By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 29, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Houston Style Magazine is about to treat its readers to an enchanting tale of royalty and legacy with a sprinkle of star-studded charm. The enchanting savannas of Disney’s African Pride Lands are set to beckon audiences
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Leaked photographs of the son of Libya’s late dictator Moammar Gadhafi and the tiny underground cell where he has been held for years in Lebanon have raised concerns. Libyan authorities are demanding that Lebanon improve living conditions for Hannibal Gadhafi. The photos showed a small room without
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Puerto Príncipe, Haití (CNN) — La foto de Vitel’homme Innocent en la lista de los diez más buscados del FBI sugiere a un hombre enloquecido: ojos desorbitados y salvajes, dientes al descubierto. Es la foto que cabría esperar del líder de una banda acusada de desestabilizar una nación, que afirma estar bajo protección
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations made progress on a treaty to end plastic pollution, finishing the latest round of negotiations in Canada early Tuesday amid sharp disagreements about whether to put global limits on plastic production. For the first time in the process, negotiators discussed the text of what is
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TODAY: Standing water currently has some roads closed across the region, so check the MODOT Traveler Information Map for information on low lying areas that typically flood. We have an array of flood alerts across the region this morning after a very wet weekend. Skies remain mostly sunny this afternoon thanks to a passing high
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors say they will not retry an Arizona rancher whose trial in the fatal shooting of a Mexican man on his property ended last week with a deadlocked jury. The jurors in the trial of George Alan Kelly were unable to reach a unanimous decision on a
Continue ReadingBy Gail Paschall-Brown Click here for updates on this story OCOEE, Florida (WESH) — History is being made in Ocoee. Vincent Ogburn Sr. has been acting chief since last November, and now he is the new chief. He spoke exclusively with WESH 2 about his new position. Ogburn is the first African-American police chief for
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas has died. The Republican-controlled Legislature was unable Monday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a proposed ban after two Republican lawmakers broke ranks and switched their votes. The Kansas House voted 82-43 to
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — A devastating, multi-day tornado outbreak leveled entire neighborhoods and businesses starting Friday, upending lives across several states in the American Heartland. Dozens of tornadoes, several EF2 or stronger, have already been confirmed by damage surveys in the areas. The storms have killed at least five
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento restaurant shared video Sunday of a bizarre theft: Someone stealing plants off their patio. The owner of Colo’s Southern Café – who asked to be referred to as Mrs. T – said she arrived at work Saturday morning
Continue ReadingBy Nijzel Dotson Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO (KCRA) — Several agencies responded after a baby bald eagle fell from its nest in Orangevale on Saturday, according to the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District. In late March, KCRA 3 visited Lake Natoma when the hatching of that bald eagle was caught on camera.
Continue ReadingBy Eddie Messel Click here for updates on this story ELKHORN, Nebraska (KETV) — In the Elkhorn community on Sunday, volunteers entered by the hundreds after checking in at the Relevant Center at 212th and W Maple. This after over 2,000 volunteers helped clean up debris on Saturday. “We want to be out here just
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By George Ramsay and Al Goodman, CNN (CNN) — England international rugby player Billy Vunipola has been fined and handed a suspended four-month prison sentence after resisting arrest at a nightclub in Mallorca, a Spanish court said on Monday. In a statement, the Balearic Islands Superior Court of Justice said that Vunipola must pay a fine
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By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department has determined that five Israeli security units committed gross violations of human rights prior to the outbreak of the war with Hamas in Gaza, but is still deciding whether to restrict military assistance to one of the units under US law. The other four “have
Continue ReadingWEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York district attorney has apologized after police video showed her cursing at an officer who tried to give her a speeding ticket. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley said she was sorry for the April 22 incident in which he refused to cooperate with Police Officer Cameron Crisafulli’s
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The teaser trailer for “Mufasa: The Lion King” dropped Monday, and who is in it is as exciting for many as what it is. The photorealistic-animated prequel to the hit 1994 film “The Lion King” brings back several of the stars of the 2019 Jon Favreau-directed remake of
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Students protested what they saw as injustice and demanded change. Administrators were under pressure to get things back to normal. Police came onto the Columbia University campus and made arrests. This wasn’t this month — it was April 1968. The week-long protest that included building takeovers
Continue ReadingBy Kalé Searcy Click here for updates on this story ELKHORN, Nebraska (KETV) — Country singer and songwriter Zach Bryan headed to Elkhorn amid the devastation left by Friday’s storm. The star was spotted among other volunteers aiding in the cleanup effort. Something Bryan said he and his band members are doing while in town
Continue ReadingBy Alyssa Gomez Click here for updates on this story OSCEOLA, Iowa (KCCI) — Joe and JoAnn Franksain have 75 years worth of family photos, keepsakes and priceless mementos. It’s now all scattered across their yard after a tornado ripped through their Osceola home. “You just want to pick stuff up and put it where
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story RIVIERA BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — A Palm Beach County attorney received his very own special law school graduation and doctoral hooding ceremony. Attorney Matthew C. Russell, 88, has been an educator and civic leader in Riviera Beach for decades. Russell said he realized in the
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