Skip to Content

Month: October 2024

Comcast’s Black Experience on Xfinity: Celebrating Black Fine Art Month with “Who’s Behind Black Art”

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story     October 1, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Art is a reflection of culture, a dynamic and evolving conversation that often transcends mere aesthetics to tell the stories of communities, struggles, and triumphs. In celebration of Black Fine Art Month this October, Comcast’s Black Experience on

Continue Reading

Salman Rushdie, Percival Everett and Miranda July are National Book Award finalists

AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s memoir about his near-fatal stabbing, “Knife,” and Percival Everett’s revisionist historical novel, “James,” are among the finalists for the 75th annual National Book Awards. Others nominated include author-filmmaker Miranda July for her explicit novel on middle age, “All Fours,” and the celebrated Canadian poet Anne Carson

Continue Reading

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that

Continue Reading

Catholic hospital in California illegally denied emergency abortion, state attorney general says

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California’s attorney general is suing a Catholic hospital, saying that Providence St. Joseph Hospital illegally denied emergency abortion care to a woman whose pregnancy was no longer viable after her water broke 15 weeks into carrying twins. Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit Monday, which was filed that

Continue Reading

Wilmer Valderrama. Rosario Dawson. America Ferrera. Star-led drive aims to get Latinos to vote

Associated Press With a star-studded cast of celebrities and influencers, the Voto Latino Foundation launched a $5 million initiative Tuesday to encourage Latinos to vote in the upcoming election. The “Vota Con Ganas” (’Vote with Enthusiasm”) campaign will feature personal stories and messages from the Latino community, voter registration drives and workshops, social media outreach

Continue Reading

Taylor 13-year-old girl charged in deadly stabbing of 7-year-old sister after argument

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with allegedly murdering her 7-year-old sister in Taylor over the weekend. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged the 13-year-old girl with first-degree murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse. Officials responded to the area of

Continue Reading

Taylor 13-year-old girl charged in deadly stabbing of 7-year-old sister after argument

WXYZ, BROADCASTIFY, CNN By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     TAYLOR, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 13-year-old girl has been charged with allegedly murdering her 7-year-old sister in Taylor over the weekend. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged the 13-year-old girl with first-degree murder, felony murder and first-degree child abuse. Officials responded to

Continue Reading

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of

Continue Reading

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of

Continue Reading

Israel says Iran ‘will pay’ for launching a major missile attack against it

Originally Published: 01 OCT 24 09:39 ETUpdated: 01 OCT 24 18:02 ETBy Ivana Kottasová, Jeremy Diamond, Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Arlette Saenz, Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — Iran launched dozens of missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others

Continue Reading