By Shelley Childers Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — It’s been three years since Jennifer Maria Sanchez, a mother of six, went missing after leaving her north Houston apartment, telling her son she’d be right back. Her family in 2018 was desperate to find Jennifer, holding searches and hanging posters. “We
Continue ReadingBy Steve Campion Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON (KTRK) — A Texas TikToker helped take down a controversial website designed to report abortions. The group that launched the website vowed they will bring it back online. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Olivia Julianna promised the fight is far from over. She
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN Business Cathie Wood, the CEO of Ark Invest, is reportedly slashing her exposure to China, and switching to stocks that are in Beijing’s good books. The Wall Street superstar revealed Thursday that her fund has significantly reduced its exposure to China amid sweeping regulatory changes that have made the investment environment
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — As we prepare to mark 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks, five female members of the FDNY who continue to move forward after the trauma are speaking out. “I don’t think you can work at a New York City firehouse
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry. American, United, Delta, Southwest and others reported setbacks in regulatory filings Thursday. American says a slowdown that started in August has continued
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The leading U.S. airlines say that the rise in COVID-19 cases is hurting ticket sales and pushing back the recovery of the travel industry. American, United, Delta, Southwest and others reported setbacks in regulatory filings Thursday. American says a slowdown that started in August has continued
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — The Suez Canal authorities say a bulk carrier vessel became wedged and briefly blocked traffic in one lane of the crucial global waterway. Egyptian officials said the Panama-flagged Coral Crystal ran aground Thursday in a double-lane stretch of the canal. The brief blockage forced authorities to redirect other vessels in the convoy
Continue ReadingCNN, WKYT By Amir Vera, Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Vera Middleton wishes she had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. The 66-year-old great-grandmother from Olive Hill, Kentucky, said she and her husband discussed the vaccine, but kept putting it off and ultimately decided against it. She couldn’t explain why. Middleton spoke with CNN on Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The Affordable Care Act’s upcoming open enrollment period is going to look very different this year. It will be the first since 2016 that the official in charge is actively supporting efforts to get people coverage under the landmark law, rather than trying to undermine it. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A 21-year-old Uber driver struck in the head during an attempted robbery in Harlem last weekend has died. Authorities say Kuldip Singh succumbed to his injuries Wednesday after he was shot during an apparent robbery attempt on street just before 10
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WABC) — A Long Island man recently reunited with his wife and children after they successfully fled Afghanistan was welcomed Wednesday by Congressman Tom Suozzi, who helped make the evacuation possible. Mohammad Wali, an American citizen who lives in Plainview, had sought Suozzi’s
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN No “Jeopardy!” host-type drama over on “Wheel of Fortune.” While Mike Richards is out as executive producer of both of those game shows, “Wheel of Fortune” longtime hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna White have reportedly signed on to stay through 2024. According to Variety, the pair will remain at least
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts (WFSB) — As the New England Patriots prepare to kick off their 2021 season against the Miami Dolphins in Foxborough, MA, the franchise sought to remind fans of the COVID-19 precautions in place at Gillette Stadium. The game is set for 4:25 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Naples, Ayah Galal and Shawnte Passmore Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connectitcut (WFSB) — A Connecticut State Police sergeant who died in the line of duty during the remnants of Ida will be laid to rest on Thursday. Sergeant Brian Mohl, a 26-year veteran with the CT State Police, was
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison all but admitted Thursday that his country had asked UK negotiators to exclude particular climate commitments from a free trade deal agreed in principle in June. The UK government, which is chairing November’s COP26 international climate talks, as well as Australia’s have come under
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Amid a slew of documentary programming tied to the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the best thing to watch turns out to be a streaming Broadway musical. Much like “Hamilton” on Disney+,”Come From Away” delivers a best-seat-in-the-house view, offering a moving, brilliantly shot and staged spectacle that brings
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new abortion law. The prosecutors argue in a brief filed in federal court Wednesday that the restrictive measure could harm their states by taxing resources if women cross borders to seek care. South Carolina’s law restricts
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press Twenty Democratic attorneys general have voiced their support for a lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s new abortion law. The prosecutors argue in a brief filed in federal court Wednesday that the restrictive measure could harm their states by taxing resources if women cross borders to seek care. South Carolina’s law restricts
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging COVID-19 delta variant. The government’s expansive new rules, announced Thursday, mandate that all employers with more than 100 workers require them to
Continue ReadingBy MIKE BALSAMO and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House will withdraw the nomination of a gun-control advocate to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives after David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate. He won praise from advocates for his work pushing for greater regulation and
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