Olivia O'Brien did indeed date Pete Davidson
Add singer and songwriter Olivia O'Brien to the list of women Pete Davidson has dated. During the "BFFs with Dave Portnoy, Josh Richards, and Brianna Chickenfry" podcast that started streaming Wednesday, Portnoy surprised O'Brien by asking what "was going on: with her and Davidson.
Tom Hiddleston and fiancée Zawe Ashton are expecting a baby together
Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton are expecting their first child together. The "Mr. Malcolm's List" actress was in New York City on Wednesday to promote the film when she showed off her baby bump. Ashton plays Julia Thistlewaite in the period drama.
Biden calls for dropping filibuster rules to put abortion rights into law
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that he would support making an exception to the filibuster -- the 60-vote threshold in the Senate needed to pass most legislation -- in order to codify abortion rights and the right to privacy through legislation passed by Congress.
Former F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he'd 'take a bullet' for Vladimir Putin, calling him a 'first-class person'
A 20-year-old woman pushing a baby in a stroller was shot in the head at close range and killed Wednesday night on Manhattan's Upper East Side, police said -- a brazen crime that comes amid a push to curb gun violence in New York City and heightened attention to its scourge nationwide.
Woman pushing a baby in a stroller shot dead on Manhattan's Upper East Side
A 20-year-old woman pushing a baby in a stroller was shot in the head at close range and killed Wednesday night on Manhattan's Upper East Side, police said -- a brazen crime that comes amid a push to curb gun violence in New York City and heightened attention to its scourge nationwide.
NATO officials say plan to boost high response force to 300,000 'still a work in progress'
NATO military officials said Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg's announcement earlier this week that 300,000 troops would be placed on high alert across the alliance is something the alliance will work on going forward, rather than an immediate shift.
Vigil held for transgender woman killed on Milwaukee's north side
Two weeks after the first black transgender woman was killed in more than a decade in Milwaukee, loved ones were out celebrating her life, and vowing to find her killer.
'Damaging week' for F1, says former world champion Fernando Alonso
It has been another tumultuous week in Formula One. Former driver Nelson Piquet apologized Wednesday for his racial slur aimed at Lewis Hamilton and said his comments had no racist intent. Piquet used a Brazilian Portuguese racial slur to describe seven-time champion Hamilton when addressing a high-speed collision involving Hamilton and Max Verstappen during the British Grand Prix last year.
Sheboygan County DA becomes 1st in Wisconsin to say he will prosecute doctors accused of performing abortions
Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski says he will prosecute abortion providers if there's an alleged violation against Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban.
A pair of orcas are targeting great white sharks off South Africa's coast
A pair of orcas have driven great white sharks away from a stretch of South African coast after killing five sharks over just a few months in 2017, according to a new study.
Youngest Black Law School Graduate, 19 yr old Haley Taylor Schlitz, To Be Honored at Largest Black Homeschool Expo
From July 22-24, 2022, The Liberated Minds Black Homeschool and Education Virtual Expo is celebrating its 11th Anniversary featuring Haley Carolyn Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black law school graduate ever, serving as another phenomenal example of the incredible power of homeschooling. Taylor Schlitz had always been an excellent student who loved school until the fifth grade when she became less engaged after moving to a different public school district. Due to not being challenged and feeling as if she was denied greater educational opportunities due to her race, Taylor Schlitz's parents decided to choose homeschooling as an excellent option.
AutoGrid and Willdan Collaborate to Create Significant Flexible Capacity Using Heat Pump Water Heaters in Virtual Power Plants
Collaboration in this important and emerging technology will accelerate electrification and reduce emissions while earning customers money
AutoGrid announced a collaboration with Willdan to accelerate adoption of heat pump water heaters to decarbonize buildings by replacing emissions-intensive, gas-fired water heaters. This collaboration will leverage AutoGrid's Virtual Power Plant platform to add significant levels of flexible grid capacity, starting in the CAISO energy market. The flexible capacity, when combined with other resources managed by AutoGrid's VPP platform, strengthens the grid and helps reduce the probability of blackouts during periods of peak energy demand.
UH Law Center Professor Says Law Enforcement Officers Should Face Criminal Penalties for 'Police Bystanderism'
While the U.S. Department of Justice recently updated its policy requiring federal officers to intervene if colleagues are using excessive force, Zachary D. Kaufman, an associate professor of law and political science and co-director of the Criminal Justice Institute at the University of Houston Law Center, argues that this “necessary, overdue initiative... doesn’t go far enough.”
Supreme Court curbs EPA's ability to fight climate change
The Supreme Court curbed the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to broadly regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants, a major defeat for the Biden administration's attempts to slash emissions at a moment when scientists are sounding alarms about the accelerating pace of global warming.
Europe sees China through a Russian lens, and Beijing is not happy
As leaders of major Western democracies and their allies met in two back-to-back summits this week in Europe, their focus was clear: keeping pressure on Russia as its brutal assault on Ukraine enters its fifth month.
Russian forces have withdrawn from Snake Island. But both sides give different accounts
Russian troops have left Snake Island in the Black Sea, the Ukrainian Armed Forces said Thursday, after they carried out what they said was a "successful" operation.
Supreme Court says Biden can end Trump-era 'Remain in Mexico' immigration policy
The Supreme Court on Thursday gave President Joe Biden the green light to end the controversial "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy that originated under the Trump administration.
Harris County Clerk's Office Issues One Milionth Marriage License
June is a popular month for wed- dings and the Harris County Clerk’s Office (HCCO) is happy to announce that its Personal Records office in downtown Houston recently issued its one millionth marriage license. According to Harris County Archives, HCCO recorded its first marriage license in 1837.
HISD expands participation in Verizon Innovative Learning program
Houston Independent School District, in partnership with Digital Promise and Verizon Innovative Learning, will welcome eight schools into the Verizon Innovative Learning program, Verizon’s education initiative which addresses barriers to digital inclusion, for the 2022-23 school year.
Bold & Brilliant, Introducing Trunks by Patrick T Cooper
Get ready to take a walk on the WILD side in Trunks by Patrick T Cooper. These BOLD & BRILLIANT works of wearable art will garner the public eye and aid you in making a fashionable splash poolside or by the beach
