By Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The family of the woman who was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend last week is questioning why he wasn’t stopped sooner after numerous police calls and a protection order. Houston police said Algie Washington, 46, shot and killed Jaynice Ferguson, 23,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer “In the Summers,” an affecting, years-spanning drama about a complicated parent-children relationship, nabbed the Grand Jury prize at the 40th Sundance Film Festival, while the top honor for documentary went to “Porcelain War,” about a Ukrainian couple who craft fragile, intricately painted ceramics while war rages around them. “Sujo,”
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press An 18th century British painting stolen by mobsters in 1969 has been returned more than a half-century later to the family that bought the painting for $7,500 during the Great Depression, the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office announced Friday. The 40-inch-by-50-inch (102-cm-by-127-cm) John Opie painting — titled “The Schoolmistress”
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The UN’s top court ordered Israel to prevent genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for Israel to suspend its military campaign in the war-torn enclave, as South Africa had requested. In a hearing in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday, the International Court of Justice
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN The White House is offering a key Republican lawmaker the chance to review transcripts from the House January 6 committee’s interviews, according to a letter obtained by CNN, with the goal of appeasing a GOP-led investigation into the panel. GOP Rep. Barry Loudermilk will have the opportunity to
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Hobby Airport operations aren’t being impacted Thursday afternoon despite a private plane’s landing gear collapsing. The Houston Airport System said a runway was shut down as the Houston Fire Department and other crew responded to the scene. Officials said the plane
Continue ReadingBy Shirin Faqiri, CNN (CNN) — The Georgia state Senate on Friday passed a resolution creating a special committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis amid allegations of an improper affair with her lead prosecutor in the 2020 election subversion case against former President Donald Trump. The resolution, which cleared the GOP-controlled state
Continue ReadingBy JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Few people proselytize about the importance of tight ends more than San Francisco’s George Kittle. He helped the NFL create a “holiday” to honor the position each October and launched the annual Tight End University where scores of players gather to share tips
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin has crashed into the safety nets after landing a jump during a World Cup downhill in Italy. She injured her left leg. The American skier with a record 95 World Cup wins was helped off the course with her left boot raised
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury began deliberations Friday in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding whether he owes writer E. Jean Carroll additional millions after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996. The jury began its work after
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — The lawyer for a Canadian man accused of selling lethal substances on the internet to people at risk of self harm says he will be pleading not guilty to upgraded murder charges. Kenneth Law was charged last month with 14 counts of second-degree murder, and his lawyer
Continue ReadingBy LAUREN STEINBRECHER Click here for updates on this story SANDY, Utah (KSL) — A family is waiting to find out the fate of a dog they said attacked multiple people in their neighborhood, including their 8-year-old son. They also shared concerns about the dog’s owner, as prosecutors look over the case. On Wednesday evening,
Continue ReadingLONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane crashed in a neighborhood near the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire shortly after takeoff and firefighters helped remove the trapped pilot, who was taken to a hospital. The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot was the only person on board the Wiggins Air plane. The
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Callaway Click here for updates on this story PINELLAS COUNTY, Florida (WFTS) — Muscular Dystrophy robbed Barbara Hoppe of the ability to walk 40 years ago. That’s how long she’s been using a wheelchair. The 80-year-old said her Maltipoo pup Angel helps her cope with the disease. Hoppe’s husband Billy purchased Angel from
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — It sounds like Kingsley Ben-Adir can thank Greta Gerwig, in part, for his transformative performance in “Bob Marley: One Love.” The actor, who portrays the iconic reggae singer in the new film, told the BBC that when he accepted the role, he couldn’t sing, dance or play the
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A jury has found a St. Louis rapper not guilty of murder after the 19-year-old claimed he was acting in self defense during a 2022 road-rage shootout. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that CTS Luh Wick, whose legal name is Michael Henderson, was acquitted of first-degree murder and armed criminal action
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors are portraying the mother of a Michigan school shooter as an aloof parent more interested in horses than the mental health of her teenage son. They said Friday that Ethan Crumbley was apparently having hallucinations months before killing four students at Oxford High School in
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There have been reports of suspect solicitors posing as police and fire officials in Desert Hot Springs. These suspect solicitors have been reported to be going door-to-door, soliciting donations from residents in residential neighborhoods. The Desert Hot Springs Police Department has advised residents about unknown people posing as police and fire officials and asking for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El 7 de enero, un grupo de aficionados de los Kansas City Chiefs se reunió para ver el último partido de la temporada regular. Tres de esos amigos nunca volvieron a casa. Pasó la noche, y el día siguiente, y la noche siguiente, y el día siguiente. Sus familias estaban cada
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) — A Brooklyn woman is facing charges after officers discovered a man’s dismembered body inside her freezer who may have been there for months. The gruesome discovery happened on Monday as a result of a Crime Stoppers tip. It happened inside a
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