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Chuck E. Cheese Hosts Halloween-themed "Sensory Sensitive Sunday" in Houston
Spooky season is upon us, but families can party from now until the end of October as every day is Halloween at Chuck E. Cheese’s Halloween Boo-tacular. The Boo-tacular experience includes a spooky new menu including Pumpkin-shaped Pepperoni Pizza and Slime Cookie, Halloween-themed, age-appropriate décor and family-friendly events, happening until Oct. 31.
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Hundreds of Students, Faculty and Staff Plan to Walk2Vote at the University of Houston-Downtown
UHD’s Walk2Vote is a voting initiative created by the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) students to connect and empower young voters to turn out to vote. The Walk2Vote Celebration will include refreshments, music, and more followed by the Walk2Vote to the polls at UHD.
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2023 Toyota Corolla Hatchback Heats up with Major Upgrades
Safety Tech Updated to Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 System New 8-inch Touchscreen with Toyota Audio Multimedia Standard for All Models Sharpened Front and Rear Styling Premium Audio with 800-watt JBL 8-speaker System Now Standard on XSE grade Eye Popping New Colors Added
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Superica is Elevating Lunchtime with Their New Lunch Menu!
Superica brings wood-grilled fajitas, handmade tortillas, and mouth-watering enchiladas during their new lunch hours, Wednesday- Friday, starting at 11am! Their "evolved Tex-Mex" menu is what you need during your lunch hour to get you pumped as you continue the day. Superica, founded by Chef-Owner Ford Fry, has a cuisine that is a combination of 1950s Tex-Mex and the wood grill that takes their food to another level. Their menu contains elevated dishes that pay homage to the classic tex-mex flavors that we know and love in Texas.
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Father of infant hospitalized with RSV warns parents to be alert as respiratory illness spreads quickly
Last week, Stephen Balka found himself living a parent's nightmare. His 2-month-old son Adrian was struggling to breathe, sometimes going as long as seven seconds between gasping breaths, the father said.
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Olivia Wilde gets support after claim she abandoned rescue dog
Olivia Wilde is a lot of things, including a director, an actor, a mom, and, supposedly, an excellent maker of salad dressing.
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Leslie Jordan, beloved actor and social media star, dead at 67
Leslie Jordan, beloved comedian and actor known for his work on "Will and Grace," has died, his agent announced.
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Suspect in Raleigh shootings likely killed his 16-year-old brother first, according to preliminary report
Investigators believe a 15-year-old boy killed his older brother before continuing a shooting rampage that killed four others and injured two last week in North Carolina's capital, according to a preliminary report from police released Thursday.
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Mourners gather at Beacon Baptist Church for a vigil after five people were gunned down in Raleigh, North Carolina. The 15-year-old boy who allegedly killed …
Published on October 21, 2022
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California mental health workers vote to end 10-week strike
A 10-week strike by about 2,000 therapists and other mental health professionals in Northern California ended with a ratification vote announced Friday. The strike, by Kaiser Permanente workers, was one of a growing number of work stoppages nationwide that have been focused on issues other than wages and benefits.
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A former Planned Parenthood executive is suing the nonprofit, saying she faced racism and hostility
A former Planned Parenthood executive is suing the nonprofit under claims that the organization wrongfully fired her and retaliated against her when she made complaints about alleged unfair treatment of Black women.
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Unprecedented 401(k) boost: IRS increases amount you can save for retirement in 2023
The IRS on Friday announced a record increase in contribution limits to 401(k) and other tax-deferred retirement plans for 2023.
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Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni named as Italy's first female prime minister
Populist firebrand Giorgia Meloni has been named as Italy's first female prime minister, becoming the country's most far-right leader since Benito Mussolini.
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Ahead of potential White House run, Pence is raising big money for GOP midterm candidates
When former Vice President Mike Pence agreed to appear at an October 21 fundraiser for Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Republican's campaign expected a positive response. But in the first 24 hours after the invitations went out last week, the campaign raised nearly $100,000 -- a figure that astounded Schmidt's operation.
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Subway rider stabbed during argument on Upper West Side 2 train
Police are searching for the suspect behind a stabbing on the subway late Wednesday night.
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An Iraqi worker excavates a rock-carving relief recently found at the Mashki Gate, one of the monumental gates to the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh, …
Published on October 21, 2022
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Archaeologists restoring ISIS damage in Iraq discover Assyrian reliefs unseen for millennia
Archaeologists in northern Iraq have uncovered some extraordinary Assyrian rock carvings dating back around 2,700 years.
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This powerful photo shows what's happening now at the border
It's a striking image that reveals one family's struggle and a major change at the US-Mexico border.
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Facebook and TikTok are approving ads with 'blatant' misinformation about voting in midterms, researchers say
Facebook and TikTok failed to block advertisements with "blatant" misinformation about when and how to vote in the US midterms, as well as about the integrity of the voting process, according to a new report from human rights watchdog Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy Team (C4D) at New York University.
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Jazz Houston Presents the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis's Houston Residency
Barbara Bush Literacy Plaza at the Central Library – 500 McKinney Tuesday, November 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, led by 9X Grammy-award-winning Wynton Marsalis, will bring its “Spirit of Swing” to Houston November 1-3, in a series of performances and classes that will celebrate and expand appreciation for this great American music. The musical director for the concert and residency will be Jazz Houston's Co-Founder/Artistic Director Vincent Gardner, a 20-plus year member and Lead Trombonist of the JLCO.
