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Frustration grows as Houston's power outage goes into 4th sweltering day
More than a million electrical customers in Houston remained without power amid sweltering weather on Thursday and most won't have their power restored until the end of this weekend, a full week after Hurricane Beryl swept in and damaged the energy grid, officials said. Many Houston residents and elected leaders said they were losing their patience with the main utility company in the area, CenterPoint Energy, accusing the company of being slow in restoring electricity. "I'm not in the business of grading. I'm in the business of saying, 'Let's get it done.' We demand that they do better," Houston Mayor John Whitmire said of CenterPoint Energy during a news conference Wednesday. CenterPoint Energy said Wednesday night that of the almost 2.3 million customers who lost power when Beryl came ashore early Monday as a Category 1 hurricane, about a million have had their power restored.
State Supt. Walters announces plan for new social studies standards, incorporating Bible
These revised standards would incorporate the Bible as an instructional resource, something Walters previously announced he wanted to add. Walters said this would provide accuracy to our social studies curriculum and keep away any politically slanted viewpoints.
Gunman at large after ambushing, killing deputy following assault on pizza worker over wrong order: Officials
A manhunt is underway in Houston for the gunman who ambushed and killed an on-duty deputy overnight, authorities said. The incident began just after 10 p.m. Wednesday when Harris County deputies responded to an aggravated assault at a Little Caesars pizza shop, Harris County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Mike Lee said at a news conference. "What happened is senseless," Lee said early Thursday. "The suspect came into the location to pick up a pizza that he had ordered." "He was upset because the order was incorrect," Lee said.
Inflation cooled in June, outperforming economists' expectations
Consumer prices rose 3.0% in June compared to a year ago, extending a monthslong stretch of progress in the fight to slow price increases. The latest inflation reading outperformed economists' expectations. Inflation has cooled for four consecutive months, reversing a surge in prices that took hold at the outset of 2024. Price increases have slowed significantly from a peak of more than 9%, but inflation remains more than a percentage point higher than the Fed's target rate of 2%. The prices increases last month marked a slowdown from the 3.3% rate recorded in May.
Fourth juror confirms Karen Read was found not guilty on two counts
A fourth juror in the Karen Read trial has come forward to report that the jury found her "not guilty" of second-degree murder and leaving a scene of personal injury and death, attorneys wrote in court documents. Read's attorneys are asking the judge to dismiss the two counts when the case goes to trial again. "There was no manifest necessity for a mistrial as to those counts, and therefore the Double Jeopardy protections of the federal and state Constitutions require that those counts not be retried," Read's defense attorney Alan Jackson wrote in court documents. Judge Beverly Cannone declared the mistrial on July 1 after the jury informed her that they were deadlocked. Read's attorneys have since filed a motion to dismiss the case.
Michael Brown's mom pushes for justice for her son in public hearing
The mother of Michael Brown -- who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in 2014 sparking protests around the county -- gave testimony to the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights (IACHR) to review the case of her son's killing in a public hearing on Wednesday. Lezley McSpadden, Brown's mother, joined nonprofit organization Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights and Howard University on a Zoom conference to petition the IACHR to recommend for United States prosecutors to criminally litigate Brown's killing. Lawyers from the U.S. State Department and the Department of Justice also attended the hearing. "The PTSD is overwhelming. I do have three remaining children. I was very scared and nervous to let them out of my sight for weeks after Mike was killed," McSpadden said. "I received tons and tons of threatening letters. It got so bad where my lawyers had to look through my mail before I looked through it." The 10-year anniversary of Brown's death is Aug. 9. Legal charges were never issued for Brown's killing.
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