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Triolo hits RBI single in 12th inning, Pittsburgh bullpen shines as Pirates beat Marlins 6-5
Read full article: Triolo hits RBI single in 12th inning, Pittsburgh bullpen shines as Pirates beat Marlins 6-5Jared Triolo hit an RBI single in the top of the 12th inning to finish the Pittsburgh Pirates’ rally and beat the Miami Marlins 6-5 on opening day.
Evolving crisis fuels anxiety among Venezuelans who want a better economy but see worsening woes
Read full article: Evolving crisis fuels anxiety among Venezuelans who want a better economy but see worsening woesVenezuelans have come to feel the decade-long crisis that undid their country as one numbingly featureless expanse of struggles.
Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post
Read full article: Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users postThe Supreme Court has sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks.
Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social media
Read full article: Supreme Court wrestles with lawsuit shield for social mediaIn its first case about the federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet, the Supreme Court seems unlikely to side with a family wanting to hold Google liable for the death of their daughter who was killed in a terrorist attack.
Helicopter carrying oil and gas workers with ties to Houston company crashes in Gulf of Mexico; 4 people on board remain missing
Read full article: Helicopter carrying oil and gas workers with ties to Houston company crashes in Gulf of Mexico; 4 people on board remain missingThe Coast Guard has spent hours searching off the coast of Louisiana for four people on board a helicopter that crashed while departing an oil platform.
Navy disciplines officers in massive ship fire
Read full article: Navy disciplines officers in massive ship fireNavy leaders have disciplined more than 20 senior officers and sailors in connection with widespread leadership and other failures that contributed to the July 2020 arson fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard.
Tens of thousands of people in Odessa have endured nearly 48 hours without water to drink, wash or flush toilets
Read full article: Tens of thousands of people in Odessa have endured nearly 48 hours without water to drink, wash or flush toiletsThe outage left about 165,000 people without water in Odessa and some surrounding areas. It has been attributed to a main line break in the city’s aging water system and comes amid a dayslong heat wave.
Navy details changes, more oversight in wake of warship fire
Read full article: Navy details changes, more oversight in wake of warship fireNavy leaders say they're making changes and increasing oversight to correct widespread failures that led to the loss of the USS Bonhomme Richard as a a result of arson more than a year ago.
COVID-19 exposes major disparities between neighboring Houston-area communities Gulfton and Bellaire
Read full article: COVID-19 exposes major disparities between neighboring Houston-area communities Gulfton and BellaireHOUSTON The coronavirus pandemic has revealed wide income and health care disparities between two neighboring Houston-area communities Gulfton and Bellaire. Many Gulfton residents are struggling to make ends meet, but the community is looking at ways to curb this disparity. The Gulfton neighborhood is made up of mostly minorities with the latest demographic data revealing 69% of residents are Hispanic. But for Gulfton residents like Guillermina, she isnt so sure. In our series Stronger Houston, we examine issues impacting people inequitably by race, gender, income, age, geography, religion, and other factors.