By Marla Carter Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A convicted felon out with a lengthy criminal history going back 18 years is accused of committing four new crimes. Darrick Tyron Gray, 36, has been out on bond for 10 charges, but now he’s back in jail. “Here’s someone who’s got
Continue ReadingBy Courtney Fischer Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — Three family members were shot to death in an apartment in southwest Houston overnight, and a brave 10-year-old girl got help after playing dead and calling her grandmother. Houston police responded to a shooting in the 12100 block of Fondren near West
Continue ReadingBy RYAN TROWBRIDGE, AUDREY RUSSO Click here for updates on this story AGAWMAM, Massachusetts (WSHM-LD) — After a two-day cleanup period, Six Flags New England will reopen to the public Friday, just in time for the holiday weekend. The amusement park was forced to close after Tuesday’s strong winds and rain brought trees down. It’s
Continue ReadingBy ALVIEANN CHANDLER, ANISA SNIPES Click here for updates on this story GREENVILLE, South Carolina (WHNS) — Troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol said a pedestrian died after getting hit by a pickup truck Wednesday night. According to troopers, a pedestrian was walking across the street around 9:34 p.m. when a F-150 pickup truck
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Wally Funk is an American aviator who trained to become an astronaut in the 1960s, but the NASA program was scrubbed. Roughly six decades later, Funk’s dream of going to space is finally going to come true.
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN Business After a half-century of waiting, Wally Funk — who trained for NASA’s Mercury program but was denied the opportunity to go to space — is finally getting her time amongst the stars. She’s been selected by the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, to accompany him, his brother, and an as-yet
Continue ReadingTrump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg was led into court in handcuffs before prosecutors charged him with 15 felony counts including a scheme to defraud, conspiracy, grand larceny and falsifying business records.
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By Curt Yeomans Click here for updates on this story GWINNETT COUNTY, Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — Volunteers who give their time to staff the Gwinnett County Veterans Memorial Museum are veterans themselves and have some experience doing battle. But the kind of battles they are fighting these days don’t involve guns. Well, it technically
Continue ReadingBy Matt Kling Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A nurse from a Las Vegas hospital was able to assist a sick passenger on a recent flight. Southern Hills Hospital said Josie Rodriguez, a pre-operative nurse, was on a Frontier Airlines flight out of McCarran International Airport to Philadelphia
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) declaró este miércoles a China oficialmente libre de malaria, lo que la convierte en el primer paÃs de la región del PacÃfico Occidental en eliminar esta enfermedad potencialmente mortal en más de 30 años. La malaria, una enfermedad parasitaria transmitida por la picadura de
Continue ReadingBy Alex Cheney Click here for updates on this story CATALINA ISLAND, California (KABC) — A boy who was part of a Boy Scouts camp at Catalina Island was bitten on the hand by a shark while kayaking on Wednesday, officials said. The incident occurred near Parson’s Landing around 7:15 a.m., according to lifeguards with
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business Robinhood has settled a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old trader who died by suicide after seeing a negative account balance of $730,000. The controversial trading app disclosed the settlement on Thursday in its IPO filing. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The family of
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Robinhood, a day after incurring a record-breaking fine from Wall Street’s industry regulator, filed paperwork for its hotly anticipated initial public offering. The company plans to list its shares on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol HOOD, according to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. As is
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Peabody Awards. The Peabody Awards are presented every spring in recognition of achievements in broadcasting across multiple platforms including radio, television, streaming network programs and websites. Facts June 21-24, 2021 – The 81st Peabody Awards are announced during a multi-day virtual celebration. June 10, 2020 – The
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger Nota del editor: Kara Alaimo, profesora asociada de relaciones públicas en la Universidad de Hofstra, es autora de «Pitch, Tweet or Engage on the Street: How to Practice Global Public Relations and Strategic Communication». Fue portavoz de asuntos internacionales en el Departamento del Tesoro durante la administración de Obama. SÃguela en Twitter @karaalaimo.
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the unsuccessful terrorist bombings on July 21, 2005, in London. No one was killed or injured in the attacks. Facts The attacks took place two weeks after a similar one killed 52 people and injured more than 700. The bombs were homemade and believed to contain a white,
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the unsuccessful terrorist bombings on July 21, 2005, in London. No one was killed or injured in the attacks. Facts The attacks took place two weeks after a similar one killed 52 people and injured more than 700. The bombs were homemade and believed to contain a white,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN Depending on you and your life experiences, Bill Cosby is either an abuser or the latest Black man to fall prey to being unjustly accused. In the case of the 83-year-old actor, it is actually dozens of women — the majority of them White — over several years who
Continue ReadingBy Alan Mauldin Click here for updates on this story ALBANY, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Sometimes there is something new under the sun, at least that was the case for local law enforcement when a suspect illegally set up house in a Dougherty County residence after filing bogus paperwork. The suspect, now in custody, moved
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BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — Health officials working to boost lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates in Missouri are growing anxious as the Fourth of July weekend approaches, creating ripe conditions for the fast-spreading delta variant to send hospital numbers climbing even further. In the Branson area, Taney County health director Lisa Marshall says, “We are just kind
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