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By Rashad Williams Click here for updates on this story LIBERTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — On Monday, April 29, 92-year-old Philip Newton was at his home in Liberty. Newton said for the last few years, he’s had a problem with carpenter bees damaging the outside of his home. In an effort to rid himself of
Continue ReadingBy Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — An unexpected 911 call in East Boston led to a heartwarming surprise when two police officers showed up at the caller’s door with a birthday treat. The call initially came in as a wellness check. However, upon investigation, the officers realized they
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on his first visit to the country, with the two meeting in Brasilia and the South American leader pushing his counterpart to buy his beef. Brazil had wished to seize on
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Bird flu was probably circulating in dairy cows for at least four months before it was confirmed to be the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus, according to a new analysis of genomic data by scientists at the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal Disease Center. The research also found infected cattle
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Wall Street capped a choppy week of trading Friday with the best day for the stock market in over two months, as traders welcomed cooler-than-expected U.S. employment data as a sign that inflationary pressures on the economy are easing. The S&P 500 rose 1.3%, its
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks soared Friday after new data showed that US job growth slowed considerably last month. After surging by more than 500 points after the opening bell, the blue-chip Dow closed 450 points higher, or 1.2%; the S&P 500 rose 1.3% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2%.
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party is suffering heavy losses as local election results pour in. The results coming in on Friday are cementing expectations that the Labour Party is headed for power for the first time in 14 years at a U.K. general election that will take place
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES and JIM MORRIS Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Canadian police say they have made three arrests in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader last June in suburban Vancouver that become the center of a diplomatic spat with India. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner David Teboul said three suspects
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The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) has secured $38 million in federal grants & funding through the Coachella Valley Energy Resilience Initiative to enhance energy infrastructure and resiliency in the eastern Coachella Valley. IID’s energy division is the third largest public power utility in California, with an energy transmission network including more than 1,780 miles of
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State University is marking another solemn anniversary of the National Guard shootings that killed four unarmed students and wounded nine others on May 4, 1970. Dean Kahler was at that protest against the Vietnam War, and was left paralyzed by a soldier’s
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston Police Chief Troy Finner recently provided an update on the ongoing Internal Affairs investigation regarding the suspended “lack of personnel” incident reports, a crucial issue affecting the transparency and efficiency of law enforcement in the city. In
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Court in Donald Trump’s hush money case has adjourned for the week, following hours of testimony from ex-Trump adviser Hope Hicks. Her testimony Friday on the trial’s 11th day was the latest in a frenzied second week of witness testimony. She followed forensic analyst Douglas Daus and paralegal Georgia Longstreet in
Continue ReadingBy Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Get ready for a groundbreaking event as T.D. Jakes Enterprises brings the Good Soil Forum to the AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas this June 13-15, 2024. Positioned to enhance the dynamic entrepreneurial scene of North Texas, the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story May 2, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Comcast RISE returns in 2024, offering grants and resources to small businesses for growth and inclusion. Apply now! Comcast Rise reaffirms its commitment to bolstering the growth of small businesses, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion, and investing in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ANTELOPE, California (KOVR) — Parents in one Sacramento County community are on alert after what they say are costumed individuals — known as furries — adorned with satanic symbols arriving at a park next to an elementary school when children are getting out. On a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill dropped by the White House on Friday for a visit with President Joe Biden and walked away with a pair of the president’s aviator sunglasses and a greater respect for the office. “I love the merch,” he said, taking off the glasses
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Heavy storms slammed the Houston area again Friday, widening already dangerous flooding in Texas and leading to numerous high-water rescues, including some from the rooftops of flooded homes. Officials redoubled urgent instructions for residents in low-lying areas to evacuate, warning the worst was
Continue ReadingBy WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Are you looking for love this summer? Caribou Coffee is ready to play cupid. The Twin Cities-based company is holding open auditions for people between the ages of 18 and 26 for a TikTok dating show. Auditions will be held Saturday from
Continue ReadingBy Robbie Owens Click here for updates on this story DENTON, Texas (KTVT) — A criminal investigation is unfolding in Denton after a 13-year-old girl was attacked on a school bus by adults. The bus was leaving Bettye Myers Middle School last week when the 8th-grader says she was attacked by someone she says she
Continue ReadingBy Johannah Grenaway Click here for updates on this story FORT WORTH, Texas (KTVT) — Opal Lee has long made headlines in North Texas, and throughout the country. This time, she’s being recognized with the nation’s highest civilian honor — the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Lee, also known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” is one
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