METRO is riding the wave of innovation straight into the heart of Houston’s Near Northside. On Monday, June 23, 2025, the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County officially expanded its Community Connector microtransit service to this historic neighborhood—bringing equity, efficiency, …

Once a simple dish of salted greens in ancient Rome, the salad has become a global staple — reflecting culture, creativity, and culinary identity around the world.

Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according to a sweeping new …

Celebrities have long put their names on everything from shoes to cosmetics to snacks. Now, they’re attaching their brand to mobile phone networks.

Americans will celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, on Thursday with parades and parties. Juneteenth became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a …

Texas Instruments will invest more than $60 billion to expand semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, the company announced on Wednesday, as President Donald Trump continues to pressure tech giants like Apple and Samsung to build their products in America.

A drug currently used to treat certain HIV infections has also, on Wednesday, received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to be used to prevent HIV.

A newly posted agenda for next week’s meeting of the just-appointed group of outside vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention includes a discussion and vote on thimerosal in flu vaccines, a preservative tied to debunked …

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled. Organizers say safety issues along with mounting resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are making it harder to hold events – raising …

Still no movement. For its fourth meeting in a row, the Federal Reserve opted to leave unchanged its key short-term interest rate — which influences a host of rates on consumer financial products and bank accounts across the United States.

Dr. Frank Smith, founder and executive director of the African American Civil War Memorial and Museum, stands next to the U Street Memorial in Washington, DC where the Juneteenth celebration will take place under a big tent starting at 11 …

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have scored a salary touchdown. The new season of the Netflix docuseries “America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” includes the women getting a pay raise.

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Hurricane Erick slammed into Mexico’s Oaxaca state as a dangerous Category 3 storm Thursday morning, unleashing powerful winds at the coast while spreading heavy rain over the region.

In a bold defense of public health and medical innovation, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee has joined a coalition of 45 cities, counties, and local government leaders nationwide in filing a powerful amicus brief opposing abrupt funding cuts by …