Month: September 2024

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A woman whom court documents identify as a part-time Houston Independent School District employee faces a child endangerment charge after investigators say she locked a child outside of an eastside apartment in the middle of the night over the weekend. Georgette Albert’s court paperwork alleged she “unlawfully, intentionally and knowingly” placed
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Microschools have become increasingly popular since the pandemic. WTOP takes a look at a few of the microschools in the D.C. area. From vaping to the cost of supplies and cellphone policies, the WTOP team is studying up on hot-button topics in education across the D.C. region. Follow our series “WTOP Goes Back to School” on
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August 2024 finished warmer than normal by a degree and it was also dry officially in Chicago, more than 1.50” below normal.  The month tied for the 12th warmest officially at O’Hare since records began there in 1959.  Meteorological Summer finished nearly 1.5 degrees above normal in Chicago and precipitation near to slightly below normal.  The
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) – DNA from a decades-old marijuana joint helped detectives solve a hit-and-run cold case that killed a North Carolina woman 34 years ago, police announced Friday. The crash happened at a Charlotte intersection on Dec. 29, 1989. The victim, 52-year-old Ruth Buchanan, was walking across the street after leaving a department store
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Vice President Kamala Harris used a joint campaign appearance with President Joe Biden in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania on Monday to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — concurring with the White House’s monthslong opposition to the company’s planned sale to Japan’s Nippon Steel. Her comments came during a rally before
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James Darren, a 1950s teen idol and singer who starred in a series of “Gidget” movies in the early 1960s and later on TV series “T.J. Hooker,” “’Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Melrose Place,” has died.. He was 88. According to Hollywoodreporter.com Darren died in his sleep at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,
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A chain of good samaritans saved three abandoned puppies from a dumpster in San Dimas on Sunday. The rescue began when a local employee went outside for a break and heard puppies crying. He traced the sound to a nearby business complex on the 900 block of N. Cataract Ave. and pulled three starving German
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“Lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed, ‘Save America’ showcases President Trump’s major themes and accomplishments, including record-breaking trade negotiations, tax cuts, international diplomacy, and border security. This blend of powerful imagery and commentary paints a clear picture of President Trump’s future vision for our country,” notes Winning Team Publishing in advance notes for the book
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Volvo is running full steam ahead into the electric vehicle (EV) era, even as other automakers take a step back to reorganize their powertrain production. The Swedish brand aims to reveal one new electric vehicle (EV) each year and to sell only fully electric vehicles by 2030. In 2023, total sales were up 26 percent;
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