By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s hopes of recreating the coalition that lifted him to office in 2020 are coming under threat as the protest movement against Israel’s war in Gaza spreads across college campuses. Pro-Israel Democrats are now pushing the president to respond more forcefully to antisemitic incidents at colleges and
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking a new round of proposals to build wind energy farms off its coastline, forging ahead with its clean energy goals even as local opposition and challenging economics create blowback to the effort. The state Board of Public Utilities on Tuesday
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035. It marks the first time the G7 has explicitly referenced a phase-out. But ministers left flexibility for countries heavily reliant on coal. The Beyond Fossils Fuel campaign called the commitment vague
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A pro-Palestine protest in Columbia this week saw no safety incidents.
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Imprisoned ex-Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder will be arraigned from federal prison on the 10 new felony counts recently brought against him by the state. A Cuyahoga County judge cleared the May 13 appearance to take place by video stream from Elkton Federal Correctional Institution.
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By Drew Reeves Click here for updates on this story OLYMPIA, Washington (KPTV) — The Washington State Department of Transportation is testing out a first-of-its-kind program to use drones to remove graffiti. Right now, the program is being tested by Tacoma and Olympia-area maintenance crews. It may seem futuristic, but those crews are using a
Continue ReadingBy CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of the most catastrophic in the country in recent years. The devastating rains are a result of a mix of factors, including climate change and the Indian Ocean Dipole, a naturally
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly installed transitional council chose a little known former sports minister as the Caribbean country’s prime minister Tuesday as part of its monumental task of trying to establish a stable new government amid stifling violence. Fritz Bélizaire was chosen in a surprise move to replace
Continue ReadingBy Drew Reeves Click here for updates on this story OLYMPIA, Washington (WFSB) — The Washington State Department of Transportation is testing out a first-of-its-kind program to use drones to remove graffiti. Right now, the program is being tested by Tacoma and Olympia-area maintenance crews. It may seem futuristic, but those crews are using a
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By WXYZ staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — The jokes keep rolling on about Detroit’s new welcome sign, and now, average citizens in over a dozen communities across metro Detroit have taken it upon themselves to spend little to no money creating spoofs of the sign. I hit the streets
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU), a beacon of community involvement and support in Houston, has further solidified its commitment to local development through the creation of the TDECU Cares Foundation. Spearheaded by TDECU’s dynamic leadership team,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block a Texas law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of their users. The justices rejected an emergency appeal filed by the Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry. The provision of House Bill 1181, signed into law by Gov.
Continue Reading By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce age-verification requirements for porn sites, rejecting a request from the adult entertainment industry to block the law on First Amendment grounds. Texas’ law requires any website that publishes a substantial amount of content that is “harmful to minors” to verify
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with cutting down the beloved 50-year-old Sycamore Gap tree that toppled over on Hadrian’s Wall last year in northern England, prosecutors said Tuesday. Daniel Graham, 38, and Adam Carruthers, 31, were charged with causing criminal damage and damaging the wall built in
Continue ReadingBy Hunter Crowther Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Jim Arner spent his working life studying formulas and learning how things work. With a degree in chemistry, the Mississauga, Ont., resident worked as a technical specialist in the oil industry for his entire working life. As he puts it, he
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Una delegación de México presentó este martes sus argumentos ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia (CIJ), en la primera audiencia pública por la irrupción de la Policía de Ecuador en la Embajada de México en Quito el 5 de abril. Alejandro Celorio Alcántara, consultor jurídico de la Secretaría de
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new cancer treatment recently approved in Canada promises to cut treatment time down to just minutes, but experts have differing opinions on whether it’s what’s best for patients. One fears that it will unnecessarily use a higher dose of an
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story April 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Fort Bend County is gearing up for an insightful event as County Judge KP George prepares to deliver the 2024 State of the County Address on Tuesday, April 30, at the Marriott Sugar Land in Sugar Land, TX.
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a major boost to President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative, earmarking over $78 million for clean energy projects across rural and remote areas of the United
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Boone County commissioners approved more than $6.5 million in ARPA funding Tuesday, with affordable housing projects receiving a large chunk of the money.
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