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Facebook bans Trump from posting for remainder of his term in office

Facebook will ban President Donald Trump's account from posting for at least the remainder of his term in office and perhaps "indefinitely," CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a blog post on Thursday.

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EU authorizes Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, paving the way for its rollout next week

The European Union has authorized Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine, the second coronavirus vaccine to be approved for use in the EU.

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Three The Hardaway Mavericks Tim Hardaway Jr. has offensive outburst to defeat the Rockets.

The Houston Rockets game plan was to keep Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic in check and make the role players beat them. Neither was accomplished as the Mavericks got a triple double (33 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 assists) from Doncic and 30 points from reserve guard Tim Hardaway Jr. as Dallas beat Houston 113-100 in the “Battle of I-45” at the Toyota Center on Tuesday.

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Ending The Year On A High Note Rockets defeat the Kings for their first win of the 2020-21 NBA Season

“Should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Those lyrics from Auld Lang Syne, the famous song sung at the stroke of midnight every New Year’s Eve, and ironically can be sung at funerals, graduations and other occasions to bid farewell, was exactly the song the Houston Rockets needed to end their horrendous start to the 2020-21 NBA season.

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It Is What It Is

Another late game miscue costs the Texans a victory at home

In 1982, American R&B singer Richard “Dimples” Fields released the biggest hit single of his career titled, “If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another.” The chorus of the song literally sums up the last four weeks of the Houston Texans season.

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What to Watch in 2021

Leave all the events of 2020 in 2020. Don’t look back. Just look forward and push toward to the future of 2021. This is the year where we all will transform in one way or another. Our world will also change with us. This is why we must keep our eyes on the ones leading change. Take a look at a few things and people to keep a lookout for in 2021.

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Trump's tweets and actions put Georgia GOP senators on defense

Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue are on defense just under one week from a crucial Senate runoff election that will determine who holds Senate power, as the President's public statements and actions in the final days of his administration are looming over close runoff elections in Georgia.

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Career moves to make in 2021

We've got some big plans for you, 2021. If 2020 left you feeling like all you did was tread water at work, let's make reigniting your career the goal for the new year.

If Louie Gohmert is right, we might have had Presidents Al Gore and Hillary Clinton

Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert's federal lawsuit seeking to empower Vice President Mike Pence in his "discretion" to unilaterally reject certain Electoral College votes -- specifically and conveniently, the ones that went for President-elect Joe Biden from key swing states -- is dead on arrival and accomplishes nothing beyond giving false hope to the last and most reality-resistant of the election deniers.

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Croatia hit by 6.4 magnitude earthquake, leaving at least 6 dead

At least six people died after a 6.4 magnitude earthquake rocked parts of central Croatia on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said on Twitter.

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Never Underestimate Your Opponent Texans will not take the Bengals lightly on Sunday

Houston Texans interim head coach Romeo Crennel has been coaching in the NFL long enough to know that you don’t take any opponent for granted no matter what their record is. As the Texans prepare to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (3-10-1) on Sunday at NRG Stadium, coach Crennel knows that they will be in for a dog fight.

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Short-Handed Rockets lose overtime thriller in Portland

The Houston Rockets knew earlier in the week that their delayed open to the 2020-21 NBA season would be a rough one. Their season opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday was cancelled earlier in the day due to COVID-19 tracing that left them without the league minimum of eight player.

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Lightning Does Strike Twice

Texans come up short again against the Colts on a turnover

The odds of being struck by lightning twice in a lifetime are one in nine million. For the Houston Texans those the odds were doubled within the last 3 weeks. Houston (4-10) lost another close game to divisional rival Indianapolis Colts (10-4) on a fumble inside of the five-yard line. The Texans were left wondering again, “What could have been” as they lost 27-20 to the Colts.

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#CAP Dow Promise Virtual Summit Gives Students a Head Start On College Admissions

Dow knows how to keeps its promises. In 2000, they took their original promise and expanded it to make a broaden stance of their support to the community with an initiative called The Dow Promise Program. The annual competitive grant program allows organizations to obtain a grant up to $10,000 for use for a sustainable project with longevity in the community. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Alpha Kappa Omega Chapter was a proud recipient of a $5,000 grant that they used to host the #CAP Dow Promise Virtual Summit.

Biden faces uncertain outlook for quick confirmation of Cabinet nominees as some Republicans urge caution

President-elect Joe Biden has been moving swiftly to fill out much of his Cabinet. Whether the Senate will do the same is another question.

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"Much Ado About Nothing" Harden’s competitive nature has him back in the headlines.

Have you ever heard the cliché “Much ado about nothing?” Its meaning is one that can describe a lot of what we read on social media daily, especially when it comes to Rockets superstar James Harden. A lot of commotion or excitement over something insignificant. Read that twice when you get a chance.

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Congress approves Smithsonian museums for Latinos and women's history

The massive legislation package passed by Congress Monday night also greenlights the establishment of two long-awaited Smithsonian museums in the nation's capital: one focused on American Latinos and another dedicated to American women's history.

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This billionaire warns that America's massive wealth gap could lead to conflict

Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of the world's largest hedge fund, is deeply worried about a divided and profoundly unequal America as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take power.

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Sorry, but video meetings are here to stay

Some workers hope to continue the full-time telecommuting life indefinitely, pandemic or no pandemic. Brandon Penn isn't one of them.

Even Hollywood wouldn't have scripted the saga of Putin, Navalny and Trump

In the waning weeks of the convulsive Trump presidency, in the last days of the surreal year 2020, three stories are coming together to produce the kind of cinematic ending that -- like much of what we have experienced this year -- even Hollywood executives might have found too far-fetched to put on screen.