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Seven Texas Students Named 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholars

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 58th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.

Lionel Messi tops Forbes' highest-paid athlete list for 2022

Despite a disappointing season on the pitch, Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi was the highest-paid athlete in the world over the last 12 months, according to Forbes.

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Another key inflation measure slowed in April

Economists and investors are hopeful that we're past the pandemic inflation peak, as another key price index showed a slower increase in April.

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Naomi Judd died of self-inflicted firearm wound, Ashley Judd reveals

Ashley Judd and her family wanted the world to hear from them how Naomi Judd died. The younger Judd appeared in an interview with Diane Sawyer, which aired on Thursday on "Good Morning America." She said her family had agreed that she share the cause of death of her mother.

Opinion: No more union-busting. It's time for companies to give their workers what they deserve

This year, workers at Amazon, Starbucks and other major corporations are winning a wave of union elections, often in the face of long odds and employer resistance. These wins are showing it's possible for determined groups of workers to break through powerful employers' use of union-busting tactics, ranging from alleged retaliatory firings to alleged surveillance and forced attendance at anti-union "captive audience meetings." But workers should not have to confront so many obstacles to exercising a guaranteed legal right to unionize and bargain for improvements in their work lives and livelihoods.

As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant

As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.

Leaked Supreme Court draft opinion in abortion case leaves questions about shape of final ruling

Politico's publication last week of Justice Samuel Alito's first draft in a Mississippi abortion dispute opened an exceptional window on the inner workings of the Supreme Court.

Sanders Statement on Super PAC Spending Against Progressive Women of Color

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Wednesday issued the following statement on the exorbitant spending by super PACs in upcoming Congressional primaries:

SMU First-Generation Students to be Honored at Commencement

Special stoles will signal pride and spotlight accomplishment

When Abena Marfo crosses the stage on May 14 to accept the three degrees she is earning from SMU, her commencement regalia will include a special honor. In addition to the blue gown and red stole all SMU graduates wear, she’ll be among the first students to wear a white stole with a logo honoring her as a first-generation graduate of SMU.

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PVAMU to award nearly 1,000 degrees at its 140th Spring Commencement Convocation

Prairie View A&M University will award nearly 1,000 degrees to its spring graduates this Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Panther Stadium.

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Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee Urges EPA Action on Ozone Measures

Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee advocated for residents and voiced concerns about Texas's noncompliance with ozone standards at a virtual public hearing with the Environmental Protection Agency regarding Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS).

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The national baby formula shortage is getting worse and parents are desperate for it to end

Bryan Lambillotte knows the anxiety-induced hunt for baby formula all too well amid the ongoing national shortage. He and his husband Chris are new parents to 2-month-old twins Brecon and London, who have been formula-fed since birth. The couple chose not to have their surrogate breastfeed them because they wanted the babies' diets to stay consistent.

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Boeing clashes with key supplier ahead of Starliner spacecraft launch

Boeing Co. is feuding with Aerojet Rocketdyne, a key supplier for its Starliner spacecraft, as the U.S. aerospace giant races to test launch the uncrewed astronaut capsule and mend its reputation in the space sector, people familiar with the matter said.

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Exclusive: Putin 'has recognized he has no victory to celebrate,' US ambassador to UN says

Vladimir Putin "has recognized he has no victory to celebrate," US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield told CNN in response to the lack of a major escalatory announcement in the Russian President's "Victory Day" speech Monday.

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Mother describes being reunited with 4-year-old son after park abduction

A four-year-old Salem, New Jersey boy, who was the subject of an Amber Alert Monday, is safe at home back with his mom.

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‘Foreclosures are profitable’: Controversial HOA has more than $1 million in the bank

The Master Homeowners Association For Green Valley Ranch, which initiated more HOA foreclosures in 2021 than any other Denver HOA, has taken in more than $600,000 in one year from fines levied against its homeowners and the HOA has more than $1 million dollars on hand in checking accounts, CDs, saving accounts and cash, and the HOA lists its total assets at more than $2.2 million dollars, according to a CBS4 review of its financial reports covering the last four years.

Mayor Turner Announces FY 2023 Budget Proposal

Priorities Include Public Safety, Employee Pay Raises And New Library And Park Improvements

Today, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced priorities for the Fiscal Year 2023 city of Houston operating budget.

Mother denied access through TSA because of items she needed to pump breast milk

A mother in LAX was denied access through TSA for items she needed to pump breast milk for her 10-week-old infant boy.

Missing 13-year-old girl found dead under ‘suspicious’ circumstances

A missing 13-year-old girl in the Beaverton area was found dead under ‘suspicious’ circumstances, the Beaverton Police said late Tuesday.

Cadillac Escalade-V is Industry’s Most Powerful Full-Size SUV

Cadillac Escalade-V expands V-Series lineup; delivers 682 hp and 653 lb-ft of torque; features premium technologies

Today, Cadillac revealed full details surrounding the 2023 Escalade-V — the industry’s most powerful full-size SUV. It is the first-ever Cadillac V-Series SUV — an elevation of design, performance and technology and the purest expression of the passion that exists at the core of Cadillac.