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Here's why gas is $6 a gallon in California, even as prices fall elsewhere

For many drivers in California, the possibility of paying $6 a gallon for gas is no longer something to worry about down the road. It's already a reality.

US to welcome 100,000 Ukrainian refugees

The United States will welcome up to 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia's aggression, a senior administration official announced Thursday.

State deaths outnumber births since 2020 census

Deaths outnumbered births in 73 percent of American counties – including in all but seven in Alabama – since the 2020 census, according to new data released by the Census Bureau Thursday.

John Doe identified 40 years after his body was found

A body found in the Escatawpa River in Mississippi in 1982 has now been identified as Gary Simpson.

The future of the Oscars is global. Watch this year's best international feature nominees to know why

The best international feature film category at the Academy Awards could, in some ways, be compared to flying economy. Often, the five films that get a seat aboard the Oscars seem squashed in the back, lest they take up space …

Kyrie Irving appears set to play home games in New York again, with mayor expected to lift athletes' vaccine mandate

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving's six-month prohibition from playing home games over his vaccination status appears to be coming to an end.

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson may have set a new standard for future nominees

For decades, US Supreme Court confirmation hearings have taken center stage in American politics, and each hearing has created new norms for future Supreme Court nominees -- both for better and worse.

Houston Chamber Choir presents Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil“ on Apr. 23 and Apr. 24 at Rice University

The Grammy® Award-winning Houston Chamber Choir, Robert Simpson founder and artistic director, presents Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” on Saturday, Apr. 23 and Sunday, Apr. 24 at Rice University. Houston Chamber Choir was on the eve of presenting “All-Night Vigil” in March …

1st Annual Shero Awards Curated to Commemorate Women's History Month

The Inaugural Shero Awards was created by the ladies of Never Satisfied Studios in Carrolton, TX. Owned by Business Mogul Radio Raheem, his influence when creating this event was motivated by his own childhood. "Being raised by a single mother, …

Transition Medicine Clinic opens new location at the Center for Pursuit

The Transition Medicine Clinic at Baylor College of Medicine, a medical home for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is opening a second clinic at the Center for Pursuit, located at 4400 Harrisburg Blvd., Houston, TX 77011. The partnership will …

Harris Health System Receives National Recertification of 16 Medical Home Sites

Harris Health System recently received recertification of 16 of its health centers and clinics as Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), the highest such recognition from the national organization.

How protected are we against Covid-19? Scientists search for a test to measure immunity

In 2010, doctors told Ben Sobieck, now 37, that his kidneys were inexplicably failing. Shortly after, he had a kidney transplant and started on the lifelong medications that weaken his immune system to keep his body from rejecting the donor …

Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine performs as well in children as it does in adults

Moderna announced interim results of its Covid-19 vaccine for children younger than 6 on Wednesday.

'People are begging us to sell.' Africa's richest man opens huge fertilizer plant as food crisis looms

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote opened the continent's largest fertilizer plant this week as war in Ukraine cuts off supplies from Russia, threatening a global food crisis.

Justice Clarence Thomas misses third day of oral arguments after being hospitalized

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas missed a third day of oral arguments on Wednesday after being hospitalized six days ago to receive treatment for what a court spokesperson described as an infection.