vegas.” Now it’s time for the real experts to bask in the spotlight. “The Real CSI: Miami,” premiering on CBS on Wednesday night, is

By Associated Press The life and style of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg is chronicled in a documentary and albums from Megan Thee Stallion and Camila Cabello are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected by The

By Andrew Reeves Washington University in St. Louis The Conversation via AP Presidents are blamed for just about everything – especially during an election season. As the presidential debates of 2024 begin, the blame game is certain to be part of the spectacle. But presidents are not really responsible for as many things as voters,

By Associated Press FREEHOLD, N.J. — Fighting brain cancer, little Giada Demma was lying in her pediatric hospital bed, her tiny body virtually swimming in a drab green hospital gown. Her cousin Giuliana Demma remembers looking at the 1-year-old and thinking how sad the scene was: a small child awash in an ugly gown several

By My Courier-Tribune DEAR DR. ROACH, I recently tested positive for COVID using an expired home test, and I self-isolated for five days. I also realized every Tylenol, antihistamine, DayQuil, NyQuil and allergy pill that I had was past its expiration date. Some were only expired by a few months, but most were expired by