By Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The mother of a young girl who was shot in 2020 said she is furious and frustrated that no one has been held responsible for her daughter’s pain. With a lack of leads, Houston police said the case is inactive. Gabby
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By ELENA BECATOROS and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — The United Nations raced Friday to rescue more civilians from the tunnels under a besieged steel plant in Mariupol and the city at large, even as fighters holed up at the sprawling complex made their last stand to prevent Moscow’s complete takeover of
Continue ReadingBy Chaz Miller Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Olivewood Cemetery is one of the oldest African American cemeteries in the city of Houston. It was incorporated in 1875 and has been named an endangered historical site due to flooding. “We’ve experienced more than 10 feet of water in this
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By Michael Warren, CNN David Perdue and Donald Trump often say that Gov. Brian Kemp has irrevocably divided Georgia Republicans. “He has alienated a good part of the Republican Party,” Perdue said on a humid evening in late April to a group of voters in Oconee County, a short drive from the University of Georgia.
Continue ReadingBy WLS Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — A shooting in Lincoln Park left a man critically wounded Friday morning while a DePaul student was robbed nearby, Chicago police said. A man in his 20s was found on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds at about 3:05 a.m. in the
Continue Reading Associated Press Tesla is covering travel costs for employees seeking abortions outside their home state. The company said Friday in its 2021 “Impact Report” that it expanded its Safety Net program and health insurance offerings last year to include “travel and lodging support for those who may need to seek health care services that are
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Friday as Wall Street weighs how to interpret a strong U.S. jobs report amid worries the Federal Reserve may cause a recession in its drive to halt inflation. The S&P 500 was 1.3% lower in afternoon trading after
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By Kathryn Vasel With the job market still going strong, millions of workers have switched jobs in the past year. In March, a record 4.5 million people quit their jobs, according to the Labor Department, many of whom left to seek higher pay, better benefits and flexibility or new career opportunities. But sometimes new roles
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By Patrick Oppmann, Karol Suarez and Jorge Engels, CNN At least 30 people are dead and at least 24 remained hospitalized Sunday after Friday’s explosion at the Hotel Saratoga in Havana, the Cuban health ministry said. On Saturday, Cuban state media reported 32 dead, and Cuba’s presidency said 26 were killed. It’s not clear what
Continue Readingmacamilarincon La Habana (CNN) — El número de muertos por la explosión en el Hotel Saratoga en La Habana el viernes ascendió a 45 y los rescatistas dijeron que creen que ahora han recuperado a todas las víctimas. “Ya no hay nadie que esté dado por desaparecido”, dijo el coronel Luis Guzmán, jefe del Cuerpo
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is reintroducing temporary border controls at airports, road crossings with other countries and other entry points to the Scandinavian nation. The Swedish government said it took the action on Friday because there “still is a serious threat to public order and internal security.” The government said the temporary controls would start
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By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Hall of Famer Mark Martin will be a major presence at Darlington Raceway this weekend, just like he usually was throughout his stellar NASCAR career. Martin will have three car paint-schemes in his honor during Darlington’s throwback weekend, which year celebrates NASCAR’s past. Cup drivers
Continue Reading BALTIMORE (AP) — Under Armour: Quarterly Earnings Snapshot
Continue Reading By PHILIPP-MORITZ JENNE Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — A train carrying 2,000 metric tons of Ukrainian corn has arrived in Austria. It’s part of European efforts to elude a Russian blockade of Ukraine’s ports that has prevented critical supplies of wheat, corn and other grains from getting to countries in Africa, Middle East and parts
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By Steve Contorno, CNN The strike against Disney that brought Gov. Ron DeSantis a windfall of campaign cash and weeks of glowing coverage from conservative media has also generated something the Florida Republican rarely experiences these days: criticism from the political right. A handful of high-profile Republicans have expressed their unease with the punitive actions
Continue Reading VISEGRAD, Hungary (AP) — Dutch cyclist Mathieu van der Poel has won the opening stage of the Giro d’Italia and claimed the race’s first maglia rosa on his debut in the Italian grand Tour. The Alpecin-Fenix rider edged out Eritrean cyclist Biniam Girmay at the end of a chaotic bunch sprint on the uphill finish
Continue Reading By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones is losing her anonymity off of the basketball court. Thanks to an MVP season in 2021 and a popular insurance commercial, the 6-foot-6 forward is blossoming into one of the faces of the WNBA. She enters Saturday’s opener at New
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Lawmakers in Jefferson City convened at the Capitol for a rare Friday session to work on the state budget, due Friday evening.
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — The Waukee School district is investigating a racist presentation made inside a classroom at Timberline School. Pictures of the presentation first started spreading on social media on Thursday afternoon. The Waukee school district confirms the presentation did happen and the wording
Continue ReadingBy Matt Flener Click here for updates on this story SHAWNEE, Kansas (KMBC) — A billboard now stands tall over Interstate 70 near the Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas with an important warning about the dangers of fake prescription pills. “One decision, one pill, one time is all it takes,” the billboard says. Cooper
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