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A construction worker drowned in the Texas Gulf after falling from an offshore platform on Saturday, October 1, according to a Facebook post from San Patricio County Sheriff Oscar Rivera. The man fell from a Kiewit Offshore Services platform, Rivera noted. Coast Guard officials in Corpus Christi responded to the call around 1:45 p.m. The construction worker was wearing a manually inflatable life jacket as well as a safety harness and tool belt. However, officials said the man did not resurface once he hit the water, according to a report from the Charlotte Observer. The Coast Guard, Corpus Christi Police Department, Ingleside Police Department, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, and a dive team from Aransas Pass all searched for the man once the call came in. Aransas Pass Police Marine Division recovered the man's body around 5:30 p.m. The worker was a scaffolding subcontractor, a Kiewit Offshore Services spokesperson told the publication in an email. Kiewit has … [Read more...] about Texas construction worker drowns after falling off platform on Gulf coast

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 6 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tiffany Jackson, a former standout at the University of Texas who was the No. 5 pick in the WNBA draft in 2007 and played nine years in the league, has died of cancer, the school announced. She was 37. Jackson, who was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, died Monday. She was hired as head coach at Wiley College in April. Jackson was a three-time All-Big 12 selection and was voted the national freshman of the year by the U.S Basketball Writers Association in 2004. She finished her Texas career ranked in the top five in career points, rebounds and steals. She is the only Longhorns player to reach 1,000 points, 1,000 rebounds, 300 steals and 150 blocks in a career. “Tiffany had a great career and was an impact player,” former Texas coach Jody Conradt said. "She was recognized for her all-around game and the fact that she was … [Read more...] about Former Texas standout and WNBA player Jackson dies at 37

UPDATE: October 4, 11:50 a.m. CT Investigators on Friday released a photo of missing Alvin ISD teacher Michelle Reynolds walking on a New Orleans street on Friday, Sep. 23. Reynolds is wearing the same hairstyle and color, clothes and shoes as she was at her last confirmed sighting. "If you see Michelle, please contact local authorities or Texas EquuSearch," Texas Equusearch wrote in a Facebook post. — End of Update — Surveillance video of missing Alvin ISD teacher Michelle Reynolds has surfaced days after authorities found her car a few blocks from the Mississippi River in New Orleans earlier this week. Fox 26 Houston reported Thursday that Tim Miller of Texas EquuSearch, a nonprofit search and recovery outfit, obtained the video from a New Orleans business. "We did get surveillance of her actually parking her car on Saint Peters Street at 12:01 p.m. Friday afternoon and then kind of what direction she was walking. Saint Peters Street is pretty close to … [Read more...] about Investigators release photo of missing Alvin ISD teacher

10/4/22 Update: Starbucks denies that it fired a worker from Houston's first unionized store for leading organizing efforts. A spokesperson for the Seattle-based coffee giant said that Josh Deleon of the Shepherd and Harold store, located at 2801 S. Shepherd Drive, was found to have violated attendance and punctuality policies following an investigation and that his firing was not related to unionizing activities. "No Starbucks partner has been or will be disciplined for or separated for supporting, organizing or otherwise engaging in lawful union activity," the spokesperson said. "All partners receive training on our policies and are aware that failing to uphold them can result in termination. And as always, a partner's interest in the union is not exempted from the standards we've always held, and we will continue to enforce our policies." Earlier: Starbucks workers at Houston's first unionized store held an unfair labor practices strike on Saturday to demand the … [Read more...] about Starbucks denies firing Houston partner for union organizing

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to discuss their next steps after North Korea conducted its longest ever test launch by firing a nuclear-capable ballistic missile over Japan. The White House in a statement said the leaders condemned North Korea's missile test in the “strongest terms, recognizing the launch as a danger to the Japanese people, destabilizing to the region, and a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions.” The White House said the leaders agreed to coordinate an immediate and longer-term response together, as well as with South Korea, and with the international community. They also vowed to work to limit North Korea's “ability to support its unlawful ballistic missile and weapons of mass destruction programs." North Korea has test-fired about 40 missiles over about 20 different launch events this year as its leader, Kim Jong Un, refuses to return to nuclear diplomacy with the … [Read more...] about Biden consults Japan PM Kishida after N. Korea missile test

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Protesters waving Russian flags gathered in Burkina Faso's capital where West African regional envoys were meeting Tuesday to press the country's latest coup leaders to swiftly return the country to civilian rule. The meeting Tuesday in the capital, Ouagadougou, comes amid fears that the second coup to hit Burkina Faso this year will further delay democratic elections and a return to constitutional order. Mediators from the West African regional bloc known as ECOWAS have already spent six months this year trying to persuade the previous junta regime which seized power in January to commit to a timetable for new elections. Then last week a group of soldiers led by Capt. Ibrahim Traore overthrew the interim leader and declared themselves in charge. ECOWAS has also been pushing for a return to democracy in neighboring Mali for more than two years. … [Read more...] about Burkina Faso coup supporters gather near regional mediation

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — J.D. Runnels and his son, James, share a love for football. Runnels played for the University of Oklahoma and in the National Football League, and he coached in the United States Football League this past season. His son plays center for Southridge Middle School's eighth-grade team in Moore, an Oklahoma City suburb. James nearly was held out of playing this season because his parents objected to the “biological sex affidavit” Oklahoma public school athletes, from kindergarten to college, are now required to submit to participate. The form — part of a law its author says is aimed at ensuring girls' and women's teams allow only cisgender females — asks what sex a student was at birth. J.D. said James' mother considered it government overreach and “none of their business." They considered not turning in the form for their son, who is cisgender. … [Read more...] about Oklahoma sports ‘biological sex affidavit’ raises questions

The FIA’s decision to postpone the start of the Singapore Grand Prix and its delayed call to activate DRS in the rain-hit race were supported by paddock figures. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Torrential rain fell on downtown Singapore, where the Marina Bay street circuit is located, in the hours preceding the scheduled race start. As a result FIA Formula 1 race director Eduardo Freitas chose to delay the start of the grand prix by 65 minutes as they waited for the weather to improve. McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl said this was “absolutely the right thing to do” under the circumstances. It enabled F1 to use track-cleaning techniques to remove some of the standing water on the recently resurfaced street circuit before the race got underway. “That obviously helped to get rid of any standing water which then allowed [us] straightaway to go on intermediate [tyres].” he said. “I think without that, we wouldn’t have been in a position to start the … [Read more...] about F1 teams back race control’s decisions on delayed start and DRS activation · RaceFans

DALLAS — Billy Chemirmir pulled into a Walmart parking lot on the morning of Jan. 30, 2018, selected a spot with a view of the handicapped spaces and waited for his victim, prosecutors told jurors Monday at his capital murder trial. Dallas County prosecutors are seeking to prove that Chemimir hunted elderly women, following them from a Far North Dallas Walmart to their homes, where he smothered them. Their deaths looked natural and, prosecutors say, he made off with their precious heirlooms. Security camera footage from the Walmart at the corner of Coit and Arapaho roads, played for jurors Monday, showed 87-year-old Mary Brooks park in a handicapped spot about 10:50 a.m. Nearly an hour later, she carted her groceries out and drove out of the parking lot. A silver Nissan Altima followed. This week, Chemirmir is standing trial in the death of Brooks, who also went by Sue. This is his third trial. The first ended in a mistrial last year when the jury couldn’t reach a … [Read more...] about Elderly woman’s slaying part of pattern for serial killer suspect Billy Chemirmir, Dallas prosecutors say