Four people killed when small plane crashes into Mississippi home

Rescue workers are investigating the location of a plane crash in Hattiesburg, Miss., On Wednesday May 5, 2021, which killed four people on Tuesday May 4, 2021.

HATTIESBURG, miss. – A small plane crashed into a Mississippi home, killing one of the home’s four residents and three Texas residents who were flying to a university graduation ceremony, authorities said Wednesday. Gerry Standley, 55, was a resident of the house where the plane crashed in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Also killed were the pilot, 67-year-old … Read more

90 people found in Houston home; police, federal investigators probing

Police officers are investigating the site of a people smuggling site that found more than 90 undocumented immigrants in a house on the 12200 block of Chessington Drive in Houston on Friday, April 30, 2021.  A Houston Police officer said the case is being processed by federal authorities.

The US Department of Homeland Security is investigating after more than 90 people were found in a house in southwest Houston that police called people smuggling. Deputy Police Commissioner Daryn Edwards said the police received a kidnapping call Thursday night and the homicide division worked all night to enter the house with a tactical team. … Read more

More than 13 million people in India applied for Covid-19 vaccines after minimum age lowered to 18

Syringes filled with COVISHIELD vaccine for COVID-19 lie on ice box at a primary health center in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on April 28.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to continue appearing “in accordance with the Covid-19 protocols” and to vote during the final stage of the West Bengal state elections. Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have come under fire for holding several rallies in West Bengal prior to the elections. Thousands were in attendance … Read more

CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people

CDC issues new outdoor mask guidance for fully vaccinated people

Fully vaccinated people can now expose at small outdoor gatherings or dining out with friends in multiple households. The CDC tells unvaccinated people that they must still wear a mask at such gatherings. “If you are fully vaccinated and want to attend a small outdoor gathering with vaccinated and unvaccinated people, or dine with friends … Read more

Venture Out expands to help more people validate their startup ideas while still working at a day job

Venture Out expands to help more people validate their startup ideas while still working at a day job

Venture Out executives Sean Sternbach (left) and Ken Horenstein. (Venture out photo) Venture Out expanded: The Seattle-based organization that aims to help technicians quit businesses and create their own startups has added a new program called Moonlighter Lab. What it does: The lab charges $ 1,499 for an 8-week program of validating startup ideas from … Read more

Mental Health Match helps people find the right therapist, and finds a new home in Portland

Mental Health Match helps people find the right therapist, and finds a new home in Portland

New location of the startup: Mental Health Match, a startup helping people find the right therapist, has moved from Houston to Portland, Ore. The platform: Mental Health Match uses an online matching tool to guide users through choosing a therapist. More information on potential supervisors will be provided when they are identified as a match. … Read more

Helping Homeless People in N.Y.C. Get Stimulus Payments

Helping Homeless People in N.Y.C. Get Stimulus Payments

Weather: Today mostly sunny with a temperature in the high 60s. Expect partly cloudy skies tonight with a temperature dropping by the mid 40s. Alternative parking: Valid until April 29th (Maundy Thursday, Orthodox). The federal stimulus tests should be a near universal benefit. Payments totaling $ 3,200 that would help most Americans recover from the … Read more