Biden nominates first woman to lead US military branch
President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Linda Fagan to serve as the next commandant of the US Coast Guard. If confirmed, Fagan would be the first woman to lead a US armed service and to lead the Coast Guard.
Biden administration imposes new sanctions on Putin's daughters and Russian banks
The US announced new sanctions Wednesday on Russian financial institutions and individuals, including Russian President Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, as it aims to increase economic pressure on Russia and Putin himself following horrific images from the Ukrainian city of …
Short sellers are starting to bet against America's economy
It's looking awful gloomy out there on Wall Street. Traders are making big bets against retailers as recession fears gain steam. Investors are growing more skeptical of energy stocks following the spike in oil prices, according to S&P Global Market …
What to know about Axiom Space, the company behind the first all-private mission to the ISS
In a historic first, a crew of four civilians are set to launch to the International Space Station this week as part of an inaugural mission for the commercial spaceflight company Axiom Space.
Indiana State Police identify the 'I-65 killer' after a 30-year investigation
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, several women were murdered or sexually assaulted in a series of attacks at hotels along the Interstate 65 corridor in Kentucky and Indiana.
'Afraid and unsafe': Downtown Sacramento businesses react to mass shooting
Businesses near 10th and K streets in downtown Sacramento, normally a center of nightlife, have been impacted in several ways following the city's horrific mass shooting.
No charges will be filed in fatal police shooting of Amir Locke, killed during no-knock warrant service
Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that they are declining to file criminal charges against the officer who shot and killed 22-year-old Amir Locke.
Fire crews battle blaze overnight in downtown square
Fire crews spent hours battling a blaze on the downtown square in Osceola Wednesday morning.
Fifth Annual National Fried Chicken Festival Presented by Raising Cane’s Returns October 1-2
The organizers of the fifth annual National Fried Chicken Festival presented by Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers have announced the return of the event for 2022, taking place October 1-2 at the New Orleans Lakefront.
Alarming comments force Mobile County public schools into enhanced security measures
Clint Bernard is the man that the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says made some alarming comments that forced Mobile County Public Schools into a code orange this morning.
The West is running out of ways to punish Putin
Western outrage, new sanctions, and promised state-of-the-art weapons came too late to save the man found shot dead next to his bike on a grassy bank outside Kyiv. The man was pictured in a weekend of horrific imagery from Ukraine.
Hermann Park Conservancy Breaks Ground On the Commons at Hermann Park
On Saturday, April 2, Hermann Park Conservancy (HPC) and the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) broke ground on the Commons, a 26-acre space in the Park’s southwest corner on the corner of Fannin and Cambridge Streets. The project, part …
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters Partners with Dallas ISD for a 12 Week After School Program
After an abrupt pause due to the COVID pandemic, The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) has launched a new After School Program in partnership with five Dallas ISD schools:
The horrors of Putin's invasion of Ukraine are increasingly coming to light
Vladimir stands on the edge of a mass grave in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv. He holds his hands to his head, then raises them up to the sky in anguish.
Fact check: In series of false claims, Republican Rep. Lisa McClain says Trump caught Osama bin Laden
Michigan Rep. Lisa McClain, a freshman Republican member of Congress, made a series of false claims in a short speech at former President Donald Trump's rally outside Detroit on Saturday -- notably including an assertion that Trump, who has endorsed …
