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By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a saga that could be mistaken for a dark comedy, Harris County finds itself at the center of a scandal involving a county employee who managed to single-handedly botch the 2022 election. The culprit? Darryl Blackburn,
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By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — While it is too early to determine with any certainty what caused a devastating airplane crash in Brazil last week, air disaster experts say the incident bears similarity to a landmark crash 30 years ago that triggered major safety reforms. Friday’s Voepass 2283 flight from Cascavel, near Brazil’s border with Paraguay, to Guarulhos
Continue ReadingBy Anna Guber Click here for updates on this story COVENTRY, Vermont (WPTZ) — A legendary concert in Vermont is the subject of a new fan-made documentary out this week, with a focus on the unbelievable journey concertgoers embarked on to see their favorite band perform. Wednesday, Aug. 14 marks the 20th anniversary of the
Continue ReadingBy Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story August 14, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a momentous decision that echoes the profound respect and admiration held for US Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, former Houston Mayor and seasoned Texas lawmaker Sylvester Turner was chosen to carry forward her legacy. By a narrow margin
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general has dropped a lawsuit accusing the state’s largest hospital system of violating patient privacy laws when a doctor told a newspaper that a 10-year-old Ohio girl had traveled to Indiana for an abortion. The Indianapolis Star reported Monday that a federal judge approved Attorney General Todd Rokita’s request. Rokita
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Price hikes slowed more than expected in July, and, for the first time in more than three years, the Consumer Price Index has landed below 3%. That paves the way for the Federal Reserve to cut rates next month after a yearslong battle with inflation that sent rates spiking
Continue ReadingBy Don Riddell and David Close, CNN (CNN) — American gymnast Jordan Chiles and the US Olympic team may very well feel like protagonists in a Franz Kafka novel, as they find themselves trapped in an increasingly surreal scenario while attempting to reclaim her bronze medal. Their efforts to reclaim the bronze medal that Chiles
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Some 46% of the 1.28 billion adults around the world with high blood pressure don’t know they have it, according to the World Health Organization. Yet living with uncontrolled hypertension may dramatically raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease for people ages 60 and older, according to a new metanalysis.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Quotes from Wyoming’s governor and a local prosecutor were the first things that seemed slightly off to Powell Tribune reporter CJ Baker. Then, it was some of the phrases in the stories that struck him as nearly robotic. The dead giveaway, though, that a reporter from a competing news outlet was using generative
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have been friends for decades and have worked together often, but their lives are not the same, according to Damon. In a recent appearance on the “Radio Times Podcast” with Affleck’s younger brother, Casey, Damon spoke about how the elder Affleck is under
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KABC) — Video shows the shocking moment a man slapped a dead whale that washed up on Torrance Beach over the weekend. The juvenile Fin whale, which officials estimated was about 51 feet long, washed up on the shore Saturday evening and died
Continue ReadingKABC By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story TORRANCE, California (KABC) — Video shows the shocking moment a man slapped a dead whale that washed up on Torrance Beach over the weekend. The juvenile Fin whale, which officials estimated was about 51 feet long, washed up on the shore Saturday evening and
Continue Reading By Lauren Mascarenhas and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — The police officer who shot and killed a pregnant 21-year-old Black woman in Columbus, Ohio, pleaded not guilty to murder charges via video conference Wednesday. Connor Grubb, a Blendon Township police officer, faces four counts of murder, four counts of felonious assault and two counts of
Continue ReadingBy Russ Reed Click here for updates on this story RAYNHAM, Massachusetts (WMTW) — A bull that escaped from a Massachusetts farm Monday morning caused a multi-vehicle crash on a highway before later charging at police officers who approached the 1,300-pound animal in an effort to corral it. The Raynham Police Department said it received
Continue ReadingBy Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A pair of socks helped Martin County Sheriff’s deputies crack a months-long investigation and now a teenager is in custody. Sheriff William Snyder said 18-year-old Enrique Hernandez was behind the wheel of a stolen car that crashed in the South
Continue ReadingBy Ari Hait Click here for updates on this story STUART, Florida (WPBF) — A Treasure Coast family is soon embarking on an epic road trip, traveling across the country to raise awareness of a rare disease. Emilia Turner was only 4 months old when a doctor suggested she may suffer from a disease called
Continue ReadingBy T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — The majority of people caught at the southern border with fentanyl are U.S. citizens, according to new data obtained by a policy research institute. Here in New Mexico, the drug has been blamed for the state’s current crime crisis. As
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — An observant Sacramento County jewelry store clerk helped deputies arrest a sex offender linked to multiple states and crimes, the sheriff’s office said. In February, officials said 44-year-old Scott Bartholomew Prange was shopping for a “promise ring” with a 15-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Kelby Wingert Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A detention officer with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office has found himself on the other side of the law, charged with four felony counts of possessing contraband in the county jail. According to the sheriff’s office, detectives arrested 26-year-old Mario
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A white Florida woman told investigators she fired a shot through her door at a Black neighbor because she panicked as the other woman pounded heavily on her door and threatened her amid an ongoing dispute over the neighbor’s children. That is according to a video statement played Wednesday in court at the
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