Brands Unite to Support Great Futures for America’s Youth During Back- to-School Season
As young people are heading back to school, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the nation’s largest youth development organization, is proud to announce support from over ten partners who are uniting to ensure kids and teens have the necessary resources to thrive both in and out of the classroom.
Hollandale native assumes command of USS Stout
Cmdr. Desmond Walker, a native of Hollandale, Mississippi, relieved Capt. Scott Rosetti as commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer, USS Stout (DDG 55), during a change of command ceremony recently held at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Fans Score Big with Free Rides on METRORail Courtesy of Dick's House of Sport
Everyone will be able to ride free on METRORail to get to their favorite sporting event or other activity. Thanks to Dick's House of Sport - Katy/Baybrook, complimentary rides on METRORail's Red, Green and Purple lines will be available on Friday, July 28 and Friday, Aug. 11, 2023.
House Fire in The Greater Third Ward Area
House fire occurred on July 24, 2023, at 1:39 p.m. at the 3300 block of Anita St. 77004.
TWC Awards Training Grants to Workforce Solutions Cameron in Collaboration with Local Partners
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) presented two grants totaling $300,000 to Workforce Solutions Cameron County. The grants—a $150,000 Texas Industry Partnership (TIP) grant and a $150,000 High Demand Job Training (HDJT) grant —will be used to prepare Texas workers for long-term, high-demand careers.
Texas Southern University Professional Pilot Program Earns Coveted American Accreditation Board International Accreditation
TSU becomes second HBCU to achieve prestigious recognition
Texas Southern University’s aviation program has achieved one of the highest levels of recognition in the industry. The program has been professionally accredited by the American Accreditation Board International (AABI).
Skin Pharm Brings Luxurious Skin Care to Houston’s River Oaks
The Houston location is the sixth location for Skin Pharm. Maegan Griffin founded Skin Pharm in 2017, aiming to create a clinic environment and product lines she couldn’t find (and knew she would love) as a patient herself. To that end, she built the brand on meticulous skill, lots of practice, and genuine passion, unmatched by others in the beauty industry.
Snoop Dogg Cancels Concerts Due to Strikes
CA: Snoop Dogg cancels two concerts at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in solidarity with
Spike Lee Reacts to Florida's New Education Guidelines
Filmmaker Spike Lee reacts to Florida state education standards that would teach students the "benefits" of slavery
The surprising list of actors who were up to play Ken in ‘Barbie’
Ryan Gosling may or may not be your ideal Ken in the new “Barbie” movie, but one of the film’s casting directors has shared who else might have gotten the role.
Sheryl Lee Ralph ‘collapsed’ after her son was shot 3 times
Sheryl Lee Ralph has had some terrifying moments with her son. The “Abbott Elementary” star talked to AARP magazine about her career and parenthood as the mother to son Etienne Maurice, 31, and daughter Ivy Coco, 28.
‘Secret Invasion’ exposes the limits of Marvel’s series-crossover strategy
In hindsight, “Secret Invasion” used an appropriate device – shape-shifting alien Skrulls masquerading as humans – as the basis for a Marvel series that didn’t seem to know precisely what it intended to be. While the showcase for Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury has connections to Marvel’s next aspiring blockbuster, “The Marvels,” the show mostly illustrated how the studio’s Disney+/theatrical crossover strategy might have reached its limit.
Mick Jagger celebrates his ‘rockin’ 80th birthday
Mick Jagger keeps on rocking. The Rolling Stones frontman is celebrating his 80th birthday on Wednesday.
Vermont police are investigating props stolen from ‘Beetlejuice 2’ movie set
The upcoming “Beetlejuice 2” movie is dealing with some missing parts. Authorities in Vermont said in a news release on Thursday that they’re investigating the theft of two large props that were stolen from the movie’s set in the East Corinth area.
Ellen Burstyn returns to legendary horror franchise 50 years later in eerie ‘Exorcist: Believer’ trailer
Ellen Burstyn, beloved actor who starred in the groundbreaking 1973 horror film “The Exorcist,” has returned to the nightmare-inducing franchise for the first time since its debut 50 years ago in the franchise’s next installment, “The Exorcist: Believer.”
Publish Story Kristen Bell lets her kids drink non-alcoholic beer and she’s not here for your judgment
There’s a reason why Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard’s young daughters are ordering non-alcoholic beers when they go out for meals.
‘Twisted Metal’ milks the PlayStation game to offer up a vehicle for Anthony Mackie
With 2023 having already produced one great post-apocalyptic series based on a video game (a.k.a. “The Last of Us”), a second was probably too much to ask. “Twisted Metal” – a Peacock series spun out of the PlayStation game – manages to start with a rush of zany energy courtesy of the writers behind “Deadpool,” before hitting potholes as it becomes too over-the-top to justify the ride.
The US economy grew stronger than expected in the second quarter, but consumers are pulling back
The US economy picked up steam in the second quarter despite punishing rate hikes and still-high inflation.
Travis Scott’s Giza Pyramids concert canceled
Travis Scott’s concert at the Giza Pyramids was officially canceled two days before it was set to be held due to “complex production issues,” event organizer Live Nation said.
NASA’s new telescope could spot thousands of exoplanets and hundreds of Earth-size rogue planets
When NASA’s next-generation space observatory launches in a few years, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will expand the search for exoplanets as well as rogue planets, or worlds that travel through space without orbiting stars.
