By Briana Conner Click here for updates on this story CONROE, Texas (KTRK) — A father turned himself into a detective to find the person responsible for the hit-and-run crash that seriously injured his son. His instincts, along with some help from the community, helped close the case. “I got out into the middle of
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Schuman, Ariane de Vogue and Shawna Mizelle, CNN A federal judge has temporarily blocked the enforcement of parts of a New York gun law that was enacted in the wake of a Supreme Court decision earlier this summer striking down certain protections. Among the provisions of the New York law that the state
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El cantante colombiano Andrés Cepeda comienza este jueves su gira de conciertos “La ruta púrpura” en Estados Unidos y Canadá. El artista subirá el telón en uno de los teatros más emblemáticos, no solo de Nueva York, sino de todo Estados Unidos: el Carnegie Hall. “Imagínate, estamos muy orgullosos
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has ordered a psychiatric examination for a man charged with fatally stabbing a New York City emergency services officer in an unprovoked attack. Peter Zisopoulos entered a not guilty plea Thursday via his attorney. The 34-year-old Zisopoulos is charged with murder in the death
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest nurses’ union is asking its 300,000 members whether they want to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Royal College of Nursing are voting through Nov. 2 on whether to stage the biggest strike in the organization’s 106-year history. The potential for a strike by nurses
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s biggest nurses’ union is asking its 300,000 members whether they want to go on strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Royal College of Nursing are voting through Nov. 2 on whether to stage the biggest strike in the organization’s 106-year history. The potential for a strike by nurses
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has granted a temporary restraining order that bars authorities from immediately searching the personal devices of slain investigative reporter Jeff German. The Las Vegas Review-Journal filed a request for the emergency order earlier this week, after officials investigating German’s killing asserted that they could search the devices as
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Zachary Cohen and Sara Murray, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill insurrection announced Thursday that the panel’s next public hearing will be October 13 at 1 p.m. ET. The committee had to reschedule this hearing, which was originally set for the end of September, because of
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr, CNN Republican allies want Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker to more forcefully deny an allegation that surfaced this week that he once paid for a woman’s abortion. Some Walker supporters said they want the GOP nominee, who is challenging Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in one of the most competitive races of the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Cincinnati is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 24 after reeling off four straight wins following the Bearcats’ season-opening loss to Arkansas. On Saturday, Cincinnati will be looking to extend the nation’s second-longest home winning streak to 30 and beat South Florida for a fifth straight time. The Bearcats
Continue ReadingBy ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press Leading World Cup skiers are questioning the decision to award a yet-to-be-built resort in Saudi Arabia the hosting rights of the 2029 Asian Winter Games. Former Olympic downhill champion Sofia Goggia calls it “something unreal and surreal.” Two-time Olympic medalist Aleksander Aamodt Kilde says “Why? What do we gain from
Continue ReadingBy The Associate Press The Chargers bring the NFL’s top-ranked passing attack to Cleveland on Sunday. Los Angeles is averaging 307 yards passing per game and quarterback Justin Herbert leads the league with 1,250 yards. The Browns have been prone to defensive breakdowns in the secondary through four games and can’t afford any mistakes against
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there’s been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids. The data seems to show an increase, with 14% of surveyed high schoolers saying they vaped recently, up from 11% the year
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice A federal judge in Washington, DC, ruled Thursday that changes Postmaster General Louis DeJoy made to the US Postal Service before the 2020 election hurt mail delivery, and has put in place orders to prevent DeJoy from doing the same again. The decision, in a years-old lawsuit
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson and Rebekah Riess, CNN The man accused of intentionally driving his SUV through a crowd of Christmas parade attendees in Waukesha, Wisconsin, last year, killing six people and wounding dozens more, represented himself as court proceedings began at his homicide trial Thursday amid concerns over his mental health. Darrell E. Brooks,
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN US firearm homicide and suicide rates each increased by more than 8% from 2020 to 2021, according to data published Thursday in the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC researchers estimated that there were over 20,000 firearm homicides and over 26,000 firearm suicides in
Continue ReadingCNN, KRAVE INC, FDA By Katherine Dillinger, CNN About 2.55 million middle and high school students in the US currently use e-cigarettes, researchers say, based on responses to a survey conducted earlier this year. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration looked at responses from
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Dillinger, CNN About 2.55 million middle and high school students in the US currently use e-cigarettes, researchers say, based on responses to a survey conducted earlier this year. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration looked at responses from the 2022 National Youth
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Santino Ferrucci will return to full-time IndyCar racing next season in A.J. Foyt’s flagship car after two seasons filling in as a substitute driver for other teams. AJ Foyt Racing said Ferrucci will drive the No. 14 Chevrolet, which is fielded out of Foyt’s headquarters in Waller, Texas.
Continue ReadingCNN, FIAT CHRYSLER, KCCI By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Last June, Toyota warned owners of its first mainstream electric vehicle, the BZ4X, to stop driving their SUVs and have them transported to dealers because of a scary problem: the wheels could fall off after driving even just a few miles. Now, more than three months
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