Mayor Sylvester Turner Names Priya Zachariah as City's Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced today that he has appointed Priya Zachariah, AICP, as Chief Resilience and Sustainability Officer (CRSO) for the City of Houston, overseeing the City’s new Office of Resilience and Sustainability.
Jury selection begins in trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death
As jury selection got slowly underway Monday in the trial of three white men charged with fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery as he was running in their Georgia neighborhood, potential jurors said they came in with negative feelings about the case …
Colin Powell, First Black US Secretary of State, Dies of Covid-19 Complications Amid Cancer Battle
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from …
GreenStreet Unveils Downtown’s First Houston BCycle Art Station
Houston-based Midway, a privately owned, fully integrated real estate investment and development firm, today unveiled an eye-catching new Art Station titled “The Whimsy Station,” brought to life by local artist, designer and muralist Shelbi Nicole, adorning its Houston BCycle station …
Baylor, Hess release STEM guide for 2021 Cargo Plane and Jet
This week, Baylor College of Medicine and Hess Toy Truck released the 6th edition of the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curriculum guide that pairs with the 2021 Hess Cargo Plane and Jet.
Keep your brain sharp by finding your sleep 'sweet spot,' study says
You know the story of Goldilocks and the three bears, right? Papa Bear's bed was too hard and Mama Bear's bed too soft, but Baby Bear found Goldilock's bed to be "just right."
Booster shots could soon be recommended for people as young as 40, source says
Booster protection in the US could soon expand to a much broader population, as a source says the US government likely will soon recommend them to people as young as 40 who received either Moderna or Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine.
Mj Rodriguez becomes first out trans woman nominated for lead actress Emmy
Welcome to the history books, Mj Rodriguez. The "Pose" star on Tuesday made Emmy history, becoming the first out trans woman to be nominated in the outstanding lead actress category for her role in the FX drama, GLAAD, a leading …
Celine Dion delays her Las Vegas residency due to muscle spasms
Celine Dion announced on Tuesday that she is postponing her Las Vegas residency. The Grammy-Award winner wrote that she has been having "severe and persistent muscle spasms" that will prevent her from performing at her shows scheduled next month and …
'Four Hours at the Capitol' grimly recounts the events of Jan. 6 in a taut HBO documentary
As the Jan. 6 Committee continues its work, "Four Hours at the Capitol" presents a methodical, up-close-and-personal tick-tock of the insurrection, exposing what a chaotic, strange and yes, violent day that was. Interviewing members of Congress, police and protestors/rioters, it's …
January 6 investigators recommended a contempt charge against Steve Bannon. Here's what that means.
Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have shown they're willing to pursue criminal contempt referrals against witnesses who refuse to comply with the panel's subpoenas.
FBI at Washington home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska
The FBI is conducting "law enforcement activity" at the Washington, DC, home of Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, an ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to an FBI spokesman.
Biden discusses $1.9 trillion top line for economic package and tells Democrats free community college is out
President Joe Biden informed House progressives Tuesday afternoon that the final bill to expand the social safety net is expected to drop tuition-free community college, a major White House priority, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
Hurry up and wait: Trump's best legal shot at blocking the release of his January 6 docs
The next few weeks will be pivotal if former President Donald Trump is hoping to bury the House's request for January 6 documents in years of litigation.
HHS' Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as US' first openly transgender four-star officer
Dr. Rachel Levine, the assistant secretary for health at the US Department of Health and Human Services, made history Tuesday as the first openly transgender four-star officer across the nation's eight uniformed services.
