KTRK By Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A student at Rice University in Houston was found dead in her dorm room Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, sending the campus into a nearly two-hour lockdown as students concluded their first day of classes, according to police and university officials. The body of the
Continue ReadingBy Jean Casarez, CNN (CNN) — A wrongful death civil suit filed this month in a Massachusetts court by the estate and family of deceased Boston police officer John O’Keefe alleges his then-girlfriend Karen Read caused his death more than two years ago by “driving drunk … in an unsafe manner.” The suit alleges Read
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China is calling for more countries to endorse its peace plan for Ukraine, after a round of diplomacy with Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa to support its plan. Envoy Li Hui said the countries are committed to a political settlement. Ukraine has recognized China’s role in a peace process, given
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers Wall Street notched another record high Tuesday, even as major stock indexes barely budged after a listless day of trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 9 points, or less than 0.1%, which was good enough for its second all-time high in two days. The index is on an eight-day winning streak.
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The chant rang out in cavernous Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday at the U.S. Open before Coco Gauff’s first service game of her first match of her first Grand Slam tournament as a defending champion: “Here we go, Coco! Here we go!” Coming to Flushing Meadows off a
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ) — Shari’s is an institution in the Pacific Northwest. The family-style restaurants are known for their award-winning pies and late-night meals. But KGW reports that court filings and public records indicate the Beaverton-based chain is now facing tough times, including unpaid bills, back taxes and eviction notices. At least seven Shari’s restaurants
Continue ReadingFALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — It’s been a wild week of weather in many parts of the United States. Millions of people are enduring dangerous heat and humidity in the Midwest, while an Alaska landslide killed one man and a woman died in a Grand Canyon National Park flash flood. Additionally, Hawaii was pounded with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — In Brazil, Janaína Silva’s 4-year-old son, Murillo, suffers from severe epilepsy, leading to frequent, prolonged convulsions. After various medications failed, his pediatricians prescribed CBD, significantly reducing his seizures. Thanks to a recently enacted law in the state of Sao Paulo, Silva now receives the medication for free, a relief
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Gay male couples tend to gravitate toward big cities on the U.S. coasts, while lesbian couples tend to prefer smaller, more pastoral cities or towns, according to 2020 census figures that reinforce some preconceived notions about LGBTQ+ communities in the U.S. Counties with the highest concentrations of male same-sex couple households were those
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Bristow’s Barber Shop on Oak Street in Sisters is giving back to the community by offering $10 off on haircuts to Sisters students before classes begin and free haircuts to those struggling with homelessness or any financial difficulties.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — When Pope Francis begins his Asia tour next week, one of his early stops will be at Indonesia’s iconic Istiqlal mosque. The 87-year-old head of the Catholic Church will hold an interfaith meeting with representatives of the country’s six officially recognized religions as the populous Southeast Asian nation faces
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Un juez federal de Texas bloqueó temporalmente este lunes un programa impulsado por el Gobierno de Joe Biden que beneficia a cónyuges e hijastros indocumentados de ciudadanos estadounidenses, luego de que 16 estados liderados por republicanos presentaron una demanda contra la medida. El juez federal de distrito J. Campbell Barker
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey is grieving the recent deaths of her mother and sister, who the singer says died “on the same day.” “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,”
Continue ReadingCNN By Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security adviser under former President Donald Trump, said Monday his onetime boss bears some responsibility for the US’ chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. McMaster told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that the former president had made a decision in 2017
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court gave Florida the green light Monday to begin enforcing for now state restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors and adults. A federal judge in the state had ruled in June that the restrictions were unconstitutional, with the judge broadening a block he previously placed on them as part
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo Nacional Electoral de Venezuela (CNE) denunció este lunes, sin presentar pruebas, que su página web fue objeto de un ataque cibernético, lo que volvió a afectar el acceso de los usuarios, apenas unas horas después de que volviera en línea, tras un mes de permanecer caída. Este nuevo
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — La reforma judicial propuesta por el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador ―que prevé la elección de jueces y magistrados por voto popular―, fue aprobada este lunes en lo general en la Comisión de Puntos Constitucionales de la Cámara de Diputados. Con 22 votos a favor de
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — John Alfred Tinniswood nació el mismo año en que se hundió el Titanic y en que Nuevo México y Arizona se convirtieron en estados de Estados Unidos. Ahora, el hombre vivo más longevo del mundo, nacido el 26 de agosto de 1912, celebra su 112 cumpleaños. Tinniswood celebra con amigos y
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A student at Rice University in Houston was found dead in her dorm room Monday in an apparent murder-suicide, sending the campus into a nearly two-hour lockdown as students concluded their first day of classes, according to police and university officials. The body of the junior
Continue ReadingCNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s latest attempt to push the cosmic boundaries is set to kick off this week with a mission called Polaris Dawn: a nail-biting, five-day trek to orbit with a crew of private astronauts traveling into Earth’s radiation belts and hoping to conduct the first commercial spacewalk. The mission is
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