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The Home Depot Announces Its 2017 Retool Your School Grant Award Recipients at The Home Depot Headquarters Winners Ceremony With Special Guests Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed And Actor Hill Harper

This week, The Home Depot® held the winners’ ceremony to announce the 2017 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program recipients. This year, nine HBCUs were awarded a total of $360,000 to use towards funding sustainable campus improvement projects of …

CIA Director Mike Pompeo to Brief House Intelligence Panel Tuesday

CIA Director Mike Pompeo will brief the members of the House intelligence committee Tuesday on what President Donald Trump discussed with Russian officials last week, following claims the President apparently revealed classified information.

Did H.R. McMaster Just Make Donald Trump's Russia Problems Worse?

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster faced the press Tuesday afternoon in hopes of quieting the storm caused by a Washington Post report that the president had shared classified information with two top Russian officials during a visit to the Oval …

Sen. John Cornyn Removes Self From Consideration for FBI Director Role

Sen. John Cornyn, the second ranking Republican in the Senate, has asked to be removed from consideration to be the next FBI director, the Texan said in a statement.

US Allies Taken Aback By Intel Sharing Revelation

The revelation that President Donald Trump reportedly disclosed highly sensitive information to Russian officials is raising questions among some allied intelligence agencies about the security of details they share with their US counterparts.

White House Under Siege Seeks to Mitigate Fallout

The crisis-battered White House battled to avert what one top GOP senator warns is a "downward spiral" on Tuesday, following reports that President Donald Trump divulged highly classified information to two top Russian visitors to the Oval Office.

The Clarks Just Went From a family of 3 to a Family of 10

From the photographs, you can tell they are already a family. There's Jessaka and Justin Clark, and their biological son, Noah. Then there are seven other smiling faces: Maria, Elizabet, Guillermo, Jason, Kristina, Katerin and James; the newest additions to …

Tulsa Officer On Trial Tells of Killing Unarmed Black Man

A white Tulsa, Oklahoma, police officer who last year shot and killed an unarmed black motorist testified Monday that she opened fire because she feared for her life when the motorist reached into his vehicle to get what could have …

What It's Like To Be the Target of Racist Incidents On Campus

Taylor Dumpson was elated. On May 1, she became student government president at American University -- the first African-American woman ever to hold the job.

5 Things for Tuesday, May 16: White House, Syria, Cyberattack, Mexico

Hope your coffee is extra strong, because there is a LOT to get through this morning. Here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

The Keys to Outfitting Your First Apartment on a Budget

Moving into a place of your own for the first time is a huge step. I remember my first post-college apartment move. It was nothing special, but it was mine. It came with a few new challenges and responsibilities and …

Garcia on the Go May 2017

The pace in the Texas Legislature is at full speed with the end of the session quickly approaching on May 29th. I am working hard to pass legislation that would greatly benefit the constituents of Senate District 6, and all …

County Attorney Vince Ryan Obtains Order Shutting Down Unlicensed After-Hours Bar in Southwest Houston

Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan obtained a court order on Friday shutting down Avani Lounge, an unlicensed bar in Southwest Houston. When Houston Police officers served the court order early Sunday morning, they found 600 patrons inside the bar with …

ACLU of Texas Files Suit on Behalf of Homeless Houstonians

The ACLU of Texas announced today that it had filed a lawsuit on behalf of three homeless Houstonian plaintiffs adversely affected by the City of Houston's camping and panhandling ordinances. Taken together, these ordinances illegally deprive homeless Houstonians of shelter, …

5 Things Your Yard Does for You (even when you are away)

You might be taking a summer vacation this year, but did you know your living landscape (grass, trees, shrubs, and flowering plants) never takes a break? Even when we’re sleeping or spending time away from home, our family yards are …