Engines Podcast
Engines of Our Ingenuity 2945: The Once Great Port of New York
Posted on · Episode: 2945 The Once Great Port of New York. Today, a gritty beginning.
Tag: New York
News
Mexican Drug Kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Is Sentenced To Life Plus 30 Years In U.S. Prison
Posted on · Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, the 62-year-old former head of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, was convicted in February for drug crimes. A life sentence was mandatory.
National
A Decade Of Implications At Stake, Supreme Court Hears Census Citizenship Question
Posted on · The justices are weighing whether the Trump administration can include a citizenship question on the 2020 census. A decision is expected this summer, when printing of the census forms is set to begin.
Top Stories
More Families Aren’t Vaccinating Children In Texas, City Council Approves Additional Garbage Trucks, Houstonian Killed In Kenya Terror Attack, And More
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
Houston Matters
Litigation Over Citizenship Question In 2020 Census Will Probably End Up Before SCOTUS
Posted on · NPR’s Hansi Lo Wang tells Houston Matters the plaintiffs contend the question would be added without adequate testing. The Trump administration refutes that notion.
News
House Democrats Reeling After Crowley Upset By Long-Shot Challenger
Posted on · Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi dismissed the idea that the stunning loss of a top party leader to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a progressive socialist candidate, has wider implications for the party.
News
What To Watch For In Today’s State Primaries
Posted on · Here are the races to watch tonight in Colorado, Maryland, Utah, Oklahoma and New York.
News
Do Trump’s Endorsements Move Voters? Tuesday Will Test His Electoral Mojo
Posted on · President Trump is campaigning for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster ahead of Tuesday's primary, and he's also endorsed New York Rep. Dan Donovan. But both could still lose their primaries.
News
Harvey Weinstein Indicted In New York Rape Case
Posted on · Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. said the indictment brings Weinstein "another step closer to accountability."
News
Houston Among Eight Cities Contending For 2020 Democratic National Convention
Posted on · The 2016 Democratic convention was held in Philadelphia
News
Manhattan DA To Probe Abuse Allegations Against Schneiderman
Posted on · The women described being slapped and choked, verbally abused and threatened by Schneiderman
News
More Than 20 Cities And States Sue Government Over Census Questions
Posted on · The new lawsuit comes more than a week after California filed a similar lawsuit in San Francisco federal court against Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Census Bureau officials
News
Facebook Sued Over Housing Discrimination
Posted on · A Facebook spokesperson told Texas Public Radio the lawsuit was without merit, and that there is no place for discrimination on the platform
News
Dog Dies After Airline Worker Has It Placed In Overhead Bin
Posted on · United spokesman Charles Hobart said the flight attendant told the dog's owner to put the pet carrier in the overhead bin because the bag was partly obstructing the aisle
Music
10 Takeaways From The 2018 Grammys
Posted on · The 2018 Grammy Awards did what the Grammys so often do: They dashed high expectations with safe picks and, in many cases, flat performances. But a few highlights stood out