HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Thursday’s thunderstorm sent power poles crashing down across Houston. Still, some people are sounding the alarm about the poles that were only partially displaced. At Webster and Crawford streets in Midtown, residents said they called CenterPoint Energy to report a power pole leaning precariously over the street as cars and trucks continued to pass underneath it. “It’s gonna come down,” Patricia Collins, who manages Urban Tales pet kennel across the street, said. “Maybe another strong gust or someone catching that wire, and it’s gonna come down.” CenterPoint told reporters it’s encouraging people to make them aware of…
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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston area is on the mend following devastating storms that battered the city on Thursday. However, many are still without power as temperatures are expected to reach the high 90s on Saturday. Lileana Pearson was out in the Heights to survey what city officials are doing as residents wake up for a second day without air conditioning and a spoiled fridge. Some homes had lights on and operating through a generator down Heights Boulevard. It has been reported that nearly half a million customers across Harris County have yet to have their electricity turned back on.…
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — As a young man growing up in Texas, TV anchor David Ono never thought much about his Japanese heritage. But now, he’s the driving force behind one of the most riveting stories in World War II history, and he will be presenting it live on Monday at the Alley Theatre. “People made the assumption that since I’m Japanese American and I grew up on military bases almost my entire life, I must be well versed on hearing about the Nisei Soldier,” Ono recalled from his anchor desk at KABC in Los Angeles. “But I’d never heard the…
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KARACHI: Media stakeholders have expressed serious concern over the proposed Punjab Defamation Bill 2024 and the federal government’s proposed ‘Digital Media Authority’, saying that the bill appears draconian in its current form. The Joint Action Committee, which consists of the Pakistan Broadcasters Association (PBA), All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS), Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) and Association of Electronic Media Editors and News Directors (AEMEND), issued a joint statement on Thursday. It said that media bodies were not against strengthening the defamation laws or regulating digital media after strengthening defamation laws, but the law in its…
BANGKOK The Asian Football Confederation gave its backing to Palestine’s proposal to suspend Israel from FIFA due to the ongoing war in Gaza at its congress in Bangkok on Thursday, as the regional body also abolished term limits for its senior office bearers. AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa voiced his support for the Palestine Football Association’s motion ahead of Friday’s FIFA congress, which seeks to “adopt immediate and appropriate sanctions against Israeli teams”. “The AFC is only as strong as its members and when one suffers, all its other members are affected,” Sheikh Salman told delegates. “The…
FANO: Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe’s early break paid off as the Soudal Quick-Step rider bravely held off the chasers to win stage 12 of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday, with Tadej Pogacar maintaining his hold on the leader’s jersey. The 193-km ride from Martinsicuro to Fano featured enough climbs to give a chance to those willing to risk attacking and deny the sprinters another stage win, and Alaphilippe’s tactics paid off. Alaphilippe has won six stages at the Tour de France and a stage of the Vuelta a Espana, and completed his full set of grand Tour wins in his first-ever…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continued their winning run at the Central Asian Volleyball Championship on Thursday, defeating Iran to set up a title clash with Turkmenistan. The hosts, who have remained unbeaten throughout, tested their bench strength against Iran to win 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 25-20. “In this championship, we defeated all participating teams, which is very special for us,” a jubilant Pakistan skipper Murad Jehan said, looking ahead to Friday’s final. “Now were are looking ahead to the final. We are not taking Tajikistan lightly and will go with full strength to secure victory. I’m confident we will be able to win. “Today, I,…
ISLAMABAD: Praising the national hockey team for clinching silver medal in the recently-held Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday ordered the formulation of a policy to employ athletes through departments in order to ensure their financial security and promote sports in Pakistan. The prime minister said this while addressing a ceremony held at the PM House in the federal capital to felicitate the hockey team on earning second spot at the six-nation Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh, Malaysia earlier this month. The Ammad Shakeel Butt-led green-shirts remained unbeaten to qualify for the final, their first…
