ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin’, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain’s locations in central Florida. Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in state court in Orlando, claiming he suffered “severe and long term
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Investigadores del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Conicet) de Argentina dieron a conocer el hallazgo de fósiles de una especie desconocida de dinosaurio herbívoro de cuello largo, en la provincia de Neuquén, en el sur del país. La especie descubierta fue bautizada con el nombre de
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Ya con el 2024 en curso, las festividades de fin de año prácticamente llegaron a su fin. Sin embargo, todavía queda una muy relevante para la Iglesia católica: la Epifanía. ¿Qué es la Epifanía? De acuerdo con el Arzobispado del Cusco, esta palabra significa “manifestación del Señor”, razón por la que
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CATALINI Associated Press Police in New Jersey are hunting for the killer of a Muslim leader who was shot outside his mosque. They’re offering a cash reward and reiterating they don’t think bias played a role in the violence. The pre-dawn killing of imam Hassan Sharif as he prepared to open the Masjid
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Migrants from several countries abducted from a bus and held by armed men for days near Mexico’s border with Texas were released by their captors, not rescued as initially reported by authorities. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Thursday that those responsible “decided to let them go.” The 32 migrants were
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Johnson Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — Florissant became the sixth Missouri city to agree to pay people for what attorneys are calling a “modern debtors’ prison scheme, earning it millions of dollars over the past several years.” According to Arch City Defenders, the city has
Continue ReadingPONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The Kia EV9 large electric SUV won the 2024 North American Utility of the Year award, while the Toyota Prius hybrid took the top car honors, and Ford’s Super Duty pickup won the truck award. The honors, announced Thursday at a meeting of the Automotive Press Association in Detroit, are often
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MetLife Stadium officials plan to remove 1,740 seats to widen the field for World Cup matches as they hope to host the 2026 final. The stadium will retain a narrower surface for this year’s Copa América. The stadium in suburban East Rutherford, New Jersey, is
Continue ReadingBy Kalie Strain Click here for updates on this story ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Missouri (KMOV) — A St. Francois County businessman is facing 26 counts of child sex crimes after investigators say he abused a child for nearly a decade. Jackie R. Patterson, 65, of Farmington, Missouri, is facing seven counts of first-degree statutory rape,
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed to have special counsel Jack Smith’s team held in contempt, saying the prosecutors had taken steps to advance the 2020 election interference case against him in violation of a judge’s order last month that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russia’s Defense Ministry says air defenses shot down 10 Ukrainian air-launched missiles over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula and 10 over the Russian city of Belgorod. The report Thursday comes as both sides in the war continue long-range strikes while their front-line forces remain largely deadlocked. On Wednesday night, officials said Russia
Continue ReadingBy Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Deaton, CNN (CNN) — ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly twin blasts near the burial site of slain military commander Qasem Soleimani in southern Iran. At least 84 people were killed and 284 injured in the blasts on Wednesday, state-run news agency IRNA reported, in what was the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson and Joylyn Bukovac Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Clarksville-Montgomery County students returned to school Thursday for the first time since deadly tornadoes ripped through Middle Tennessee last month. Students at West Creek Elementary and Middle Schools wore purple and gold to honor Arlan Coty, the 10-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A substantial storm is poised to smack the Northeast and parts of the mid-Atlantic with winter’s first dose of big snow and dangerous ice. Winter storm watches, warning the millions in the storm’s path of its weekend arrival, were hoisted Thursday from southern North Carolina to southern Maine. As
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is shooting down rumors of a new album, vowing to “never return to the music industry.” At the same time, Spears noted in Wednesday’s Instagram post, she’s still writing music — just for other people. “When I write, I write for fun or I write for other people !!!”
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Rusia parece estar avanzando en sus planes de comprar misiles balísticos a Irán, dijo un funcionario de Estados Unidos a CNN, a medida que Moscú intensifica sus ataques con misiles contra objetivos en toda Ucrania. Las negociaciones rusas para adquirir los misiles balísticos de corto alcance de Irán “están avanzando activamente”,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Con el comienzo del nuevo año y la vigencia de las medidas dispuestas por parte del Gobierno de Argentina, enero empieza con aumentos en diferentes rubros, que alimentarán la inflación mensual en el país. Algunas de las subidas ya estaban previstas antes de la entrada en vigor del decreto de
Continue ReadingBy HARAJAH NALWADDA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A well-known gay rights activist in Uganda who was stabbed by unknown assailants this week is attributing the attack to what he describes as a growing intolerance of the LGBTQ+ community fueled by politicians. Steven Kabuye says the climate of intolerance is being worsened by politicians
Continue ReadingBy Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story January 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Despite the brisk weather and rain showers, Houston greeted the New Year with optimism as Mayor John Whitmire delivered a heartfelt inaugural address. As the city’s 63rd Mayor and, at 75, the eldest in over seven decades, Whitmire’s
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story January 3, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the storied halls of Harvard University, Claudine Gay’s appointment in July 2023 heralded a historic moment as she became the first Black president to lead the esteemed institution. With a formidable background in American political behavior
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