By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story Feb. 9, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and Sheriff Ed Gonzalez have announced a gun buyback at Deussen Park on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 8 a.m. to noon. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner also attended the news conference. The event is
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury, Abeer Salman and Hadas Gold, CNN A Palestinian man was killed and 13 were injured in an Israeli raid in Nablus early Monday, Palestinian health officials said, in what Israeli authorities said was an operation to arrest suspects in the fatal shooting of an Israeli soldier last year. The Palestinian Ministry
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By Caitlin Lilly Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Oscar Mayer Wienermobile had to make a pit stop on Friday after thieves targeted the iconic vehicle. The catalytic converter on the 27-foot-long hot dog on wheels was stolen, according to Joseph Rodriguez with Penske Trucks. According to Rodriguez,
Continue ReadingBy Janice Allen Click here for updates on this story GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (WXMI) — Laura Hoekstra is hoping to change the conversation and end the stigma surrounding death with her end-of-life doula business, Grace in the Leaving. “Birth and death, they’re the two things that we all have in common. They’re the two things
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin and Marguerite Lacroix, CNN France’s Defense Minister has slammed Marvel’s movie “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,” for what it calls a “false and misleading representation” of French troops. “I strongly condemn this false and misleading representation of our Armed Forces,” French defense minister Sébastien Lecornu tweeted on Sunday. In the franchise’s second installment,
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — UEFA-appointed investigators have held European soccer’s ruling body mostly responsible for chaotic security failures at the Champions League final in Paris last May. The failed security operation put the lives of Liverpool and Real Madrid fans at risk. The investigation panel writes in a 220-page document,
Continue ReadingBy Faraz Javed, Jon Austin Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Snowboarding enthusiasts took over Detroit’s Hart Plaza as Red Bull’s Heavy Metal competition kicked off. The snowboarding competition made a return after a 19-year hiatus. Around 40 professional athletes from all over the world took part in the one-day event.
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in as many days even as it acknowledged that officials had no indication the objects were intended for surveillance in the same manner as the high-altitude Chinese balloon that traversed American airspace earlier this month.
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By Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story MONTEREY, California (KSBW) — In an aerial survey conducted in 2022, U.S. Forest Services found 12,000 acres of dead trees in the Los Padres National Forest due to overgrown vegetation and the state’s ongoing drought. Forest Services surveyed 2.6 million acres of private, state and
Continue Reading By DEEPTI HAJELA and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man driving a U-Haul truck swerved onto sidewalks and plowed into scooter riders in New York City on Monday, injuring at least eight people before police were able to pin the careening vehicle against a building following a mileslong pursuit. At
Continue ReadingBy Lysée Mitri Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A family said they were attacked after getting caught up in the middle of a sideshow on their way home in Sacramento and video shared on social media shows some of the scary moments. “We definitely all were fearing for our
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia will postpone the launch of an empty space capsule to the International Space Station pending further investigation of a coolant leak on a supply ship docked to the station. It was the second such leak at a docked Russian craft in two months. The Soyuz capsule was to be launched in
Continue ReadingBy John Miller, Mark Morales & Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Eight people were injured after someone drove a U-Haul truck into pedestrians in New York City on Monday morning, an official with the New York Fire Department told CNN. One of the injured victims, a 44-year-old, has since died, a law enforcement source with knowledge of
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Nicky Robertson, CNN President Joe Biden fired Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton on Monday following allegations that he misused government resources and was not physically present on the Capitol grounds during the January 6, 2021, insurrection, a White House official said. Biden “terminated” Blanton amid bipartisan calls for his
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Ocho personas resultaron heridas —dos de ellas en estado crítico— después de que un individuo que conducía una camioneta U-Haul atropellara a unos peatones en Brooklyn, Nueva York, este lunes por la mañana, informó a CNN un agente del Departamento de Bomberos de la ciudad. El incidente se produjo cuando
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial Hubble captó imágenes de un misterioso espectáculo que se desarrolla en los anillos de Saturno: unos “radios” fantasmales y fugaces que parecen moverse a lo largo de los anillos del planeta. Y los científicos aún no pueden explicar por qué se producen estos fenómenos. El regreso de los
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story FORT DODGE (KCCI) — A Fort Dodge barista is feeling thankful after receiving a sweet surprise. Dan and Linette Nelson were going to order something from Starbucks, but they were unsure of what to order. They say barista Taylor Bratland offered to help them pick
Continue ReadingBy Senait Gebregiorgis Click here for updates on this story NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — Hundreds of people came together in New Smyrna Beach Saturday to honor the life of a firefighter. Ormond Beach firefighter Ethan Wilson died earlier this month after a surfing accident. The turnout for the memorial service was a show
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un 777 de United Airlines que partió de Hawai en diciembre se precipitó hacia el océano durante 21 segundos poco después del despegue y se acercó a 800 pies del nivel del mar, según muestran los datos de seguimiento del vuelo. Ni United ni la Administración Federal de Aviación (FAA,
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Roslyn Pope, a college professor and musician who wrote “An Appeal for Human Rights,” laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement against systemic racism in 1960, has died. She was 84. Pope died Jan. 18 in Arlington, Texas, where she moved from Atlanta to be
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