First on CNN: New Senate bill would strengthen oversight in wake of missing Secret Service texts
A top Senate Democrat is proposing new legislation in response to missing Secret Service text messages that would make it more difficult for the agency to deny records to the inspector general and require additional briefings to Congress.
Predatory lenders are making money off rising gas and food prices
In the last few months, Yumekia Jones, a legal assistant at the Mississippi Center for Justice's Indianola office, has fielded an unusually high number of calls — a roughly 400% spike — from people in dire need of immediate financial …
Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents
Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4 million in compensatory damages, a jury decided Thursday, capping a stunning and dramatic case that showcased for …
Where state abortion bans stand amid legal challenges
In more than a dozen states, legal fights are underway over abortion bans and other laws that greatly limit the procedure after the US Supreme Court ended a constitutional right to an abortion on June 24. On July 26, the …
Breonna Taylor killing: A timeline of the police raid and its aftermath
Four current and former Louisville police officers involved in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home -- including detectives who worked on the search warrant and the ex-officer accused of firing blindly into her home -- have been charged with …
Lawsuit says police chasing White suspect wrongly arrested Black man
A Black man in Massachusetts says he was wrongly arrested by police who were looking for a White man, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday in the US District Court of Massachusetts.
Family Of 11-Year-Old Boy Attacked By Police At State Fair Believe His Civil Rights Were Violated
Police brutality has become a thing that many Black and Brown people have sadly come to expect will happen, or at the very least prepare for it just in case.
Airbnb Catches Heat Over Former Slave Cabins Being Advertised As Rentals
Airbnb has grown exponentially since first launching back in the late-2000s as a literal air mattress in the founders’ living room, now operating as a global entity that’s become preferred over hotel stays and the traditional bed and breakfast. Well, …
Mayor Sylvester Turner To Host Inaugural Houston-Africa Energy Summit With African Heads Of State, African Ministers, Corporate CEOs, And Business Leaders
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will host the City’s first-ever Houston-Africa Energy Summit featuring African Heads of State, African Ministers, Houston-based energy CEOs, and business leaders from the African continent and the Greater Houston Area.
Denny’s Partners with Getty Images to Preserve History at Historically Black Colleges and Universities
As part of its continuing commitment to Black colleges, Denny’s Inc. today announced a major partnership with Getty Images, a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, to help preserve the history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Passage of the Bipartisan “CHIPS and Science Act” Prompts Fort Bend County Judge KP George to Appeal to Technology Manufactures
Fort Bend County Judge KP George on Wednesday, August 3, 2022, issued a letter to the top semiconductor chip manufacturing businesses, encouraging them to extend their operations to Fort Bend County following the United States Congress' bipartisan approval of the …
Commissioner Rodney Ellis, Street Olympics Board Members to Host Final Event Featuring 1,200 Youth Athletes Competing in Street Games like Hula Hoop, Jump Rope and Foot Races
Youth athletes from 55 agencies participating in the Harris County Street Olympics Summer Games will vie for medals on Friday, August 5 at the Final Event, which features exciting competition in so-called street games hosted by the nonprofit organization and …
Caution warranted as Texas continues to experience hot and dry conditions
As hot and dry conditions persist, extremely dry vegetation will continue to support wildfire activity across much of the state, even as surface moisture increases in some areas.
Texas Sales Tax Holiday is Aug. 5-7
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 5-7.
Congressman Al Green Joins Houston Area Officials for Grand Opening of Light Rail Lofts Veteran Housing
“As a sitting member of the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, I am acutely aware of the homelessness crisis afflicting the United States, especially as it relates to our Veterans. …
