By Kathleen Coleman Click here for updates on this story October 25, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In an exciting endeavor to rejuvenate and enhance community spaces, the SPARK School Park Program is thrilled to announce the upcoming SPARK Week, taking place from November 13th to 17th. This celebration marks a significant milestone in their
Continue ReadingBy Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story October 25, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — On Monday (October 23rd), thousands flocked to 68 Early Vote Polls across Harris County, marking the first day of Early Voting, fueled by the determination to elect the first new mayor and controller in eight years. They were
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Two workers at the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been hospitalized after accidentally being sprayed with radioactive liquid waste. Plant officials said on Thursday that the incident happened when the workers were cleaning a piping at a wastewater filtering facility that’s key to the ongoing
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 25, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — As autumn leaves herald the festive season, Houstonians eagerly anticipate their beloved tradition, the illustrious H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now, in its landmark 74th year, the 2023 parade promises a visual spectacle with all new balloons and
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight, the military said Thursday, engaging with Hamas fighters and targeting anti-tank weapons in order to “prepare the battlefield” before an expected ground invasion. The third Israeli raid since the war began
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court has cleared a scholar of charges that she defamed Korean sexual slavery victims during the Japanese colonial rule in her contentious book published in 2013. Thursday’s ruling in the criminal case of Park Yu-ha isn’t the end of her long-running legal
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 25, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the heart of Houston, two resilient spirits stand tall, showing the world what true courage and unity look like. Vamekia and Vatrecia Gayfield, identical twins, have weathered many storms together. Their most challenging battle was with
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 25, 2023 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston Ballet Nutcracker Market is joining long-time supporter Wells Fargo to announce the launch of the Small Business Diversity Program for the 2023 Nutcracker Market, taking place November 9-12 at NRG Center. Now in its 43rd year,
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN ) — Las ruinas de una tumba “increíblemente rara” de 5.000 años de antigüedad fueron descubiertas en una de las islas escocesas de las Orcadas, dijo este martes el Museo Nacional de Escocia en un comunicado. La excavación en Holm, East Mainland, Orkney, reveló una estructura de piedra a la que
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge says he will take a fuller look at Donald Trump’s out-of-court comments and reconsider a $10,000 fine he imposed on the former president a day earlier at his civil fraud trial. The development con Thursday came after Trump’s lawyers urged Judge Arthur
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping in mixed trading Thursday after some big-name companies warned about an uncertain global economy hitting their profits. Reports also showed the U.S. economy continues to storm ahead despite much higher interest rates that have already lashed the stock market. The S&P
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A giant smokestack that was part of the landscape for millions of tourists heading to beaches on the southern New Jersey shore came down Thursday. The 463-foot stack at the B.L. England power plant was imploded to make way for the site’s new use as
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — After a number of failed IVF rounds, health issues and the death of their beloved dog, US couple Jason Luban and Selena Medlen were in need of a change of scenery. The couple, then based in Oakland, California, had penciled in a trip to Andalusia, Spain, months before, but
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An intensive search for a U.S. Army reservist who is accused in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine ended when he was found dead on Friday. The search for 40-year-old Robert Card of Bowdoin ended when his body was found at a recycling company’s property.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature on Wednesday approved a new congressional map that could help their party pick up at least three US House seats in next year’s elections. The map, approved a week after it was first unveiled, could help Republicans retain –
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A pair of two-vehicle crashes were slowing traffic on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert Thursday morning in both directions near Washington Street and Cook Street. Traffic was backing up for more than a mile east and westbound. The California Highway Patrol reported no injuries in a 7:40 a.m. collision involving a driver in a Toyota Prius and a
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BLUE RIDGE, Georgia (WANF) — A Georgia restaurant is gaining national attention for charging customers a fee for what it deems to be bad parenting. The menu at Toccoa Riverside Restaurant, located on Aska Road in Blue Ridge, offers a selection of dishes like steak,
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Officials with Florida’s high speed passenger train service say that they plan to add a stop somewhere along the newly-opened extension between South Florida and Orlando. Brightline officials said Thursday that they were soliciting site proposals for a station along Florida’s Treasure Coast in Martin or St. Lucie counties. The proposed
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine’s governor says at least 18 people were killed and 13 were injured in shootings in Maine, and state police have issued a murder warrant for the suspect, who is still at large. Gov. Janet Mills made the remarks at a press conference Thursday. A man
Continue ReadingBy Tori Cooper Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A brand new video shows a group of young men posing as Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) employees and demanding money in a quiet northeast Atlanta neighborhood. The resident who shared the video with Atlanta News First did not want
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