By Steven Rosenbaum Click here for updates on this story WAXAHACHIE, Texas (KTVT) — An Ellis County detention officer died Monday after an inmate assaulted him, the sheriff said Tuesday. Officer Isaiah Bias, 28, started working for the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office out of high school. He left for a couple of years to study
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LONDON (AP) — A former leader of the Church of England has resigned as a priest following allegations that he failed to properly handle the case of a priest accused of sexual misconduct. George Carey, who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1991 to 2002, quit after a BBC investigation reported that he allowed a priest
Continue Reading By Mamie Bah Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Jimmy John’s employee is in a hospital bed after allegedly being severely beaten by his co-workers inside the Penn Avenue location in Downtown Pittsburgh. “It’s horrible, it’s horrible,” said Don Kirkgillums. According to investigators, it began with a dispute over petting
Continue Reading KDKA By Mamie Bah Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Jimmy John’s employee is in a hospital bed after allegedly being severely beaten by his co-workers inside the Penn Avenue location in Downtown Pittsburgh. “It’s horrible, it’s horrible,” said Don Kirkgillums. According to investigators, it began with a dispute over
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CNN By John Miller, Emma Tucker, Shimon Prokupecz, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — A Manhattan grand jury on Tuesday indicted Luigi Mangione on a charge of first-degree murder in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, accusing him of killing to further “an act of terrorism,” according to court documents. Mangione
Continue Reading By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WESTFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 20-year-old blind cat who was seen floating on a piece of ice in the middle of a Massachusetts lake on Monday. A passerby spotted “Tiki” the black-and-white cat about 30-to-40 feet from the
Continue Reading WBZ By Neal Riley Click here for updates on this story WESTFORD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Good Samaritans came to the rescue of a 20-year-old blind cat who was seen floating on a piece of ice in the middle of a Massachusetts lake on Monday. A passerby spotted “Tiki” the black-and-white cat about 30-to-40 feet from
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AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Tucker played his first major league games at Wrigley Field when the Houston Astros visited the Chicago Cubs in April. It was cold, he said, and a lot of fun. “Those fans love their Cubs,” Tucker said. “That’s kind of how it felt from, you know, the visiting
Continue Reading Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Dozens of children with disability gathered on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach on Tuesday to receive presents — and joy — from the white-bearded man, a joint effort by the city’s firefighters and nonprofit associations. Under 27 Celsius degrees weather, firefighter sargeant Thiago Carvalho de Paiva wore Santa
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — More than a dozen people tied up, pistol whipped and terrorized a man and woman at a crime-riddled apartment complex in a Denver suburb, the city’s police chief said Tuesday, adding it appeared to be a gang-related attack on two Venezuelan immigrants. Police said around 13 to 15 armed people
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — More world leaders are confirming they have been invited to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Argentine President Javier Milei is disclosing his plans to travel to Washington. That breaks an American political tradition with foreign heads of state attending the transfer of power. Milei’s spokesman Manuel Adorni told journalists
Continue Reading AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The NBA ‘s All-Star Game is going to be an All-Star tournament this season, with the league announcing on Tuesday that it has finalized plans to use a different format for the upcoming midseason showcase in San Francisco. And scoring is sure to be down — way, way,
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Por Artemis Moshtaghian y Caroll Alvarado, CNN Hannah Kobayashi, la mujer de Hawai cuya desaparición el mes pasado desató una búsqueda que duró semanas aunada a imágenes de vigilancia borrosas y familiares en llanto, dice que desconocía “todo lo que estaba sucediendo” mientras estuvo fuera de contacto. Kobayashi llegó al Aeropuerto Internacional de Los Ángeles
Continue Reading 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 new rule prevents hotels and ticketing and short-term rental companies from including hidden junk fees in their total
Continue Reading Por Katie Hunt, CNN Los búhos comunes, que vuelan lenta y silenciosamente por el cielo nocturno, son majestuosos cazadores nocturnos que atrapan con éxito a los roedores que corretean por el suelo. Los científicos llevan mucho tiempo debatiendo sobre una característica que parecería perjudicar a esta ave durante sus cacerías nocturnas. El plumaje de su
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It was a great day again today – the high hit 68 – normally we are at 57. Temps will cool a bit for Wednesday behind a morning cold front. Winds will gust you around 30 mph from the NE/E. Expect a nice warmup for the rest of the week including the weekend. Christmas Eve
Continue Reading By Jasmine Jose Click here for updates on this story 12/17/24 (LAPost.com) — Package theft, often referred to as “porch piracy,” remains a significant concern in Los Angeles. The rise of e-commerce has led to a substantial increase in residential deliveries, resulting in troubling rates of stolen packages. There were nearly 2,800 reported package theft
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded during battle in the Kursk border region, a senior military official said Tuesday. The official didn’t provide details on exactly how many have been killed, but said the North Korean forces don’t appear
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story December 17, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston came together for a night of glamour, purpose, and progress at the 2024 Equal Opportunity Day Gala, hosted by the Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) at the Hilton Americas on Saturday, December 14. The event achieved
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By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Dec. 17, 2024 “Texas House panel subpoenas death row inmate Robert Roberson a second time” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief,
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers announced Tuesday they had issued a new subpoena that would require the state’s prison system to allow death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify in person this week about the state’s junk science law. An earlier subpoena ended up delaying Roberson’s Oct. 17 execution,
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers announced Tuesday they had issued a new subpoena that would require the state’s prison system to allow death row inmate Robert Roberson to testify in person this week about the state’s junk science law. An earlier subpoena ended up delaying Roberson’s Oct. 17 execution,
Continue Reading By Megan Hickey Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Food delivery app Grubhub has agreed to pay $25 million after a federal investigation found that the Chicago-based company tricked its customers, misled its drivers, and damaged the reputation of some restaurants that didn’t partner with them. Grubhub said they “categorically deny”
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — After years of playing military heroes on screen, Tom Cruise is now one in real life. The “Top Gun” star was honored with the Department of the Navy Distinguished Public Service (DPS) Award during a ceremony in London on Tuesday, which recognized Cruise’s contribution and dedication to the US
Continue Reading By Riley Moser, WCCO Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — A Satanic holiday display at the Minnesota State Capitol has some sounding the alarm but Gov. Tim Walz says he can’t take it down as it is protected by the First Amendment. The Minnesota Satanists put up its
Continue Reading WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — A Texas man being held in jail fatally assaulted a detention officer who was returning him to his cell following the one hour he was allowed out of his lockup each day, a sheriff said Tuesday. Isaiah Patrick Bias, a 28-year-old who worked at the Ellis County Sheriff’s Office for over
Continue Reading AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts just got their space mission extended again. That means they won’t be back on Earth until spring, 10 months after rocketing into orbit on Boeing’s Starliner capsule. NASA announced the latest delay in Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams’ homecoming on Tuesday. The two
Continue Reading By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story December 17, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCD), in collaboration with Mayberry Homes, Inc., the Midtown Redevelopment Authority, and a host of local stakeholders, marked a celebratory milestone on Thursday, December 12, 2024, with the
Continue Reading Associated Pres COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man expected to be the next inmate scheduled for execution in South Carolina is making a final appeal to the state Supreme Court. Marion Bowman Jr. is on death row for the killing of 21-year-old Kandee Martin in 2001. Martin was shot in the head and her body
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By Haley Britzky, Oren Liebermann and Max Rego, CNN (CNN) — The US has moved detainees from the military prison at Guantanamo Bay to Kenya and Malaysia, the Pentagon announced this week. Mohammed Abdul Malik Bajabu was transferred to Kenya nearly three years after a Periodic Review Board determined the “continued law of war detention
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