By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Colin Allred: Texas’ New Hope for the Senate – A Progressive Fighter for Freedom and Equality Francis Page Jr. | 10/28/2024, 2:06 p.m. In a tight Senate race that has Texans and the nation on edge, Congressman
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Count on Lars Tiffany canceling men’s lacrosse practice at the University of Virginia for one specific day in January. He already knows his players have no plans to be there. The Cavaliers athletes long ago alerted their coach that a group will be taking a road trip to
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dozens of striking San Francisco hotel workers were arrested as hundreds demonstrated for higher wages and better benefits two months after their contract expired. The arrests came Wednesday around 5 p.m. as union members sat in the middle of a busy street following a march that began near the Hilton Union
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A school board candidate who lost his race in a county south of Jacksonville will get a seat on the board anyway, after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis tapped him to fill a vacancy. Derek Barrs will take an open seat on the Flagler County School Board in
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– La presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, criticó este jueves a la oposición por el uso del término “supremacía constitucional” y señaló que la Corte menciona dicha palabra en diversos documentos. La mandataria subrayó que en el artículo 133 de la Constitución dice que la misma es “la ley máxima”. ¿Cómo
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s World Series. October 30, 2024 – The Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series, defeating the New York Yankees 7-6 in Game 5. November 1, 2023 – The Texas Rangers win the World Series for the first time in franchise history, defeating the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Prosecutors in Finland have filed charges over alleged war crimes in 2014 by a combatant who fought against Ukrainian forces in a Russian-backed separatist region of Ukraine.The National Prosecution Authority did not identify the suspect while announcing the five charges Thursday in a statement, but Finnish media outlets as Russian
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Personal Birth date: November 19, 1954 Birth place: Cairo, Egypt Birth name: Abdel Fattah Said Hussein Khalil el-Sisi Father: Said “Hassan” el-Sisi, bazaar shop owner Mother: Soad Mohamed Marriage: Entissar Amer (1977-present) Children: Mustafa, Mahmoud, Hassan and
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández CNN — Los Dodgers de Los Ángeles ganaron su octavo título de la Serie Mundial en la historia de la franquicia y el primero desde 2020 este miércoles por la noche, remontando una desventaja de cinco carreras para completar un final de película en su temporada. Los Ángeles se recuperó de un déficit
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Arnold Schwarzenegger, actor and former governor of California. Personal Birth date: July 30, 1947 Birth place: Thal, Austria Birth name: Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger Father: Gustav Schwarzenegger, police officer Mother: Aurelia Jadrny Marriage: Maria Shriver (April 26, 1986-December 28, 2021, divorced) Children: with Maria
Continue ReadingBy Zakir Jamal Click here for updates on this story 10/31/24 (LAPost.com) — Nov. 5, also known as Election Day across the United States, is anticipated as the night Americans will vote in their next president. However, Angelenos will be focused on another big race: the Los Angeles District Attorney. D.A. George Gascón is facing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A high-ranking elected official in Southern California’s Orange County has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery in a far-reaching scheme that misused COVID-19 relief funds that should have been used to feed the elderly. Andrew Do, a county supervisor who recently resigned his post, entered the plea
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer It was a single photograph that started Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen on the journey to make “Blitz.” As a Londoner, the German bombing raids on the city during World War II are never all that far from his mind. But this image was of a Black boy being evacuated and he wanted
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By Spencer Wilson Click here for updates on this story SUMMIT COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The CAFE Food Rescue in Summit County is not the first organization in Colorado whose mission is to divert food waste from landfills and even compost back into the hands of hungry communities, but it is the first to repackage
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s anti-terrorist squad is investigating a strong explosion that wrecked an Athens apartment, killing one man and severely injuring a woman. Police spokeswoman Constantina Dimoglidou says the identity of the victim is unknown, and that the injured woman was not in a position to help authorities due to the gravity of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to stop the execution of South Carolina inmate Richard Moore. There were no dissents in the brief order issued by the high court. Moore, who is Black, asked for his execution to be stopped because he is the only person on South Carolina
Continue ReadingWJLA, CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! A lot of people stick with their bank for a loooong time — maybe because it’s such
Continue ReadingBy Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — It started with a bronze replica of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk on the National Mall in Washington, DC – topped with a basketball-sized poop. Now, anti-Trump statues are popping up in more US cities. The latest appeared in Philadelphia’s Maja Park Wednesday morning, where someone positioned a roughly eight-foot statue of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — After a nearly yearlong vacuum, Iraq’s Parliament has elected a new speaker, selecting a prominent Sunni lawmaker who has a close relationship with Iran. Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, who served a previous stint as speaker from 2006 to 2009, was elected by a vote of 182 of the 269 legislators who attended
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