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Mayor Turner’s Statement On The Texas Department Of Public Safety

Please attribute the following statement to Mayor Sylvester Turner.

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Vaccine meeting offers glimmer of hope for the future while Trump harps on the past

President Donald Trump has abdicated his leadership role on the pandemic as he pursues his undemocratic quest to overturn the election, but Americans could get the first real glimmer of hope that their lives will return to normal Thursday when a key advisory panel meets to discuss greenlighting the first Covid-19 vaccine.

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4 ways to stay fit and stress less during the holidays

As the holiday season ramps up, daily schedules can easily fill with the demands of the season, like shopping, cooking, wrapping and planning. To avoid overload, it's all too easy to shift self-care priorities — like regular exercise — to the bottom of the list. Skipping workouts, however, can actually make it more difficult for our bodies and minds to deal with added holiday stressors

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Not everyone is sad to be missing the holidays with family this year

In pre-pandemic times, Sarah Sheehan always headed to North Carolina for a hectic holiday schedule that included hopping between the homes of several different relatives, a Christmas Eve midnight church service and caroling around the rural county where her extended family lives.

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States face tough questions about who should get Covid-19 vaccines after the initial groups

With the first shipments of a coronavirus vaccine poised to go out as early as this week, the plan to get the shots from the manufacturers into hospitals, assisted living homes, pharmacies and -- ultimately -- Americans' arms, is still riddled with unknowns.

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Woman remembered for selfless act that took her life

Monday brought an outpouring of adoration of for a Mid-state woman who lost her life on SR 386 Sunday night.

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Automakers are still cranking out masks and other PPE as Covid roars back

When the coronavirus pandemic struck the United States last spring, automakers were asked to step in to help address critical shortages of ventilators, face shields and fabric masks.

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OSAA shifts sports start to February, keeps three-season plan

The Oregon School Activities Association announced Monday it would be pushing back the calendar again. Previously the plan was to get things going by the end of this month. Now practices are set to start in February, with the first games in March.

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Singer Jeremih leaves hospital after battling Covid-19 and thanks health care workers for saving his life

R&B singer Jeremih is now out of a hospital after his battle with coronavirus left him in an intensive care unit last month.

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White House vaccine chief praises Biden's plan to ask Americans to wear masks for first 100 days

Moncef Slaoui, the head of the US government's effort to develop a vaccine against Covid-19, on Sunday praised President-elect Joe Biden's plan to ask all Americans to wear masks to curb the spread of the coronavirus, saying the practice is key as the country awaits widespread distribution of the vaccine.

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Sharp attacks and Trump's baseless election claims dominate Georgia Senate debate

President Donald Trump's baseless claims of a rigged election loomed over a Georgia Senate debate on Sunday evening, in which Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her Democratic opponent the Rev. Raphael Warnock sharply attacked each other ahead of a pivotal runoff election next month.

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4 takeaways from the Georgia Senate debate

Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her Democratic opponent Rev. Raphael Warnock traded sharp attacks during a debate Sunday evening ahead of a pivotal runoff election next month.

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POWER BOOK II: GHOST To Return To Starz On Sunday, December 6, 2020

STARZ Original series “Power Book II: Ghost will return on Sunday, December 6 at 8PM ET/ PT on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada, also air- ing day and date on the Starzplay international stream- ing service across Europe, Latin America and Japan.

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Georgia Voters Will Decide

On January 5, Georgia voters will decide the runoff for their two U.S. Senate seats. Their votes will determine whether Republicans retain control of the Senate or whether Democrats gain a 50-50 tie, with Vice President Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote. The race is a microcosm of America's struggle to find a way forward and of Georgia and the South's struggle to build a new South.

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Mayor Turner Welcomes Hewlett Packard Enterprise HQ Relocation to Houston Region

Earlier this afternoon, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) announced the company will relocate its global headquarters from San Jose, California to the Houston region and its new Springwoods Village campus. The expansion and headquarters relocation to the Houston area has the potential to add hundreds of jobs in the coming years.

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Austin mayor apologizes after he told residents to stay at home while vacationing in Mexico

Mayor Steve Adler of Austin, Texas, said in a video posted on YouTube Wednesday that he regrets traveling to Mexico in early November as he was urging people to be cautious about the spread of Covid-19.

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Curious koala sneaks into Australian home and climbs Christmas tree

Picture a Christmas tree and you'll probably think of baubles, tinsel and fairy lights, but one Australian woman came home to find an unusual adornment: A koala.

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Salvation Army makes changes to Red Kettle during pandemic, worries donations will be down

The holiday season in the middle of a pandemic means changes for an iconic symbol. The Salvation Army has made some adjustments to the Red Kettle with fewer people signing up to ring a bell this year.

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For churchgoers during the Covid-19 pandemic, a deadly lesson from the 1918 flu

To gather or not to gather has been the question at the forefront of the minds of today's religious leaders and their church members.

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Ram 1500 TRX named MotorTrend Truck of the Year

Fiat Chrysler's new 702-horsepower Ram 1500 TRX has been named the 2021 MotorTrend Truck of the Year.