Graffiti-fighting drones being tested in Washington state
By Drew Reeves Click here for updates on this story OLYMPIA, Washington (KPTV) — The Washington State Department of…
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What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
By CARLOS MUREITHI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The torrential rains and deadly floods that have hit Kenya since March have been some of…
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‘It’s awesome.’ Parody Detroit-style signs begin showing up across metro Detroit
By WXYZ staff Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — The jokes keep rolling on about Detroit’s new…
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House Democrats announce they would save Speaker Mike Johnson if Marjorie Taylor Greene triggers her effort to oust him
Originally Published: 30 APR 24 10:31 ET Updated: 30 APR 24 11:46 ET By Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Democratic…
Continue ReadingTDECU Launches Cares Foundation to Strengthen Community Ties and Boost Local Support in Houston
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Texas Dow Employees…
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Supreme Court declines to block enforcement of age-verification requirements for porn sites
By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce age-verification requirements for porn sites, rejecting a…
Continue ReadingDefendants unmasked in court face cost of damage for allegedly felling famous 150-year-old tree
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Two men charged with cutting down the beloved 150-year-old Sycamore Gap tree have made their first…
Continue ReadingThese two chemists were friends for decades. A DNA test revealed they were actually cousins
By Hunter Crowther Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Jim Arner spent his working life…
Continue ReadingIran commutes a tycoon’s death sentence to 20 years in prison
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that a tycoon’s death sentence has been commuted to 20 years in prison after…
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México presenta argumentos ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia en caso contra Ecuador
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Una delegación de México presentó este martes sus argumentos ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia…
Continue ReadingNew cancer treatment in Canada: is it a game changer?
By Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new cancer treatment recently approved…
Continue ReadingFort Bend County Judge KP George Set to Deliver 2024 State of the County Address in Sugar Land
By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story April 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Fort Bend County is…
Continue ReadingHouston Style Spotlight: Over $78 Million in Grants Propel Energy Transformation in America’s Rural and Remote Communities
By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a major boost to…
Continue ReadingWalmart to close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Walmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the…
Continue ReadingNigerians struggle with fuel shortages as queues form across major cities
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerians are struggling with an ongoing fuel shortage, the latest of a series of supply…
Continue ReadingPro-Palestinian protesters call on Olympic officials to limit Israel’s participation in Paris Games
By ALEX TURNBULL Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters have called on Olympic officials to limit Israel’s participation at the…
Continue Reading Elder fraud tops $3.4 billion as schemes targeting people over 60 rise
By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — People over the age of 60 in the US reportedly lost more than $3.4 billion in fraud schemes in 2023, a nearly…
Continue ReadingHouston’s Third Annual Art Bike Parade and Festival Returns for its Third Year Celebrating Creativity and Community
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 30, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston is revving…
Continue ReadingAncient text reveals details of Plato’s burial place and final evening, experts say
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — Newly-deciphered text from ancient scrolls may have finally revealed the location of where Greek…
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Darren Criss says he’s ‘culturally queer’
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — “Glee” star Darren Criss, who played the queer character Blaine on the show, was a favorite of LGBTQ+…
Continue ReadingUS and Mexico will boost deportation flights and enforcement to crack down on illegal migration
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are moving swiftly on…
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Task force updates guidance for breast cancer screenings for women 40 and older
CNN, JAMA By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74,…
Continue ReadingA 300-year-old settlement resurfaces as severe drought dries up a dam in the Philippines
By Emily Blumenthal and Monica Garrett, CNN (CNN) — A nearly 300-year-old settlement once submerged beneath a major dam in the Philippines has…
Continue ReadingLottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said…
Continue ReadingLottery bids for skilled-worker visas plunge in the US after changes aimed at fraud and abuse
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lottery bids for highly educated worker visas plunged nearly 40% this year, authorities said…
Continue Reading ‘American Idol’ pays tribute to Mandisa
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The late gospel artist Mandisa was honored by the show that helped launch her career. “American Idol”…
Continue ReadingG7 nations commit to phasing out coal by 2035 but give Japan some flexibility
MILAN (AP) — Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations have committed to phase out coal power by 2035.…
Continue ReadingTo fend off tourists, a town in Japan is building a big screen blocking the view of Mount Fuji
By AYAKA MCGILL and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan (AP) — The Japanese town of Fujikawaguchiko has had enough of tourists.…
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Scores missing as Kenya ravaged by mass flooding
CNN, AFPTV, NTV KENYA, STATE HOUSE KENYA By Larry Madowo and Isaac Oyombe, CNN Mai Mahiu, Kenya (CNN) — At least 91 people are missing after…
Continue Reading Trump for the first time calls for release of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained for over a year
By Kate Sullivan and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, in an interview published Tuesday, called for the first time for…
Continue Reading3-week-old eagle rescued after falling out of nest in Sacramento County
By Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — A community rallied around an…
Continue Reading3-week-old eagle rescued after falling out of nest in Sacramento County
KMAX, KOVR, SUSAN SKINNER, CNN By Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story ORANGEVALE, California (KOVR) — A…
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Capitola Police arrest suspect on multiple charges
CAPITOLA, CALIF. (KION-TV)- Capitola Police arrested a suspect on multiple charges after getting a call of a car being broken into Monday night. At…
Continue ReadingScammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, an FBI report says
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an…
Continue ReadingFirst-degree murder charge filed following wrong way crash on I-35
By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KCTV) — A New Jersey man is charged with…
Continue ReadingMammograms should start at 40 to address rising breast cancer rates at younger ages, panel says
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Regular mammograms to screen for breast cancer should start younger, at age 40, according to an influential…
Continue ReadingDozens of trees illegally cut down near Gov. Lamont’s home in Greenwich
By Rob Polansky and Susan Raff Click here for updates on this story GREENWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — Connecticut’s…
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Imagine living in a 4-foot body that doesn’t develop chronic diseases
By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — In the Los Angeles restaurant where Nathaly Paola Castro Torres works, customers never fail to comment on her…
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Task force updates guidance for breast cancer screenings for women 40 and older
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to…
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FBI increases reward in Lake Oconee murders of elderly couple to $25,000
By Adam Murphy Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — The reward to find a killer is now…
Continue Reading What you should know if there’s no sexual attraction for your partner, according to a therapist
By Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — A lot of heterosexual male clients are coming into my practice admitting they picked their partner without…
Continue ReadingDua Lipa is all about ‘Radical Optimism,’ in her music and other pursuits
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-award winning pop star Dua Lipa’s third album, “Radical Optimism,” releases…
Continue ReadingLincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
By JOHN O’CONNOR The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The document in which Abraham Lincoln set the Union’s military response…
Continue Reading Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ still has Christie Brinkley dancing
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While Billy Joel may not have written his 1983 hit “Uptown Girl” about his ex-wife Christie Brinkley,…
Continue ReadingSan Marcos church volunteer stung hundreds of times in bee attack
By Michael Chen Click here for updates on this story SAN MARCOS, California (KGTV) — A North County church volunteer…
Continue ReadingEl Cajon neighbors rescue pilot after small plane crash on neighborhood street
By Perla Shaheen Click here for updates on this story EL CAJON, California (KGTV) — A small plane crashed in El Cajon…
Continue ReadingKenyans in flood-prone areas are ordered to evacuate or will be moved by force as death toll rises
By EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Rain-swollen water levels at two Kenyan hydroelectric dams are at “historic highs”…
Continue ReadingNew video shows explosions, fire caused by old dynamite detonations in Utah
By Melanie Porter, Amy Nay Click here for updates on this story HOLLADAY, Utah (KSTU) — Nearly one week after officials…
Continue ReadingThis fiery economist became Argentina’s president railing against politicians. Now he’s wooing them
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s lower house has voted to approve a dramatically downsized version of…
Continue ReadingFCC fines wireless carriers for sharing user locations without consent
The Federal Communications Commission has leveraged nearly $200 million in fines against wireless carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon for…
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