By Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore is considering closing and merging a handful of its congregations as part of a larger effort to reimagine Catholic life and ministry in Baltimore City. Parishioners whose churches are on the chopping block are speaking up ahead
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The commanding officer of an Army reservist responsible for the deadliest shooting in Maine history has acknowledged to an independent commission that he didn’t get deeply involved in the reservist’s medical care after his discharge from a psychiatric hospital. Capt. Jeremy Reamer insisted Thursday that he
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A horse has died after running onto a road and getting hit by a deputy’s patrol unit in San Joaquin County, according to the sheriff’s office. The collision happened Tuesday evening on Escalon Bellota Road just south of Skiff
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Qatar Airways has avoided a lawsuit over an incident in which a number of female passengers were forced to undergo invasive medical examinations, after an Australian federal court dismissed the case Wednesday. On October 2, 2020, 13 Australian women were transiting through Doha airport in Qatar on their way
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Fires caused by lithium-ion batteries are on the rise across Canada, according to the organization that represents the country’s fire chiefs, prompting warnings from fire services, injury lawyers and even Health Canada. Toronto saw a 90 per cent increase in the
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber and Orko Manna Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KCRA) — A 7-year-old girl was stabbed by a neighbor at a Rancho Cordova apartment complex Tuesday night, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the 2800 block of La Loma Drive around 7:15 p.m. Officials
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president says his country wants the United Nations to suspend Ecuador from the world body as part of a complaint to the top U.N. court over Ecuador’s police raid last week on the Mexican embassy in Quito. Tensions between Mexico and Ecuador have soared since late last week when Ecuadorian
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Reaction to the death of O.J. Simpson after prostate cancer. He was 76. Simpson’s family announced the news on his X account. Relatives said he died Wednesday. ___ “I feel that the system failed Nicole Brown Simpson and failed battered women everywhere. I don’t mourn for O.J. Simpson. I do mourn
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Mortgage rates drifted higher this week, and could increase further, in a sign that America’s affordability crisis isn’t letting up. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.88% in the week ending April 11, up from 6.82% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac data released Thursday. A year ago,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — The Italian Coast Guard says it has rescued 22 people and recovered nine bodies after a smugglers’ boat capsized in a storm about 30 miles south of the island of Lampedusa. Survivors indicated that the steel bottom boat had departed from Sfax, Tunisia, overnight Sunday carrying 46
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Fue llamado el juicio del siglo y el primer reality show verdadero. O.J. Simpson fue a juicio y declarado inocente de matar a su exesposa, Nicole Brown Simpson, y al amigo de ella Ronald Goldman en 1995, tras un proceso completamente televisado. La intensa cobertura comenzó incluso antes de que comenzara el
Continue ReadingNEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — Officials say 55 U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets have been disciplined for sharing homework answers in violation of academy policy. After a series of disciplinary hearings, six of the cadets failed the course and 48 got lowered grades. The commandant of the academy in New London, Connecticut, said Wednesday that
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Union officials say steelworkers at Britain’s largest steel production plant have voted to go on strike for the first time in 40 years. They will protest the planned cuts of 2,800 jobs by Indian owner Tata Steel. The Unite trade union said Thursday that 1,500 of its
Continue ReadingBy LINDA DEUTSCH AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ten things to remember about O.J. Simpson, the NFL running back-turned actor who was acquitted of murdering his wife and her friend. The family announced on Simpson’s official X account that Simpson died Wednesday after battling prostate cancer. Simpson’s attorney confirmed to TMZ he died
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story April 9, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Texas Southern University’s Fine Arts Week has returned, with the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and the Department of Music collaborating to celebrate the arts on campus. This year’s event honors alumnus Edwin Lee Gibson, an Emmy
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — As Harris County gears up for the General Election on Saturday, May 4, 2024, Ericka McCrutcheon emerges as a standout candidate for the Central Appraisal District Board. With a deep-seated commitment to fairness and community service, McCrutcheon’s
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a pivotal move for the Houston Public Library System (HPL), Mayor John Whitmire announces the appointment of the dynamic Cynthia Wilson as the new interim Executive Director. An acclaimed former educator and seasoned executive leader in
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Excitement simmers in Houston as the renowned Red Chickz gears up to introduce its signature Nashville hot chicken to the Bayou City. After captivating diners in Los Angeles with its unique blend of spices and perfectly crisped
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — O.J. Simpson pasó toda una vida en el centro de atención: primero por su destreza atlética, encanto y buena apariencia; luego como parte de una tragedia estadounidense que llegó a simbolizar gran parte de lo que era controvertido en Estados Unidos; y, finalmente, por su fallecimiento a los 76 años este
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story April 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Get ready for an extraordinary tribute to aviation’s finest at the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame (TAHOF) Induction Ceremony & Luncheon, hosted by the Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) on April 19, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Presented
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