Latest stories

Tease photo

Beyond the Rhetoric: Our Plan for Improvement

We did not start the National Black Chamber of Commerce to be a social organization full of entertainment conferences and political correctness. Ours was to disrupt the contentment/status quo and demand equal opportunity and commitment as it relates to business participation. There was great opposition from the start.

Tease photo

Houston school with offerings that compare to Lebron James' I Promise School

Founded in 2002, by Cynthia Trigg, a 25-year educator, Evolution Academy is a tuition-free public charter school and drop-off recovery center. Evolution Academy expanded to Houston more than five years ago and also has a campus in Beaumont.

Tease photo

Vandals cause thousands of dollars in damage at high school

Vandals caused thousands of dollars in damage this week at Colfax High School, and the Placer County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help.

Tease photo

Houston Ballet to Perform at Prestigious Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2018

Houston Ballet is proud to perform by invitation at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival 2018—the oldest internationally acclaimed dance festival in the United States—for the first time in nearly 40 years. Referred to as the “hub and mecca of dancing” by TIME Magazine, Jacob’s Pillow showcases a prestigious lineup of elite dance companies from across the globe and Houston Ballet is thrilled to return to the hallowed stages with performances August 15-18.

Tease photo

Why this weekend's Trump Tower tweet matters

President Donald Trump on Sunday offered his starkest and most direct acknowledgment yet that his son, campaign chairman and son-in-law met with a Russian lawyer to get dirt on Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.

Tease photo

Randy Moss attends his Hall of Fame ceremony wearing a tie that honors African-Americans killed by police

Former NFL wide receiver Randy Moss used his wardrobe to make a powerful statement at his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction, wearing a necktie bearing the names of African-Americans killed by police or while in police custody.

Tease photo

Rand Paul, in Moscow, invites Russian lawmakers to Washington

Sen. Rand Paul on Monday invited Russian lawmakers to Washington after meeting Russian members of parliament in Moscow.

Tease photo

Three dead in Bologna highway gas tanker explosion

At least three people died and 67 were injured after a tanker truck exploded on a highway in Bologna, Italy, a spokesman for Italian state police told CNN.

Tease photo

Gunfire follows rapper 21 Savage's 'Issa Back to School Drive'

Rapper 21 Savage attended a back-to-school event Saturday that ended in gunfire with one person injured.

Tease photo

Search for missing toddler leads to discovery of 11 emaciated children

What started as a search for a 3-year-old Georgia boy led to a horrid discovery 1,400 miles away.

Tease photo

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi is stepping down

PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi, one of the most prominent women to lead a Fortune 500 company, will step down on October 3.

Tease photo

Tyler Perry Donates $250K for Harvey Relief

Lakewood Church Pastor Joel Osteen welcomed actor, producer, and director Tyler Perry to the pulpit this past Sunday for a candid conversation about his journey of faith.

Tease photo

Saudis expel Canadian envoy, vow to relocate students over tweets about rights activist

Amid escalating tensions that are damaging economic and diplomatic ties between the countries, Saudi Arabia said Monday that it would relocate about 7,000 Saudi scholarship recipients studying in Canada.

Tease photo

5 dead in small plane crash

Officials on Monday identified five people killed after the small plane they were on the day before crashed in a Santa Ana parking lot.

Tease photo

What impact will US sanctions on Iran actually have?

Even before his shock win in 2016, US President Donald Trump was vocal in his criticism of the nuclear deal that the US, UK, France, Germany, Russia, and China signed with Iran in 2015.

Tease photo

Report: Trump admin in danger of wasting billions on border wall

The Trump administration is at risk of wasting some of the billions of dollars it wants to spend on the US-Mexico border wall, according to a watchdog report released Monday.

Tease photo

5 things for August 6: Venezuela, Russia, NRA

The view is not the only draw at the Space Needle. Now the Seattle icon sports the world's first revolving glass floor. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Tease photo

“Better Late Than Never” by Kimberla Lawson Roby

Life has handed you a lot of chances. You’ve taken some, for good or not. Others, you’ve passed up, and regretted it. Maybe you’d be richer today. Maybe you’d be poorer. For sure, you’d have an existence unlike what you have now and, as in the new novel “Better Late Than Never” by Kimberla Lawson Roby, you wonder what might’ve been…

Tease photo

Greater Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation to Host Emerging Leaders Institute Graduation Ceremony

The Greater Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation (GHHCCF) will celebrate the accomplishments of its newest cohort of Emerging Leaders on Wednesday, August 1st.

Tease photo

Customers Got Sick at a Chipotle in Ohio, And the Stock Is Down 6%

Chipotle isn't having a very joyous National Avocado Day. Just when it seemed like the company had moved past its illness epidemic, at least two people reported getting sick after eating at a location in Ohio. Chipotle stock fell more than 6% on Tuesday.

Archive by year

2014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025