By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a remarkable display of community spirit and commitment to education, the Houston Texans and Xfinity hosted a Digital Literacy Workshop for families at the Jim & Barbara Morefield Boys & Girls Club. The event, held on
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Two suits, two women, one message: “Hotties for Harris.” At least that was the phrase scrawled across banners at Kamala Harris’ campaign rally in Atlanta Tuesday night. The event — part of Harris’s bid to secure the Democratic presidential nomination — was headlined with a performance from rapper Megan
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A deadly food poisoning outbreak has led to the recall of more than 7 million pounds of popular Boar’s Head deli meats made at a plant in Virginia. U.S. health officials are investigating the outbreak that has killed two people and hospitalized nearly three dozen in 13 states. Listeria bacteria are hardy
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Right-hander Michael Lorenzen, acquired by Kansas City in a trade from Texas on Monday, will join the Royals rotation and start on Saturday at Detroit, manager Matt Quatraro said before Wednesday’s game against the White Sox in Chicago. Lorenzen will fill the spot of righty Alec Marsh, who was optioned
Continue ReadingBy Pheben Kassahun Click here for updates on this story GETZVILLE, New York (WKBW) — A Sanborn mother recently experienced something she never thought would happen, finding blood on her order from Burger King. The incident occurred at the Burger King location at Millersport Highway in Getzville. Tiffany Floyd posted a TikTok video of the
Continue ReadingWKBW, TIFFANY FLOYD, CNN By Pheben Kassahun Click here for updates on this story GETZVILLE, New York (WKBW) — A Sanborn mother recently experienced something she never thought would happen, finding blood on her order from Burger King. The incident occurred at the Burger King location at Millersport Highway in Getzville. Tiffany Floyd posted a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The daughter of baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Dennis Eckersley has testified at her trial that she didn’t know she was pregnant when she gave birth in the woods in subfreezing temperatures on Christmas night in 2022 and thought her now 19-month-old baby had died. Twenty-seven-year-old Alexandra Eckersley was
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — We met Simone Biles on the mat, Sha’Carri Richardson on the track and Katie Ledecky in the pool. Their achievements are so groundbreaking that they’ve become household names. But there are thousands of Olympians in Paris for the Summer Games, and most of them entered the Games relatively unknown
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presentó este miércoles un recurso contencioso electoral ante la Sala Electoral del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia para que haga un peritaje y certifique los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales del domingo. Maduro, quien según el Consejo Nacional Electoral obtuvo el triunfo con el 51,2%
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By George Ramsay, CNN Place de la Concorde, Paris (CNN) — Triumph and tragedy are everywhere you look at the Olympics, and the men’s BMX park final on Wednesday had a surfeit of both. For tragedy, see how the pre-competition favorites – Australia’s defending champion Logan Martin and France’s home favorite Anthony Jeanjean – were
Continue ReadingBy Madison Moore Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Eight Wisconsin veterans had the opportunity of a lifetime Tuesday; to fly high over Waukesha County. Dream Flights, a national nonprofit organization returned to the Waukesha County Airport this year to gift veterans a 20-minute ride in a WWII open-air biplane.
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Hope Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Don’t tell Jim Wilkes that he can’t do something. Odds are, he’ll prove you wrong. The Folsom long-distance cyclist is an above-the-knee amputee. A knee injury was misdiagnosed, leading to a series of surgeries that spanned decades. After his amputation
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CNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase. Haniyeh’s
Continue ReadingBy Riley Conlon Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — A former University of Alabama student charged with rape and other sex crimes has been denied bond on the grounds that the safety of his alleged victim could not be reasonably assured if he were released. On Monday, the Tuscaloosa County
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TODAY: Afternoon highs rise into the upper 90s with the heat index closing in on 110 degrees prompting an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day lasting through Thursday afternoon. An isolated thunderstorm or two remains possible this afternoon. TONIGHT: Warm temperatures stick around overnight, with mostly clear skies early. Rain may be a possibility before
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El riesgo de demencia aumentaba en un 14% cuando las personas comían aproximadamente 1 onza o 28 gramos de carne roja procesada al día, el equivalente a algo menos de dos porciones de 3 onzas (85 gr) a la semana, en comparación con las personas que sólo comían unas tres porciones
Continue ReadingBy MIYA SHAY Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 2-year-old girl died in a relative’s home after being mauled by that family’s Rottweilers, in what relatives are calling a tragic accident. The fatal mauling happened at about 12:20 p.m. on Monday at a home in the 2500 block of
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — As a gay youth growing up in central France, Hugo Bardin never felt he lived in a world that represented who he was — a world in which he had a place. And that is why Bardin, who performs as the drag queen Paloma, felt it was meaningful and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan software developer was arrested and charged Tuesday with damaging the license plates on two SUVs that belonged to a Secret Service detail assigned to protect Vice President Kamala Harris’ stepdaughter. The man who was arrested, Harry Heymann, appeared to be a supporter of a small group of
Continue ReadingBy Helena Arjona Click here for updates on this story LEXINGTON, Kentucky (WLKY) — The Humane Society is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information about puppies that were set on fire in Lexington. According to the Humane Society, a Lexington resident found a litter of 13 puppies that had been intentionally burned.
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