SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) – New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie. Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey on Monday withdrew the appeal of a July decision at trial to [...] Read More »
4 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) – Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or be banned in the United States. On Tuesday, some influencers began a [...] Read More »
6 hours agoWASHINGTON (AP) – In a story published Mar. 12, 2024, The Associated Press reported TikTok content creator Summer Lucille said she didn’t know what a ban on TikTok will do to “the business”. The story should have made clear that she was talking about the impact of a ban her own boutique, not the TikTok [...] Read More »
6 hours agoHarris Dickinson was nervous to approach Nicole Kidman. This would not necessarily be notable under normal circumstances, but the English actor had already been cast to star opposite her in the erotic drama “Babygirl,” as the intern who initiates an affair with Kidman’s buttoned-up CEO. They’d had a zoom with the writer-director Halina Reijn, who [...] Read More »
7 hours agoBurt, the huge crocodile that rose to fame with a cameo in the movie “Crocodile Dundee” and continued to impress visitors with his fiery temper and commanding presence, has died. Burt died over the weekend, the Crocosaurus Cove reptile aquarium in Darwin, Australia, said. He was at least 90 years old. “Known for his independent [...] Read More »
8 hours agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER He was picky about the dogs he liked and the humans, too. He spent a lot of time at the veterinarian for one reason or another – porcupine quills in the nose, dew claws ripped off and ear infections ad nauseum until he was finally diagnosed with a thyroid condition. He’d [...] Read More »
2 years agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Well, it’s the May long weekend and time to relax. Or choke in smoke. I’m sure most southern Albertans didn’t have gagging on their to-do lists this weekend which is traditionally considered the start of the planting season. Instead, many were – or maybe still are – getting ready [...] Read More »
2 years agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Bieber – Lethbridge Herald Here we go again – time to see a doctor about a cataract. On Monday, I’ll be having a cataract removed from my left eye so will be out of the office for a few days. This time around I won’t be taking an entire week [...] Read More »
2 years agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber LETHBRIDGE HERALD Today as many readers grab their morning coffee and read the Herald, I was planning to head west to Frank for a memorial ceremony remembering the victims of the Frank Slide on April 29, 1904. But a battle with health issues this week has changed my mind; [...] Read More »
2 years agoLEAVE IT TO BEEBER Al Beeber Lethbridge Herald I don’t know about any of you but life seems to be getting way too seriously lately. There is so much conflict in this world that it seems we are constantly bombarded with negativity from every angle. I try to be an upbeat, positive guy but sometimes [...] Read More »
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