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Wellness influencers fueled pandemic misinformation - now targeting another crisis
When wildfire ripped through Hawaii’s Maui last August, the impact was devastating: a whole town reduced to ashes, more than 100 lives lost. The inferno was described as the “largest natural disaster in state history.”
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The real reason you may be hooked on junk food
You may have every intention to eat better. But when your stomach starts to growl, all bets are off. You give into your cravings for chips and soda, again! Why is this happening? The 100 trillion bacteria living in your gut are telling your brain what they want to eat. And they want junk food.
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Tampa Police Arrest And Will Charge Suspect in 4 Killings
Tampa Police say they've arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with four fatal shootings, that for nearly two months had eluded authorities and terrified residents in the city's Seminole Heights neighborhood.
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What we know about the drownings of 3 Mexican migrants near Eagle Pass, Texas
The drowning deaths of a woman and two children from Mexico near the US-Mexico border have magnified the rift between Texas and federal officials over who has jurisdiction in that part of the Rio Grande area and how to tackle the migrant crisis.
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Extreme temperatures will challenge the Texas power grid this week
While it seems strange to say this is a hot summer in Texas -- because let's face it, EVERY summer in Texas is hot -- this summer will be one to remember. It's hotter than hot -- a record-breaking, sizzling hot, sweaty summer.
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Evacuation from Afghanistan in final phase after deadly Kabul airport attack
The US still plans to end its mission in Afghanistan this month, the Pentagon said Friday, as the evacuation of US citizens and allies enters its final desperate stage after a bombing at Kabul's airport killed at least 170 people including 13 US service members.
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Supreme Court takes on racial gerrymander claim in Virginia
The Supreme Court dove into the issue of racial gerrymandering Monday as the justices reviewed a lower court opinion that struck down Virginia district maps as a violation of the Constitution.
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Sinéad O’Connor, Irish singer behind ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ and more, dead at 56, Irish media says
Irish singer Sinéad O’Connor, who became as well known for her remarkable music as her personal life, has died, according to RTE, Ireland’s public broadcaster. She was 56.
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Here’s What’s In Biden’s Infrastructure Proposal
Now that his massive coronavirus relief package is law, President Joe Biden is laying out his next big proposal: A roughly $2 trillion plan for improving the nation›s infrastructure and shifting to greener energy over the next 8 years.
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Distribution of All American Rescue Plan ESSER Funds and Approval of All 52 State Education Agency Plans
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced that every state education agency (SEA) received approval of their American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan before the end of December 2021. As a result, the Department has distributed all $122 billion of ARP ESSER funds to all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
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Detroit firefighter veteran found dead after diving into a river to save 3 young girls
The body of an off-duty Detroit firefighter who helped rescue swimmers in distress was recovered over the weekend by Detroit Police and Detroit Fire divers, according to a tweet from the Michigan State Police for the Metro Detroit region.
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Escapee found hiding in small room 75 miles away from county jail
An escape was short-lived for a state inmate who was found hiding in a small room in a building about 75 miles away from the county jail, Mississippi prison officials said.
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Environmental Development Partners LLC Partners With Wharton County Junior College for $383,615 Job-Training Grant
Environmental Development Partners LLC have partnered with Wharton County Junior College to provide job training using a $383,615 Skills Development Fund grant from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). The grant will benefit workers in the the Workforce Solutions Gulf Coast area.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Announces Incoming Shipments and Distribution of PPE
Governor Greg Abbott today held a press conference to provide an update on personal protective equipment (PPE) distribution throughout the state of Texas. The Governor also announced that Texas received 2.5 million masks in the past 24 hours, and will receive an additional 3 million masks by April 11th.
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Social Security Unveils Redesigned Retirement Benefits Portal at socialsecurity.gov
The Social Security Administration announced the first of several steps the agency is taking to improve the public’s experience on its website. The newly redesigned retirement benefits portal, at www.socialsecurity.gov/benefits/retirement, will help millions of people prepare for and apply for retirement.
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Harris County Receives Successful Status For Countywide Polling Place Program
Harris County has earned successful status from the Texas Secretary of State’s Office for the Countywide Polling Place Program following the May 4, 2019 Joint Election. Harris County is the largest county in the country to have executed a successful election where voters can cast a ballot at any polling location.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Working on Getting Disaster Food Stamps Program Reopened
Jackson Lee: “Hurricane Harvey survivors should not wait any longer for additional hurricane relief, especially when federal and state governments are prepared to cooperate.”
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Construction Completed On Crenshaw Stormwater Detention Basin Benefitting the Arlington Heights Subdivision
The Harris County Flood Control District has completed construction of the second phase of a stormwater detention basin in the Sims Bayou watershed that will provide approximately 94 acre-feet of stormwater detention storage, or the equivalent of 31 million gallons of stormwater.
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Harris County Attorney Menefee Announces Settlement in Volkswagen Lawsuit
Today Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced the county is set to receive north of $18 million in settlement of its claims over Volkswagen’s emissions-evading technology. The county was the first governmental entity in Texas to sue Volkswagen, giving it a leading role alongside the Texas Attorney General’s office in litigating the case and obtaining a settlement of all claims by governmental entities across the state.
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of controversial Texas immigration law
A federal judge in Austin, Texas, ordered the state government Thursday to suspend enforcement of a controversial law that would allow state law enforcement agents to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally.
