By Mycah Hatfield and Jeff Ehling Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A judge has sentenced Andre Jackson, who was convicted of murdering 11-year-old Josue Flores in 2016, to life in prison. Jackson testified during Wednesday’s proceedings ahead of Judge Denise Collins’ decision. He could have been given a minimum
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi women’s basketball coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin has agreed to a new contract running through 2026 after leading the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament in 15 years. The school announced the new deal on Thursday but didn’t disclose details. McPhee-McCuin led Ole Miss to its first NCAA Tournament since 2007 in
Continue ReadingVictoria Fernandez (CNN) — Bill Gates se mostró cauteloso esta semana sobre la adquisición de Twitter por parte de Elon Musk, por valor de US$ 44.000 millones, y dijo que el CEO de Tesla “podría empeorar las cosas”, a pesar de su sólida trayectoria en otras empresas. Aunque en su comentarios en la Cumbre de
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league’s financial watchdog says first-division clubs lost 645 million euros ($678 million) during the coronvirus-hit 2020-21 season. The DNCG says 17 of the 20 teams in Ligue 1 lost money. Match revenues took a huge hit as games were held without fans from October onward and with only 5,000
Continue ReadingBy Keenan Willard Click here for updates on this story ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina (WRAL) — Rocky Mount police are searching for the person who killed a 20-year-old man in a drive-by shooting Thursday morning. According to police, Javonta Crandall was riding with a friend on Sunset Avenue around 8:30 a.m. when another car pulled
Continue ReadingBy Maggie Brown Click here for updates on this story PANTEGO, North Carolina (WRAL) — Early in January, North Carolina wildlife photographer Lori Ann Beckwith spotted a small cub hiding in the top of a tree in a wildlife refuge in Pantego. “I waited around for three hours, and the cub stayed there,” Beckwith said.
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By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A leading Catalan separatist politician says that Spain’s top intelligence official has acknowledged that her agency hacked into the cellphones of some politicians but insists it had proper judicial authorization. The digital rights group Citizen Lab says over 60 politicians, activists and others in Spain were
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic. But it was for just one condition — COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic. But it was for just one condition — COVID-19. Now, things are reverting to the way they were as federal money for
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN The latest trailer for the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel “House of the Dragon” officially gives us a glimpse of the titular winged beasts. The new footage for the hotly anticipated HBO series reveals more about the direction of the series than previous teasers have, dangling just enough plot in front
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Los amantes de “Game of Thrones” que aguardan con ansias el estreno de “House of the Dragon” pueden dar este jueves un vistazo a lo que será la serie: se publicó un nuevo tráiler de la precuela en redes sociales. “La historia no recuerda la sangre. Recuerda nombres”. Con ese
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed parts of several roads in Mid-Missouri due to flooding. On Thursday morning, the department closed Highway 94 from Highway 19 to Rhineland, Missouri due to water over the road. The Missouri River east of Jefferson City is near flood stage at Hermann and near Chamois,
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The University of Missouri has proposed disciplinary sanctions against 13 students as part of its investigation into an October fraternity pledge party that left a student from Minnesota with brain injuries. The university said in a statement Thursday that federal student privacy law keeps it from providing details about the disciplinary
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By Brad Parks, CNN A United Airlines passenger was taken into custody Thursday morning at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after opening an aircraft door and walking out onto the wing of the plane while it was taxiing. “A male subject was onboard a plane that was approaching the gate when he pulled the emergency exit
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon’s cyber arm says a team spent months working with officials in Lithuania to help protect government networks there from cyberattacks. The U.S. Cyber Command mission involved a specialized team that worked to identify vulnerabilities and counter malicious cyber activity affecting the networks of Lithuania’s foreign affairs ministry and defense systems.
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By Libby Smith Click here for updates on this story DENVER, Colorado (KCNC) — Opera Colorado is in dress rehearsals for it’s final production of the season, Bizet’s “Carmen.” Excitement is running high as the production comes together. “’Carmen’ is the most iconic and the most often performed opera in all the repertoire,” said Greg
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN There are many levels to “The Staircase,” a drama as much about the making of the docuseries chronicling Michael Peterson’s murder trial as the salacious case itself. While the episodes occasionally grind too slowly, Colin Firth’s riveting work as the hard-to-read suspect elevates this HBO Max limited series several steps
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story LOGANVILLE, Georgia (WGCL) — A paraprofessional at an elementary school in Gwinnett County is accused of cutting a student’s hair, infuriating the child’s parents. Carla Royston and her husband have never cut their son’s Jax hair because their family takes pride in long hair. “Our
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By Brian Fung, CNN Bill Gates sounded a note of caution this week on Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of Twitter, saying the Tesla CEO “actually could make it worse” despite a strong track record with his other business ventures. While Gates did not precisely define what he meant by “worse” in remarks at the
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Paramount+ keeps beaming up “Star Treks” whether needed or not, but its latest, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” draws more heavily on the original series than perhaps anything in the fleet. A direct prequel populated by younger versions of characters like Spock and Uhura, it’s hardly a bold construct but
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