Building Homes, Inspiring Hope for Mexico's Working Poor
Many families in Mexico migrate to the country's Baja region on the West Coast seeking jobs and a better lives. Though they find employment, they often join the ranks of Mexico's "working poor," barely earning the equivalent of $100 a …
Spring, the Unsung Season
Spring had long been my fourth favorite season. No offense, spring, but you lack the best holidays, snow, swimming, falling leaves, fireworks and my birthday, for starters. Summer has a lock on beach getaways and frozen cocktails. Fall emits an …
Judy Smith, Impetus for Popular TV Series Scandal to Keynote TSU’s Maroon & Gray Affair Signature Fundraiser
Judy Smith, president of Smith & Company, a top strategic and crisis communication firm in Washington, DC, will serve as keynote speaker for The Maroon & Gray Affair, a black-tie fund-raiser for Texas Southern University. The gala will be held …
NABJ Congratulates Rashida Jones, Senior VP of Specials for NBC News and MSNBC
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) extends congratulations to longtime NABJ member Rashida Jones, who was recently appointed Senior Vice President of Specials for NBC News and MSNBC. She was previously managing editor of MSNBC 's day side programming.
Scared and Planning for the Worst: Immigrants Brace for Deportation
Ninety-seven people are at Catholic Charities this morning. It feels like a hospital waiting room.
Louisiana Sheriff's Deputy Killed, Suspect Injured
Gunfire erupted while two sheriff's deputies were conducting an investigation near a barber shop in Baton Rouge, leaving one dead, Louisiana authorities said.
Police: Hunt Continues for Armed Teacher Who Kidnapped Student
Six days without a credible tip -- that's how long authorities have been digging for answers in the alleged abduction of a 15-year-old by a teacher at her Culleoka, Tennessee, high school.
5 Things for Monday, March 20: Comey, Gorsuch, North Korea, Chuck Berry
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
5 Business Tips From America's Top Girl Scout Cookie Seller
Fifteen-year-old Girl Scout Katie Francis knows a thing or two about the art of the sell. Since joining her Oklahoma City troupe seven years ago, she's smashed all previous cookie selling records, selling over 100,100 boxes. It's an achievement, she …
Prosecutor Protecting Man In Apparent Racially-Motivated Attack, Lawyer Says
The attorney believes a politically-connected Hasidic Jew will avoid justice in a mob assault on his African-American client.
Texas Bill Would Fine Men $100 Each Time They Masturbate
A Texas lawmaker has proposed a bill that would fine a man $100 each time he masturbates.
Longtime Houston Taco Truck Owner Faces Deportation After ICE Arrest
In light of President Trump’s focus on anti-immigrant policies, restaurateurs across the country are facing a number of tough uncertainties over next four years. But for one Houston taco truck owner, Trump’s plans have become terrifyingly real.
The Trump Administration's Lies Are Starting to Hurt
For many of his supporters, Donald Trump's casual relationship with the truth was at first amusing, part of his brash, anti-establishment appeal. He says what he thinks, went the argument, and if it isn't true, so be it. His voters, …
5 Things for Thursday, March 16: Travel ban, Yahoo hack, Trump budget, Syria
It's déjà vu all over again: A federal judge has blocked President Trump's new travel ban. This judge, Derrick Watson, is from Hawaii, and yesterday he issued a scathing, 43-page takedown of the order, just hours before it was supposed …
Trump To Announce Do-Over On Fuel Economy Rules For Automakers
President Trump is expected to announce a new review of federal auto fuel economy and emissions rules Wednesday at an event in Michigan.

