No. 8 Oregon looks for another late-night win in Big Ten opener at struggling UCLA
No. 8 Oregon (3-0, 0-0 Big Ten) at UCLA (1-2, 0-1), Saturday, 11 p.m. ET (FOX) BetMGM College Football Odds: Oregon by 25 1/2. Series record: UCLA…
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Justice probe finds pervasive abuse and discrimination by police in small Mississippi city
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Justice Department investigation has found that police in a majority-Black Mississippi city discriminate…
Continue ReadingUFC reaches $375 million settlement on one class-action lawsuit, another one remains pending
AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The UFC reached another settlement with one of the two class-action litigants, agreeing Thursday to pay the…
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams indicted on 5 federal public corruption charges, including bribery and wire fraud
WABC, CNN Evan Perez, Mark Morales, Kara Scannell, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino, Eric Levenson, Artemis Moshtaghian, Nicki Brown and Jeff Winter,…
Continue ReadingTribute for veterans built at a Beeville football stadium
By Michelle Hofmann Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — Games may be won on the…
Continue ReadingMayor Eric Adams Indicted: A Seismic Event in New York Politics
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 26, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a stunning…
Continue ReadingRepublican Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests city clerk was lying about absentee ballots
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of…
Continue ReadingPakistani police are responsible for killing a doctor held in a blasphemy claim, the government says
Associated Press MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s government says its investigation shows that police had orchestrated the killing of a doctor…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia mayor reveals the new 76ers deal to build an arena downtown
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor has revealed the terms of the deal negotiated with the city’s pro basketball team for a new $1.3…
Continue ReadingSerbia-Albania joint bid with political history set to win hosting of soccer’s Under-21 Euros
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Serbia and Albania are set to co-host the men’s Under-21 European Championship in 2027 in a soccer project that aims to…
Continue ReadingCourt throws out manslaughter charge against clerk in Detroit gas station shooting
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has thrown out a manslaughter charge against a Detroit gas station clerk who locked…
Continue ReadingMulti-car traffic collision causes backup on Highway 68 near Reservation Road Thursday morning
SALINAS, Calif (KION-TV) – A multi-car traffic collision caused a traffic backup on Highway 68 near Reservation Road Thursday morning, according to…
Continue ReadingAstros Hispanic Heritage Weekend By AARP
By Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — This past weekend,…
Continue ReadingMaking a Way for Others: Remembering Houston’s Beloved Trailblazer, Judge Zinetta Burney
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston has…
Continue ReadingStanding Up for Haitians: Houston Leaders Rally to Denounce Harmful Rhetoric and Demand Justice
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a powerful…
Continue ReadingMayor Whitmire Secures HOPE Union Deal to Boost Worker Wages and Benefits
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a rousing…
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Sea robins are fish with ‘the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some types of sea robins, a peculiar bottom-dwelling ocean fish, use taste bud-covered legs to sense and dig…
Continue ReadingPrepare for a Leadership Legacy Like No Other: The Global Leadership Forum 2024 in Nassau, Bahamas!
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The countdown…
Continue ReadingARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED: A Gladiator Legacy Reborn – The Anticipation for Gladiator II
By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Hold on to your…
Continue ReadingUS health authorities need to play a larger role in cannabis policy, a new report says
AP Medical Writer With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big…
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7 simple secrets to eating the Mediterranean way
By Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — What if “diet” wasn’t a dirty word? During Suzy Karadsheh’s childhood in Port Said, Egypt, diet culture was…
Continue ReadingNo. 17 Clemson hosts new ACC member Stanford as both look to open 2-0 in league play
Stanford (2-1, 1-0 ACC) at No. 17 Clemson (2-1, 1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Clemson by 21 1/2. Series record:…
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The US is mailing Americans COVID tests again. Here’s how to get them
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes. The U.S.…
Continue ReadingA top government scientist engaged in research misconduct, NIH finds
A National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist. In a statement Thursday, NIH said the findings…
Continue ReadingDenmark’s king marks reconstruction of famed landmark badly damaged by fire
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s King Frederik has laid a foundation stone to mark the reconstruction of Copenhagen’s…
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¿Qué pasó con los 43 estudiantes de Ayotzinapa en 2014 y qué se sabe de ellos?
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Hace 10 años ocurrió la desaparición de 43 estudiantes en México y los familiares aún esperan una…
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in DC as part of 2020 election lies fallout
By Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in Washington, DC, the district’s highest local court…
Continue ReadingHoda Kotb is leaving NBC’s ‘Today’ show early next year
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the…
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Another Warmup!
Temperature swing back upward on today as ridging rebuilds from both the east and the west. The marine layer will slowly compress, so some coastal…
Continue Reading US charges two Russians accused of running billion-dollar money laundering schemes
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — US federal prosecutors have filed criminal charges against two Russian men accused of operating billion-dollar…
Continue ReadingA misspelled memorial to the Brontë sisters gets its dots back at last
LONDON (AP) — With a few daubs of a paintbrush, the Brontë sisters have got their dots back. More than eight decades after it was installed, a…
Continue ReadingKarl-Anthony Towns bringing youth basketball facility to Dominican Republic, his mother’s homeland
AP Basketball Writer Karl-Anthony Towns was born in New Jersey, went to college in Kentucky and has spent the entirety of his NBA career in…
Continue Reading Melania Trump again raises questions about Butler shooting while recounting the moments she learned of assassination attempts
By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump reflected on her experience of the two assassination attempts on her husband’s…
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Pet of the Week: Meet Bernie!
Meet Bernie! This sweet senior boy (8 Years Old) came to AFRP from Hitchcock Road Animal Services where he was faring poorly in a shelter…
Continue ReadingRudy Giuliani disbarred in DC after pushing Trump’s false 2020 election claims
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license…
Continue ReadingBarbra Streisand approves multi-part documentary that will draw upon her archives
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after telling her story in a 1,000-page memoir, Barbra Streisand has approved a multi-part documentary about her life — to…
Continue ReadingBarbra Streisand approves multi-part documentary that will draw upon her archives
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after telling her story in a 1,000-page memoir, Barbra Streisand has approved a multi-part documentary about her life — to…
Continue ReadingTunisia’s coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found washed up on Tunisia’s Mediterranean…
Continue ReadingEvacuation order lifted for Ohio town where dangerous chemical leak occurred
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) — Residents in an Ohio community where a dangerous chemical leak occurred are being allowed to return to their…
Continue ReadingClimate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town
Associated Press MERTARVIK, Alaska (AP) — Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok. About 70 feet of…
Continue ReadingDerrick Rose, a No. 1 overall pick in 2008 and the 2011 NBA MVP, announces retirement
AP Basketball Writer Derrick Rose’s last act as an NBA player came in the form of a letter to the game of basketball, addressing the highs and…
Continue ReadingPorts seek order to force dockworkers to bargaining table as strike looms at East and Gulf ports
AP Business Writer DETROIT (AP) — With a strike deadline looming, the group representing East and Gulf Coast ports is asking a federal agency to…
Continue ReadingFinding Mr. Right and converting to Judaism led Erin Foster to write a fresh, original rom-com
Associated Press Erin Foster was inspired by her own experience of meeting her husband and converting to Judaism to create the new series “Nobody…
Continue ReadingThis US couple relocated to Italy after retiring. It didn’t go according to plan
By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — For Regina and John Zdravich, the Italian dream began more than 20 years ago, after a friendship with a…
Continue ReadingCoyote snatches dog from backyard of Tommy Lee, wife Brittany Furlan; she grabs beloved pet back
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KABC) — A terrifying coyote attack was…
Continue Reading11-year-old complains to City Hall and gets to design a better playground
By MIKE ANDERSON Click here for updates on this story CLEARFIELD, Utah (KSL) — Some people say you can’t fight city…
Continue ReadingSmiles, surprises and sticky situations. Hilarious images from the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards
By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A smiling elephant seal, a stuck squirrel and a contemplative chimpanzee are among the images shortlisted for this…
Continue ReadingThe number of Americans filing for jobless aid falls to lowest level in 4 months
AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in four months. The Labor Department…
Continue ReadingHalloween superfans see the culture catching up to them. (A 12-foot skeleton helped)
Associated Press Five years ago this Halloween, Home Depot introduced a 12-foot-tall skeleton. It was during the pandemic, and people who were stuck…
Continue ReadingCongo accuses Rwanda before an East Africa court of helping rebels fight Congolese forces
Associated Press ARUSHA, Tanzania (AP) — A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it…
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