TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida bill to allow people to file wrongful death lawsuits over the death of a fetus is being shelved because of the political fallout from an Alabama Supreme Court decision that frozen embryos are legally protected children. Republican Sen. Erin Grall decided not to proceed with her bill on Monday
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story Feb. 27, 2024Get ready for a week of non-stop excitement at the Children’s Museum Houston’s Spring Break Blast! From March 9 to March 17, 2024, little adventurers are in for a treat as they dive into a whirlwind of activities that promise to ignite their
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story RICHMOND HILL, New York (WABC) — Dozens of migrants were found living in the basement of a Queens furniture store during a city building inspection Monday night. The furniture shop on Liberty Avenue was housing 74 adult men from West Africa in a commercial space,
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — A massive blaze that’s raging out of control is threatening Texas Panhandle towns and forcing residents to evacuate. The Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the region, has exploded to 200,000 acres since igniting Monday afternoon, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story Feb. 27, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Rice University has recently made significant investments in five research centers, each dedicated to addressing critical global issues. These centers will focus on coastal safety and resilience, improved cancer diagnosis and treatment, challenges affecting Latin American and Latinx
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El presidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden exploró deliberadamente el lunes una nueva línea de ataque contra su antiguo y probable futuro oponente Donald Trump, burlándose de la edad del exmandatario mientras Biden intenta darle la vuelta a uno de sus asuntos más relevantes. Respondiendo a los críticos que dicen
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By Annie Grayer, CNN House Republicans leading the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden issued a subpoena Tuesday to Attorney General Merrick Garland for the documents, transcripts and audio recordings related to special counsel Robert Hur’s investigation into the president’s handling of classified documents. The subpoena comes after Republicans had requested on February 12 that
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Michigan’s presidential primary was the first time that communities in the state had the ability to count absentee ballots days before the Tuesday election. Absentee voting is a popular way to participate in Michigan since eligibility rules were eased in 2018. But it took another change in
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By Eric Levenson and Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Two men were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 2002 killing of Jam Master Jay, the pioneering DJ of the groundbreaking hip hop trio Run-DMC, in a case that for decades frustrated detectives and music fans alike. Ronald Washington, Jay’s childhood friend, and Karl Jordan
Continue ReadingBy GARANCE BURKE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — With presidential primaries underway across the U.S., popular chatbots are generating false and misleading information that threatens to disenfranchise voters, according to a report published Tuesday based on the findings of artificial intelligence experts and a bipartisan group of election officials. Fifteen states and one territory
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A man’s body was recovered from the Missouri River near Hermann on Sunday.
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — When “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie were not nominated for best director and best actress, respectively, for the upcoming Oscars, the internet was ablaze. Think pieces were written about how the “snubs are so enraging” because the “patriarchy is baked into every aspect of our culture,”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency says 25 toxic waste sites in 15 states will be cleaned up as part of a $1 billion infusion to the federal Superfund program. The money is the third and last installment in $3.5 billion allocated under the 2021 infrastructure law signed by
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — At Paris Fashion Week, Dior has unveiled a collection that fused fashion with art, with sculptural figures inspired by cane warriors setting a poignant backdrop on the runway. Tuesday’s show attracted A-list celebrities and revisited the 1960s, highlighting a key moment in Dior’s history when fashion
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY, ELLIOT SPAGAT and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student out on her morning run at the University of Georgia when authorities say a stranger dragged her into a secluded area and killed her, sending shockwaves through campus as police searched for a suspect.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGill Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 99-year-old New Orleans businessman best known in the city as a proprietor of his family’s landmark hat store on St. Charles Avenue has been honored by the French government for his military service during World War II. Samuel Meyer, who still puts in a few
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British authorities have charged a sixth Bulgarian living in the U.K. with spying for Russia. The Metropolitan Police said Tuesday a man living in west London was charged with conspiracy to conduct espionage. Three other men and two women, all Bulgarians, are accused of “conspiring to collect information intended to be directly
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Canadian astronauts will have a taste of home in their upcoming space missions to the moon and the International Space Station. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has selected five Canadian food products to add to the menu for the crew of
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The director of the Army National Guard has ordered an aviation safety stand-down for all Army National Guard helicopter units, meaning helicopter units will stop flying to “review safety policies and procedures,” the National Guard announced Tuesday. The stand-down went into effect on Monday following two helicopter crashes this month, the
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A New York City furniture store that had been illegally converted into sleeping quarters for more than 40 migrants has been shut down by city officials. The city Department of Buildings said Tuesday that it ordered Sarr’s Wholesale Furniture in Queens vacated due to “severe overcrowding and hazardous fire trap conditions.”
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