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Mean Girls cast reunite for 'totally fetch' Walmart commercial

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

DALLAS (KDAF) -- On Wednesdays we wear pink and apparently save a lot of money! Walmart teams up with the original Mean Girls cast for this full circle Black Friday commercial. In the "totally fetch" commercial Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra come together after nine years since the filming of the iconic movie. Cady Heron ( Lindsay Lohan) as Guidance CounselorWe see all of our favorites and even get a life update as well. With Cady Heron (Lohan) as a Guidance Counselor at North Shore High School, Karen Smith (Seyfried) now a reporter telling us the 'weather' and even Gretchen Wieners (Chabert) still trying to make fetch happen. This time with her daughter's friends. Other celebs also make an appearance as well. With rapper, Missy Elliot, as a P.E. Coach.Gretchen Wieners (Lacey Chabert) in Walmart Black Friday Commercial"Some things never change. On Wednesdays we wear pink, but now we shop Walmart Black Friday deals," Cady says as Gre...

At AI summit, nations set new global initiatives to reduce risk

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. alongside delegates from 28 nations are announcing new global initiatives to reduce the risks of artificial intelligence.Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at the first ever global summit."The actions we take today will lay the groundwork for how AI will be used in years to come,” Harris said.She is meeting 28 nations and industry leaders at the first ever global AI summit in London. Each are pledging to work together on international safeguards and 30 nations have now signed a declaration to make sure AI use by the military is compliant with international humanitarian law."The threats are profound, and they demand global action,” Harris said.The announcements come just days after the president signed the first executive order to reign in AI in the U.S. Harris said those efforts designed to stop the spread of misinformation and discrimination must be applied everywhere.Susan Aaronson, who researches international data governance at George Washington U...

Police documents reveal Maine gunman's possible motive for targeting restaurant, bowling alley

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

(AP) – Maine State Police documents released Tuesday shed light on why a delusional U.S. Army reservist who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in Lewiston may have targeted those locations.Robert Card, 40, was found dead Friday, two days after a rampage that also wounded 13 people and shut down multiple communities during a massive search on land and water.Three hours after the shooting began, state police interviewed a woman who said Card believed the Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley, Schemengees Bar and Grille and several other businesses were “broadcasting online that Robert was a pedophile.” Maine mass shooter’s family contacted sheriff 5 months before rampage: police The woman said Card had been delusional since February after a break-up, had been hospitalized for mental illness and prescribed medication that he stopped taking, according to a police affidavit filed in support of an arrest warrant request.Police also spoke to Robert’s brother, who said Card had...

Mayor Johnson, 4 big city mayors seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with little to no coordination, support or resources from his administration.The Democratic leaders say in a letter obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday that while they appreciate Biden's efforts so far, much more needs to be done to ease the burden on their cities.Migrants are sleeping in police station foyers in Chicago. In New York, a cruise ship terminal was turned into a shelter. In Denver, the number of migrants arriving has increased tenfold and available space to shelter them has withered. With fewer available work authorizations, these migrants cannot find work that would allow them to get into proper housing.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston, who is leading the coalition, said nearly every conversation he has had with arriving migrants is the same...

Lanes reopened following crash at I-35, McNeil Road

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

UPDATE: As of 2:33 p.m. all lanes have been reopened.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation reported a traffic alert that closed several lanes of Interstate 35 following a crash in Round Rock.TxDOT said the crash occurred near southbound Interstate 35 at McNeil Road, just before the Hesters Crossing exit.The Round Rock Police Department said officers responded to the collision, but there were no injuries.

Austin City Council to consider eliminating minimum parking requirements Thursday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Council could consider Thursday eliminating minimum parking space requirements from the city's land development code. Thursday's agenda item follows earlier action from council back in May, which authorized beginning the process of stripping mandatory parking minimums from its overarching zoning requirements.That May action not only began efforts to remove off-street parking requirements, but also directs the city manager "to return with recommendations for developments proposing no on-site parking that allow for accessible parking spaces on-street, adjacent to or reasonably nearby the development and located on an accessible route," per city documents. PAST COVERAGE: Austin City Council begins process to strip mandatory parking minimums Thursday's item includes both a public hearing on the recommendation, as well as council's consideration on the ordinance amendment. In city recommendation documents, officials said the amendment aligns with city effort...

Boys soccer state tournament: Maple Grove slips past Park in OT. ‘That was heartbreak.’

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

The proverbial glass slipper has been broken.Gavin Chabica scored 4:40 into overtime, and Maple Grove rallied to beat Park 2-1 on Wednesday in a Class 3A state boys soccer semifinal.“If we would have won that game it would have been the best moment of my career,” Park coach Andrew Bourgoine said. “Soccer can be cruel, and there’s heartbreak in it. That was heartbreak.”On a ball headed forward by Caleb Manse, Chabica made a quick move to his left, then a quick right-footed strike from 20 yards out found the left side of the net.“I couldn’t even see the goal, I just hit the ball,” he said.Next up for the No.2 Crimson is Friday’s 8 a.m. championship match at U.S. Bank Stadium against Wayzata. The top-seeded Trojans beat Woodbury 3-2 in overtime in the other semifinal.Unseeded Park gets No. 4 Woodbury in Thursday’s third-place game.The loss ended a sterling late-season charge by a Park team that had back-to-back wins just twice during the regular season and was sitting at .500 in late S...

From MIAC doormat to title favorite, Macalester basketball ready to show how far it has come in exhibition vs. Gophers

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

Ask players why they came to St. Paul, many from all parts of the country, to play men’s college basketball at Macalester, the first word out of their mouth is “Abe.”They believed in who head coach Abe Woldeslassie was and the confidence he exuded in his vision to lift the program to new heights. They wanted to join Woldeslassie’s construction project to experience what it was like to truly build something.“It looks like it’s working so far,” said junior guard Caleb Williams, who was third in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference scoring last season at 21.5 points per game.Woldeslassie, a Macalester alum, is in sixth season at the helm of the Scots’ program. In the season prior to his arrival, the Scots went 3-22 — a bad season that, frankly, was par for the program’s course.Every year under Woldeslassie’s guidance, the Scots have improved.“And this is the first year where I feel like we are MIAC favorites,” the coach said. “I believe we are a top-25 team in the country ...

Gophers men’s basketball: Ben Johnson explains lopsided scrimmage loss to Colorado State

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

After two last-place finishes in the Big Ten, the trickle of information about the Gophers’ men’s basketball team’s secret scrimmage against Colorado State on Oct. 21 did not appear to be a harbinger of improvement for the upcoming season.The U suffered a lopsided loss to a Rams team picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West Conference. A college basketball insider by the name of Trilly Donovan, who has had some big scoops, shared the shocking score: Colorado State 87, Minnesota 49.But on Wednesday, Gophers head coach Ben Johnson wanted to clarify a few things that went into that scrimmage. Johnson said his team had different rotations every four minutes and they agreed to certain parameters with the Rams.“There are tradeoffs,” Johnson said. “You might ask, ‘Is there something you want us to do defensively? Really deny or pressure early? Can you give me that look for 10 minutes?’ That is the benefit when you those types of (scrimmages).”There will be no such preconditions when Joh...

Schenectady County declares Code Blue amid dropping temperatures

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 04:18:23 GMT

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- In preparation for frigid temperatures, Schenectady County has declared a Code Blue that takes effect tonight. The Code Blue will run through Friday, November 3, at 8 a.m. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “Working with our community partners we’ve created a network of safe, warm spaces available for residents when temperatures drop below freezing,” said Schenectady County Legislator Michelle Ostrelich, Chair of the Health, Housing and Human Services Committee. “As we begin the winter season, we also remind everyone to protect themselves and their families from cold weather-related injuries, including hypothermia and frostbite.”During a Code Blue, local homeless shelters extend their hours of operation. Those in need of emergency shelter or housing can contact the following locations:Bethesda House, 834 State Street, Schenectady, NY, 12307(518) 902-5255The Bethesda House shelter welcomes all individ...