May 19 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs admits to beating ex-girlfriend Cassie By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Sean “Diddy” Combs admitted Sunday that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.”… Continue reading
May 18 Seize the Grey wins the Preakness Stakes for D. Wayne Lukas By Stephen Whyno, Associated Press Seize the Grey has won the Preakness Stakes for 88-year-old Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas. His victory ended Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan’s Triple Crown bid. Continue reading
May 18 Watch 2:41 News Wrap: Israeli war cabinet member threatens to quit over Gaza strategy In our news wrap Saturday, a member of Israel’s war cabinet threatens to quit if the government does not adopt a new Gaza strategy, dangerous heat poses new risk, with widespread power outages in Houston flash flooding kills at least… Continue watching
May 18 Hot weather poses risk as power outages remain from deadly Houston storm By Lekan Oyekanmi, David J. Phillip, Ken Miller, Associated Press As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and rising Texas heat. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 8:00 News Wrap: Intense storms slam Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast In our news wrap Friday, Houston and other parts of the Gulf Coast are dealing with the aftermath of intense storms, the Israeli military says troops in Gaza found the bodies of three people killed by Hamas at the Nova… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 4:19 What’s behind the historic stock market highs and how it relates to the overall economy By Geoff Bennett, Diane Lincoln Estes This has been a big week for the stock market. The Dow Jones, the much broader S&P 500 and the NASDAQ all reached record highs with the Dow crossing the 40,000 threshold for the first time. The markets have rallied… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 5:44 What led Texas governor to pardoning man convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pardoned a man convicted of killing a Black Lives Matter protester in the summer of 2020. Daniel Perry was serving a 25-year prison sentence for the murder of Garrett Foster, an armed white man who was… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 8:15 Methodist pastor discusses major shift in church over LGBTQ+ inclusion By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane There has been a seismic shift within the United Methodist Church after it voted to lift bans on LGBTQ+ clergy and same-sex marriages. The move led some 7,600 conservative Methodist congregations, located mostly in the South, to leave the church. Continue watching
May 17 Teachers criticize California Gov. Newsom’s budget proposal, say it would ‘wreak havoc on funding for our schools’ By Adam Beam, Associated Press The California Teachers Association on Friday said it will work to block one of Newsom's proposals for balancing the budget. CTA President David Goldberg said it would wreak havoc on school funding. Continue reading
May 17 Trump changes tone on mail-in ballots and other forms of early voting By Nicholas Riccardi, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump tells republican voters that mail-in ballots and other forms of early voting options can be trusted. Continue reading