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By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story January 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston Style Magazine joins the nation in mourning the loss of a true pioneer, former Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, who passed away at the age of 88. As we reflect on her nearly three decades of service
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story January 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — With a visionary at its vanguard, Houston Community College (HCC) is set to embark on a transformative journey. The HCC Board of Trustees has, with unanimous consent, selected Dr. Margaret Ford Fisher as the sole finalist for
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story January 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As the vibrant heart of Houston’s historic Freedmen’s Town, Antioch Missionary Baptist Church (AMBC) proudly ushers in an inspiring MLK Weekend. The esteemed 28th Annual MLK Oratory Competition, held in partnership with Foley & Lardner LLP, is
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele has taken his presidential reelection campaign beyond the tiny Central American country’s borders to capitalize on his rising profile across Latin America. During a two-hour forum Wednesday on the platform X, Bukele accused critics of his controversial policies of trying
Continue ReadingBy Mythili Gubbi Click here for updates on this story PARK CITY, Utah (KSTU) — Days after a Park City man died after crawling into the engine of a plane at the Salt Lake City International Airport Monday night, his family is sharing more about his struggles with mental health issues. “The police came and
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Much of Wall Street is drifting higher Thursday following signals that the job market remains solid, though it may be a touch too strong. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher in morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 200 points, or 0.5%, as
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer The NCAA and ESPN have agreed to a $920 million, eight-year deal that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women’s basketball tournament. The women’s side of March Madness has been growing in popularity and the association has been accused of
Continue ReadingBy James Felton and Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WNEM) — An unfathomable tragedy has inspired a new feature you could find in your next car. A Michigan woman who lost her family to a drunk driver has made it her mission to ensure others never experience this same loss,
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team told a federal judge on Thursday that special counsel Jack Smith and prosecutors in his office should be severely sanctioned and possibly held in contempt after they continued to submit filings in the case following a stay order from the judge. Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is
Continue ReadingLANETT, Ala. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was killed Thursday morning after being stuck by another law enforcement vehicle during a police chase. The Coweta County Sheriff’s Office said Deputy Sheriff Eric Minix was killed in the early morning crash in east Alabama. Georgia law enforcement were chasing a stolen vehicle, and the chase
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — With fangs that could pierce a human fingernail, the largest male specimen of the world’s most venomous arachnid has found a new home at the Australian Reptile Park where it will help save lives after a member of the public discovered it by chance. The deadly Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed “Hercules” was
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CNNEE (CNN) — El gobierno chino y sus entidades controladas por el estado gastaron más de US$ 5,5 millones en propiedades de Donald Trump mientras él estuvo en el cargo, el total de pagos más alto realizado por cualquier país extranjero conocido hasta la fecha, según documentos financieros citados en un informe de la Cámara
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press Passengers on Japan Airlines Flight 516 were buckled up and ready to land at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport as their pilot made a final approach. “Cleared to land,” the pilot repeated after receiving an instruction from air traffic control to put the jet down on a specific runway. About two minutes
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CNN By Joe Sutton, Holly Yan, Jessica Flynn, Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A Nevada judge was assaulted in court immediately after she denied a defendant’s request for probation, video from a Clark County district court shows. Defendant Deobra Redden was in the Las Vegas courtroom Wednesday to be sentenced on a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Lifsey Click here for updates on this story CHAMBERS COUNTY, Alabama (WANF) — A deputy from Coweta County was killed in a high-speed chase early Thursday morning. It started around 2 a.m. in Georgia and traveled along I-85 into Chambers County, Alabama where a Lanett police officer struck and killed the deputy, identified
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — The world’s largest cruise ship has been spotted in the Caribbean ahead of its highly anticipated inaugural voyage later this month. Royal Caribbean’s 1,198-foot Icon of the Seas, due to set sail from Miami, Florida on January 27, 2024, was pictured arriving in Ponce, Puerto Rico for “regulatory inspections”
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two consultants hired to analyze new state legislative boundary lines in Wisconsin after the state’s high court tossed the current Republican-drawn maps will be paid up to $100,000 each in taxpayer money. Under the terms of the contracts made public Thursday, each consultant will be paid
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — Maybe you’ve resolved to read more in the new year. We’re here to help. Here are 12 intriguing titles coming in 2024 — most of them in the next few months. It’s a smorgasbord: literary fiction, thrillers, memoirs, self-empowerment and true tales of extraordinary bravery. Whether they’re fiction or
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Ford Click here for updates on this story SUWANEE, Georgia (WANF) — Residents at the Symphony at Suwanee Creek apartments say issues with the fire alarm system have gotten out of control. Mallory McKinnon shared a video with Atlanta News First of the fire alarm going off at 1 a.m. on Wednesday. McKinnon
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — For the uninitiated the idea of playing a Test cricket match over five days and that the result might end up as a draw can sometimes be hard to fathom. On Thursday, India accelerated this format of cricket – and then some – by defeating South Africa by seven
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