Christmas confinement: Daughter allegedly trapped mother in Houston-area bedroom for hours

According to investigators, the mother jumped from a second-story apartment to get out of the locked room. HOUSTON — A Houston woman is facing an unlawful restraint charge for allegedly locking her mother in a room for hours on Christmas Day. According to court documents, 25-year-old Abygail Afiong Ekpo padlocked her mother in a bedroom … Read more

2026 Olympics slope safety called into question: ‘They don’t deserve to have the Olympic Games here’

Two training incidents Friday called into question the safety of the fearsome Stelvio slope — the men’s downhill ski course for next winter’s Milan-Cortina Olympics. BORMIO, Province of Sondrio — French standout Cyprien Sarrazin was in intensive care with a head injury and will undergo surgery after a crash during training for a World Cup … Read more