A Pulaski County high school teacher was charged Thursday with statutory rape and other felonies for allegedly sexually assaulting a high school student.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — New York City is suing more than a dozen charter bus companies for their role in Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s operation to send tens of thousands of migrants to urban areas. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, claims the 17 bus companies “knowingly implemented” Abbott’s busing plan in
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — After three years of distressingly high levels, homicides in the US declined significantly across the board in 2023 – even as the public’s concerns about crime remained at its highest in over two decades. In particular, the five biggest cities in the US – New York,
Continue ReadingBy HSM Staff Click here for updates on this story January 4, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a strategic move aimed at further elevating Houston’s profile as a premier destination for tourism and conventions, Mayor John Whitmire has proposed the appointment of venture capital executive Jay Zeidman as the new Chairman of Houston First
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio Nueva York (CNN) — Una corte federal de Estados Unidos hizo públicas este miércoles cientos de páginas de documentos pertenecientes a una demanda relacionada con Jeffrey Epstein, el pedófilo convicto que murió en prisión antes de poder enfrentar un juicio por cargos federales de tráfico sexual. Hacen públicos documentos sobre Jeffrey Epstein:
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CNN By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A substantial storm is poised to smack the Northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic with winter’s first dose of big snow and dangerous ice. Winter storm watches, warning the millions in the storm’s path of its weekend arrival, were hoisted Thursday from southern North Carolina to southern Maine.
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer Crib cameras are offering a clue to a rare but devastating tragedy _ when seemingly healthy young children suddenly die in their sleep and autopsies can’t tell why. Similar to SIDS in babies, it’s called sudden unexplained death in childhood, or SUDC, when it happens after age 1. In
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BENTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — Last fall, murder suspect John Hardy told a Bossier Parish judge “I’m not crazy” as he argued aspects of his pending trial in a letter. But on Wednesday, Judge Park Self ordered Hardy — accused of killing and dismembering the body
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Convicted Malaysian defense contractor Leonard Francis who led a daring escape weeks before he was scheduled to be sentenced in 2022 is seeking new defense attorneys now that he is back in U.S. custody after the Venezuelan prisoner swap last month. Nicknamed “Fat Leonard,” Francis appeared
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (KTVT) — In a stunning and unexpected move to stop Texas Gov. Greg Abbott from shipping busloads of migrants to New York City, Mayor Eric Adams filed suit against 17 charter bus companies used by the Lone Star state. He wants the
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Horas después de la presentación de las 11 preguntas para viabilizar una consulta popular impulsada por el presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, surgieron críticas y cuestionamientos desde diferentes sectores políticos, jurídicos, académicos y de la sociedad civil. La consulta popular forma parte de una de las propuestas de campaña
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a South Florida man threatened to kill U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell and his children in a series of voicemails left at the California Democrat’s Washington office last month. Court records show that 72-year-old Michael Shapiro was arrested Wednesday morning on a charge of transmitting a threatening
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — In 1999 fears were rising about the end of the world — but if civilization had actually melted down thanks to an end-of-millennium technological apocalypse, at least we would have gone out in style. (Think tiny tube tops, platform shoes and ultra-wide-legged JNCOs.) It’s been 25 years since the
Continue ReadingBy Max Darrow Click here for updates on this story PACIFICA, California (KOVR) — The big waves being produced by recent weather has created quite the spectacle along the coast, with the many curious visitors providing a welcome boost for businesses for some Bay Area beach towns. In between the waves of business on Wednesday,
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Medicaid expansion was long politically impossible in Georgia. Now it’s just unlikely. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns says he wants lawmakers to consider more health coverage in the state as their session begins Monday. But he’s careful not to label it Medicaid expansion, and certainly not “Obamacare.”
Continue ReadingBy Dave Pehling Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KOVR) — Police in San Francisco are investigating the reported theft of an ATM from a Bank of America branch on Balboa Street where suspects rammed the building with an SUV to gain access. San Francisco police confirmed that officers from Richmond station
Continue ReadingBy Michele Gile Click here for updates on this story SANTA ANA, California (KCAL) — Santa Ana police asked for help tracking down a man on Friday who lit a cash register on fire during a failed robbery. The bizarre crime happened at the end of October inside El Farol, a Santa Ana meat market.
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Glynis Johns, a Tony Award-winning stage and screen star who played the mother opposite Julie Andrews in the classic movie “Mary Poppins” and introduced the world to the bittersweet standard-to-be “Send in the Clowns” by Stephen Sondheim, has died. She was 100. Mitch Clem, her
Continue ReadingIvonne Valdés (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Chile rechazó “categóricamente” este jueves las declaraciones de ministros de Israel que proponen sacar a la población palestina de Gaza y enviarla a otros países. El comunicado de la Cancillería chilena se publicó luego de que el ministro de Seguridad Nacional de Israel, Itamar Ben Gvir, y
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