Houston Police Chief Troy Finner speaks to the media during a press conference about the 250,000-plus cases that were suspended for lack of staffing at HPD Headquarters on Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Houston. Chief Troy Finner retired late Tuesday, hours after his office posted a reference to a 2018 email discussing suspended cases citing a lack of personnel – opening up questions about when he first learned about an internal code. In a statement posted just after 6 p.m., he said he didn’t remember sending the older email, but...

Brittney Griner is preparing for the WNBA season with the Phoenix Mercury. Photo: Lance King/Getty Images WNBA star Brittney Griner recounts the harrowing details of her time in a Russian prison in her new memoir "Coming Home," released yesterday. What she's saying: "I did not feel like a human at that point, and just everything was setting in on the unknown," she told NPR. "I just sat there and thought about ending it — just came up with a plan on how I could do it." Catch up quick: Griner,...

Authorities say a man who was jailed in February and accused of multiple sexual assaults is also responsible for a different attack in 2022. Carlton Tambaoga, 25, was arrested after a sexual assault victim who was being treated at a hospital Feb. 11 reported the attack, Carrollton police have said. Tambaoga was released the following day after posting a $20,000 bond. He was arrested a several days later after a second person reported being sexually assaulted by him, according to police. In a news release Tuesday, Denton police said it...

LAGOS, May 8 (Reuters) - Nigeria is inviting bids from international investors with financial and technical capacity for 12 onshore and deepwater oil blocks, its oil regulator said in a speech yesterday at a global oil conference in Houston, Texas. Africa's biggest oil producer opened this year's licensing round on April 29 seeking to deepen exploitation of the country's estimated 37.5 billion barrels of crude oil and 209.26 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves. "Nigeria is committed to conducting the licensing round in a fair, competitive and transparent manner...

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Adriana Janovich is the author of “Unique Eats and Eateries of Spokane.” (Courtesy) “Unique Eats and Eateries of Spokane” can be found locally at the Kitchen Engine inside the Flour Mill, 621 W. Mallon Ave.; Atticus Coffee and Gifts, 222 N. Howard St.; and Corner Door Fountain and Books, 3301 N. Argonne Road in Millwood. It can be found online at reedypress.com. If You Go We’ve got that, too. Spokane’s restaurant scene is hopping with foods and flavors from around the world, and a new book offers a glimpse of...

The shootout was tied at 9 when Dynamo goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell missed high, allowing fellow keeper Saldaña to find the back of the net on a right-footed shot to the bottom left corner. Detroit advances to the round of 16, where it will visit the winner of Indy Eleven and San Antonio FC on May 21 or 22. The teams combined for three goals in a span of eight minutes late in the second half. Detroit's Yazeed Matthews provided the 2-2 equalizer in the 75th minute on a right-footed shot...