Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Another 200 police officers from Kenya have arrived in Haiti for a U.N.-backed mission led by the East African country to battle violent gangs that have taken over parts of the troubled Caribbean country. The officers arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80% of
Continue ReadingBy Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — The City of Mansfield officially launched its new rideshare service Monday, thanks in part to the persistence of a woman advocating for her friends with special needs. Brian and David Hogan both work at Mansfield grocery stores, but since the city
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KTVT By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story MANSFIELD, Texas (KTVT) — The City of Mansfield officially launched its new rideshare service Monday, thanks in part to the persistence of a woman advocating for her friends with special needs. Brian and David Hogan both work at Mansfield grocery stores, but since the
Continue ReadingAP National Writer Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Belated revelations that nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Games — and were allowed to compete with no ramifications — have raised major concerns from
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — When a cruise liner-size asteroid comes within 19,883 miles (32,000 kilometers) of Earth on April 13, 2029, it won’t be alone. The European Space Agency has announced that its new Ramses spacecraft may accompany the asteroid Apophis before and after its safe, albeit rather close, pass of Earth. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people. U.S.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los equipos de búsqueda que buscan al adolescente británico desaparecido Jay Slater en la isla española de Tenerife han encontrado el cuerpo de un joven. “Después de 29 días de búsqueda constante, se ha encontrado el cuerpo sin vida de un joven en la zona de Masca” en las montañas de
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Country music artist Ingrid Andress says she was intoxicated during her much-criticized performance of the national anthem on Monday at the 2024 MLB Home Run Derby and will be seeking treatment. On Tuesday, Andress posted a statement on her verified social media account writing, “I’m not going to bulls**t y’all,
Continue ReadingBy Shawn Nottingham, CNN (CNN) — A man was recovering Monday after being bitten by a shark off Key West in Florida, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said. The victim was spearfishing along a reef when he was bitten on the leg Monday afternoon, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. He was brought
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — The internet influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer be allowed to leave Romania as they await trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. An appeals court in the capital of Bucharest announced that decision on Tuesday, overturning a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says it’s shutting down all of its operations in the United States, just weeks after the Commerce Department banned the use of the company’s software in the country. Moscow-based Kaspersky says it will “gradually wind down” its U.S. operations and eliminate U.S.-based positions starting July 20. The company
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 levels have been rising in the United States again. Emergency department visits associated with Covid-19 have been trending up for weeks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The most recent data shows that during the week ending July 6 there was a 23.5% increase in emergency
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CNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday night in Milwaukee. Here are some of the most noteworthy falsehoods from night one of the RNC. Trump makes false claims about election fraud in RNC video The Republican National Convention played a video in which former President Donald Trump urged Republicans
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By Ben Morse and Patrick Snell, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods rebutted calls for him to retire from former world No. 2 Colin Montgomerie ahead of The Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. In an interview with The UK’s Times published last week, Montgomerie suggested that it was time for Woods to hang up
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday said it would begin sending draft notices to Jewish ultra-Orthodox men on Sunday — a step that could destabilize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. The announcement followed a landmark Supreme Court order for young religious men to begin enlisting for military service. Under long-standing political
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a significant move to bolster the recovery efforts following the devastating impact of Hurricane Beryl, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has amended the Major Disaster Declaration for Texas. This amendment, signed on July 12, 2024, authorizes
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a recent turn of events, Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla will be delaying its much-anticipated Robotaxi unveiling. Initially scheduled for August 8, 2024, the event is now expected to take place in October 2024. This
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Gladiator II Trailer Breaks Records: Paramount’s Most Viewed Trailer Ever with Over 180-Million Views Francis Page Jr. | 7/15/2024, 4:59 p.m. In an unprecedented surge of excitement, the official trailer for Paramount’s Gladiator II has shattered records,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The bodies of six people were found Tuesday in a luxury hotel in downtown Bangkok and their deaths may have been caused by poisoning, police and officials said. Bangkok police chief Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang identified the dead as two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals, and said there were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — The electricity grid operators of the three Baltic countries on Tuesday officially notified Russia and Belarus that they will exit a 2001 agreement that has kept Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania connected to an electricity transmission system controlled by Moscow. The Baltic countries already have stopped buying electricity from Russia,
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