By Daniela Hurtado Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An arrest has been made in the case of a pregnant woman who was found shot to death in her car in southwest Houston more than six months ago, police confirm. On Thursday, HPD said Devin Marsalis Allen was arrested Wednesday
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Airlines will operate 10 cargo planes for Amazon.com starting next fall under a deal that could eventually involve more planes and give Amazon a 15% stake in the airline. The airline’s parent company, Hawaiian Holdings Inc., said Friday that it will fly and maintain an “initial fleet” of 10 leased Airbus
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer An organization calling for reform in college sports has filed a complaint with the U.S Department of Justice against the NCAA. The National College Players Association is accusing those involved with the governing body of violating antitrust laws by capping compensation for athletes. The NCPA has been
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s state news agency says a mass grave was discovered in the historic town of Palmyra, with bodies of victims of the militant Islamic State group, which had controlled the area for a period several years ago. SANA said on Friday that the mass grave was found near the second-century Roman amphitheater.
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Voters in northern and southwest Virginia have been receiving notices directing them to incorrect polling locations. The state Department of Elections confirmed the issue this week. In a statement Thursday, Virginia Commissioner of Elections Susan Beals says the department discovered a mailing of 31,000 voter notices
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is predicting that the momentum will shift back to Democrats in the final days of the midterm elections and that the party would do “just fine.” His prediction comes as GOP candidates have tightened or pulled ahead in key races that will
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, New York (WABC) — A huge fire broke out overnight at a Queens bike shop, and fire officials say e-bikes could have been to blame. The Fly Wing Bike Shop in Sunnyside, now heavily damaged, was empty when flames shot out of the
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, CNN Top British, French and German diplomats wrote to the UN Secretary General on Friday urging the UN to investigate Iran’s transfer of drones to Russia, given their conclusion that the transfer violates a UN Security Council resolution which restricts certain arms transfers to or from Iran, according to a letter reviewed
Continue ReadingNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Dozens of women and girls have been raped and hundreds of civilians killed during fighting in northern Ethiopia’s Tigray region. That’s according to an official document prepared by Tigray’s regional Emergency Coordination Centre and seen by The Associated Press. It states that about 40 girls and women between ages 13 and
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press Chess grandmaster Hans Niemann alleges in a federal lawsuit that chess world champion Magnus Carlsen and others destroyed his career by falsely accusing him of cheating. Niemann is seeking $100 million in damages in the lawsuit filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis, elevating a controversy that has
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD Associated Press A 19-year-old chess grandmaster is seeking $100 million in a federal lawsuit alleging a rival chess player and others destroyed his career with false accusations of cheating, elevating a controversy that has roiled the chess world since September. Hans Niemann filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in St.
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a longtime county auditor to be the state’s first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state’s top two primary in August,
Continue ReadingBy RACHEL LA CORTE Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a longtime county auditor to be the state’s first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state’s top two primary in August,
Continue ReadingBy Denise Royal and Leyla Santiago, CNN A Florida judge on Friday dismissed the case of a Miami man who was arrested on charges related to election fraud in August, saying state prosecutors acted beyond their authority. Robert Wood, 56, was charged with lying on voter forms and illegally voting. He is one of more
Continue ReadingChristian Edwards, CNN Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered some extraordinary Assyrian rock carvings dating back around 2,700 years. The discovery was made in Nineveh, east of Mosul, by a joint US-Iraqi excavation team completing reconstruction work on the Mashki Gate, which ISIS militants destroyed in 2016. Iraq was home to some of the world’s
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS and ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — There’s some symmetry in that Don Shula’s perfect 1972 season with the Miami Dolphins featured what was famously called the “no-name defense.” Now 50 years later, Shula’s name is on just about everything. There are Shula-branded steakhouses and burger places. Dolphins
Continue ReadingCROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his 9-year-old daughter as he was talking to her two brothers about gun safety won’t serve any prison time for her 2017 death. A Lake County judge sentenced Eric S. Hummel, 38, on Thursday to one year to be served
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Veteran forward Eric Staal and the Florida Panthers have agreed to terms on a one-year, $750,000 contract, a deal that makes him a teammate again with his younger brother Marc. Eric Staal will not play in Florida’s game Friday night against the Tampa Bay Lightning,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany has taken formal delivery of its first batch of hydrogen from the United Arab Emirates, a “green” fuel it hopes will help replace coal and gas used by energy-intensive industries in future. Germany is scrambling to substitute natural gas imports from Russia while also staying on track for its ambitious goal
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El 20 de noviembre, con el enfrentamiento entre Qatar y Ecuador, comienza el Mundial de 2022. Aquí, un repaso a los grupos y las fechas y horarios de los partidos para elegir al próximo campeón del mundo. Ecuador, Estados Unidos, Argentina, México, España, Costa Rica, Canadá, Brasil y Uruguay serán
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