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When tech support is life or death: Family and strangers mobilize to get seniors vaccinated

Stefanie Thompson tried for three weeks to help her parents and stepmother, each of whom have preexisting medical conditions, register for appointments to get a Covid-19 vaccine. She called reservation hotlines and woke up early to attempt signing them up on pharmacy and hospital websites. No luck.

'The Little Things' brings a big dose of star power to a grim crime thriller

"The Little Things" is actually based on a screenplay written in the 1990s, and those dark roots show, in a psychological crime thriller that notably resembles a relic of that era, "Seven." Grindingly slow, the best one can say is that the movie keeps the audience off balance, while offering a big dose of star power in the Oscar-winning trio of Denzel Washington, Rami Malek and Jared Leto.

Houston Endowment Awards $20 Million to Local Organizations Working to Achieve Racial Equity and Social Justice

Houston Endowment has awarded $20 million to 55 local organizations working to achieve racial equity and social justice in Houston.

In the nearly 232-year history of the US Senate there have only been 11 Black senators

Congress set a new diversity record this year with its highest-ever number of women and racial minorities, including 60 Black lawmakers.

Twitter bets on crowdsourcing to help combat misinformation

Twitter on Monday launched Birdwatch, an experiment that relies on the social network's users to provide context to tweets and to combat misinformation.

Frustration grows over fractured COVID-19 vaccine rollout

There’s growing frustration about the fractured COVID-19 vaccine rollout as we continue to deal with the pandemic. Thousands of shots are being given in the Philadelphia region every day, but it’s not enough.

New Covid-19 case counts are falling, but variants loom. So a vaccine maker is working on another booster

First, the good news: The rates of new Covid-19 cases are dropping in 48 states. And every state improved its rate of vaccinations.

Snowmobiler falls through ice on Lake Fenton

At least one person fell through the ice on Lake Fenton while riding a snowmobile over the weekend. Just before 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23, central dispatch was receiving several calls about a snowmobile that went through the ice on Lake Fenton.

Biden readies moves to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans -- plus a federal pay raise

President Joe Biden is expected to sign two more executive orders on Friday -- one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to very low-income Americans, and the other on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce -- as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor's policies.

Lucille’s 1913 MLK Day Meal Distribution Event Serves Up Over 3,000 Hot Meals In Fort Bend and Fifth Ward

Chef Chris Williams’ non-profit Lucille’s 1913 donates 3,000 meals on Martin Luther King Day Lucille’s 1913 launches 1,200-square-foot community garden in 5th Ward Houston Texans DE Charles Omenihu, Fort Bend County Judge KP George, Pct. 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage and Sheriff Eric Fagan assist with distribution.

Ardmore Bridge Over Brays Bayou Opens to Public

The Harris County Flood Control District completed the more than $4 million construction project to replace the Ardmore Bridge over Brays Bayou with a higher, longer, and wider bridge to reduce the risk of flooding in the area.

METRO Operators and Contract Workers Among Latest COVID-19 Cases Release Date: Jan. 8, 2021 Media Hot Line: 713.739.4040 METRO Operators and

METRO has received confirmation five bus operators, six other employees and two contract workers employed by First Transit have tested positive for COVID-19. This brings the total number of cases to 371 METRO employees and 79 contractors since March 2020.

Los Angeles ambulance ride-along shows the pandemic's grueling toll on EMTs

EMT Sadi Pope takes pride in her job, but the recent Covid-19 surge in Los Angeles County has made for some grueling 10-hour shifts.

Chris Hollins awarded the Democracy Action Hero Award by the Schwarzenegger Institute

The USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy, an organization committed to advancing post-partisanship, headed by former California governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, recently named Houston-area resident, Chris Hollins, as a recipient of the Institute's Democracy Action Hero Award.

UK entering 'worst point' of pandemic, top health official warns, as cases rise and bodies pile up

The United Kingdom is entering its most challenging weeks since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said Monday, as hospitals face being overrun and morgues fill up.

Police: Man accused of shooting at his brother during a family argument

A 24-year-old York County man is facing aggravated assault and additional charges after allegedly firing a gun at his brother during an argument Sunday morning.

New Data Reveals Neighborhoods Impacted By Urban Heat Effect

On August 7, 2020, the Houston Harris Heat Action Team (H3AT)—a collaboration be- tween Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC), the City of Houston, Harris County Public Health (HCPH), and The Nature Conservancy of Texas (TNC) — held a one-day urban heat island mapping effort with the help of 84 community scien- tists, and funding support from Lowe’s and Shell. The effort was part of the 2020 Heat Watch program led by CAPA Strategies and the National Oceanic and At- mospheric Administration (NOAA), and it resulted in a total of 320 square miles of Houston and Harris County being mapped by local residents.

Harris County Public Health Announces First Known Case of UK COVID-19

Individual Recovering in Isolation, Epidemiological Investigations are underway to identify,

For Stacey Abrams, revenge is a dish best served blue

Georgia's political landscape saw a major shift this election season -- and much of the credit goes to someone who wasn't on the ballot: Stacey Abrams.

TEXANS FIT ANNOUNCES NEW LOCATION IN MEYERLAND

HOUSTON – The Houston Texans today announced the opening of their third Texans Fit location in Meyerland. Opening Spring 2021, Houston will be able to train like the pros at the newest team-themed state-of-the-art fitness center in Meyerland Plaza in Houston, Texas; following the opening of the first two Texans Fit locations this past fall in Katy and Rosenberg.

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