By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — A man is facing felony terrorism and hate crime charges after authorities say he shot a Jewish man who was walking to a synagogue and then fired at responding officers during a weekend shootout in Chicago. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, has been charged with one felony count of terrorism and one felony
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Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges and will be released from jail. He could be put back behind bars if he violates the terms of his sentence. Lead prosecutor Adriane Love says the 33-year-old Grammy winning artist entered his pleas without reaching a deal
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A judge has handed down long sentences to two former police officers for the 2018 murder of Rio de Janeiro city councilwoman Marielle Franco, an icon of Brazil’s political left whose killing sparked outrage. Ronnie Lessa and Élcio de Queiroz were sentenced to almost 79 years and almost
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution. In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, the county alleged PepsiCo and Coca-Cola companies have misled the public about the recyclability of their plastic bottles and downplayed the negative environmental and health impacts of plastic disposal.
Continue Reading The amount of the powerful climate-changing gas methane spilling out of oil and gas equipment, coal mines and landfills globally is nowhere near fully documented and what is known is “only scratching the surface” according to the CEO of one the companies that tracks methane with its own satellites. Rather than improving, the methane emissions
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Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors say lawyers for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs are trying to “hijack” the music mogul’s criminal case from them by asking a judge to force early disclosure of evidence, including his accusers’ identities. The prosecutors urged a judge in papers filed late Wednesday to reject the requests, saying the
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — A University of El Paso undergraduate student developed a new technique that converts 90% of salt, or brine, water to fresh water. Tayia Oddonetto was inspired by her professor to solve water scarcity. “During class, the professor said that if someone discovered how to turn brine, water with a high
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — The president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The Rev. Mitchell Johnson’s resignation came at the request of Mayor Brandon Johnson. The mayor called
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Young Thug was sentenced to time served as part of a sweeping case that originally included dozens of defendants. The rapper, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, was released Thursday night after more than 900 days in custody, according to jail records. He will have to
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Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general’s office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century won’t lead to any criminal charges. Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez launched an investigation soon after last year’s wind-whipped Maui wildfires that claimed 102 lives. The Fire Safety Research Institute was selected to provide
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas jury ordered Bell Helicopter Textron to pay $16 million to a California company that claims Bell gave proprietary information that the companies developed to a rival supplier of cockpit display systems. The jury in state court in Fort Worth this week decided that Bell engaged in unfair competition,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — After 42 seasons, Bob Costas is retiring from baseball play-by-play. Costas had done games the past couple seasons for MLB Network and TBS Sports. His final games were the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals. Costas’ contract with TBS expired at the end of
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By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Harris County has taken a landmark step forward with the unanimous passage of its inaugural strategic plan, an ambitious blueprint set to guide the county’s progress through 2029. Driven by a commitment to transparency, equity, and community
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By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance suggested in an interview that aired Thursday that White upper- and middle-class children are incentivized to identify as transgender to gain admission to elite colleges. “Think about the incentives,” Vance told prominent podcast host Joe Rogan. “If you are a, you know, middle-class
Continue Reading Associated Press A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff’s officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop. Le’Keian Woods alleged Thursday that the three officers used excessive force that resulted in permanent injuries to his head, an eye and a kidney. Woods is suing Jacksonville
Continue Reading AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America, has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy. Suzanne Nossel announced her departure Thursday. She will be heading the pro-democracy organization Freedom House starting in January. Nossel and the leadership at PEN have been widely criticized
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los funcionarios estadounidenses siguen dudando de que un último impulso diplomático en Medio Oriente esta semana se traduzca en una pausa de los combates en Gaza antes de las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses del martes, según personas familiarizadas con la idea, mientras el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, espera a ver
Continue Reading Associated Press President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to increase funding for Hispanic-serving institutions. Signed over the summer, the order also created a board of advisors on HSIs, which are not-for-profit schools with a full-time equivalent undergraduate student enrollment that is at least a
Continue Reading Associated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and Washington, D.C., included elected officials, military officers, professors and lawyers, according to prosecutors. They say Junmyung Lee of Dedham, Massachusetts, served primarily as the booking agent for the prostitution network. He
Continue Reading Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the rules for mail ballots. The GOP filed an emergency request on Thursday that asks the state Supreme Court to put on hold a lower-court ruling that says the envelopes voters use to send
Continue Reading Andrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Barajar y dar de nuevo. La carrera presidencial en Uruguay dejó a nueve candidatos en el camino en la primera vuelta y solo quedan dos en la contienda hacia la Torre Ejecutiva: Yamandú Orsi, del centroizquierdista Frente Amplio, y Álvaro Delgado, del centroderechista Partido Nacional. Los uruguayos presenciarán poco
Continue Reading Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insurance. It’s a position that business groups have advocated but that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves opposes. House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann spoke
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, expands on
Continue Reading Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a protest to demand permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season. Hundreds of people took part in the protest. They are among some 2,500 seasonal firefighters who are now unemployed for at
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock a candidate off track. But Vice President Kamala Harris is trying a new strategy late in the campaign to turn what would otherwise be awkward interactions into moments of energy used to rally her supporters and
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research. That’s according to company-sponsored studies reported Thursday. Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that can cause people to hear voices, feel paranoid and withdraw from others. Bristol
Continue Reading KGO By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines crew and passengers had to stop what court documents describe as an unprovoked beating of a man on a flight on Monday. A criminal affidavit alleges that as Everett Chad Nelson was walking back from the bathroom about two hours into the flight, he stopped at
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By Pete Muntean and Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines crew and passengers had to stop what court documents describe as an unprovoked beating of a man on a flight on Monday. A criminal affidavit alleges that as Everett Chad Nelson was walking back from the bathroom about two hours into the flight, he
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