H-E-B’s Grand Salute: Honoring Veterans With Homes and Hearts
As Veterans Day unfolds across the Lone Star State, H-E-B reaffirms its position as a top workplace for military veterans, launching a statewide celebration of valor and service. With over 300 community events and a gift that turns a house …
The Rising Tide Of Disasters And Their Economic Backlash
In an unprecedented streak, the United States has faced 23 significant natural disasters this year alone, marking a new high since records began. With a death toll surpassing 250 and damages exceeding $57 billion, these catastrophes have left an indelible …
A Celebration Of Excellence: The Prestige Weekend In Houston
Leaders Esteem Christian Bible University annual prestige event is expected to expand into a weekend of excellence.
Harris County Attorney's Office Upholds 2022 Election Integrity Amid Legal Challenges
In a decisive victory for electoral integrity, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has reaffirmed the validity of the 2022 election outcomes following a series of legal disputes. The latest court ruling dismissed attempts by Erin Lunceford, a Republican candidate, …
Voters Spoke: Climate Action is Here to Stay
This month’s election results should be a wakeup call to any politician who had been unsure of Americans’ desire for robust climate action and support for a green economy. In states and counties that are red, blue, and everywhere in …
U.S. veterans use art to help female Afghan soldiers who fled their country process their pain
In a sunlit gallery high above Manhattan, artist Jenn Hassin is trying to repurpose the tattered threads of lives unraveled.
Civil rights complaints allege UPenn and Wellesley allowed antisemitism to ‘run rampant’
A Jewish legal rights advocacy group has alleged that the University of Pennsylvania and Wellesley College have violated federal civil rights law by allowing for discrimination against Jews.
Ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank may have hit US Treasury market
A US unit of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) was hit by a ransomware attack this week that disrupted some of its systems, reportedly hitting liquidity in US Treasuries which may have contributed to a brief market …
How a nullified election in Connecticut became a rallying cry for Trump supporters
An illegal voting scheme in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has become a rallying cry for former President Donald Trump and his supporters who are still pushing false claims about 2020 election security and trying to sow doubts ahead of the 2024 presidential …
Luis Díaz’s family relieved and thankful for his father’s release, cousin tells CNN
The cousin of Liverpool soccer star Luis Díaz told CNN on Friday that his family is relieved and “really thankful for all the support from the entire nation,” following the release of Díaz’s father by the National Liberation Army (ELN) …
NAREB's 2023 State of Housing In Black America Report Finds Shortage of Housing Inventory Adds to
Among Factors Restricting Black Homeownership are Lower Wealth and Median Incomes, Unfavorable Housing Market Conditions, Shortage of Housing Stock, and Institutional Bias
Exemptions for required vaccines for US kindergartners reach record high
The percentage of kindergartners who received their state-required vaccines for measles remained below the federal target last school year, and the rate of vaccine exemptions for children reached the highest level ever reported in the United States, according to new …
Tracy Chapman wins CMA Award for ‘Fast Car’ decades after song’s debut
Tracy Chapman continues to make history with her 1988 hit “Fast Car” after winning song of the year at Wednesday’s Country Music Awards.
House Republicans struggle with government funding as shutdown looms
Newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson is running smack dab into the same spending problems that plagued his predecessor, raising the prospects of a government shutdown if Congress doesn’t act between now and next Friday and further exposing divisions within the …
Trump lawyers fight to keep him on Michigan ballot in 14th Amendment case
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers pushed back in court Thursday against efforts to remove him from Michigan’s 2024 ballot based on the 14th Amendment’s insurrectionist ban, the third state to grapple with the matter this month.
