Urban Tech Connect // Forward 2020 Conference Goes Virtual
Plug In South LA will host its 3rd annual tech conference, Urban Tech Connect, in a virtual setting from September 15 to 17. Urban Tech Connect // Forward 2020 will equip tech company founders from African American and LatinX communities …
Swarovski Unveils Its First Crystal Studio In Texas At Houston Galleria, Houston
Swarovski is opening their first Crystal Studio retail location in Texas at the Houston Galleria, Houston, marking the continuation of their global rollout of digital concept stores.
NRG Park named as Election Headquarters for 2020 November Election
NRG Arena has been designated as the election headquarters for the Harris County Clerk’s Office for the upcoming 2020 Presidential Election. The Arena will also serve as an early voting and Election Day location.
Beyond the Rhetoric: Do Not Mess with our Football!
I fell in love with the sport of football as a young boy (four years old). My father bought me a football uniform for Christmas. Of course, it was a Los Angeles Rams uniform. We would attend most of the …
Nana, churning toward Central America, is the earliest 14th named storm to form in Atlantic
A vigorous tropical disturbance has become Tropical Storm Nana in the Caribbean, says the National Hurricane Center.
Appeals court grants Trump's request to delay subpoena of his tax returns
President Donald Trump won further delay of the enforcement of a subpoena for years of his financial records after a federal appellate court ruled Tuesday that it should first decide the appeal of his lawsuit to block the Manhattan district …
Twitter wants to help you understand what's trending
It's a familiar scenario: A celebrity's name suddenly starts trending on Twitter, and some people immediately assume or fear it's because the person died. If the celebrity's name was trending for reasons unrelated to their mortality, there's an influx of …
Social Security could come to a screeching halt
Donald Trump once claimed that he could shoot someone in the middle of Fifth Avenue in New York City and not lose any voters. He's now seeing whether the same is true if he kills Social Security.
Cheesecakes by Alex asks customers not to ‘shout profanities’ at staff over face masks
There may be a statewide mask mandate, but not everyone is happy about it. Workers at Cheesecakes by Alex, which has a Greensboro location and a new Winston-Salem location, got to see that first hand.
Trump visits Kenosha despite objections of local officials
President Donald Trump is visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, going against the wishes of officials requesting he stay away from the city, which is still coping from the recent shooting of an unarmed Black man by law enforcement and subsequent …
School sends California family a hotspot after students went to Taco Bell to use their free WiFi
As millions of students are heading back to school virtually from the comfort of their own homes, two young girls in California relied on a Taco Bell's free WiFi to access their coursework from the restaurant's parking lot, according to …
Samsung's new folding smartphone will set you back $1,999
Would you fork over $1,999 for a smartphone? Samsung hopes many people will.
American Generation Fast Facts
Here's a look at six generations of Americans in the 20th century: the Greatest Generation (or GI Generation), the Silent Generation, baby boomers, Generation X, millennials and Generation Z.
ESPN and competitors ditch their 'stick to sports' mantra. Politics is now fair game
In the three years since ESPN denounced then-staffer Jemele Hill's tweets, in which she called President Trump a white supremacist, the network has all but ditched its "stick to sports" mandate and made an about face in how it treats …
Golf's new star Sophia Popov is living proof you should never give up on your dreams
It will go down as one of golf's ultimate Cinderella stories. Against all the odds, Germany's Sophia Popov is now a major champion. She's also irrefutable proof as to why you should never, ever, give up on your dreams.
