By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Months after a catastrophic fire burned more than 2,200 homes and killed 101 people in Hawaii, some property owners are getting more bad news — their property insurance won’t be renewed because their insurance company has deemed the risk too high. It’s a problem that has
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — Este domingo los votantes en Panamá decidirán quién será el próximo presidente del país, entre ocho candidatos. El ganador gobernará desde el 1 de julio hasta el 30 de junio de 2029. Más de 3 millones de electores están llamados a las urnas desde de las 7:00 a.m. (hora local),
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As the Houston Style Magazine community comes together to commemorate the distinguished life and contributions of the Honorable Donald M. Payne Jr., we gather in unity and remembrance for a pillar of public service and a beacon
Continue ReadingBy AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — An explosive device has killed six troops loyal to a United Arab Emirates-backed secessionist group in southern Yemen. A military spokesman blamed the attack on al-Qaida militants. The spokesman for the military arm of the secessionist Southern Transitional Council said the explosion hit a military vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 29, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The Houston Area Urban League is gearing up for their prominent 2024 Advancing Equity Luncheon under the banner “IS HOUSTON READY?”. This notable event will unfold on Friday, June 21, 2024, and is slated to run from
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — José “Pepe” Mujica, expresidente de Uruguay entre 2010 y 2015, dijo este jueves que el cáncer de esófago que le diagnosticaron el año pasado se expandió a su hígado. Por ello, Mujica aseguró que se está “muriendo” e informó que no dará más entrevistas. “El cáncer en el esófago me está
Continue ReadingBy Amy Gunia and Sania Farooqui, CNN Hong Kong/New Delhi (CNN) — Indian weddings are notoriously elaborate affairs, requiring a multitude of outfit changes for multiple days of festivities. It used to be normal for a family visiting Brij Kishore Agarwal’s sari shop, near the narrow lanes of Chandni Chowk market in India’s Old Delhi, to depart
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri’s powerful House speaker. The House Ethics Committee voted 7-2 on Monday to dismiss the complaint against Republican Speaker Dean Plocher. One Democrat voted present. Plocher was accused of misusing taxpayer dollars, using his influence
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — An autopsy conducted on the remains of a Colorado mother who disappeared while on a bike ride in 2020 and was found dead three years later determined she died by homicide and had a drug cocktail in her system that is used to immobilize animals. Suzanne
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — True love’s kiss or an invite to the Met Gala? Those in the rarefied ranks of international celebrity and Anna Wintour’s good graces need not choose. Stars of film, fashion, music, sports, politics and social media will ascend the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6. As fashion’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Pacific Northwest Region of the USDA Forest Service is actively seeking nominations for the regional Recreation Resource Advisory Committee. This committee will play a crucial role in shaping the future of recreation fee programs on federal lands in Oregon and Washington. The role of the Pacific Northwest Region RRAC will be to
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her father Jamie Spears will avoid what could have been a long, ugly and revealing trial with a settlement of the lingering issues in the court conservatorship that controlled her life and financial decisions for nearly 14 years. A hearing on those
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo Nota del editor: Advertencia: Esta historia tiene contenido explícito. (CNN) — Al menos 22 personas, entre ellas al menos un bebé y un niño, murieron en un ataque aéreo israelí sobre Rafah, Gaza, durante la madrugada de este lunes, según fuentes de un hospital. Tras el ataque, los fallecidos fueron trasladados al hospital
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Soccer Federation and its Mexican counterpart dropped their joint bid to host the 2027 Women’s World Cup on Monday and said they will focus on trying to host the 2031 tournament. The decision left a proposal from Brazil and a joint Germany-Netherlands-Belgium plan
Continue ReadingCNN By Haley Talbot, CNN House Democratic leadership announced Tuesday that Democrats would kill an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson from his position, amid threats from Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and other hardliners. “At this moment, upon completion of our national security work, the time has come to turn the page on
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators have narrowly failed again to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto. A vote Monday in the state Senate against overriding Kelly’s veto of tax cuts worth $1.5 billion over the next three years made it likely
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El vapeo es conocido por su relación con las enfermedades respiratorias y la adicción a la nicotina. Ahora, un nuevo estudio, sobre la base de pruebas anteriores, encontró que el vapeo puede aumentar el riesgo de exposición al plomo y uranio y potencialmente dañar el cerebro y el desarrollo de órganos
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A man who kicked a bison in the leg was then hurt by one of the animals in Yellowstone National Park, according to park officials. Park rangers arrested and jailed him after he was treated for minor injuries. Park rangers got a call about the man allegedly harassing a
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he believed to be a Russian official has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison, the penalty requested by government prosecutors. U.S. District Judge Raymond Moore said Monday that he could
Continue ReadingBy MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — A retired Roman Catholic bishop who was famous for trying to mediate between drug cartels in Mexico was located and taken to a hospital after apparently being briefly kidnapped, the Mexican Council of Bishops said Monday. The church leadership in Mexico said in a statement earlier
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