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Florida communities hit by 3 hurricanes in last 13 months vow to rebuild
A single landfalling hurricane has the potential to set up a community for years. In the Florida Big Bend, many small communities have seen not one, not two, but three landfilling hurricanes in the past 13 months.
Wife of Jane's Addiction frontman says tension and animosity led to onstage scuffle
The wife of Jane's Addiction lead singer Perry Farrell says a scuffle on stage involving her husband was caused by โtension and animosityโ within the band during their reunion tour.
Iowa promised $75 million for school safety. Two shootings later, the money is largely unspent
Iowa's Republican governor announced in June 2022 that the state would use $75 million in federal pandemic relief funds to add security measures at schools.
Parents want district to improve security more after deadly Iowa school shooting
Parents in the Iowa town where a deadly school shooting took place earlier this month told school officials on Monday they want more preventative measures and transparency as the school board plans for students' return.
Parents of Iowa teen who killed 1 and wounded 7 in shooting say they had 'no inkling' of his plan
The parents of the 17-year-old who killed a sixth grader and wounded seven others in a shooting at his small-town Iowa high school last week said in a statement Monday that they โhad no inkling he intended the horrible violence he was about to inflict.โ.
Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting
This yearโs Iowa legislative session kicked off with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa, that left one 11-year-old boy dead and seven other people wounded.
11-year-old killed in Iowa school shooting was a joyful boy known as 'Smiley,' his mother says
The mother of an 11-year-old who was killed this week in a school shooting in Iowa remembers the boy as a friendly child who exuded happiness.
The Perry school shooting creates new questions for Republicans in Iowa's presidential caucuses
The shooting in Perry, Iowa, has cast a shadow over the stateโs upcoming first-in-the-nation Republican presidential caucuses.
Iowa principal critically injured in school shooting risked himself to protect students, police say
An Iowa principal critically injured in a school shooting put himself in harm's way as he tried to protect students from the teenage gunman.
Sheriff says multiple people have been shot at an Iowa high school and the threat is over but gave no other details
Authorities say a 17-year-old student with a shotgun and a handgun opened fire at a small-town Iowa high school, killing a sixth-grader and wounding five others.
Florida agriculture losses between $78M and $371M from Hurricane Idalia, preliminary estimate says
Florida agriculture losses from Hurricane Idalia are estimated at between $78 million and $371 million, with producers also suffering widespread damage to such infrastructure as irrigation rigs and fences.
Houston steakhouse Perryโs offers $44 four-course dinner to celebrate 44 years in business
Customers will be able to get a four-course meal for $44, Monday through Thursday, when they dine in at the restaurant from 4 p.m. to close. They will be able to choose a starter, entree, soup or salad and dessert option.
Deaths of four Oregon women over three months are linked, authorities say, reversing earlier call
Authorities in Oregon say the deaths of four women whose bodies were found over three months are linked and that at least one person of interest has been identified.
โI donโt want to look at a toiletโ: The Woodlands residents start petition against adding bathrooms to neighborhood park
The Township Board of Directors voted to add bathrooms at the Capstone and Sundance Parks. However, several people are against the proposal for the Capstone plan.
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeats Republican Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican football star Herschel Walker on Tuesday in Georgiaโs Senate runoff election, NBC News projects, handing President Joe Biden and his party a key win.
Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden's inauguration
John Adams and John Quincy Adams also opted not to participate in a tradition that began with George Washington. The White House Historical Association points out that John Adams was never formally invited by his successor, Thomas Jefferson, to the event and perhaps didnโt want to impose. He did not call on Adams, nor did Adams invite Jackson to the White House. Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Rather, Ford was administered the oath of office in the White House East Room shortly after Nixon had tendered his resignation to avoid impeachment.
What Tyler Perry and the cast of โA Fall From Graceโ had to say about Destinyโs Child, Houston restaurants, and younger men
HOUSTON โ Tyler Perry is at it again. This time around, he wrote and directed, (and even stars in) the new Netflix thriller, โA Fall From Grace.โThe movie is Tylerโs first Netflix project, and according to the official website: โWhen gentle, law-abiding Grace confesses to killing her new husband, her skeptical young lawyer sets out to uncover the truth. A film by Tyler Perry.โHouston Life reporter Lauren Kelly sat down with Perry and the rest of the cast (Crystal Fox, Bresha Webb, and native Houstonian Phylicia Rashad) to chat about his real inspiration for the movie, Phyliciaโs favorite Houston restaurant, and our unanimous love for Destinyโs Child. โA Fall From Graceโ is streaming on Netflix.
Katy Perry Announces Album Name and the Title Track She Wrote in One of Her 'Darkest Periods'
Katy Perry's fifth album has a positive new title -- Smile! The 35-year-old pop star took to social media on Thursday to announce the album and the title track. "I wrote the title track from the album when I was coming through one of the darkest periods of my life and had lost my smile. Listen to the song at midnight local time Friday, July 10 and pre-order the album at the link in bio. Perry has been candid about her dark period in 2017 when she briefly split from her now-fiance, Orlando Bloom.
Katy Perry Considered Suicide After 2017 Split From Orlando Bloom
Katy Perry is opening up about a rough time in her life when both her personal life and career weren't going as planned. If things get really, really hard, when I'm in a shi**y mood -- which, I can swing -- I just walk around and go, 'I'm grateful, I'm grateful! Even though I am in a shi**y mood, I am grateful. At one point in the song, Perry sings, "Couldn't take it anymore I looked in the mirror and decided to stay / Wasn't gonna let love take me out that way." Meanwhile, in January, Perry also talked to Vogue India about 2017 to 2018 being a tough period in her life. "I've never had a partner who was willing to go on an emotional and spiritual journey like Orlando.
Spring woman says Blue Lives Murder shirts for sale on Amazon are hate speech. Activist disagrees
SPRING, Texas A Spring woman wants Amazon to remove several shirts for sale emblazoned with the phrase Blue Lives Murder.All of it is just very offensive, said Ceteka Perry. They can have that be their agenda but to say that blue lives murder, to me that's hate speech, said Perry. Blue lives murder is not hate speech. Woods says that the phrase Blue Lives Murder is not new and didnt hold back about its use. When I hear about people being fragile white fragility being upset about a shirt that says blue lives murder, is it, in fact, a lie?
Repurpose pork chop leftovers into a new dish
But if you are struggling to find new ideas to stretch the food in your fridge and pantry, celebrity chef Rick Moonen, shared an easy recipe that uses leftovers from Perryโs Steakhouse famous pork chop and turns it into spicy pork larb cabbage wraps. โThis leftover pork chop was in the refrigerator and I ground it up. If you donโt have pork chops at home, Perryโs now features Pork Chop Friday and Wednesday Lunch to-go for $16. Wraps:โข 1-pound ground (or finely diced) Pork Chop leftoversโข 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oilโข 3 ounces garlic cloves, slicedโข 6 large limesโข 1 head green cabbageโข ยฝ large red onion, finely slicedโข ยฝ cup Thai basil leaves, roughly choppedโข ยฝ cup cilantro leaves, roughly choppedโข ยฝ cup mint leaves, roughly choppedDirections:1. Transfer to a bowl and place on the platter next to the cabbage leaves.