Associated Press A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff’s officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop. Le’Keian Woods alleged Thursday that the three officers used excessive force that resulted in permanent injuries to his head, an eye and a kidney. Woods is suing Jacksonville
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The CEO of PEN America, has stepped down after more than a decade marked by substantial growth and recent controversy. Suzanne Nossel announced her departure Thursday. She will be heading the pro-democracy organization Freedom House starting in January. Nossel and the leadership at PEN have been widely criticized
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los funcionarios estadounidenses siguen dudando de que un último impulso diplomático en Medio Oriente esta semana se traduzca en una pausa de los combates en Gaza antes de las elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses del martes, según personas familiarizadas con la idea, mientras el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, espera a ver
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President Joe Biden hosted a formal ceremony Wednesday to publicly celebrate his executive order establishing an initiative to increase funding for Hispanic-serving institutions. Signed over the summer, the order also created a board of advisors on HSIs, which are not-for-profit schools with a full-time equivalent undergraduate student enrollment that is at least a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A second person has pleaded guilty to helping run a high-end brothel network whose clients around Boston and Washington, D.C., included elected officials, military officers, professors and lawyers, according to prosecutors. They say Junmyung Lee of Dedham, Massachusetts, served primarily as the booking agent for the prostitution network. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The national and state Republican parties are appealing a Pennsylvania court ruling that would relax the rules for mail ballots. The GOP filed an emergency request on Thursday that asks the state Supreme Court to put on hold a lower-court ruling that says the envelopes voters use to send
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Oregon (a program of J Bar J Youth Services) is calling on the Central Oregon community to make a life-changing difference by becoming a mentor to local youth. With over 90 kids currently waiting for a mentor, Big Brothers Big Sisters is working to recruit
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — Barajar y dar de nuevo. La carrera presidencial en Uruguay dejó a nueve candidatos en el camino en la primera vuelta y solo quedan dos en la contienda hacia la Torre Ejecutiva: Yamandú Orsi, del centroizquierdista Frente Amplio, y Álvaro Delgado, del centroderechista Partido Nacional. Los uruguayos presenciarán poco
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders say they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn to little to afford private insurance. It’s a position that business groups have advocated but that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves opposes. House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann spoke
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A grand jury in Nevada has again indicted Nathan Chasing Horse on charges that he sexually abused Indigenous women and girls, reviving a sweeping criminal case against the former “Dances with Wolves” actor. The 21-count indictment unsealed Thursday in Clark County District Court, which includes Las Vegas, expands on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Angry seasonal firefighters have clashed with police in Greece’s Civil Protection Ministry, during a protest to demand permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season. Hundreds of people took part in the protest. They are among some 2,500 seasonal firefighters who are now unemployed for at
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters can create awkward moments for presidential candidates. They interrupt, heckle and, oftentimes, knock a candidate off track. But Vice President Kamala Harris is trying a new strategy late in the campaign to turn what would otherwise be awkward interactions into moments of energy used to rally her supporters and
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer Some people who took a new schizophrenia drug for one year improved with only a few side effects, but many dropped out of the research. That’s according to company-sponsored studies reported Thursday. Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness that can cause people to hear voices, feel paranoid and withdraw from others. Bristol
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2924 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston witnessed an electrifying moment last Friday as the city’s own Beyoncé took the stage to endorse Kamala Harris for president. At a packed rally, Beyoncé voiced her support not as a pop icon, but as a
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Kia Fatahi, CNN (CNN) — United Airlines crew and passengers had to stop what court documents describe as an unprovoked beating of a man on a flight on Monday. A criminal affidavit alleges that as Everett Chad Nelson was walking back from the bathroom about two hours into the flight, he
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Art the Clown of the “Terrifier” slasher movie franchise showed up at the Nasdaq to ring the closing bell as the perfect sendoff for the exchange on Halloween. The killer clown and “rising horror icon” from the “Terrifier” movies attended the bell ceremony in New York City on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Colin Allred: Texas’ New Hope for the Senate – A Progressive Fighter for Freedom and Equality Francis Page Jr. | 10/28/2024, 2:06 p.m. In a tight Senate race that has Texans and the nation on edge, Congressman
Continue ReadingBy Burt Levine Click here for updates on this story October 31, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Texas Congressman Colin Allred set the Energy Stadium ablaze with excitement on Friday, October 25, attracting a diverse crowd of over 30,000 passionate Texans. From Beyonce’s iconic vocals to Willie Nelson’s timeless charm,
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, CNN (CNN) — The recently appointed head of Chicago’s school board resigned Thursday after reports from the Jewish Insider and Chicago Sun-Times exposed what some Chicago leaders called antisemitic and sexist posts on his social media, as well as a 9/11 conspiracy post. The Rev. Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, who was president of
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — As many as 8,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region and are expected to enter combat against Ukraine in the coming days, top US officials announced Thursday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, speaking alongside Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and their South Korean counterparts
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