By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The New Yorker magazine has posted a video showing an American man who was kidnapped in Afghanistan two years ago. In the video, Mark Frerichs pleads to be released so that he can be reunited with his family. The New Yorker says it obtained the video, which
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — An off-duty Texas deputy sheriff has been killed in a shooting on the northern outskirts of Houston. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says 51-year-old Deputy Darren Almendarez was fatally shot Thursday night when he interrupted three men apparently trying to steal the catalytic converter from Almendarez’s vehicle in a grocery store parking
Continue ReadingCNN, WPLG, WFTS By Alisha Ebrahimji, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Todd and Jeff Delmay know how to fight for the things they cherish most: the right to marry one another and the ability to grow their family. Now the couple, who were one of the first same sex couples to be legally married
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Todd and Jeff Delmay know how to fight for the things they cherish most: the right to marry one another and the ability to grow their family. Now the couple, who were one of the first same sex couples to be legally married in 2015 in
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press ARTEMISA, Cuba (AP) — Lots of Cubans are starting to have a car problem. Tens of thousands of vehicles poured into Cuba from its Cold War allies in the Soviet bloc and later Russia over the past half century. Many are aging and need spare parts. The
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO and GISELA SALOMON Associated Press ARTEMISA, Cuba (AP) — Lots of Cubans are starting to have a car problem. Tens of thousands of vehicles poured into Cuba from its Cold War allies in the Soviet bloc and later Russia over the past half century. Many are aging and need spare parts. The
Continue ReadingBy Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The long-time head baseball coach for Bellaire High School has been placed on paid leave following allegations of racist taunts by some of his players at a recent varsity baseball game. Coach Nick Ozuna’s attorney confirmed the leave status after the
Continue ReadingMt. Bachelor will see mostly sunny skies, with highs in the low 40’s today. That will be followed by a chance of snow showers tonight. It will be equally fair Saturday, but that next system will bring a chance of snow showers, beginning Sunday. Snow is likely Sunday night through Monday night, with accumulations of
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator Richard Howard has died at age 92. Howard was celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and was a prolific translator who helped introduce U.S. readers to a wide range of French literature. Howard died Thursday at Mount
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… A very weak ridge of high pressure may let a few clouds across the region today, but it will also help to warm us up a bit. Under mostly sunny skies, our highs will reach the upper 50’s to low 60’s. NW breezes will stay gentle, at 5-10 mph. We will
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN For years, Herschel Walker has told the same inspiring story: that he graduated in the top 1% of his class at the University of Georgia. He’s told the story, according to a review of his speeches by CNN’s KFile, during motivational speeches over the years and as recently
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Business) –– El estricto confinamiento en Shanghái, China, por un rebrote de covid-19 ahora aumenta la presión sobre las cadenas de suministro globales. Este viernes, Shanghái extendió las restricciones en muchos lugares de ciudad, que es el hogar del centro financiero de China y uno de los puertos más activos del mundo. De
Continue ReadingADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — A convoy of trucks carrying food aid has entered territory controlled by fighters loyal to the fugitive leaders of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, the first humanitarian convoy to do so since Dec. 14. The United Nations World Food Program said the arrival of the trucks on Friday came eight days after
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press An Alabama man who parked a pickup truck filled with weapons and Molotov cocktail components near the U.S. Capitol on the day of last year’s riot has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said she still hasn’t heard an explanation for why 72-year-old
Continue ReadingBy MARK GILLISPIE Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment against Oberlin College awarded to a local business that successfully claimed it was libeled by the school in the aftermath of a shoplifting incident. The 9th District Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected all of the historic
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain has launched a criminal investigation has begun into P&O Ferries after the company fired almost 800 U.K.-based crew without warning so they could be replaced by cheaper contract staff. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Friday that the Insolvency Service had opened ”formal criminal and civil investigations.” The Dubai-owned company has acknowledged
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain has launched a criminal investigation has begun into P&O Ferries after the company fired almost 800 U.K.-based crew without warning so they could be replaced by cheaper contract staff. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Friday that the Insolvency Service had opened ”formal criminal and civil investigations.” The Dubai-owned company has acknowledged
Continue ReadingBy JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The most prolific leadoff hitter in Colorado Rockies’ history, Charlie Blackmon, will return to the top of the order this season, a spot he knows well. Blackmon was the Rockies’ primary leadoff hitter from his first season as a regular in 2014 through 2019, and with
Continue ReadingCNN By Will Edmonds and Jonny Velasquez, CNN When Formula One rolls into Miami in May, the glitz and glamor of motor racing’s premier competition will get a taste of the richness of South Beach’s Latino culture. Miami is often described as the “capital of Latin America.” Spanish is widely spoken and over 70% of
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Morse, CNN When you’re being praised both by the “King of Clay” and Spanish royalty it’s clear you’re having a special moment. On Sunday, 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the Miami Open, beating Casper Ruud in the final to become the youngest winner of the tournament in its 37-year history. After winning
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