By Tori Mason Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Colorado (KCNC) — The state’s water plan projects a major gap in water supply by 2050. In order to meet future water demands in growing cities like Aurora, there must be aggressive conservation, water reuse and water storage. Projects like Wild Horse Reservoir are
Continue ReadingBy ISABELLA VOLMERT Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — It’s been two months since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race, but the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor is ringing up significant support in state primaries. In Indiana, she grabbed more than 21% of the votes on Tuesday. It’s a sign of persistent
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer Two Republican Congressmen have introduced a bill that would provide the NCAA, college conferences and member schools federal protection from legal challenges that undercut their ability to govern college sports. The Protect The Ball Act is sponsored by Representatives Russell Fry of South Carolina and Barry Moore
Continue ReadingBy Michael Guise Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A driver intentionally ran over and killed seven Canada geese in York County, Pennsylvania, over the weekend, a wildlife center said. In a post on Facebook, the Raven Ridge Wildlife Center in Lancaster County said on Sunday that the family of Canada
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk, Janie Boschma and Lou Robinson, CNN Police have arrested protesters on more than 50 college campuses in at least half of the states across the country. Many other schools have experienced protests without arrests. Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to face arrest on campus, nearly three weeks since the first arrests at Columbia University
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 8, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a significant development within the Houston Police Department, Chief Troy Finner has announced his retirement, effective as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday. This announcement was confirmed by Mayor John Whitmire in a late-night email to city employees, following
Continue ReadingBy Richard Ramos Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A Sacramento mom is accused of assaulting her 2-year-old child on a flight from Mexico to Seattle, prosecutors said Monday. Multiple people reported witnessing Breanna Mistler, 33, abusing her child on a May 1 Delta flight from Puerto Vallarta to the
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 8, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a decisive move by the Harris County legal system, Jerome Moore, a 25-year-old Houston resident, has been sentenced to … Jerome Moore In a decisive move by the Harris County legal system, Jerome Moore, a 25-year-old Houston
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 8, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — General Motors announced a significant leadership transition at GM China, with Steve Hill, currently the Vice President of Global Commercial Operations, set to succeed Julian Blissett as President effective June 1. This change comes as Blissett, a key
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Kosovo’s prime minister has deplored the fact that some Western powers reportedly have set another condition ahead of Kosovo’s joining the Council of Europe. Kosovo media reported that France and Germany want Kosovo to take a significant step toward establishing an association of its Serb-majority municipalities
Continue ReadingBy Dominic Garcia Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — California high school students might need to add another class in order to graduate if lawmakers certify a proposal that would add financial literacy to the list of graduation requirements. However, some schools in the Sacramento area are already offering these
Continue ReadingBy HOGIR AL ABDO Associated Press AL-HOL CAMP, Syria (AP) — Scores of Syrian women and children linked to the Islamic State group have left a sprawling camp in northeast Syria and headed home to the eastern province of Deir el-Zour following mediation by tribal leaders. Wednesday’s departures are the latest from al-Hol camp, which
Continue ReadingOpinion by Theresa Runstedtler (CNN) — Various memes pointing to the massive pay disparity between the top 2024 WNBA draft pick, rookie Caitlin Clark, and the top 2023 NBA draft pick and rookie of the year, Victor Wembanyama, have been making the rounds. Some point to the gulf between their four-year rookie contracts — $338,000 and $55 million, respectively — while others note
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England is expected to maintain interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25% Thursday, but a cut wouldn’t be a huge surprise as inflation falls from multi-decade highs. The consensus in financial markets is that a majority of the bank’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Internet casino gambling is legal in only a handful of states, but the industry is convinced it is the future of betting, even as some worry about cannibalizing physical casinos. Industry executives spoke Wednesday at a gambling industry conference in New Jersey. They acknowledged the difficulty
Continue ReadingBy Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Livestreamer Kai Cenat will not be prosecuted in connection to the riot that broke out after he promoted a meet-and-greet and video game console giveaway in New York City’s Union Square last year. Thousands of people flooded the park on
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber. The State Senate Democratic Committee says the buy will target races around Wisconsin, including Milwaukee’s northern suburbs, the rural areas north
Continue ReadingGLENWOOD, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa facility for people with intellectual disabilities is set to permanently close after federal investigators said patients’ rights were violated there. The 28 residents at the state-run Glenwood Resource Center will be moved out by the end of June and 235 staff members have been notified that they will be
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By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington (CNN) — GOP Rep. Scott Perry of Pennsylvania said in a closed door briefing with lawmakers on Tuesday that the Ku Klux Klan is the “the military wing of the Democratic party” and that migrants coming to the US “have no interest in being Americans,” according to audio of Perry’s comments shared
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, New York (WCBS) — An accused international jewelry thief was arrested in New York City after he was allegedly caught on video pocketing a $17,000 watch inside a Long Island store. Yaorong Wan, 49, is an alleged globetrotting jewelry thief wanted by Interpol. He’s
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