Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston’s largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8. CenterPoint Energy’s chief executive officer told a panel of state senators in the Texas
Continue ReadingBy Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man is still missing after a party boat overturned Friday night near 31st Street Beach in Chicago. A video posted on the Citizen App shows people and debris in the water and the boat flipped over. Chicago Fire sources tell CBS
Continue ReadingWBBM By Sara Machi Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A man is still missing after a party boat overturned Friday night near 31st Street Beach in Chicago. A video posted on the Citizen App shows people and debris in the water and the boat flipped over. Chicago Fire sources tell
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance is facing criticism over his previous comments about people without children, including one 2021 remark denouncing “childless cat ladies” in government and another in which he said that, in order to “tax the things that are bad and not tax the
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Erica Ash, the actress known for her role on BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood” series, has died, according to a statement from her mother. She was 46. Ash died on Sunday after a “long and courageous battle with cancer,” according to the statement, which was provided to CNN by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using commercial public relations firms in Russia or unwitting Americans to spread their false claims as
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Two meteor showers will light up the sky this week, creating a dazzling display in several corners of the world. The Southern Delta Aquariids were active overnight and the Alpha Capricornids — known for bright fireballs — could bring five meteors per hour tonight. Here’s what else you
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Más de 200.000 personas, el 9% de la población de Gaza, se han visto desplazadas en Gaza durante la última semana a raíz de las órdenes de evacuación de Israel, según informó este lunes en un comunicado la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas para la Coordinación de Asuntos Humanitarios (UNOCHA, por
Continue ReadingOROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Man arrested on accusations of starting the largest wildfire in California this year has been charged with arson.
Continue ReadingRANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service to 135 homes was being cut Monday in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in an area where a long-running landslide has damaged houses, roads and utilities, authorities said. Southern California Gas Co. cited “significant strain” on its infrastructure in
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Breezy to gusty west winds will be felt around the desert, mainly along I-10, through the night. Gusts will reach near 30 MPH for the more wind-prone communities. Due to the potential for windblown sand and dust, an Air Quality Alert is in effect for the Coachella Valley through Wednesday morning. We get to maintain
Continue ReadingBy Zinnia Maldonado, Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A woman is recovering after she was stabbed repeatedly at a Queens subway station. It happened at the Jamaica-Van Wyck subway station around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The attack came after a man asked 23-year-old Eileen Li for money, police
Continue ReadingWCBS By Zinnia Maldonado, Jesse Zanger Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — A woman is recovering after she was stabbed repeatedly at a Queens subway station. It happened at the Jamaica-Van Wyck subway station around 8:30 p.m. Sunday. The attack came after a man asked 23-year-old Eileen Li for money,
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their distributor. Comcast and Diamond Sports announced Monday that 15 regional sports networks will be available on Thursday after being blacked out for three months. The Bally Sports networks were no longer
Continue ReadingSOUTHPORT, Conn. (AP) — Most Comcast subscribers will be able to watch their favorite sports teams again after it reached an agreement with their distributor. Comcast and Diamond Sports announced Monday that 15 regional sports networks will be available on Thursday after being blacked out for three months. The Bally Sports networks were no longer
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Yes, it looks like the Phillies have their closer in Carlos Estévez. OK, maybe not by defined job title just yet. Philadelphia, though, didn’t surrender two prized pitching prospects to the Los Angeles Angels for the 2023 All-Star just to make him a situational late-innings reliever. Estévez is in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson is speaking against a state agency’s report about a nonprofit owned by his wife. Robinson is the current lieutenant governor. Yolanda Hill owns and operates Balanced Nutrition, which has implemented a federally funded child care food program. Last week, state regulators
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Remember the universal childhood experience of writing a fan letter to someone you admire? (Mickey Mouse, I hope you still have that note I gave you at Disneyland in 1999.) Well, a new Google ad says artificial intelligence can now do that for you. It’s not going
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Christophe Ena takes a closer look at his photo of fencing joy at the spectacular Grand Palais.
Continue ReadingRANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — Natural gas service to 135 homes was being cut Monday in a neighborhood on Southern California’s Palos Verdes Peninsula due to worsening conditions in an area where a long-running landslide has damaged houses, roads and utilities, authorities said. Southern California Gas Co. cited “significant strain” on its infrastructure in
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