By Rosie Nguyen Click here for updates on this story ANGLETON, Texas (KTRK) — Angleton ISD is standing by its high school’s decision to take down a Facebook post that congratulated its new homecoming king and queen last week. This comes after a slew of hateful comments were posted against the homecoming king for his
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By Jessie Gretener and Katharina Krebs, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has rejected an appeal by jailed opposition leader Alexey Navalny against a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges, according to Russian state media RIA, in the latest crackdown on the outspoken Kremlin critic. Navalny was sentenced in August, after he was found guilty
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US home prices continued to rise in July, hitting a new record high and marking the sixth successive month of gains, as historically low inventory pushes up the cost of a home. Prices rose 0.6% from the month before, according to seasonally adjusted data from the S&P
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — European Union officials on Tuesday called on large social media platforms to step up their enforcement against online mis- and disinformation, particularly about the war in Ukraine. In prepared remarks Tuesday, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova particularly criticized X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, as having the
Continue Reading By Sarah Dean, CNN Johannesburg, South Africa (CNN) — Nelson Mandela’s granddaughter Zoleka Mandela has died of cancer at the age of 43, a family spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “Zoleka passed away on the evening of Monday, September 25th, surrounded by friends and family,” the statement, shared on her official Instagram account, said. She documented her
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing work to proceed on a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters. The new districts could help Democrats trying to flip control of the House of Representatives. The justices Tuesday rejected Alabama’s plea to retain Republican-drawn lines turned down
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — In a story published Sept. 22, 2023, about the start of high-speed passenger train service between Miami and Orlando, The Associated Press erroneously referred to someone struck and killed by a Brightline train. The victim was a pedestrian, not a passenger.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Pleas from charities are so plentiful – whether via latenight TV ads or other avenues – that it’s sometimes easy to let them blend into the noise of our media diets. Yet two new documentaries challenge perceptions about how charitable endeavors can and should operate, and what’s required
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — There is Shohei Ohtani, and then there is the rest of baseball’s soon-to-be free agents. With the season winding down and the playoffs coming up, it’s almost time for major league teams to go shopping once again. And there is one player that is sure to
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Alibaba said Tuesday that it would spin off Cainiao, its logistics arm, in what will be the conglomerate’s first initial public offering since it announced a sweeping revamp of its business earlier this year. Alibaba Group (BABA) said in a regulatory filing that it had received regulatory approval
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for a Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed a driver are pressing to have murder and other charges dismissed. Officer Mark Dial appeared in court Tuesday for a preliminary hearing. Dial is also charged with manslaughter, official oppression and other counts in the Aug. 14 death
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — A trailer for the seventh season of “Rick & Morty” isn’t the only thing new. Adult Swim, which shares a parent company with CNN, released the trailer Monday, which contains new voice actors. The show’s creator and lead voice actor, Justin Roiland, is no longer with the show.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Compared with people who don’t work in the medical field, health care workers face an increased risk of suicide, especially registered nurses, health care support workers and health technicians, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA, estimates that the annual suicide rate
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — Buy Now, Pay Later installment payment offerings appear to be disproportionately used by people facing financial difficulties, raising concerns about the potential for greater money trouble, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released Tuesday. Buy Now, Pay Later offerings have grown in popularity
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned nine affiliates of Mexico’s Sinaloa cartel, as well as the current leader of Colombia’s powerful Clan del Golfo criminal enterprise. The Office of Foreign Assets Control designated all 10 for their roles in drug trafficking, meaning any of their assets in the United States will be
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Swiss federal prosecutors say they have indicted a former employee of the Geneva-based commodities trading firm Gunvor over bribes paid to obtain access to the Republic of Congo’s petroleum market more than a decade ago. The attorney general’s office says the indictment follows an eight-year investigation during which the company was fined
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has demanded that a NATO-led peacekeeping force in Kosovo take over for the national law enforcement agency in northern Kosovo. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with ambassadors from five Western countries and the European Union two days after violent clashes between armed Serbs and
Continue ReadingBy KEN SWEET AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to pay $75 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to settle claims that the bank enabled the sex trafficking acts committed by financier Jeffrey Epstein. JPMorgan said that $55 million of the settlement will go toward local charities and assistance for
Continue ReadingBy BERNAT ARMANGUE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives is trying to win the endorsement of the nation’s parliament to form a new government. Spain’s July 23 national election gave Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s Popular Party the most seats in the parliament’s 350-member lower chamber but well shy of
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is urging the speaker of the House of Commons to resign for inviting a man who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II to attend a speech by the Ukrainian president. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered an address
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