Tag Archives: 2022

On Monday, the family of Kenneth Knotts, who passed away while in custody at a Dallas hospital, petitioned a federal judge to permit them to identify the four officers in their excessive force lawsuit. In the amended lawsuit, four UT Southwestern police officers are named, holding them accountable for Knotts’s demise. Following an examination by the Dallas County Medical Examiner, …

The family of Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody, have been banned from travelling to France to collect a top rights prize awarded posthumously, their lawyer said on Saturday. Amini died aged 22 on September 16, 2022, while being held by Iran’s religious police for allegedly breaching the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code for women. Her family and …

Texas teachers and students wouldn’t be able to discuss sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms under proposals that could create a ban as strict as Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” efforts. A provision included in a broad education bill that would funnel taxpayer dollars into private schools also would prohibit discussions about gender and sexual orientation in public schools from …

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (KTRK) — The CMA Awards, which aired live on Wednesday night, was all about celebrating country music and bestowing trophies to the best artists in that genre. While he might not be releasing any honky-tonk hits, Alex Bregman is very familiar about trophies and celebrating. The World Series-winning Houston Astros third baseman and his wife, Reagan Bregman, were among country’s …

KARACHI: Prices of 10-gram and one-tola gold reached an all-time high of Rs127,143 and Rs148,300 in the local market on Monday, showing a jump of Rs1,714 and Rs2,000 respectively. Rates issued by the All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association (ASSJA) mentioned a rise of only $2 per ounce to $1,730. But the domestic rates have been adjusted upwards owing to a …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A 15-year-old boy went missing in Sims Bayou in southeast Houston on Thursday evening, according to police. At about 7:52 p.m., the Houston Police Department responded to reports of a drowning at the 10000 block of Scott Street. A son and his father were by the bayou when the son slipped into the water and didn’t …