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Houston Man Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Alief Robbery and Murder

A Houston man was sentenced to 45 years in prison this week after pleading guilty to murder for robbing and shooting a man in Alief in 2018, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced.

Unaffordable rental costs now plague 44 million people in every state Economic inequality places most risk of eviction on Blacks and the poor

For the first time in more than two decades of research, every state now has renters who are nearing a financial breaking point in housing affordability. New research released by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS), and Moody’s Analytics independently reach the same conclusion: consumers are struggling with a growing percentage of their incomes going towards keeping a roof over their heads.

Meta wowed Wall Street, but investors remain skeptical about tech

Thursday afternoon will round out what has so far been a sobering earnings season for the Big Tech giants.

We cannot accept mass murder

Once more the horror. Three mass shootings in California – 11 killed at a ballroom dance hall in Monterey Park, seven killed at Half Moon Bay, and a week earlier, a 16-year-old mother and four others shot in a California farming community – are tragic and grotesquely routine. The savage beating and murder of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers was criminal, and one more incidence of police brutality that too often is unleashed on African American men.

Alec Baldwin has been formally charged in 'Rust' shooting

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has been criminally charged in connection with the 2021 fatal shooting on the set of the movie "Rust," the Santa Fe County, New Mexico, district attorney's office told CNN Tuesday.

What we know about the public servants involved in Tyre Nichols' death

As investigations continue into the deadly police beating of a 29-year-old Black man in Memphis, public servants involved in Tyre Nichols' traffic stop and brutal confrontation are facing repercussions -- some as severe as murder charges -- and more fallout is possible.

Beyoncé is going on tour. Will Ticketmaster be able to handle it?

Good news: Beyoncé's Renaissance tour is happening. Bad news: Fans are already gearing up for a difficult time getting tickets, especially following Ticketmaster's botched ticket rollout for Taylor Swift's Eras tour.

Beyonce' Returns to the Global Stage for Renaissance World Tour

Welcome to Renaissance

Verified Fan Registration Open For North American Dates Now at beyonce.livenation.com Citi Cardmembers, Verizon Up and BeyHive Members Will Have Additional Access To Presales

Haywood County congressional candidate expected to plead guilty in campaign finance case

A Haywood County woman who ran for Congress is expected to plead guilty to accepting an illegal campaign contribution.

Tyre Nichols' brother describes a 'never-ending nightmare' as a prosecutor vows everyone involved in the fatal encounter will be scrutinized

For the first time since Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by police, his brother Jamal Dupree is speaking publicly about the horror and anguish his family lives with every day.

Black Content Creator, Hip Rock Star, Announces Exclusive, World Premier of Miami's Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La – A 2-Part DocSeries

Hip Rock Star Advertising, an award-winning, socially conscious media production, and 360 agency, is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of the 2-part DocuSeries Miami's Richmond Heights: The Black Shangri-La. The DocuSeries' world premiere is Wednesday, February 15, 2023, and will debut on streaming platforms including Crackle, Plex, and LG.

Hobby School Survey Gauges Public Support for School Vouchers

A Majority of Texans Back Some Form of Taxpayer Support for Private Schools

A majority of Texans say they support some form of taxpayer-funded assistance for parents who want to send their children to religious or other private schools.

Biden-Harris Administration Invests $2.7 Billion to Improve and Expand Rural Electric Infrastructure

Funding Includes $613 Million to Improve Grid Security and Reliability

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $2.7 billion to help 64 electric cooperatives and utilities (PDF, 175 KB) expand and modernize the nation’s rural electric grid and increase grid security.

Harris County Attorney Menefee Opens Applications for 2nd High School Summer Legal Academy

The office of Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee is now accepting applications for the 2023 Summer Legal Academy (SLA), a two-week educational readiness program for high school students to learn more about what it takes to become an attorney. The inaugural program launched in the summer of 2022, yielding more than 250 applications. The 2022 class of 21 students came from 21 different high schools in six local school districts (including HISD, Alief ISD, Klein ISD, and more).

Mayor Sylvester Turner's Signature Youth Employment Program, Hire Houston Youth, Opens Application Portal

Mayor Sylvester Turner joined city officials and business leaders for the 2023 kick off of his signature program, Hire Houston Youth, continuing his commitment to invest in today’s youth and young adults to ensure a better, more equitable tomorrow.

FDA proposal would allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood

The US Food and Drug Administration is proposing a blood donation policy that focuses on individual risk instead of blanket assessments, the agency said Friday -- opening donation to more gay and bisexual men.

After 3 years of Covid, CNN went into rural China for Lunar New Year. Here's what we found and how officials tried stopping us

In China's southern Guizhou province, there's a tiny village in the southeast corner, nestled deep within the mountains, called Dali. A wall of lush green trees and bamboo surround this village of about 1,000 people, who've lived in wooden homes with gray-tiled roofs for centuries.

RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel elected to fourth consecutive term

Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel was elected to a fourth consecutive term Friday after winning the support of about two-thirds of the RNC members who gathered here for their winter meeting.

Biden called man who disarmed Monterey Park shooting suspect to thank him for act of bravery

President Joe Biden called 26-year-old Brandon Tsay to thank the California man for disarming the Monterey Park shooting suspect over the weekend.

'You're going to see acts that defy humanity,' police chief says, as officials urge calm when Tyre Nichols arrest videos are released publicly tonight

Video of a traffic stop that led to the deadly beating of a 29-year-old Black man shows "acts that defy humanity," the Memphis police chief told CNN on Friday, hours before the expected public release of the footage.

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