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By Mayra Moreno Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A young Afro-Latina mom who’s a writer and poet is making change when it comes to Latin culture representation in the literary world. Jasminne Mendez is a Dominican-American poet, playwright and award-winning author of several books for kids and adults. She was
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN The House select committee’s final hearing on the Capitol Hill insurrection before the midterm elections Thursday used new testimony and evidence to demonstrate how former President Donald Trump knew he had lost the election but still went forward with efforts to overturn the
Continue ReadingBy Maher Kawash Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WLS) — The man who fought back against would-be carjackers in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood Wednesday night is speaking out after the ordeal. A 35-year-old man was in an alley near the 5100-block of North Glenwood Avenue about 10:40 p.m., when two male suspects approached
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — Emoni Bates has been reinstated to the Eastern Michigan basketball team and as a student after prosecutors agreed to drop felony charges against him. The 18-year-old Bates was a top prospect out of high school who transferred to Eastern Michigan in August after playing his freshman season at Memphis. He was
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By BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah-based Native American tribe that frequently has sparred with President Joe Biden criticized the White House again for not adequately consulting its leaders ahead of this week’s creation of a national monument on ancestral lands in Colorado. The Ute Indian Tribe is one of
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer A former World Cup referee is about to cash in on his biggest mistake — to the tune of about $3 million. The ball used when Diego Maradona scored his notorious “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup has been put up for auction by
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ralen Goforth is a standout linebacker at Southern California. His older brother, Randall, was a star cornerback at UCLA. With both of Los Angeles’ college football teams unbeaten midway through a season for the first time in a generation, the Goforth family group chat is
Continue ReadingBy Rett Nelson Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — “You raped me but told me, ‘I love you.’” “I was just a trophy sex slave. I am free. Never again.” These are some of the words written on a T-shirt on display at the Clothesline Project luncheon inside the
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Dukes Click here for updates on this story DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (WESH) — A grandfather is facing charges after Volusia County Sheriff’s officials said a toddler was left in the backseat of a returned rental car. Sixty-two-year-old David Towner appeared before a judge at the Volusia County jail Tuesday on one charge of
Continue Reading BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Thursday against the company Velsicol Chemical, LLC, claiming it violated city environmental laws by polluting a major waterway, the Anacostia River, and its surrounding environment for decades. A complaint filed by DC Attorney General Karl Racine alleges Velsicol produced
Continue ReadingBy Joey Safchik Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — It’s been six months since Yaroslav and Maria Palamar settled in Omaha after fleeing Ukraine. “Thank you so much for helping, American people, for saving us,” said Palamar. KETV NewsWatch 7 first introduced you to the Palamar family in April, shortly
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press The Seattle-based Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced a $710 million gift from the Bezos family. It’s the largest gift the center has ever received and one of the largest to go to any single cancer research organization in recent years. The center said Wednesday the donation will fund 36 new
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Mayor Eric Adams announced a hotel in Midtown will soon be a place to welcome and offer support to asylum seekers. It’s the second location to house migrants in the city while construction of the first humanitarian relief center is
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Mayes Click here for updates on this story ELIZABETHTOWN, Kentucky (WLKY) — An 88-year-old New Albany woman jumped thousands in honor of her son. Bernadette Fife and three family members, including two of her children and a great-grandson, skydived at Skydive Kentucky in Elizabethtown. This was Fife’s second skydive. She jumped for the
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE, DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s biggest comeback in years means stocks are rallying Thursday after roaring back from steep morning losses caused by a worse-than-expected report on inflation. The S&P 500 jumped 2.5% in afternoon trading after briefly surging 3% higher, a
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has subpoenaed Donald Trump for his testimony about the 2021 Capitol attack. The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear. “We must seek the testimony under oath of January 6th’s central player,” said Rep. Liz
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By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. This week’s vote by the third-largest railroad union against their
Continue Reading By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The lack of some benefits most American workers can readily count on, like paid sick leave and regularly scheduled weekends, is driving some railroad workers to veto contracts that include hefty raises and $5,000 bonuses. This week’s vote by the third-largest railroad union against their
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ready Click here for updates on this story SENECA, South Carolina (WYFF) — An 8-year-old boy saved his 6-year-old brother from a fire in their home in Seneca, South Carolina, earlier this month, according to his grandmother, Sharmen Pressley. Pressley said the family’s dog alerted 8-year-old Zeke Stewart that there was a fire.
Continue ReadingBy Jaysha Patel Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Wednesday that millions of fentanyl pills and powder have been seized in the state since April 2021. “DOJ-led task forces have seized over 4 million fentanyl pills and nearly 900 pounds of fentanyl powder, and
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