By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 28, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Groundbreaking Verdict Unleashed! In a courtroom drama that has left Manhattan buzzing, New York’s Judge Arthur Engoron has delivered a seismic verdict, declaring former President Donald Trump and his adult sons liable for a decade of fraudulent
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A new report says the small plane that crashed in rural Alaska earlier this month, killing the husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola, was carrying more than 500 pounds of moose meat and antlers. The aircraft went down shortly after taking off from a remote hunting
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A California man has pleaded guilty to arranging hundreds of sham marriages in an effort to circumvent immigration laws, federal prosecutors said. Marcialito Biol Benitez, a 49-year-old Philippine national living in Los Angeles, pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit marriage fraud and immigration document fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police in the Netherlands say a lone gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, killing two people and seriously injuring a 14-year-old girl. The shooting sent patients and medics fleeing the Erasmus
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los hondureños deportados por Estados Unidos tendrán la oportunidad de ingresar a diversos programas sociales una vez que regresen a Honduras, anunció este martes la administración del presidente Joe Biden. El apoyo económico alcanza los US$ 11,6 millones y está previsto que se destine a la reintegración de migrantes retornados
Continue ReadingBy DOUG WILLIAMS, ALI BAUMAN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — There was a shocking discovery at an East Harlem day care. Authorities said Wednesday they recovered ghost guns and 3D printers in an unlocked room inside Alay’s Day Care on East 117th Street between Park and Madison avenues.
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has updated the label of the diabetes drug Ozempic to acknowledge reports of blocked intestines in some people using the medication. Ozempic and its sister drug, Wegovy, which is approved for weight loss, have recently soared in popularity. They use a medication called
Continue ReadingMASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A high school band director who died when a bus crashed while carrying students from New York to a band camp in Pennsylvania last week was remembered as a dedicated teacher with a zest for life. Gina Pellettiere and retired teacher Beatrice Ferrari were killed on Sept. 21 when the
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A monument has been unveiled in Detroit that commemorates a white mother slain while doing civil rights work in Alabama in 1965 and the Black friend who helped raise her children after her death. A ceremony was held Thursday at Viola Liuzzo Park to honor Liuzzo and
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates surged to their highest level in nearly 23 years this week as inflation pressures persisted. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.31% in the week ending September 28, up from 7.19% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago,
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police have arrested a man in the killing of a Baltimore tech entrepreneur last week as authorities alleged the suspect was in the midst of a violent rampage that also included a recent rape, arson and attempted murder. Jason Billingsley, who is charged
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Un aparatoso accidente terminó en tragedia ya que un joven de 19 años murió después que el auto en el que circulaba por la Varner Road cerca de la calle Palm Drive en Cathedral se salió del camino y se impactó con un poste de la luz, los dos ocupantes del vehículo salieron disparados ya
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has hired Albert Sanders Jr., a Google executive and former associate counsel to President Barack Obama, as its new head of referee operations. He will be an executive vice president, working with Monty McCutchen, the senior vice president for referee development and training. Sanders will report to
Continue Reading Después de una persecución la policía arrestó a dos sujetos que entraron a una tienda de Palm Desert y se llevaron $10 mil dolares en perfumes, después localizaron el auto que circulaba por el freeway 10 cerca de la calle Date Palm y le ordenaron detenerse, pero el conductor acelero y cerca de Cabazon el
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The NBA has hired Albert Sanders Jr., a Google executive and former associate counsel to President Barack Obama, as its new head of referee operations. He will be an executive vice president, working with Monty McCutchen, the senior vice president for referee development and training. Sanders will report to
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Tres semanas después que el condado de Riverside declarara una emergencia debido a la inundación de agua contaminada cerca de tres parques de casas rodantes ubicados en Thermal cerca de la calle Pierce y la Avenida 69, el condado informo que después de realizar varias pruebas no encontraron ningún peligro significativo para la salud de
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By JESSE ZANGER Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Authorities announced Thursday the seizure of more than 40 pounds of the deadly drug fentanyl in the Bronx. Authorities said they arrested the suspect, Juan Gabriel Herrera Vargas, after he hauled 13 kilos – about 30 pounds – of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A lawyer for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ media company says a bank recently shut down the company’s accounts, citing unauthorized transactions. The lawyer, Ray Battaglia, told a bankruptcy judge in Texas on Tuesday that Axos Bank shut the accounts last week and has not explained the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher is gearing up to resume negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers next week. Talks will resume between the actors’ union and studio representatives on Monday, two and a half months after the more than 160,000 members of the guild went on
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The Palm Springs LGBTQ Film Festival will be screening “Belonging: A Trans Immigrant Story,” which features President and CEO of Parivar Bay Area, Anjali Rimi. The film follows Rimi’s experience as a South Asian transgender woman and her advocacy for other transgender individuals through her work with Parivar Bay Area. The film joins a collection
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