By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story July 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — J.D. Silva & Associates, a prominent veteran-owned personal injury law firm based in Pearland, is thrilled to announce its 2nd Annual Back-to-School Giveaway. This special event is designed to honor and support local teachers as they embark on
Continue ReadingAP National Writer Instead of reexamining a drug-fighting law that Olympic leaders don’t like, a bipartisan group in Congress is proposing a new bill that would hold back funding for the World Anti-Doping Agency if it doesn’t do its job better. Republicans and Democrats joined in rolling out a bill that would make permanent the
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Ayer confirmaron el hallazgo de mosquitos infectados con el virus del Nilo en la intersección de las calles Fred Waring y Eldorado en Indian Wells, se trata de los primeros sancudos infectados que se encuentran en esta ciudad en lo que va del año, mientras que en todo el Valle de Coachella se han confirmad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Much has changed about the 2024 presidential election in the United States over the last month. Now that President Joe Biden is out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris is in, former President Donald Trump is having to pivot his campaign to a new challenger. Trump had honed
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story July 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Ultimate Expression of Luxury and Performance In the world of luxury sport sedans, Cadillac continues to raise the bar, and the 2025 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing Precision Package is the latest testament to this legacy. Designed to
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two new studies suggest that getting a vaccine to protect against a painful case of shingles may be beneficial for memory, too. An estimated 98% of US adults have had chickenpox and are at risk for shingles; both are caused by the varicella-zoster virus, which is in the herpes
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Before it was his turn to take center stage at the Paris Olympic Games, Stephen Nedoroscik leaned back and closed his eyes. But the bespectacled Olympian wasn’t snoozing. Nedoroscik, whose speciality is pommel horse and whose routine would decide whether the US men’s artistic gymnastics team would make it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump in an interview on Tuesday claimed Vice President Kamala Harris, who is married to a Jewish man, “doesn’t like Jewish people” and seemed to agree with a radio host who called second gentleman Doug Emhoff “a crappy Jew.” Trump, in an interview on WABC radio
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las fuerzas rusas están avanzando hacia la ciudad de Pokrovsk, de importancia estratégica en el este de Ucrania, amenazando una línea de suministro ucraniana vital, mientras Moscú continúa su lenta ofensiva. Rusia ha estado estirando las defensas ucranianas en toda la línea del frente oriental durante meses, tratando de capturar la
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The artist known as Rapman long dreamed of telling a superhero tale, but he wanted to do it differently. Identifying himself as “a massive fan of the genre,” Andrew Onwubolu, who goes by Rapman, recently told CNN that he “always wanted to tell the stories about superpowers,” but was never
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DENVER (AP) — A police recruit who had to have both of his legs amputated after repeatedly collapsing and losing consciousness during fight training at Denver’s police academy is suing the city, officers and paramedics. The lawsuit filed Tuesday claims that academy trainers forced Victor Moses to continue what a “barbaric hazing ritual”
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The Supreme Court’s toughest cases during Chief Justice John Roberts’ tenure have often generated internal suspense, with shifting votes, last-minute switches and the chief’s own push toward compromises that would lessen the appearance of politics. Not so this spring, when the six Republican-appointed conservatives established a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A panel of judges has struck down a Republican-approved 2023 state law that would cut the Democratic-leaning Nashville’s Metro Council in half. The decision Monday marks another court defeat for state laws passed last year that would reduce Nashville’s autonomy, extending to its international airport and pro sports facilities.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah confirmed Wednesday that Israel killed a top commander after a rare strike in Beirut. The Iran-backed group said earlier that Fouad Shukur was in the building during the attack on Tuesday, and they were searching for him in the rubble to determine his fate. Hezbollah’s
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A US safety regulator announced Tuesday that it voted unanimously to hold Amazon responsible for faulty or unsafe products sold by third-parties on its website and app. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, tasked with ordering companies to recall dangerous products sold in America, said it found
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By Dakin Andone, Chris Boyette, Josh Campbell and Bill Kirkos, CNN (CNN) — Newly released audio recordings show the former Sangamon County, Illinois, sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot Sonya Massey was previously reprimanded at another agency for filing an inaccurate report about a traffic stop and pursuit. During the November 9, 2022, review, Sean Grayson
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Four people who were potentially exposed to hepatitis B and C and HIV during surgeries have filed a class action lawsuit against Providence and an anesthesiology group claiming their negligence has caused pain and anxiety. The four patients underwent surgeries at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City between 2022 and 2024.
Continue ReadingPATERSON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey judge has dismissed an indictment against a police officer facing charges over shooting and paralyzing a Paterson man after prosecutors said they turned up new evidence in the case. Superior Court Judge Marilyn Clark dismissed the indictment Monday in light of prosecutors saying they turned up photos showing
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The Senate on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at protecting children online amid an ongoing national debate about the effect of social media use on children. The vote was 91 to 3 with Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon and Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky and Sen. Mike Lee of
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By Shannon Ryan Click here for updates on this story WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE, Texas (KTRK) — West University Place’s famous “Darth Vader” home is back on the market for $3.75 million. Events at the house have been the center of an ongoing lawsuit between the City of West University Place and DV1, a limited liability
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