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By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story August 15, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Houston arts community has lost one of its brightest stars. Floyd Newsum, a revered visual artist, professor, and one of the founding pillars of Project Row Houses, has passed away. His death marks the end of an
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — An Oakland family is heartbroken after a woman was fatally shot after confronting a group of suspected drug dealers, in an effort to protect her children. Blanca Velasco and her daughter were just trying to protect their kids when they tried
Continue ReadingKPIX By Andrea Nakano Click here for updates on this story OAKLAND, California (KPIX) — An Oakland family is heartbroken after a woman was fatally shot after confronting a group of suspected drug dealers, in an effort to protect her children. Blanca Velasco and her daughter were just trying to protect their kids when they
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The all-new 2025 GMC Terrain has arrived, ushering in a new era of compact SUVs that perfectly blend style, technology, and performance. Debuting in the bold Elevation trim, this next-generation Terrain promises to redefine what it means
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok on Tuesday began allowing users to create AI-generated images from text prompts and post them to X. Almost immediately, people began using the tool to flood the social media site with fake images of political figures such as former President Donald Trump
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 20 years after Scott Peterson was convicted of murder in the deaths of his wife and their unborn son – and months after the Los Angeles Innocence Project took up his case – he is speaking out in a new documentary to again proclaim he didn’t do it.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving. According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had been
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving. According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in savings for the federal government and a $1.5 billion reduction in out-of-pocket costs for seniors when the lower prices take effect in 2026, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The negotiation program, which was authorized
Continue ReadingBy Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. Vought, one of the key authors of Project 2025, a right-wing blueprint for a
Continue ReadingCNN By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan, Audrey Ash and Kyung Lah, CNN (CNN) — Last month, Russell Vought sat in a five-star Washington, DC, hotel suite, bowing his head in prayer with two men he thought were relatives of a wealthy conservative donor. Vought, one of the key authors of Project 2025, a right-wing blueprint for
Continue ReadingOXNARD, Calif. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys are acquiring veteran defensive tackle Jordan Phillips from the New York Giants in a trade also involving two 2026 draft picks. The Cowboys are also signing former Cincinnati Bengals and New York Jets edge rusher Carl Lawson. “These guys have played, they got pelts on the wall,” Cowboys
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A government official says clashes between local rebels and pro-government militias in eastern Congo have killed 16 villagers. It’s the latest violation of a cease-fire announced to help millions displaced in the region. The villagers were killed in the Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province during fighting between the
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Casey Gannon, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s attorneys are asking the judge in his New York hush money case to postpone sentencing until after the presidential election in November, according to a letter obtained by CNN. Trump was convicted in May of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to cover
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A tiny South American deer that will weigh just 15 to 20 pounds when fully grown is making its debut at the Queens Zoo in New York City. The city’s Wildlife Conservation Society says the southern pudu fawn weighed just 2 pounds when it was born June 21. The southern pudu
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Thursday rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote. Her comments came shortly after Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said that he still doesn’t recognize Nicolás Maduro
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Paulina Nares (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé tardó solo 68 minutos para iniciar su cuenta con el Real Madrid, ya que la superestrella francesa ayudó a los merengues a imponerse 2-0 ante el Atalanta en la final de la Supercopa de la UEFA Champions League (Liga de Campeones). La Supercopa se disputa entre los ganadores de
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A lifelong lover of liverwurst, Sue Fleming relished the smoked sausage her husband brought home every few weeks from the grocery store deli. Patrick Fleming always made sure to buy Boar’s Head braunschweiger, the type she liked best, even though it could be costlier than other brands. “My whole family loves braunschweiger,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him. The doctors preyed on Perry’s history of addiction in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five people including his personal assistant and two doctors have been charged in connection with Matthew Perry’s death in what prosecutors called a “broad underground criminal network” dedicated to getting the “Friends” star the powerful surgical anesthetic that killed him. The doctors preyed on Perry’s history of addiction in
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