By Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An unexpected 911 call in East Boston led to a heartwarming surprise when two police officers showed up at the caller’s door with a birthday treat. The call initially came in as a wellness check. However, upon investigation, the officers realized they
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his beef. Brazil had wished to seize on
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CNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks soared Friday after new data showed that US job growth slowed considerably last month. After surging by more than 500 points after the opening bell, the blue-chip Dow closed 450 points higher, or 1.2%; the S&P 500 rose 1.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police say they arrested three suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India, and are investigating possible ties between the detainees and the Indian government. Police say the
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston Police Chief Troy Finner recently provided an update on the ongoing Internal Affairs investigation regarding the suspended “lack of personnel” incident reports, a crucial issue affecting the transparency and efficiency of law enforcement in the city. In
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Get ready for a groundbreaking event as T.D. Jakes Enterprises brings the Good Soil Forum to the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas this June 13-15, 2024. Positioned to enhance the dynamic entrepreneurial scene of North Texas, the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Comcast RISE returns in 2024, offering grants and resources to small businesses for growth and inclusion. Apply now! Comcast Rise reaffirms its commitment to bolstering the growth of small businesses, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and investing in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KOVR) — Parents in one Sacramento County community are on alert after what they say are costumed individuals — known as furries — adorned with satanic symbols arriving at a park next to an elementary school when children are getting out. On a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office. “I love the merch,” he said, taking off the glasses
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Are you looking for love this summer? Caribou Coffee is ready to play cupid. The Twin Cities-based company is holding open auditions for people between the ages of 18 and 26 for a TikTok dating show. Auditions will be held Saturday from
Continue ReadingBy Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DENTON, Texas (KTVT) — A criminal investigation is unfolding in Denton after a 13-year-old girl was attacked on a school bus by adults. The bus was leaving Bettye Myers Middle School last week when the 8th-grader says she was attacked by someone she says she
Continue ReadingBy Johannah Grenaway Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Opal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she’s being recognized with the nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is one
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Lakers have fired head coach Darvin Ham, the team announced Friday. The 50-year-old Ham compiled a 90-74 record in two seasons at the helm, including leading the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals last season. On Monday, Los Angeles was eliminated from the NBA playoffs in
Continue ReadingBy Kim Hudson Click here for updates on this story FLOURTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — More than a hundred young people signed up to have their hearts checked Thursday, as a local teen spearheaded the effort to save lives. As 18-year-old Grace Kyle looked through her Mount Saint Joseph Academy yearbook, she remembered her favorite graduate
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — `United Methodist delegates on Friday repealed their church’s longstanding ban on the celebrations of same-sex marriages or unions by its clergy and in its churches. The action marked the final major reversal of a collection of LGBTQ bans and disapprovals that have been embedded throughout the
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By Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Three men have been arrested and charged in Canada for allegedly murdering a prominent Sikh separatist, according to police, in a case Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has previously linked to the Indian government, drawing vehement protests from New Delhi. The suspects were identified in court filings as Karanpreet Singh,
Continue ReadingBy Katie Houlis Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — An NYPD officer fired his gun inside Hamilton Hall during Tuesday night’s operation at Columbia University, the Manhattan district attorney’s office confirms. The DA’s office says students were not in the immediate vicinity of the gunfire and that no one
Continue ReadingBy Morgan Rynor Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — A video posted on TikTok that shows a group of Miami Arts Studio high school seniors sneaking to their principal’s home for a slumber party has racked up more than 12 million views. Nothing like it had been done before at the
Continue ReadingBy Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Is Britney Spears moving to Boston? The pop music star indicated she wants to make Massachusetts her new home in an Instagram post Thursday night. Spears wrote “I’m moving to Boston !!! Peace” in a note shared to the social media platform
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Several Democrats serving as their state’s top election officials have sent a letter to the parent company of Facebook, asking it to stop allowing ads that claim the 2020 presidential election was stolen. In the letter addressed to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the secretaries said allowing
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