Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported. Charles Medina, 31, was arrested […] The post Rising boxing star Hannah Rapp killed after driver allegedly reversed into her on Texas highway appeared first on American Almanac .
Hannah Rapp, a 26-year-old undefeated boxer who had just competed for a world title, was struck and killed while cycling on a highway in Brazos County, Texas, after a driver allegedly passed her and a second cyclist, stopped, and deliberately reversed his vehicle into her, the New York Post reported . Charles Medina, 31, was arrested and charged with manslaughter. He is being held at the Brazos County Detention Center. Rapp died Saturday morning. She was a fire and life safety inspector at Texas A&M University, a former Purdue University track athlete, and a professional fighter whose 8-0-1 record had made her one of the sport's most promising young talents. None of that mattered to the man behind the wheel. What happened on that Texas…Open
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta went on air before President Trump's primetime address on election security and urged every major television network to refuse to carry it live. Most of them did exactly that. Appearing on "The Joy Reid Show" ahead of Trump's Thursday speech from the East Room of the White House, Acosta declared […] The post Acosta demands networks censor Trump's election address — most comply appeared first on American Almanac .
Former CNN anchor Jim Acosta went on air before President Trump's primetime address on election security and urged every major television network to refuse to carry it live. Most of them did exactly that. Appearing on "The Joy Reid Show" ahead of Trump's Thursday speech from the East Room of the White House, Acosta declared that any network airing the address without real-time fact-checkers would be reckless. Fox News Digital reported that ABC, NBC, and CNN all declined to carry the speech live. CBS News joined minutes after Trump began and cut away shortly after he criticized the networks that refused. MSNBC carried the first 15 minutes before switching to commentary. Only Fox News aired the address in full. The result: a sitting…Open
On Monday, former Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham succeeds Keir Starmer as the United Kingdom's prime minister. Burnham's politics have been shaped by England's north-south class divide.