By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston is set to host a pivotal event in the labor movement as Congressman Al Green welcomes Acting Secretary of Labor Julie A. Su to the Ninth Congressional District of Texas. This significant occasion, marking Congressman Green’s
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston’s public transit system is stepping into the future with a quieter, smoother, and eco-friendly twist. METRO has just launched its first zero-emission electric buses, transforming the passenger experience on two popular routes. As the hum of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — A boat carrying migrants ripped apart in the English Channel as they attempted to reach Britain from northern France on Tuesday, plunging dozens into the treacherous waterway and leaving 12 dead, authorities said. Many didn’t have life preservers in what one official called the deadliest migrant accident in the channel
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Before Matt Stutzman, an athlete with no arms competing in para archery seemed like an impossible feat. But the American archer has redefined the sport, showing that it’s possible to not only hold a bow with one leg, pull the bowstring back with one’s jaw, hold all the tension
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Since building a home for herself and her three kids over the past few years, Jennifer Garner has shown glimpses of the sunny farmhouse dwelling through her social media posts. The kitchen’s exposed wood beams and stone fireplace can be seen as she carries her fluffy cat, Moose, to
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By Niamh Kennedy and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — More than 120 people have been killed in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the central African nation. Prisoners tried to break out en masse from the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Un ataque ruso contra una instalación educativa militar en Poltava, en el centro de Ucrania, mató a 41 personas y dejó más de 180 heridos, según declaró este martes el presidente del país, Volodymyr Zelensky. Zelensky dijo que, según la información preliminar, dos misiles balísticos alcanzaron la instalación y un
Continue Reading By Ivana Kottasová, Svitlana Vlasova and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian strike against a military educational facility in central Ukraine killed 51 people and injured more than 200 others, according to Ukraine’s prosecutor general’s office, in one of the deadliest single attacks since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. President
Continue ReadingAssociated Press POLTAVA, Ukraine (AP) — Two ballistic missiles blasted a military academy and nearby hospital Tuesday in Ukraine, killing more than 50 people and wounding more than 200 others, Ukrainian officials said, in one of the deadliest Russian strikes since the war began. The missiles tore into the heart of the Poltava Military Institute
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Former Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has gone on trial on charges of fraud and market manipulation. It comes nine years after U.S. environmental authorities discovered Volkswagen’s use of rigged software that caused vehicles to cheat on emissions tests. Courts have allowed the trial delay due to his
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Columbia University resumes classes Tuesday, students and faculty are planning, and bracing, for a resumption of the pro-Palestinian protests that convulsed the Manhattan campus at the tail end of the spring semester and touched off a wave of college demonstrations nationwide. In recent weeks, the university’s new leadership
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For DirecTV subscribers frustrated by the loss of ESPN and other Disney-owned channels, the TV provider is offering some compensation as the blackout stretches into its third day.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, Eric Levenson and Cindy VonQuednow, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspect in the weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie wide receiver Ricky Pearsall is being charged with attempted murder, San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced Tuesday afternoon. The teen, who was charged in juvenile court, also faces charges of attempted
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) Family and friends gathered to honor a fallen officer during a candlelight vigil Tuesday at the Osage Beach Police Department. Phylicia Carson, 33, died during a chase Saturday after her car veered off the road, hit a tree and caught fire. The candlelight vigil will be held at the Osage Beach
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Global supply chains, now a couple years recovered from pandemic-era snarls, have been chugging along at a much healthier clip. But by no means has it been smooth sailing. Traffic through two critical international shipping arteries has been bogged down dramatically: The Suez Canal, due to Houthi militants’ monthslong
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — En un discurso pronunciado la semana pasada ante la Asociación de la Guardia Nacional de Estados Unidos, el expresidente Donald Trump afirmó que él fue el presidente que “creó” el programa de atención sanitaria Veterans Choice, y consiguió que “se aprobara en el Congreso”, después de que otros hubieran querido hacerlo
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani moved closer to becoming MLB’s first ever 50-50 player on Monday night, as he racked up three steals in a 11-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, taking his season total to 44 home runs and 46 stolen bases. With 24 regular-season games remaining,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Parisa Imanirad, a scientist and cancer researcher from San Francisco, is married and has a wide circle of friends. But once or twice a week, she goes to a restaurant by herself. Imanirad said dining alone gives her time to think or read. She tries not to touch
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald Trump for president. Harlan said he was 29, and his profile picture showed a smiling, handsome young man. A few months later, Harlan underwent a
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El papa Francisco llegó a Indonesia después de un vuelo de 13 horas desde Roma, según Christopher Lamb de CNN que viaja con el papa. Durante el vuelo se acercó a la parte trasera del avión para saludar a los periodistas que viajaban con él, dándoles las gracias por acompañarle en
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