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The East End to Offer a “Super Buen Tiempo” during Super Bowl Week

East End Houston - Tourists and Houston residents will have an opportunity to experience the unique flavor of the East End, Houston’s birthplace, during Super Bowl LI. The completion of the METRORail Green Line along Harrisburg Boulevard will allow history, photography, and foodie enthusiasts ample opportunity to indulge in what the East End has to offer.

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Club Nomadic Lacks City's Occupancy Permit

Days before Super Bowl LI concerts at Club Nomadic in Sawyer Heights, the traveling nightclub does not have the city's certificate of occupancy necessary for the crowds of thousands expected at the venue.

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Group erects anti-racist billboards in Portland

A string of billboards designed to raise awareness about black people who have died in police shootings are turning heads in Portland.

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NAACP Dismayed by DOJ’s Failure to Prosecute Police Officers in Freddie Gray Case

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, is disappointed by the decision by President Trump’s Department of Justice not to bring civil rights charges against the six Baltimore Police officers who were associated with the arrest and death of Freddie Gray. The NAACP, as well as its Maryland State Conference and Baltimore City Branch, issued the following statement:

Dog falls off cliff, survives and is barely injured

Meet nine-year-old yellow lab, Lady. She has a very calm temperament, and her owners describe her as the perfect, loving, family dog. Given that smile, it's almost impossible to fathom what she went through a couple of weeks ago.

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Phoenix woman kills backyard rattlesnake, eats it

A Phoenix woman and her family found a rattlesnake slithering around her backyard and took matters into her own hands to protect her two dogs. She said she hit it on the head with a shovel, and afterward, her dad suggested keeping the skin as a souvenir and eating the meat.

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New HomeGoods Coming to Houston on 11/3

National Retailer Offers Inspiring Home Décor at Great Values.

HomeGoods, the leading off-price home décor store, will open an approximately 20,516 square-foot store in Houston (West University) on Sunday, November 3rd at 8:00 a.m. The new store is located in the Weslayan Plaza at 5586 Weslayan Street. This will be the 17th HomeGoods in the Houston market.

Climate change threatens nearly 40% of the world's primates, study says

As cyclones and droughts are expected to grow in frequency and intensity while global temperatures rise, humankind's closest relatives will become increasingly vulnerable to extinction, scientists say.

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Electronic bouncers at bars, clubs set to keep troublemakers out

About five bars and clubs in the Milwaukee area use an ID scanning technology called “PatronScan.”

Monica and Rachel's 'Friends' apartment is on Booking.com

"Friends" fans are being given the chance to crash for a night at Monica and Rachel's apartment. More than a quarter century since Rachel sought refuge with Monica after running out of her wedding to Barry the dentist, "The Friends Experience" -- a two-story, immersive celebration of the show launched in New York in March -- has teamed up with travel company Booking.com to provide what it calls "The Ultimate Sleepover."

Judge formally dismisses Michael Flynn case after Trump pardon

Judge Emmet Sullivan of the DC District Court on Tuesday dismissed Michael Flynn's criminal case as moot, following Flynn's pardon by President Donald Trump, ending a tortured three-year-long proceeding.

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon talk 'Air' and working together in their 50s

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon truly love working together. The Boston-born buddies, who have known each other for over forty years, have a new movie, "Air," coming to theatres on April 5. It details the origin story of Michael Jordan's partnership with Nike.

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Sparkling Ice Launches Nationwide Search For the Most Creative Flavor Combination

One Grand Prize Winner will Receive $100K for Winning Flavor

Houston residents can win 100k! Submit your best flavor combo!

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Trumpet, a bloodhound, wins Best in Show at the Westminster Dog Show

Trumpet, a bloodhound, was crowned the Best in Show winner at the 146th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Wednesday night.

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Justin Bieber cancels remaining Justice World Tour dates

Justin Bieber fans waiting eagerly for new dates for his postponed international tour have been told the shows won't be going ahead.

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Lee Thinks Houston Airplane Incident Was Racial

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said she thinks the reaction of a passenger who accused United Airlines of giving away her first-class seat to the Democratic lawmaker was race-related. Jackson Lee released a statement on Twitter after a woman claimed the airline gave away her seat to the congresswoman on her flight from Houston to Washington.

AOC endorses progressive primary challenger to House Democratic lwmaker

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York on Tuesday threw her support behind a progressive primary challenger to Rep. Dan Lipinski of Illinois, a lawmaker who is considered to be one of the most conservative House Democrats.

Loretta Devine at 70: On A Divine Assignment

Many associate Loretta Devine, with her many memorable performances on both the big and small screen, including the hit movies Waiting to Exhale and Jumping The Broom, as well as her Emmy-winning performance on Grey’s Anatomy, her scene-stealing role on Being Mary Jane, her starring role on the breakout hit, The Carmichael Show or her voice on the hugely popular, Doc McStuffins.

EPA Honors Houston Teacher and Students from Kingsville and Dallas, Texas, at Presidential Environmental Youth Awards Ceremony

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler and White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) Chairman Mary Neumayr recently announced the 2019 awardees of the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) and the President’s Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) during an awards ceremony at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C.

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How events unfolded after the killing of cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson

Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson in Texas in May, sold her Jeep to an Austin dealership, the US Marshals Service said Thursday.