Houston Native Participates in World’s Largest International Maritime Warfare Exercise
A 2004 Westbury High School graduate and Houston, Texas native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise known as the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC).
'Helsinki has frozen over': Late night blasts Trump-Putin summit
Late night hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert went after President Donald Trump for his comments made during Monday's summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland.
It's been over two months since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano started erupting, and the lava's still flowing
Since Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupted in early May, a stream of subsequent eruptions and thousands of earthquakes have hit the Big Island. Lava has engulfed neighborhoods and homes.
House Republican says Trump 'was wrong yesterday in a major way'
A House Republican agreed Tuesday with an assessment that President Donald Trump's news conference with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, amounted to a "bad day for America," joining a number of his GOP colleagues who have rebuked their party's leader.
Goldman Sachs' next CEO is a part-time electronic dance DJ
Goldman Sachs' next leader isn't your typical investment banker. David Solomon has been named as the successor to CEO Lloyd Blankfein, who is stepping down September 30. Solomon is a part-time electronic dance DJ who spins records around New York …
Donald Trump's trip to Europe was an unmitigated disaster
US President Donald Trump's European tour, much feared by European leaders and NATO powers alike, was an unmitigated disaster.
With a deadline looming, the US can't find parents of 71 children it may have separated
We've seen a flurry of recent activity in efforts to reunite migrant children removed from their parents.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Participates in and is a Panelist at the Legislative Plenary Session of the 109th National Convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson Lee—“Through its annual convention, the NAACP galvanizes members of our and all communities to act for social change. This year’s theme—Defeat Hate. Vote. —is a testament to this tradition. It prioritizes the need to exercise the franchise.”
The most shameful, stunning moment of the Trump presidency
President Donald Trump had a golden opportunity on Monday to stare down Russian President Vladimir Putin and tell him, in no uncertain terms, that Russia's meddling in the 2016 election was totally unacceptable, and that if anything like it continued …
Microsoft wants regulation of facial recognition technology to limit 'abuse'
Microsoft has helped innovate facial recognition software. Now it's urging the US government to enact regulation to control the use of the technology.
Twitter suspends 2 accounts linked to Russian intelligence after hacking indictment
Twitter has suspended two accounts allegedly used by Russian intelligence officers to spread information hacked from Democrats computers and email accounts during the 2016 US presidential election.
Why the n-word doesn't go away
Warning: This article contains offensive language.
Domestic abuse survivor fights her past in the ring
Casey Lynn takes a deep breath, pulls her boxing gloves to her mouth and uses her teeth to make one final adjustment before stepping into the ring. This is the quiet before the storm. Lynn, a self-proclaimed "overthinker," says that …
Indian state takes a step forward for transgender rights
The southern Indian state of Kerala announced this month that it would reserve places for transgender students in the state's higher education institutions, a move aimed at easing their stigmatization.
How an improv class is helping the anxious
Nimeet Shah panicked whenever he had to speak before a group at work. "It was pretty severe," the Chicago IT professional said. "Making eye contact was even so difficult for me." Anxiety limited the 34-year-old's social life. "I would avoid …
