One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48," code for candidates taking marching orders from powerful forces in the contiguous United States rather than sticking up for Alaskans. It's a central theme of the Alaska's U.S. Senate race, on...
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A man was hit and killed while crossing the East Freeway late Saturday night after his truck reportedly ran out of gas, according to Houston police. The crash happened around 11:55 p.m. on I-10 near Mercury Drive. Investigators believe the man crossed the freeway to get fuel and ...
government
For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access. Evans is now “just furious with myself” for those votes. The 56-year-old...
parks
Three juvenile males were injured in a shooting overnight in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Deputies responded to the 24500 block of Cypresspark Glen Drive, where they found the victims suffering from gunshot wounds. All thr...
safety
An man who was shot multiple times and found after a single-vehicle crash in north Harris County has died, officials said. Harris County Precinct 4 deputies responded to the 14000 block of Kuykendahl Road near York Creek Drive, where the victim was found critically injured. He wa...
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Russian strikes on Ukraine killed at least two people overnight into Sunday, officials said, hours after Moscow rejected German calls to ease off its escalation toward NATO. Russia’s top diplomat on Saturday brushed off what’s believed to have been the first tête-à-tête with his ...
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for calm in Northern Ireland on Sunday after a contentious parade was given the go-ahead by the High Court in Belfast in a late-night sitting. Thousands of protesters, many wearing balaclavas, gathered to block the marchers from the Oran...
safety
British counterterrorism police took the lead of an investigation into the arrest of several men over suspected explosives offenses near a Royal Air Force base that has been used by U.S. bombers in the Iran war. Gloucestershire police said Sunday that the men were detained on sus...
safety
The Palestinian death toll from the nearly three-year Israel-Hamas war has surpassed 74,000, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. While a ceasefire that took effect last Oct. 10 has halted the heaviest fighting, Israeli strikes have continued in what the military has said are res...
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Pope Leo XIV doubled down on his opposition to euthanasia and medically assisted dying during a visit Sunday to Lourdes , the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures and now also a place of healing for survivors of clergy sexual abuse. Leo denounced the “current t...
business
Episode: 1635 At the Sign of the Barber Pole: of barbers and barber-surgeons. Today, reflections in a barbershop.
business
Episode: 1635 At the Sign of the Barber Pole: of barbers and barber-surgeons. Today, reflections in a barbershop.
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Six games back of the AL Central-leading Chicago White Sox in mid-August, the Cleveland Guardians threw everything they had at chasing down their division foes. Lucky them, the AL Central crown comes with a little break before their postseason begins. “We’ll get some rest. This t...
