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Thunderstorms can trigger asthma attacks that need hospitalization, study says
The calm before the storm isn't really so calm, at least not for anyone with asthma or other severe breathing disorders, new research shows.
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20,000 absentee ballots are being mailed by Connecticut town clerks one week before primary
A week ahead of the Connecticut primary election, 20,000 absentee ballots were in the process of being mailed or still needed to be mailed to voters who had requested them by town clerks across the state, officials told CNN on Tuesday.
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California attorney general to investigate Stephon Clark shooting
Citing the "extremely high emotions, anger and hurt" in Sacramento following the shooting death of Stephon Clark by police in his grandmother's backyard, Police Chief Daniel Hahn said Tuesday that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra will hold an independent investigation into the shooting.
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Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed when he stepped from his second-floor hotel room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, to speak to Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) colleagues standing in the parking lot below. An assassin’s bullet ended the life of the 39-year-old activist who had helped advance the cause of African-American rights more in 14 years than it had progressed in the previous 350 years.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston holds Town Halls focused on health and safety during the “reopening” of Houston and the state
As part of its ongoing outreach to constituents during the Covid 19 pandemic, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston (BGCGH) held three virtual Town Halls last week to provide critical information about what parents (and teens) should know to keep themselves and their children safe in the midst of the “reopening” of Texas. Additionally, BGCGH hosted a Special Session via Zoom with community partners, staff and board members, including Ericka Brown, M.D.; Coca-Cola representatives and special guest speaker David Persse, M.D., Health Authority for the Houston Health Department, to discuss issues around safely reopening Boys & Girls Clubs for in-person programming this week.
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R.I.P. George Walker, 96, Trailblazing American Composer and Pulitzer Prize Winner
Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, pianist and educator George Walker has died at the age of 96. Walker’s death was announced to NPR by one of his family members, Karen Schaefer, who said he died Thursday at Mountainside Hospital in Montclair, N.J. after a fall.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Participates in and is a Panelist at the Legislative Plenary Session of the 109th National Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson Lee—“Through its annual convention, the NAACP galvanizes members of our and all communities to act for social change. This year’s theme—Defeat Hate. Vote. —is a testament to this tradition. It prioritizes the need to exercise the franchise.”
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Catholics in the pews, unleash your anger
Bishop John McCarthy of Austin will be laid to rest Friday. A larger-than-life, gregarious Irishman, McCarthy led the Catholic Diocese of Austin from 1986 until 2001, and was a priest for more than 60 years.
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Macy's Surpasses Its 200th Backstage Store Opening At Macy's Baybrook Mall
Macy’s Backstage opens in 23 new locations on August 10, including Macy’s Baybrook Mall in Friendswood
Macy’s will open Macy’s Backstage within its location at Macy’s Baybrook Mall on August 10. This location is the fourth Backstage to open in the Houston area, joining Macy’s Backstage at Macy’s Willowbrook Mall, Macy’s Pearland Town Center as well as Macy’s Post Oak Mall in College Station, TX. Macy’s off-price business commitment has successfully expanded Backstage to more than 200 Macy’s stores, allowing customers to shop both merchandise offerings in one shopping trip.
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Trump undercuts plea for unity with return to political attacks
President Donald Trump called for unity during a prepared White House address in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, but ahead of his trip to visit the communities impacted by gun violence, the consoler-in-chief was back to wedging a partisan divide on Twitter and in front of cameras.
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8th Annual Houston Kosher Chili Cookoff
The 8th Annual Kosher Chili Cookoff gathered the Houston Jewish community as well as our neighbors at Congregation Beth Yeshurun, regardless of affiliation. 30 local organizations and businesses fired up the competition with their unique kosher chili recipes each vying for bragging rights to the best kosher chili in Houston. Over 2000 attendees were able to eat as much chili as they could consume.
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40% of people with HIV transmit most new infections in the US, a new analysis says. Here's the plan to stop the spread
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Monday detailed its new initiative to reduce new human immunodeficiency virus infections in the United States by at least 90% over 10 years.
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Winter storm brings heavy snow to Midwest, causing major travel delays
A winter storm causing chaos on a busy travel weekend will bring more high winds and snow Monday as it pushes from the Midwest toward the Great Lakes.
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Election Night Brings Historic Wins for Minority and LGBT Candidates
In a night of many firsts, several minority and LGBT candidates won local elections that echoed the blue wave in which Democrats won races large and small.
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5 Things for October 10: California Wildfires, Las Vegas Shooting
Catalonia may declare independence from Spain today. Here's what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Real Political Change Starts Locally: Meet Brennen Dunn
At this very moment on Twitter or Facebook, there is a thread of people debating on who should run for President in 2020. They’re going to list the names of celebrities, billionaire donors, and countless other people that have never worked in the political or judicial world.
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Texas doctor who says he performed abortion sued in first known challenges under new law
A San Antonio doctor who wrote a Washington Post op-ed claiming that he had violated Texas' six-week abortion ban now faces at least two lawsuits brought against him under the ban, both brought by plaintiffs who say they oppose the new law.
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Texas Senate passes elections bill after 15-hour filibuster from Democratic senator ends
The Texas state Senate passed Senate Bill 1, an election overhaul bill that would add new restrictions and criminal penalties to the voting process, Thursday morning on a 18-11 party line vote.
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Superintendent: HISD will require masks for students and staff on the first day of school
Houston ISD announced the district will implement a mask mandate for the 2021-2022 school year. According to HISD Superintendent Millard House II, the board will support mandating masks at the beginning of the school year. House voiced his concerns about students wearing masks as the number of COVID-19 cases rises due to the delta variant.
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The Right to Vote Again Under Siege
The fundamental right in a democracy -- the right to vote -- is once more under siege. In state after state, across the country, Republican legislators have introduced literally hundreds of bills designed to suppress voting.
