Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Court of Appeals has thrown out a manslaughter charge against a Detroit gas station clerk who locked the door before an angry customer shot three bystanders, killing one. Prosecutors say clerk Al-Hassan Aiyash’s actions contributed to the tragedy. But the appeals court said Wednesday that an involuntary manslaughter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington, months after he lost his law license in New York for pursuing false claims that then-President Donald Trump made about his 2020 presidential election loss. The brief ruling Thursday from Washington D.C.’s appeals court said Giuliani did not
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The head of the Palestinian Authority has denounced Israel in front of world leaders. He appealed to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people that he said had been totally destroyed. He used the rostrum of the U.N. General Assembly as
Continue ReadingAssociated Pres DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike hit a school sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 22, including women and children, the territory’s Health Ministry said. The Israeli military confirmed it struck the school in the Jabalia refugee camp, saying
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer With more Americans using ever-stronger marijuana, a federal advisory panel is calling for a public health approach that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” Thursday’s report proposes a health-focused strategy with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention taking a larger role in cannabis policy than ever before. “We’d like the
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Valadez Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — This past weekend, Houston was buzzing with more than just excitement for the Astros’ game against the Los Angeles Angels. Minute Maid Park became a hotspot for a vibrant celebration of Hispanic culture, unity, and legacy, courtesy of
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Houston has lost one of its brightest lights and most formidable champions for justice, Judge Zinetta Burney, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. Surrounded by love in hospice care, she held the hand
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a powerful demonstration of unity, Congressman Al Green, alongside Bishop James Dixon, President of the Houston NAACP, hosted a monumental press conference on Monday, September 23, 2024, addressing the vile and groundless prevarications recently spewed against
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 24, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In a rousing press conference held at Houston City Hall, Mayor John Whitmire stood proudly alongside HOPE Union leaders to announce a monumental labor agreement that promises to significantly improve wages and retirement benefits for more than
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The countdown has begun for what promises to be a transformative weekend of leadership, legacy, and lasting connections! The International Third World Leaders Association (ITWLA) proudly invites you to the highly anticipated Global Leadership Forum 2024, a
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 25, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — Hold on to your helmets, Houston! As Russell Crowe’s Maximus once famously roared, “Are you not entertained?” Well, you will be soon enough, as Ridley Scott’s highly anticipated “Gladiator II” gears up for its triumphant return to
Continue ReadingBy Karla Walsh, CNN (CNN) — What if “diet” wasn’t a dirty word? During Suzy Karadsheh’s childhood in Port Said, Egypt, diet culture was nonexistent. “My parents emphasized joy at the table, rather than anything else,” Karadsheh said. “I grew up with Mediterranean lifestyle principles that celebrate eating with the seasons, eating mostly whole foods
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some types of sea robins, a peculiar bottom-dwelling ocean fish, use taste bud-covered legs to sense and dig up prey along the seafloor, according to new research. Sea robins are so adept at rooting out prey as they walk along the ocean floor on their six leglike appendages that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes. The U.S. government reopened the program on Thursday, allowing any household in the U.S. to order up to four at-home COVID nasal swab kits through the website, covidtests.gov. The tests will begin shipping, via the United
Continue ReadingA National Institutes of Health investigation has found research misconduct by a top neuroscientist. In a statement Thursday, NIH said the findings involve images in two studies coauthored by Dr. Eliezer Masliah, the National Institute on Aging’s longtime neuroscience chief. NIH said images or “figure panels” representing different experimental results were reused or relabeled in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are more likely to believe that being a woman will hurt Kamala Harris ‘ chances in the November election, compared with eight years ago when Hillary Clinton was running. And they are more likely to believe that Donald Trump ‘s gender will help him. A new poll from The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — An unholy argument over a hymn has struck a discordant note in the preparations for the main event of Pope Francis’ trip to Belgium. Sunday’s Mass was to end with a work of a local priest composer. Now it turns out he was a known abuser of women. It’s the
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Hace 10 años ocurrió la desaparición de 43 estudiantes en México y los familiares aún esperan una respuesta sobre qué ocurrió con los jóvenes. Una década después aún hay impunidad, preguntas sin resolver y la marca de una tragedia histórica. Esto es lo que sabemos de los 43 de Ayotzinapa.
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in Washington, DC, the district’s highest local court said Thursday, a move stemming from the ethics proceedings Giuliani faced in New York because of his efforts to help former President Donald Trump try to overturn the 2020 election. Those New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found washed up on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast this week as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe. Tunisia’s coast guard says the bodies were recovered on Wednesday near Mahdia, a coastal Tunisian town close
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