Houston-area students and families meet with state representatives, showcase latest projects at ‘Harmony on the Hill’
'Harmony on the Hill' allows students and parents from across Texas to meet one-on-one with the elected officials from their hometown.
Students and their families from across Greater Houston will have a rare opportunity Thursday to meet their elected officials in Austin, showcase their latest school projects and share their stories about attending charter schools in their community.
Attorneys Ben Crump and R. Allen Smith Call Linkage Between Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder And Ovarian Cancer a Civil Rights, Public Health Crisis
The High-Profile Attorneys Joined Forces with the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) to Urge Minority Women to Stop Using Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder and to Reach Out Immediately For Legal Assis
Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump hosted a press conference in Atlanta on Monday, February 25, 2019, in partnership with Attorney R. Allen Smith and Janice L. Mathis, Esq., executive director of National Council of Negro Women (NCNW), the oldest advocacy group for minority women, to alert women of color about evidence that shows a direct correlation between ovarian cancer and the use of Johnson & Johnson baby powder. Attorneys Crump and Smith are joining forces nationally to represent women harmed by their unsuspecting use of the product and urge women that believe they may have been negatively impacted by the product to contact them immediately.
Natural ways to prepare for cough and cold season
There’s never a convenient time for your child to get sick. While missed school (and work!) days are going to happen, there are steps you can take to minimize them. In this interview with Dr. Bill Sears, America’s Pediatrician, he talks about his strategies to support their immune system so kids will be less likely to get sick in the first place. He also talks about simple ways to address your child’s cough and cold symptoms that don’t involve medication.
Rice chemists: Sunscreen essential, but worth FDA scrutiny
The chemistry of sunscreen is under scrutiny by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which has proposed updated regulations for a product routinely used by American consumers.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Bernie Sanders – Mysterious and maybe Dangerous
Bernie Sanders just won’t go away. He stays in the political limelight no matter who wins the presidency or which party, Democrat or Republican controls Congress. He is a declared Independent, yet he caucuses with the Democrats.
Local non-profit highlights kids with disabilities in photoshoot
As the saying goes, "a picture's worth a thousand words," and Variety the Children's Charity of Kansas City is hoping a photo shoot will spark a conversation.
Website shows people where to find a "happy ending" massage
"Where Fantasy Meets Reality," is how a website called Rubmaps.com sells itself to show people where they can find a "happy ending" massage all over the United States.
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos top list of biggest philanthropists in 2018
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos donated more money to charity last year than anyone else in the world, according to The Chronicle of Philanthropy.
Appeals court backs AT&T acquisition of Time Warner
An appeals court has rejected the Justice Department's bid to overturn a ruling that cleared the way for AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner.
This Santa wears a baseball cap and delivers electric wheelchairs
Amputee Robbie Drummer was homebound for more than eight years, but now she can reclaim her life with the gift of a motorized wheelchair.
Trump bets it all on friendship with Kim
President Donald Trump was looking to flatter his new friend in Singapore when he struck upon an unusual compliment.
Michael Cohen on Capitol Hill Tuesday, start of 3-day congressional gauntlet
President Donald Trump's former fixer and attorney Michael Cohen is slated this week to discuss publicly for the first time Trump's role in some of the crimes Cohen pleaded guilty to last year, a source familiar with Cohen's preparations for his testimony told CNN.
Grassley to Big Pharma: 'I'm sick and tired of the blame game'
Sen. Chuck Grassley opened a hearing into the rising costs of prescription medicine on Tuesday by blasting Big Pharma, saying that skyrocketing prices are hurting Americans and that the time has come for a reckoning.
Doctor donates kidney to co-worker
A local doctor is giving her co-worker another chance at life. Once Dr. Melanie Altizer found out her friend at Lee Health, Marianne McGiffin needed a kidney transplant she went and got tested to be a donor.
What 'Medicare for All' means, politically and practically
If you've been watching the Democratic presidential hopefuls gear up, you have probably heard the phrase "Medicare for All."
Pennsylvania mother and daughter accused of killing five relatives
A Pennsylvania mother and her daughter are in police custody, accused of killing five of their relatives, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office.
Police looking for 3 boys who ran away from group home
Cleveland police are asking for the public’s help in finding three boys who walked out of their residential treatment facility Monday afternoon and haven’t been seen since.
1,700 locomotive workers just went on strike at GE-Wabtec factory in Pennsylvania
General Electric just spun off its century-old railroad division to Wabtec. Factory workers immediately went on strike to protest the new owner's push for mandatory overtime and pay cuts for new hires.
Cancer patient denied entry to skate rink for wearing hat
A Las Vegas mother and stage 2 breast cancer patient says she was heartbroken and humiliated after skate rink staff denied her entry because she was wearing a hat that violated their "no hat" policy.
