PITTSBURGH (AP) — Stephon Tuitt’s NFL career is over. The Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman has retired from the NFL at age 29. Tuitt said feels called to move on from the game following the death of his younger brother in June 2021 and Tuitt’s own recent graduation from Notre Dame. Tuitt had 34 1/2 sacks
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man was shot to death during a fight with his uncle, who claimed he fired in fear for his safety, police said. On Tuesday at about 6 p.m., officers responded to the 4400 block of Terry Street in north Houston
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Three people have died from their injuries in an apartment complex fire in west Houston, firefighters confirm to ABC13. The fire started at about 4 a.m. on Whittington Drive, according to officials. Firefighters said the victims, a woman in a wheelchair
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Callum Illot will miss the Detroit Grand Prix because of a broken hand suffered  in a crash during the Indianapolis 500. Juncos Hollinger Racing chose Santino Ferrucci to replace him for this weekend’s race in Detroit. Illot was an early crash at Indy and finished 32nd; Ferrucci was 10th on Sunday. Ferrucci
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By Tami Luhby, CNN Private health insurers are expected to pay $1 billion in rebates to eligible consumers this fall, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis released Wednesday. The payouts stem from an Affordable Care Act provision that requires insurers to spend the majority of policyholders’ premium payments on medical care. The amount is
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By DAVID PITT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a northern Iowa father and son to prison for their participation in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Daryl Johnson, 51, and his son Daniel Johnson, 30, both of St. Ansgar, admitted to entering the building through
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Canceled flights, surging airfares, a rental car shortage, record gas prices and rising hotel prices. Welcome to the summer of travel hell. Airlines had said they were prepared to avoid the service problems that plagued much of the industry last year. But between Friday and Monday, US airlines canceled 2,653
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Este martes finalizaron en Cuba los juicios que por separado se iniciaron contra los activistas Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara y Maykel Castillo Pérez (también conocido como Maykel Osorbo), aunque no está claro cuándo podrÃa haber una sentencia, dijeron activistas a CNN. Los procedimientos duraron menos de 48 horas y fueron
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Ponte tu sombrero de fiesta y prepara los banderines: las celebraciones del Jubileo de Platino de la reina Isabel II del Reino Unido están a punto de llegar. Ningún otro monarca en la historia británica ha cumplido 70 años de servicio. La reina, que entonces tenÃa 25 años, accedió al
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Sales of non-plug-in internal combustion-powered vehicles peaked in 2017, according to a report by industry analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and have been in “permanent decline” since then as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles increase. Sales of plug-in vehicles are also expected to triple their current levels
Continue Reading By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Sales of non-plug-in internal combustion-powered vehicles peaked in 2017, according to a report by industry analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and have been in “permanent decline” since then as sales of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles increase. Sales of plug-in vehicles are also expected to triple their current levels
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By Holmes Lybrand A father and son team was convicted Wednesday for rushing a group of police officers guarding an entrance to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, helping to allow the mob outside to flood in. It was a “major breach point,” prosecutors said during a sentencing hearing for the pair on Wednesday.
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Stacker investigated how laws protect or restrict trans youth in Missouri using data from the Transgender Law Center.
Continue Reading LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Authorities on Wednesday identified a man who died after investigators believe he waded into a lake inhabited by alligators to find Frisbees and other flying discs to sell. Largo police said Sean Thomas McGuinness, 47, was found Tuesday morning at the Taylor Park lake by someone walking a dog. Although the
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By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Several abortion providers in Florida are suing to block a state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy from going into effect next month. Plaintiffs argue that House Bill 5, which Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in April, “criminalizes pre-viability abortions in direct violation of
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By David Close, CNN The National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell and Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder have been called to testify before a Congressional committee as part of the House Committee for Oversight and Reform’s investigation into Snyder and the team’s reported hostile workplace culture. Last October, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Chairwoman of the Committee
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike has arrived at Belmont Park for the final jewel of thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The track announced Wednesday the long shot winner of the Derby arrived around 1 a.m. to start preparations for the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes on June 11. The colt was shipped by
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By Sonia Moghe, CNN A jury has found both Amber Heard and Johnny Depp liable for defamation in their lawsuits against each other. The jury awarded significantly more damages to Depp, a legal win for the actor. Depp sued Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation over a 2018 op-ed she wrote for The Washington Post in
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By Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler, Alex Marquardt and Jeremy Herb, CNN The Biden administration is working to get temporary storage containers for Ukrainian grain into the country, a stopgap measure as it seeks to mitigate a growing food crisis caused by Russia’s months-long blockade of Ukrainian ports, administration officials told CNN. These storage containers —
Continue ReadingToday: Scattered showers and storms will become more widespread this late afternoon along the I-44 corridor as a slight clearing occurs. Flooding has been a concern in northwestern Central Missouri, but the threat will begin to shift to the southeast this afternoon. Wednesday afternoon highs will top out into the mid-70’s. Tonight: Lingering showers and
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