By Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story Jan. 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Ensemble Theatre, renowned for its Broadway-quality productions of classic works by African American playwrights, proudly presents August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, ‘The Piano Lesson,’ as the third production of its 47th Season, ‘Legacy Alive: Honoring the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The English, Germans and Italians called it the French disease. Polish people dubbed it the German disease, while Russians blamed it on Poles. In France, it was named the “Neapolitan disease” after the French army got infected during its invasion of Naples, Italy, in the first documented syphilis epidemic.
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla became the most valuable automaker in the world promising unmatched sales growth. But in the face of growing EV sales by rival brands, Tesla Wednesday backed off its former bullish sales targets. Tesla has been cutting prices for more than a year to boost sales in
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Winter, CNN (CNN) — Five universities agreed to settle a lawsuit accusing them of colluding on financial aid and admissions violations, according to new court filings. Yale, Columbia, Duke, Brown and Emory universities will pay a combined $104.5 million to settle their portions of the case, which was brought by five former students
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Este miércoles, después de 45 días en el cargo, el presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, tuvo que afrontar su primer paro general en contra de sus amplias reformas económicas. Nunca, en 40 años del regreso de la democracia en el país, se había convocado a una huelga masiva tan pronto
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate has started debate on whether anyone who can legally own a gun can carry their weapon in public. But whether the bill has enough votes to pass in this conservative state is uncertain. Twenty-seven other states allow open carry of guns without
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Recent mass layoffs from technology and media companies, including eBay, Riot Games and the Los Angeles Times, might have you thinking about your job security. If you’re worried you could be laid off — or if you’ve lost your job — personal finance professionals and career
Continue ReadingWCCO, MILLER FAMILY PHOTOS, MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, MADEL PA, CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year. State Trooper Ryan Londregan also faces charges of first-degree assault and
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — GOP presidential frontrunner Donald Trump generally refrains from claiming voter fraud in elections he wins, but he is spending plenty of time laying the groundwork to cry fraud should he lose an expected rematch with President Joe Biden. After his victory in New
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about the possible risk of secondary cancers in cancer patients who have been treated with a form of immunotherapy called chimeric antigen receptor T-cell, or CAR-T cell, therapy. The FDA sent notification letters this week and last week to
Continue ReadingBy Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota State Patrol trooper charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of Ricky Cobb II during a traffic stop in Minneapolis last year made his first court appearance Monday. State Trooper Ryan Londregan also faces charges of first-degree assault and second-degree manslaughter, according to a criminal complaint. Londregan
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Every state has a stock of vintage housing. Rocket Homes examined Census Bureau data to find which county has the most prewar homes in Oregon.
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By MANUEL VALDES and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general announced a $149.5 million settlement Wednesday with drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, more than four years after the state sued the company over its role in the opioid addiction crisis. “They knew what the harm was. They did it
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Republican Party Chairman Jeff DeWit resigned Wednesday after he could be heard in a leaked recording offering a job and asking U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake to name a price that would keep her out of politics. DeWit’s departure shakes up the Republican Party in
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury has been selected in the trial of a Michigan woman who faces involuntary manslaughter charges in a school shooting committed by her teenage son. Jennifer Crumbley is accused of making a gun accessible at home to Ethan Crumbley. He has pleaded guilty to killing
Continue ReadingBy KCCI Staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — A U.S. Army Air Forces major from Iowa, who was killed during World War II, has finally been accounted for. Maj. Theodore Willhite, of Muscatine, was 26 years old when his plane was hit during a 1944 German bombing raid
Continue ReadingBy Jamy Pombo Sesselman Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — The country’s first multi-agency task force aimed at reducing the abuse of animals and coordinating law enforcement efforts to help bring animal abusers to justice has been established in Massachusetts. Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden said the Suffolk County Animal Cruelty
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio Senate has voted to override GOP Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of legislation banning gender-affirming care for minors. The legislation also restricts transgender women’s and girls’ participation on sports teams. Since the Republican-majority Ohio House already voted to override the veto, the
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — It has been 18 years since Orlando woman Jennifer Kesse went missing. Since then, her family has pushed for answers from the community, as well as Orlando police. The 24-year-old went missing in 2006 and was never found. Her parents claim
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to halt the execution of Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith, who is scheduled to be put to death this week using nitrogen gas – a wholly new method some experts have decried as veiled in secrecy amid concerns it could
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