By Ray Sanchez, Joe Sutton and Rebekah Riess, CNN At least six migrants were killed and 10 others have been found in three separate human smuggling incidents in Texas in the past 24 hours, authorities said. Four migrants were killed and three people critically injured Thursday during a highway chase and crash in Encinal, Texas,
Continue ReadingBy Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department’s robbery division is asking for help in finding the two men they said opened fire on a car that was parked at a gas station. “It scared everybody,” said the gas station manager who asked us not
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By Homero de la Fuente, CNN It was nine years in the making, but former No. 1 Mark Appel made his MLB debut on Wednesday following a turbulent start to his career due to injuries and mental health issues. Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel
Continue Reading By Homero de la Fuente, CNN It was nine years in the making, but former No. 1 Mark Appel made his MLB debut on Wednesday following a turbulent start to his career due to injuries and mental health issues. Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Washington Capitals have hired the first female video coach in National Hockey League history. The team named Emily Engel-Natzke to the position. Engel-Natzke came from the Hershey Bears, where she was the first woman to be a full-time member of an American Hockey League coaching staff. She’s now
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US Treasury on Thursday notified a Delaware-based trust that it is blocking $1 billion in assets for its connection to sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov. According to a press release from the agency, Heritage Trust “was formed in July 2017 for the purpose of holding and managing Kerimov’s US-based assets.”
Continue Reading By Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Phil Mattingly and Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support making an exception to the filibuster — the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation — in order to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation passed by
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know a bit more about Beyoncé’s forthcoming new album, “Renaissance.” The superstar singer posted an ethereal photo of herself upon a see-through horse on her verified Instagram account Thursday, captioned with some insight. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN We now know a bit more about Beyoncé’s forthcoming new album, “Renaissance.” The superstar singer posted an ethereal photo of herself upon a see-through horse on her verified Instagram account Thursday, captioned with some insight. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — “Ahora el verano de nuestro descontento”. No es exactamente lo que escribió Shakespeare en “Ricardo III”, pero para los viajeros de las aerolÃneas de EE.UU. y Europa eso es precisamente lo que está ocurriendo este verano. Los vuelos están desapareciendo de los itinerarios, algunos de último minuto, a medida que las aerolÃneas
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By Brenda Goodman and Virginia Langmaid Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and President Biden’s chief medical adviser, recently revealed he is experiencing a rebound of his Covid-19 infection after taking the antiviral medication Paxlovid. To date, cases of Paxlovid rebound have been limited to small studies and
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The University of Missouri fired three employees after an audit of the College of Engineering that was launched after allegations of financial mismanagement, MU said in a news release Thursday.
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By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN. The committee’s vice chairwoman, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said at
Continue Reading By Kasie Hunt, Ryan Nobles and Zachary Cohen, CNN Cassidy Hutchinson, a former Trump White House aide, told the House January 6 committee that she was contacted by someone attempting to influence her testimony, three sources familiar with the hearing presentation told CNN. The committee’s vice chairwoman, GOP Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, said at
Continue Reading By Dan Berman, CNN With recent decisions on abortion, gun control, religious freedom and the environment, the US Supreme Court once again reasserted its central role in America. The nine justices are unelected, serve for life and until recently were all White men. But their actions have helped define the American way of life for
Continue ReadingBy STELLA SUN Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Cracking down on excessive speeding is a goal for the city of Albuquerque. But thieves are pressing the brakes on this goal, after one speed camera got stolen. “The speeding is excessive on Lead and Coal,” Larry Veltman said. “It’s
Continue ReadingBy JOSH COPITCH Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — Search and rescue crews have recovered the body of a missing diver. According to the Monterey Fire Department, a diver went missing off of San Carlos Beach in Monterey around 12 p.m. on Wednesday. The diver’s body was pulled out of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN AYESTAS Click here for updates on this story NEVADA COUNTY, California (KCRA) — The Rices Fire that has prompted evacuations in Nevada County has charred about 904 acres and burned at least one structure, Cal Fire officials said Thursday morning in an incident update. The blaze is 12% contained with an expectation of
Continue ReadingBy HILLARY MINTZ Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Milwaukee police are looking for the gunman who killed a transgender woman. Milwaukee’s LGBTQ community has been rocked by the killing of 28-year-old Brazil Johnson. On June 15, in the early morning hours, someone shot and killed the transgender woman at
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic might be playing in his last Grand Slam tournament for a while because he isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. And the coronavirus has become a significant matter at the All England Club: Three of the top 20 seeded men in the
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