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Rev. Jesse Jackson attends Ahmaud Arbery killing trial as testimony from investigators continues Monday
As the defense cross-examined a Georgia state investigator who interviewed one of the defendants in the trial for the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, noted civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson attended Monday's court proceedings in a show of support for the Arbery family.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Co-Sponsors the Jobs and Justice Act Promoted by the Congressional Black Caucus
Jackson Lee—“I am pleased that the CBC’s Jobs and Justice Act includes five bills that I have introduced that will build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve; provide economic opportunity to young persons and small businesses; and provide greater transparency and accountability to all who interact with the criminal justice system.”
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Manchin wants to raise age to 21 for gun purchases, doesn't see need for AR-15s
Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia voiced his support Monday for raising the age to 21 for purchasing semi-automatic weapons and questioned why individuals need to own high-powered AR-15-style weapons, putting him at odds with Republicans who are resisting imposing any restrictions on access to firearms.
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Kutcher Passionately Testifies On His Anti-Sex Trafficking Efforts
The actor testified Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a hearing on progress in combating modern slavery. Kutcher spoke on behalf of Thorn: Digital Defenders of Children, an organization he co-founded with then-wife Demi Moore in 2009 that builds software to fight human trafficking.
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MARCH 20TH MARKS “THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR™” DAY Celebrate The Famous Caterpillar’s Metamorphosis by Transforming your Infant Nursery into a Toddler Bedroom
The World of Eric Carle, the award winning publishing franchise with 136 million books sold, promotes the joys of playful learning through timeless stories and vibrant artwork featuring Very Hungry Caterpillar and Friends. The brand’s centerpiece, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, is a global best seller that is beloved by parents, caregivers, educators, and children and a staple in homes, schools and libraries. In celebration of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Day (March 20, 2017), Eric Carle’s beloved character will leap from the pages into the homes of children, parents, grandparents and teachers with SCS Direct's “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Musical Night Light and Soother as well as “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Travel Soother and Star Projector.
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Kidnappers snatch a 13-year-old South African boy and demand his ransom be paid in bitcoins
A group of South African kidnappers who snatched a 13-year-old boy as he played with friends have demanded a $120,000 ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency, police say.
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Apple and Google remove dating apps FTC says expose children to predators
Apple and Google removed three dating apps from their app stores after the US government said the apps could expose children to sexual predators.
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Indian startup Zomato gives employees 26 weeks paid parental leave and $1,000 per child
Indian startup Zomato is giving six months of paid leave to all new parents among its 5,000 corporate employees worldwide.
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10-year-old girl who fatally drowned identified
The Racine County Sheriff's Office identified Eisha N. Figuereo as the 10-year-old girl girl who fatally drowned in Lake Michigan near Zoo Beach on Saturday, June19.
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Police revive choking baby at Golden Corral
This past Sunday, Ocala police responded to the Golden Corral on College Road where a six-day-old baby was choking on his mother's milk and started turning purple.
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HISD families can apply for up to $1,200 per child under federal pandemic benefit program
Second round of benefit program accepting applications through Aug. 13
Houston Independent School District families can now apply for a Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT), a one-time benefit for families who temporarily lost access to student meals during the 2020–2021 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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How the Supreme Court put gun control laws in jeopardy nationwide
It did not take long for top gun rights activists to realize that the Second Amendment ruling handed down by the Supreme Court in June was going to transform the legal fight over access to firearms.
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My Sister's Keeper 4th Vision Boarding Party
Photography by Kayla Simmons - The power of visualization and goal setting was share at …
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Rep. Thierry Selected to Serve on Steering Committee for Texas Maternal Mortality as Her Bill Passes Unanimously Out of Public Health Committee
House Bill 2403 will direct the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force to investigate the causes of why African American women die at three times the rate as other women during or shortly after childbirth. Authored by Representative Thierry (D-Houston), the bill was passed unanimously out of the House Committee on Public Health and has the endorsement of health organizations including the American Heart Association, March of Dimes, Texas Pediatric Society, the Afiya Center, and the Texas Medical Association.
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Trump’s Termination of FBI Director James Comey Raises Great Constitutional Concerns
Jackson Lee: “The President’s impetuous act is further evidence that the President has abandoned constitutional norms and abused his power in a desperate attempt to derail the investigation into Russian collusion with Trump Campaign officials.”
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Justice To Announce Charges In Yahoo Account Hack
The Department of Justice is set to make the formal announcement of charges tomorrow against hackers with ties to Russia investigators believe were behind a breach of information regarding hundreds of millions of Yahoo accounts, according to a law enforcement source.
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A Focus on the Opioid Crisis that Ravaged America
With the growing awareness of the crisis of the opioid epidemic in our society, impactful measures are being implemented to curtail the growth of this phenomenon that has been linked to numerous overdoses, associated infections, and at unintentional deaths.
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METRO Steps Up Public Service Efforts, Cleaning to Prevent Spread of COVID-19
METRO is stepping up its public service efforts to help safeguard against the spread of the new coronavirus also known as COVID-19. While METRO has not been instructed to take any specific protective action, the Authority is:
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New book covers concepts of spiritual warfare and deception
In the new book “CRUSHING Conceptualism In Modern Christianity: Exposing the Devil's Agenda Against God's Design” (published by LifeRich Publishing), author Andrew Michael Denny introduces a reality “so bizarre that, if it were not true, could only be science-fiction.”
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CAREGIVING: Hope And Health For Caregiving Families
After a life-threatening accident stopped her completely in her tracks a few years ago, author Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse and her family came to truly understand that we are all one event from a lifestyle change.
