AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed 20 bills that were passed during this year’s legislative session, including two criminal justice priorities of the House speaker, legislation that would have banned tethering dogs outside with heavy chains, and a bill that would have required students to be taught about the perils of domestic violence.
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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Keeping the belongings of dead loved ones was commonplace in Iron Age Britain, a new study suggests, with men and women holding on to mundane items as an emotional reminder of those they had lost. Archaeologists from the University of York, in northeastern England, focused on what they called “problematic stuff”
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By Cate Cauguiran Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WPVI) — A South Side family of four was out celebrating a historic moment when the unthinkable happened. That moment turned to tragedy after two people in a stolen van stole half of Taylor’s family. “Out of a blink of an eye, my whole
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Continue Reading By Jessica Boyington Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Eugene Thomas, or Buddha — as he is affectionately referred to by his friends and family — now lives in Northeast Philly, but he remembers what it was like as he grew up in the Frankford section of Philadelphia. “You know, you
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EL PASO, Texas — A U.S. Border Patrol vehicle crashed during an incident Tuesday morning in west El Paso. First-responders said there were no injuries reported in the crash which happened just after 10 a.m. along Country Club Road near Doniphan Drive. There was no word on what led up to the crash; a Border
Continue Reading By Dann Cuellar Click here for updates on this story WALLINGFORD, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — The HBO’s hit series ‘Mare of Easttown’ brought a whole lot of attention to Delaware County culture. Most of that attention is more than welcome, but not all of it. Mare of Easttown has received wide acclaim and positive reviews. And
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By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Rachel Zegler is going from the West Side to Disney. Zegler, who will make her feature film debut in December in the long-awaited Steven Spielberg-directed “West Side Story,” has been cast to play iconic Disney princess Snow White in an upcoming live-action reimagining of the story, Disney confirmed to CNN. “Rachel’s
Continue Reading By Sarah Glenn Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS, Florida (WBBH) — Two Cape Coral men were arrested for drugs after being pulled over on Sunday. Lee County deputies pulled a car over near Redlin Street in North Fort Myers after the driver blew through a stop sign. Officials said the driver,
Continue Reading By Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A San Francisco man is describing what it was like being carjacked, kidnapped and forced to jump out of a moving car to save his life. A warning — some images of this man’s injuries are graphic. It’s a story you’ll
Continue Reading By Joel Brown Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — A rally Monday night on Halifax Mall, dubbed the National Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers Assembly, had been in the works for a while now. But when organizers saw an ABC11 story a few weeks ago about the plight of
Continue Reading josemartinezgomez (CNN) — El gobierno de Chile anunció el martes que comenzó a vacunar a adolescentes de 12 a 18 años contra el covid-19. «Hoy comenzamos a vacunar a niños, jóvenes de entre 12 y 17 años. Esto es importante porque todos necesitamos protección contra el coronavirus», dijo el presidente Sebastián Piñera en una conferencia
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The United Kingdom has begun talks on joining a Pacific trade partnership that it sees as one of its biggest opportunities to forge economic alliances beyond Europe after Brexit. The UK Department for International Trade says membership in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership would produce an economic
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By Michael Nedelman and Nadia Kounang, CNN A coronavirus variant first spotted in India is poised to become the dominant one in the United States, where infectious disease modelers say it could cause a “resurgence” of Covid-19 later this year. And it may already account for 1 in every 5 infections nationwide, experts say. The
Continue Reading Analysis by Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large Pro football is, by far, America’s favorite sport. The ratings for NFL games dominate the most-watched show in any given week, month or year — and even the NFL draft has become a must-see television spectacular. The ubiquity of football in the culture — from its stars making TV
Continue Reading Singer Avril Lavigne opened her new TikTok account with a rendition of “Sk8er Boi” featuring skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
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Julia Buckley, CNN Venice should be added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage in Danger, advisors to the body have recommended, due to “threats” facing the lagoon city — including the cruise ships that continue to dock in the city center. The recommendation — or draft decision — was made Monday, following the production of
Continue Reading By Jeff Pearlman If you’ve done this sports writing job long enough, you have stories. Stories about high school athletes being plucked from poor neighborhoods and poverty, teleported to a grassy college campus, then told: “Adjust!” Stories about running backs and point guards who wear university jerseys on the field or the court that sell
Continue Reading josemartinezgomez (CNN Business) — La Unión Europea ha iniciado una investigación antimonopolio sobre el vasto negocio publicitario de Google, alegando que la empresa puede tener servicios rivales en desventaja, lo que dificulta que las marcas lleguen a los consumidores y que los editores financien su contenido. La investigación formal, que sigue a una pesquisa preliminar
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AUSTIN, Texas — Prosecutors are dropping criminal charges against two juveniles after police identified a different gunman in a mass shooting in downtown Austin that killed a tourist and wounded more than a dozen others, authorities said Tuesday. Authorities have said the June 12 shooting on Austin’s 6th Street arose after an argument between two groups of teenagers from
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By Jeff Zeleny and Kevin Liptak, CNN A nationwide surge in violent crime has emerged as a growing area of concern inside the White House, where President Joe Biden and his aides have listened with alarm as local authorities warn a brutal summer of killing lies ahead. Biden plans to address the spike in shootings,
Continue Reading By Joshua Berlinger, CNN Lawyers for a Canadian national accused of running a global multibillion-dollar methamphetamine cartel have alleged that he was illegally sent to the Netherlands as part of a scheme to ensure he stays behind bars for as long as possible. Tse Chi Lop, 57, was arrested in January after he landed on
Continue Reading josemartinezgomez (CNN) — El Departamento de Justicia publicó tres videos el lunes utilizados en un caso en un tribunal federal contra un inculpado de disturbios en el Capitolio acusado de liderar a los Proud Boys en la insurrección el 6 de enero. Los videos muestran al acusado, Charles Donohoe, entre los alborotadores y otros Proud
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Desde que tiene memoria Brad Johnson sabía que era diferente. «Nunca he sido normal a la hora de dormir», le dijo Brad a CNN. «Otras personas, incluso algunos de mis hermanos, dormían ocho, nueve, 10 horas por noche. Simplemente no podía hacerlo, era físicamente imposible. Si me pagaras un millón
Continue Reading By Marshall Cohen A Tennessee man pleaded guilty Tuesday to illegally demonstrating inside the US Capitol on January 6, becoming the fifth rioter to admit their guilt in the massive federal probe. Bryan Ivey, 28, pleaded guilty to the single misdemeanor during a virtual hearing in DC District Court. The plea bargain doesn’t include a
Continue Reading Jack Guy and Nicola Ruotolo, CNN Italian art police have repatriated an “archaeological treasure trove” of almost 800 stolen artifacts from Belgium in one of the largest operations of its kind in the country. The collection included “artifacts of exceptional rarity and inestimable value,” according to a press release from the cultural heritage protection unit
Continue Reading By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A Studio City man claims his pet cat was stolen from outside his Studio City home by an Uber driver in an incident that was captured on surveillance video. Patrick Lewis said his neighbor’s security camera recorded the theft. The footage
Continue Reading By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Bitcoin prices are tumbling. And so are shares of top cryptocurrency trading firm Coinbase Global. Coinbase fell 5% Tuesday and is now trading at about $212 — not far from its all-time low and a far cry from its peak price of about $429.50. It’s been just two
Continue Reading By KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The 22-year-old who was killed in a shooting in South Los Angeles last week was the son of a Los Angeles activist who monitors and criticizes police misconduct on social media. William Gude’s son Marcelis was fatally shot on June 15
Continue Reading By Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — Fire danger remains high Monday night as a Red Flag Warning continues until 9 p.m. Tuesday with gusts as high as 40 mph possible. On Sunday night, the wind fanned raging flames in Henderson. At least nine mobile homes were burned
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