Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A federal judge says two transgender girls can try out for and play on girls school sports teams as the teens challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell, and Iris Turmelle, sued in August seeking to overturn the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act that Republican Gov.
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is remembering the late intrepid actor James Earl Jones. In a statement released on Tuesday, Biden wrote about last seeing Jones when the actor accepted the Lincoln Medal for his “exemplary character and accomplishments on film and stage.” “I admired him for something else as well,
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — With its legacy deeply woven into the fabric of Houston’s history, Riverside General Hospital has once again made headlines, this time for a momentous occasion—a groundbreaking ceremony heralding the $200 million revitalization of its historic site. Over
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Quartz Park is a 6.5-acre park located at the corner of SW Quartz Avenue and SW 21st Street. It features a variety of amenities for visitors, including a playground, pavilion, trails, skate dots and horseshoe pits. Jillian Fortner takes us there – and takes a spin, literally in this week’s Park Pick.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Deshaun Watson is again under a spotlight away from the field. The NFL said Tuesday it is investigating the latest civil lawsuit filed against the Cleveland Browns quarterback for an alleged sexual assault that took place in 2020 while he played for Houston. On Monday, a woman in Texas
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Sunriver Resort recently announced the expansion of its residential resort community — Caldera Springs.
Continue ReadingBy Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) Transportation Security Inspector (TSI) jump-started a kidney donor swap process that impacted the lives of two families. TSI Lindsay Umphrey is familiar with working to save lives as a cargo inspector at the airport. So
Continue ReadingBy WXYZ Web Team Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — An investigation is underway after two women were doused with gasoline and set on fire after they arrived at work in Detroit on Monday morning. Chief of the Detroit Fire Department Fire Investigation Division, Dennis Richardson, said both of the women
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Omaha police have arrested a 14-year-old suspect following a shooting that critically injured a teenage boy at a high school in Nebraska’s largest city. Families rushed Tuesday to Omaha Northwest High School after the shooting was reported by the school resource officer during lunch. Omaha Police Deputy Chief Sherie
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MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Heart of Oregon Corps announced Tuesday the closure of its Thrift Store training program in Madras after 13 years of dedicated service and positive impact on the Jefferson County community. “Since its inception, the Thrift Store program has been a cornerstone of youth development in the area, providing essential training and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé rarely does interviews. When she does, however, she definitely has some things to say. The superstar is the cover subject for the October issue of GQ in a story titled, “The Business of Being Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.” Beyoncé is adding spirits to her empire of music, clothing and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins star wide receiver Tyreek Hill was pulled from his sports car by Miami-Dade County police officers outside Hard Rock Stadium during a traffic stop before the team’s game on Sunday, triggering a national debate on whether the treatment was justified. Hill, 30, was pushed onto the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Maryland is considering the constitutionality of a 2023 law that ended the state’s statute of limitations for child sexual abuse lawsuits following a report that exposed widespread wrongdoing within the Archdiocese of Baltimore. The state’s highest court heard oral arguments in the case Tuesday. Most
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Two telescopes have spotted the closest pair of supermassive black holes to date. The duo, only about 300 light-years apart, were observed in different wavelengths of light using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble Space Telescope. While black holes are invisible against the dark void of space, these
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, Irene Nasser and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Israel has launched multiple strikes on southern Lebanon over the last day, including one which killed a senior Hezbollah commander. Mohammed Qassem Al-Shaer, a commander of Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, was killed in a strike on the village of Qaraoun in the western Beqaa
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua said Tuesday it was revoking the citizenship and seizing the property of 135 people who were expelled from the country last week after serving prison sentences in a government crackdown on dissent. The government also said it would confiscate all their assets. The prisoners were released and expelled
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Treasury has sanctioned a man close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel and known as “the tank.” It says he leads the cartel’s fuel theft arm, supplying it with tens of millions of dollars a year by selling stolen gasoline through a network of seemingly
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — A six-month House GOP government funding plan cleared a key hurdle on Tuesday, but remains at risk of failing as Speaker Mike Johnson attempts to navigate a shutdown fight with his narrow majority. The House voted 209-206 to approve a rule to govern debate for the funding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court wrestled Tuesday with whether a Republican had standing to bring a lawsuit that challenges the use of a mobile voting van in 2022 and seeks to ban their use in any future election in the presidential battleground state. A mobile voting van was used once
Continue ReadingBy Tori Apodaca Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A TikTok recently went viral calling out the City of Sacramento for replacing damaged streetlamps with orange traffic cones. The TikToker kept track of when some of the streetlamps fell during storms or accidents. Some of the electrical wiring where they
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