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Philadelphia - Juvinile homicide suspect remains at large - authorities arrest man suspected of helping him

An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with the Philadelphia killing suspect who escaped custody during a medical transport, the city’s police department announced Friday.

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"Join the Rodeo Revolution! Grab Your Spot at the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ Job Fair – Your Seasonal Adventure Awaits!"

Embark on an exciting part-time career adventure at the 2024 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™! Join us at our dynamic job fair, where we’re scouting for enthusiastic team members to fill seasonal positions. Your chance to be part of a Texas legacy starts here, with roles that put you in the heart of the action, such as concessions cashiers, bartenders, waitstaff, event staff, carnival ride and game attendants, and security guards.

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PVAMU Hosts Award-Winning Artist and Activist Common on Exclusive Book Tour

Prairie View A&M University stands as the sole HBCU on the renowned performer’s nationwide book tour.*

Prairie View A&M University proudly welcomes the multitalented artist, actor, author, and activist Common for an engaging conversation. PVAMU stands as the exclusive HBCU venue on Common's extensive multi-city tour.

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Not just Taylor Swift - AI-generated porn targeting women/kids all over world

The circulation of explicit and pornographic pictures of megastar Taylor Swift this week shined a light on artificial intelligence’s ability to create convincingly real, damaging – and fake – images.

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Stanley, other drink cups, contain lead - should we worry?

First, Stanley cups were all over social media because so many people wanted them. Now, the oversize tumblers are back in the spotlight over fears they may contain lead.

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UN agency fires staff members allegedly involved in October 7 attacks

The UN relief agency operating in Gaza said Friday that Israel had accused some of its staff of being involved in the October 7 attacks, and that their contracts would be “immediately” terminated.

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Oakland, CA - From Oakland to Oxford, OUSD graduate turns Rhodes Scholar

Eleanor Wikstrom graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland in 2020 and is now the recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship.

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Billions of cicadas set to appear in rare ‘double brood emergence

In a matter of months, they will dig their way out from underground, red eyes shining, deafening song filling the air. It will be a confluence of creatures the likes of which hasn’t been seen in the United States since Thomas Jefferson was president — and won’t happen again until 2245. It’s a rare emergence of insects some are referring to as cicadapocalypse.

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Empowering Houston Women: The Guide to Good Divorce Program Unveils 2024 Seminar Schedule

The Guide to Good Divorce℠ program, renowned for its exceptional support to women navigating divorce, has unveiled its 2024 seminar schedule. The transformative seminars, led by Trey Yates, a seasoned Houston-based board-certified family law attorney, aim to empower women through the legal, financial, and spiritual aspects of divorce, fostering a happier and healthier post-divorce life.

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Angela Alsobrooks' Heartwarming Gesture: Donates Blankets to Mr. Mack Lewis Foundation for Community Well-being

Angela Alsobrooks, accompanied by Team Alsobrooks volunteers from across Maryland, brought warmth and comfort to the Church Square community by delivering dozens of donated blankets to the Mr. Mack Lewis Foundation. The blankets, a testament to Team Alsobrooks' spirit of generosity, will be distributed to community members in need during the foundation's weekly food distribution.

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Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now the state’s attorney general wants to help other states interested in using the new form of capital punishment.

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Top UN court says Israel must take ‘all measures’ to prevent genocide in Gaza - stops short of calling for ceasefire

The UN’s top court ordered Israel to prevent genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, but stopped short of calling for Israel to suspend its military campaign in the war-torn enclave, as South Africa had requested.

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Astronomers search for water in space - make unprecedented discovery

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have detected water molecules in the atmosphere of a small, blazing-hot exoplanet 97 light-years from Earth.

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Empowering Houston's Heart: Bread of Life, Inc.'s Ongoing Mission

Since its inception in the early 90s, Bread of Life, Inc. has been a cornerstone of community transformation in the heart of Houston. Pastors Rudy and Juanita Rasmus began with a simple yet profound mission: to feed the city's homeless.

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NASA Empowers Student Innovators with TechRise Student Challenge - Unveils 60 Winning Teams

NASA proudly announces the triumphant culmination of its third TechRise Student Challenge, a groundbreaking nationwide competition designed to ignite the passion for technology, science, and space exploration among students. Sixty exceptional student teams from across the United States have emerged victorious, poised to transform their proposed science and technology experiments into reality. These innovative projects will take flight during NASA-sponsored suborbital flight tests scheduled for the upcoming summer.

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Spring Valley Chiropractor Sentenced to 25 Years Without Parole for Child Molestation

In a landmark decision, an unlicensed Spring Valley chiropractor, Stuart Fraser White, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for the molestation of children almost a decade ago. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced this significant development, underscoring the commitment to safeguarding the community's most vulnerable members.

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Alabama plans to carry out first execution by nitrogen gas today

Alabama is poised to carry out the first known execution using nitrogen gas Thursday to put Kenneth Smith to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire.

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Harvard student groups issued an anti-Israel statement

Billionaire hedge fund CEO Bill Ackman and several other business leaders are demanding Harvard University release the names of students whose organizations signed on to a letter blaming solely Israel for the deadly attacks by Hamas.

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After running almost 7,500 miles across Africa, man’s remarkable quest hangs in balance

A mission to become the first person to run the length of Africa appears to be in some jeopardy due to visa issues.

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US/Iraqi governments to start talks on future of US military presence in Iraqi

The US and Iraq are expected to soon begin talks on the future of the US military presence in the country, according to sources familiar with the matter, amid public calls from the Iraqi government for the US to withdraw its troops.