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Here's how to fill out your March Madness bracket

College basketball fans and purveyors of No. 2 pencils alike, it's time to rejoice. The bracket is back. For the first time in nearly two years, the NCAA will hold its (normally) annual Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, known colloquially as March Madness.

'I don't have to choose between lifestyle and career.' How remote work changed these people's lives

It's been a year since companies across the globe sent employees home to work as the pandemic spread. While many businesses were forced to shut down permanently, remote work enabled others to survive, and even thrive in some cases. As a result, many employers have decided to offer more flexibility when it comes to where and when their employees work.

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Panthers Defense Shine Once Again In Victory Against Grambling At State Fair Classic

On Saturday, the Prairie View A&M football team claimed it’s third consecutive victory over Grambling State defeating the Tigers by a score of 17-10 at the State Fair Classic at Global Life Park in Arlington, Texas.

HARRIS COUNTY Announces $550K In Grants To Combat Food Insecurity

Healthy, fresh food should be affordable and accessible to everyone. Unfortunately, that is not the case for many Harris County residents. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, an estimated 738,140 people in Harris County were considered food insecure, and at least 286,000 live in a food desert. As of January 2021, there are 360,000 children in Harris County experiencing food insecurity.

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Prairie View A&M University Men’s Basketball Program Awarded With Postseason Awards

Tuesday was a happy day on “The Hill” as the Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2020-21 All-Conference team selections and Coach of The Year Award.

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Texas Southern Remains Optimistic After Tough Season Open Loss

After a heartbreaking 20-19 loss to open the season against Prairie View A&M, Texas Southern will enter the bye week looking to address some in-game mistakes that helped aid the Panthers in the Labor Day Classic at Prairie View this past Saturday. The Tigers (0-1) had a total of four turnovers (2 fumbles, 2 interceptions) with one fumble coming on the potential game winning drive that was recovered by the Panthers.

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Prairie View’s Next Opponent Is Seeking Revenge

The Panthers will need a repeat performance of that defensive effort as they prepare to take on another long-time rival, Grambling State University in the State Fair Classic this Saturday.

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How Democrats miscalculated Manchin and later won him back

It was Friday afternoon, and President Joe Biden was on the phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, the conservative West Virginia Democrat who felt blindsided by his party leaders and now was at risk of defecting and effectively torpedoing a central pillar of the White House's domestic agenda.

Biden signs executive order expanding voting access

President Joe Biden signed an executive order Sunday expanding voting access in what the White House calls "an initial step" in its efforts to "protect the right to vote and ensure all eligible citizens can freely participate in the electoral process."

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Georgia Senate approves sweeping election bill that would repeal no-excuse absentee voting

Georgia's state Senate on Monday passed an election bill that would repeal no-excuse absentee voting, among other sweeping changes in the critical swing state.

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Malala Yousafzai lands Apple TV+ deal and discusses her hope for International Women's Day

Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai is teaming up with Apple TV+ to bring empowering content to the streaming platform.

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Jury selection set to begin in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd. Here's what to expect

The death that sparked a worldwide movement will take center stage in a heavily fortified Minneapolis courtroom as jury selection is set to begin in Derek Chauvin's trial in the death of George Floyd.

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Task force on Capitol security released final report Monday

The task force established to review security at the US Capitol released its final report Monday, which calls for sweeping changes to improve US Capitol Police's emergency response and multiple security enhancements around the Capitol complex.

White and Black Americans are divided over George Floyd's death and whether race relations have improved, poll finds

White and Black Americans' perceptions of race relations and the circumstances around George Floyd's death remain split, a new poll has found.

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Stocks (mostly) rally as Wall Street cheers Biden's stimulus package

Wall Street was in rally mode Monday -- for the most part. Tech stocks and other momentum darlings -- the so-called FAANG stocks -- weren't invited to the party.

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Prairie View uses late score and turnover to defeat Texas Southern in Labor Day Classic

Prairie View A&M (1-0, 1-0 SWAC) defeated Texas Southern (0-1, 0-1 SWAC) in the Labor Day Classic 20-19 at Panther Stadium. It was the season opener for the Panthers who had a limited home crowd in attendance.

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Panthers Crowned Champions For Third Year In A Row

The Prairie View A&M University men’s basketball team won their third consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship as they share the honor of Co-Champions with Jackson State for the 2020-21 season.

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Fountain of Youth: Rockets looking for their “Used to Be” mentality with the addition of two players from the G-League.

With an 11-23 record in the first half of the 2020-21 NBA season and a current 13-game losing streak, the Houston Rockets took their bucket to the fountain of youth (G-League affiliate Rio Grande Vipers) looking for some of that “Used to Be” from earlier in the season and came up with two young and athletic players in Kevin Porter Jr. and KJ Martin.

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'Boiling up': Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says Covid-19 has sparked anti-Asian violence in the US

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin says he's seen a rise in racism across the US since the coronavirus pandemic started and says the country must address the issue of anti-Asian violence.

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Libraries oppose censorship. So they're getting creative when it comes to offensive kids' books

It's a wondrous thing to introduce a child to a beloved book, to read with them as they enter a literary world generations before them have enjoyed.