Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A man is being charged after firefighters saved his life and then he reportedly pointed a rifle at them. Houston firefighters responded to a home on Glen Lee near Glenvine in northeast Houston just before midnight Tuesday. When they arrived, firefighters used Narcan to save
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WASHINGTON, DC — The Justice Department has launched a federal civil probe into policing practices in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd and the murder convictions for ex-cop Derek Chauvin, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday. “The challenges we face are deeply woven into our history. They did not arise today, or last year;
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Hulu has some legen–waitforit–dary news for those missing “How I Met Your Mother.” The streamer announced on Wednesday that former “Lizzie McGuire” star Hilary Duff is set to lead a new sequel series from 20th Television, original creators Carter Bays and Craig Thomas and “This Is Us” writing duo Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. The
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(CNN) — Horas después de que Derek Chauvin fuera declarado culpable de homicidio, familiares de George Floyd dijeron que podían volver a respirar. «Con solo escuchar esas palabras, culpable y culpable y culpable de todos los cargos, ese será un momento que … siempre tendré dentro de mí», dijo a CNN el hermano de Floyd,
Continue Reading (CNN) — Piratas informáticos con presuntos vínculos con China han atacado durante meses una herramienta popular de trabajo remoto para irrumpir en agencias gubernamentales, empresas de defensa e instituciones financieras en Estados Unidos y Europa, según un informe de la firma de ciberseguridad FireEye. El alarmante informe destaca cómo los piratas informáticos se aprovecharon repetidamente
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LODI, California (KCRA) — From handyman to hero, a contractor helped save a 91-year-old woman from a fire in Lodi on Monday evening. Mike Becerra said he, along with neighbors and passersby, banded together to get the woman out safely and put out the flames at a home
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — An arrest report reveals more details about a death investigation involving a young boy in Louisville’s Taylor-Berry neighborhood. Kaitlyn Higgins, 28, is accused of murdering her 10-year-old son. LMPD said Tuesday that they had launched a death investigation after a juvenile was found dead
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Senate Republicans will decide Wednesday on whether to change their conference rules that ban their use of earmarks, an issue that divides the GOP conference and will be a test for how the party will operate over the next several months with Democrats in control of the US Senate. The discussion to bring earmarks back
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A man claiming to have a rifle and bomb was shot and killed by police in Worcester Tuesday night, officials said. Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early said police received a 911 call at 10:40 p.m. from Phet Gouvonvong, 31, who was claiming to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Here’s a story that will make you want to get up and move. Residents and staff at the Scottish Rite Park retirement community walked more than 1,000 miles last month. It was all part of their “Walk-A-Mile” campaign. An anonymous resident donated $1,000
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (KETV) — A man pulled two people from a fiery crash on Interstate 80 Tuesday morning. Those people are recovering in the hospital. Runk Wood says he’s not a hero, but just did what he had to do. “You can’t be scared to help people,”
Continue Reading Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and a former public liaison official inside the Trump White House, will meet with the former President at Mar-a-Lago next week as he finalizes his plans to launch a campaign for New York governor. “I will be down there next week for a
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Progressive activists are calling on Ford, Target, Google, Bank of America and other major companies that have pledged to support voting rights to cut ties with the US Chamber of Commerce, CNN Business has learned. At issue is the Chamber of Commerce’s fierce opposition to the Democrats’ sweeping voting bill known as the For the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los asesores de vacunas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) se reunirán este viernes para hacer recomendaciones sobre el uso de la vacuna contra el covid-19 de Johnson & Johnson después de que se suspendió para investigar un posible vínculo con coágulos sanguíneos graves. Los CDC y
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En un juicio que ha atraído la atención mundial en un caso de brutalidad policial y violencia contra la comunidad negra en Estados Unidos, el juez Peter Cahill está ahora en el centro de atención, pues será él quien establezca la sentencia al expolicía Derek Chauvin por la muerte de George Floyd.
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A few weeks ago, Philippe Massoud posted online ads looking for a cook to hire at ilili, his New York City restaurant. Typically, he said, 60 or 80 people might show up to interview for a position like that one. This time? Nobody. “That has not happened, ever, in the 14-year history of the business,”
Continue Reading The GOP-led Arizona House on Tuesday passed legislation that would make changes to the mail-in voting process in the state, including stopping some voters from automatically receiving ballots. The bill, a part of the ongoing Republican effort to restrict voting across the country, passed on a party-line vote and comes months after former President Donald
Continue Reading Good news for people looking to get a post-pandemic chop: Amazon is opening a hair salon in London. Yes, you read that right. The world’s largest online retailer is opening a two-story, 1,500-square-foot salon equipped with new technology, including augmented reality hair consultations and point-and-learn displays that give customers information, videos and educational content when
Continue Reading The Senate narrowly voted to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, setting up a final vote expected later Tuesday despite fierce opposition from most Republican senators. Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand in case she was needed for a 50-50 tie on the procedural vote
Continue Reading The pandemic devastated the once strong US labor market — that much we already knew from various economic data. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics added a bit more detail. Nearly 10% of US families — 9.8% to be precise — included at least one unemployed family member last year. That was double the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KCTV) — On Tuesday, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office announced that they have solved a cold case from 1985. According to Johnson County District Attorney Stephen Howe, Geter Rhymes has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Gary Watson. That charges
Continue Reading The Senate narrowly voted to advance the nomination of President Joe Biden’s nominee to be associate attorney general, Vanita Gupta, setting up a final vote expected later Tuesday despite fierce opposition from most Republican senators. Vice President Kamala Harris was on hand in case she was needed for a 50-50 tie on the procedural vote
Continue Reading (CNN Español) – Los pasaportes de inmunidad o de vacunación han sido nombrados como una herramienta que ayudaría a regresar a la normalidad. A través de su uso se podría reactivar, por ejemplo, el turismo. Sin embargo, algunos dicen que podría significar una medida discriminatoria, considerando que hay países que no tienen un acceso equitativo
Continue Reading Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was put into a prison’s segregated housing unit for his own safety, a prison spokesperson said, after Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd on Tuesday. Here’s what’s next for Chauvin after his conviction: Sentencing will be in eight weeks Chauvin will be sentenced in about
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The former Minneapolis Police officer who knelt on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes last year was found guilty Tuesday of all three charges against him in one of the most consequential trials of the Black Lives Matter era. Derek Chauvin, 45, was convicted of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.
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One by one, they began to fall. First it was Manchester City and then, like dominoes, the other five Premier League clubs soon followed, before none were left in the so-called European Super League. The dramatic collapse of the multibillion-dollar league came less than 48 hours after it was first launched. In a video posted
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Joe Biden touted the United States administering 200 million coronavirus vaccine shots since he took office and urged businesses to give their employees paid time off to get vaccinated in remarks on Wednesday. As a part of that call for time off to get vaccinated, Biden announced a new tax credit
Continue Reading Hong Kong police have arrested a man after a 90-year-old woman lost around HK$247 million ($32 million) in a scam. The woman contacted police on March 2 and told them she had made a total of 10 payments after scammers told her her identity had been used in criminal activities in mainland China, according to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CONYERS, Georgia (Clayton News Daily) — Dollar Bill had been his little best friend and constant companion for more years than he can remember. While Walter Harris’ Chihuahua was small in stature, his heart was big and brave. With the house burning down around them, Harris and Dollar
Continue Reading (CNN) — El expolicía de Minneapolis Derek Chauvin fue declarado culpable del homicidio de George Floyd este martes, en un veredicto que provocó olas de celebración en todo Estados Unidos tras años de protestas contra la brutalidad policial. 1 de 16 | Así celebraron en Minneapolis, en la intersección de la avenida 38 y la
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