Texas homeless shelters at 'breaking point' due to migrant influx: 'We have to say no to folks in need'
Deputy director for the Opportunity Center for the Homeless in El Paso, John Martin joined "Fox & Friends First" to discuss how the influx of illegal immigration has impacted his shelters.
foxnews.comJohn Martin's Irish Pub Returns to Miami
^ Keep New Times Free Support Us LocalCommunityJournalismI Support Support the independent voice of Miami and help keep the future of New Times free. Together, they will renovate the original John Martin's and reopen it by this fall. "John Martin's is a place that I've visited over the years and it's filled with fond memories for me." Adds the new co-proprietor: "It's a dream come true to have a presence on Miracle Mile and to help preserve the legacy of John Martin's." John Martin’s Irish Pub.
miaminewtimes.comSmart lock lets Walmart deliver in home
In 2016, he teamed up with Ken Goto, a former colleague of his from Apple, and started designing a smart lock that could be opened remotely using a phone or a computer. They called their company Level Home and dubbed their first invention Level Lock. Level Lock can convert an existing deadbolt lock that's already on a door into a smart lock. Yet, there are still challenges when it comes to getting consumers to embrace smart locks, said Jonathan Collins, research director overseeing smart home coverage for ABI Research. While smart lock sales in the US are up 45% over last year, Collins notes there are still major hurdles to overcome.
Former Apple employees are making a deadbolt that you unlock with your phone, and it's backed by Walmart
John Martin and Ken Goto, Level Home Founders Level HomeJohn Martin had just driven with his entire family through a snowstorm to a vacation house at Lake Tahoe when he realized he forgot his keys. After waiting 45 minutes for the locksmith, Martin, who had been an executive at Nokia and Apple, had an idea for a better lock, one that he could control with his phone. Level Lock is a $250 deadbolt enabled with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. It's essentially a computerized lock that users can control through an associated app. Level Lock Level Home
cnbc.comFeds arrest former top officials at company that distributed opioids
The four individuals charged include Miami-Luken's former president and compliance officer and two West Virginia pharmacists, the release said. The wholesaler distributed 2.6 million hydrocodone tablets and 2.3 million units of oxycodone to a pharmacy in a West Virginia town of only 1,400 people between 2011 and 2015, the Justice Department said. The wholesaler also shipped more than 1.8 millions oxycodone tablets to a pharmacy that was under DEA investigation. In April, two former executives of Rochester Drug Co-Operative were charged with illegally distributing opioids and conspiring to defraud the US Drug Enforcement Agency. Miami-Luken sold drugs in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the Justice Department.
World War II veteran crosses country on foot for second time
Over the course of two years and 10 months, over 2,631 miles, he crossed the country on foot, running from California to Georgia. At age 95, the World War II veteran has decided to do it again. He's clocked 175 miles into his second coast-to-coast trek, which he began in March when he left from Georgia's St. Simons Island. He hopes to run 13 miles a week through grueling heat or freezing cold for as long as he can. As he runs, the Navy veteran is raising funds to sail a restored World War II tanker to Normandy for a D-Day anniversary, a feat that he says will cost millions.