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Biden will commute or pardon sentences of 78 non-violent people. Here are a few to know
President Joe Biden will mark "Second Chance Month" at the White House on Tuesday, commuting the sentences of 75 people serving time for nonviolent drug offenses, issuing full pardons for three individuals who the administration says have worked toward rehabilitation and unveiling new actions aimed at easing the transition back to normal life for the formerly incarcerated.
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Police searching for 3-month-old baby kidnapped from his grandmother's home in San Jose, California
Police and the FBI are searching for a three-month-old baby who they say was kidnapped in San Jose, California, as the infant's grandmother was unloading groceries Monday.
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The baby, Brandon Cuellar, was last seen wearing a white long sleeve onesie with dinosaurs on it. Mandatory Credit: San Jose Police Media Relations
Published on April 26, 2022
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Houston’s First Art Bike Festival Set to Roll on May 21
Local nonprofit organizations team up for free, family friendly festival
– Houston Parks Board (HPB), the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art (OSCVA), and Houston Independent School District (HISD) are pleased to announce Houston’s first Art Bike Festival will take place on May 21. Building on the success of the iconic Art Car Parade, the Art Bike Festival will bring together Houstonians of all ages to celebrate Houston’s great parks and trails through art and creativity. The free, family-friendly event is open to all ages with a range of activities throughout the day at MacGregor Park and The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art campus.
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Houston’s Very Own TotallyRandie Partners with Dogepalooza Music Festival
When you look her up on YouTube, Instagram or any of her social media platforms you’ll find a ray of sunshine in the form of media personality, TotallyRandie. Having interviewed some of your favorite celebrities and entertainers spanning from Kevin Hart to Anthony Anderson to Musiq Soulchild, all of Houston is familiar with the tagline, “You’re Rockin’ with TotallyRandie!”
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Lawmakers Must Confront Racist History of Illegal Reentry Statute To Stop Perpetuating White Supremacy
AOKI, CILP, and SPLC file amicus brief in United States v. Carrillo-Lopez
Last Friday, the Center for Immigration Policy, the Aoki Center for Critical Race and Nation Studies, and the Southern Poverty Law Center filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in United States v. Carillo-Lopez, a case involving a racial justice issue of enormous significance. Mr. Carrillo-Lopez, the defendant in the case, has argued that the criminal illegal reentry statute—the most prosecuted federal crime in the United States, and a key driver of mass incarceration for Mexicans in the United States—is unconstitutional because it was enacted to discriminate against Mexicans based on their race. A federal judge agreed with him, declaring the law unconstitutional due to its racist origins. The Biden Administration is now appealing that decision.
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National Donate Life Blue & Green Day
Blue and Green Lights to Shine in Houston, Fort Worth and Lubbock/Amarillo
LifeGift is lighting up Southeast, North and West Texas in blue and green to increase awareness of organ, eye and tissue donation in April, which is National Donate Life Month (NDLM). This annual observance features an entire month of local, regional and national activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ, eye and tissue donors and to honor heroes who have saved lives through the gift of donation. During this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, LifeGift also shines a light this year for our hospital and transplant center partners as they continue to provide our communities with heroic care.
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Astros Place Lance McCullers Jr. On 60-Day IL
“Nothing significant really changed one way or the other,” said Click. “We just like to delay those as much as we possibly can."
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Biden's trademark political traits tested by war in Ukraine
When President Joe Biden labeled Russia's actions in Ukraine "genocide" this week, the response by his team looked much different than when he declared, also unplanned, that Vladimir Putin shouldn't be in power.
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To get the entire child tax credit, you need to file your 2021 tax return
There's still time to claim the enhanced child tax credit as well as other federal tax breaks, which could be worth hundreds -- if not thousands -- of dollars. But you have to submit your 2021 tax return first.
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President Joe Biden's trademark political traits are tested by the war in Ukraine. Biden is here pictured, February 10, outside the White House in Washington, …
Published on April 18, 2022
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The White House finally gets to throw a party
On Monday the White House will become something it has yet to become while Joe and Jill Biden have been in residence: A party house.
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President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden appear with the Easter Bunny at the White House on April 5, 2021 in Washington, DC. Mandatory …
Published on April 18, 2022
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Supreme Court denies appeal from Black death row inmate who claimed racial bias
The Supreme Court on Monday denied the appeal of Kristopher Love, a Black death row inmate in Texas who claimed that one of the jurors in his trial was racially biased.
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Bidens host their first White House Easter Egg Roll after two years of the pandemic
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday welcomed thousands of guests to the South Lawn of the White House for the Easter Egg Roll, an annual holiday tradition that had been canceled for the past two years because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden read a book to children during the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the …
Published on April 18, 2022
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Biden to visit New Hampshire harbor to highlight investments in nation's ports and waterways
President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit a harbor in New Hampshire on Tuesday to highlight how billions of dollars from the bipartisan infrastructure law are being spent on rebuilding the nation's ports and waterways, a White House spokesperson tells CNN.
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CDC mask mandate for travelers struck down by federal judge
A federal judge in Florida struck down on Monday the Biden administration's mask mandate for airplanes and other public transport methods.
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Toyota, Volkswagen and Tesla are bringing factories in China back on line
Toyota and Volkswagen are gradually bringing their China factories back on line after they were closed for weeks because of Covid lockdowns.
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Harris to focus on portfolio issues on trip to California
Vice President Kamala Harris is set to return to her native state of California on Monday for a series of events meant to showcase her leadership, as the White House struggles to reach an American electorate largely unconvinced of the Biden administration's progress.
