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Asteroid forms a debris cloud after intentional hit from spacecraft
Telescopes around the world were watching when a NASA spacecraft intentionally crashed into an asteroid in September 2022.
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METRORail Free Rides are a Slam Dunk for NCAA Final Four Fun
Everyone headed to events for the NCAA Final Four or other activities over that four-day period will be able to ride METRORail for free! Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, a proud partner of the 2023 NCAA Final Four, is providing those complimentary rides on the Red, Green and Purple lines from Friday, March 31 – Monday, April 3.
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CBMAS first-ever Best Tattoo category to help raise money for MJF Scholarships
All proceeds of “Show Us Your Favorite Tattoo” category go to The Michael James Jackson Foundation to help fund technical education, and career advancement for
The Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAS) announced the extension of their “Show Us Your Favorite Tattoo” charity category until May 1, 2023. This category is open at TheCrushies.com to anyone age 21+ who wants to enter their favorite tattoo for a chance to win a Global Crushie Trophy for themselves, and their tattoo artist.
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2023 MJF Scholarship Award Winners and future brewing and distilling innovators
Published on March 20, 2023
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The University of Houston-Downtown Receives Grant Nearing $2.5M To Improve Connectivity and Literacy of Houston’s Hispanic Community
Project Promises Significant Impact on Local Economy
Aspiring to be an anchor institution for Houston, the University of Houston-Downtown was recently awarded $2,470,225 by the U.S. Department of Commerce to upgrade the UHD bilingual e-library in support of connectivity and literacy skills of the Hispanic community. Additionally, this project will have a dramatic impact on workforce development and, ultimately, the local economy, as the City of Houston seeks to increase the literacy skills of Houstonians by one level. The benefits of this project will extend beyond Houston since access to the bilingual e-library will be available worldwide.
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Meagan Good On Black Women Being Superheroes: ‘We Also Need To Be Protected’
We spoke to Meagan Good about tapping into her inner heroine through Darla in 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods,' her ideal super suit and Black women being superheroes.
Black women are superheros but that doesn’t mean we don’t need and deserved to be rescued. For Meagan Good that means feeling protected. She may play a caped baddie in Shazam! Fury of the Gods but, in real life, she wants to be seen as so much more.
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Jason Sudeikis and 'Ted Lasso' cast meet with Biden for mental health discussion
Ted Lasso and President Joe Biden are teaming up to -- as the television football coach would say -- "believe" in the importance of mental health.
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Taylor Swift delivers promise of tour tickets to Valley teen, burn survivor
It’s a surprise of a lifetime. On Saturday, 13-year-old Isabella McCune will enjoy the second night of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour in Glendale, thanks to the popstar’s promise she made to her five years ago.
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Kenya opposition leader calls for weekly protests after being tear-gassed by police
Kenyan opposition leader and former prime minister Raila Odinga has called for weekly nationwide protests against the high cost of living, in a brief address to demonstrators flanking his motorcade in Nairobi Monday.
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A Kenyan police officer fires tear gas at protesters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday. Mandatory Credit: Luis Tato/AFP/Getty Images
Published on March 20, 2023
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'Good Burger' sequel to reunite Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell
The order is up for audiences who have been hungry for a "Good Burger" sequel. Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell have confirmed that "Good Burger 2" is coming.
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China's Xi stresses close ties with 'dear friend' Putin during his first visit to Russia since Ukraine invasion
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have met at the Kremlin and touted the close ties and strategic visions shared by China and Russia, on the first day of a state visit framed by Beijing as a peacemaking project despite deep skepticism in Kyiv and the West.
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What are AT1 bonds and why are Credit Suisse's now worthless?
Investors in a riskier type of Credit Suisse's bonds had the value of their holdings slashed to zero Sunday after Swiss authorities brokered an emergency takeover of the bank by rival UBS.
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People walk near the logo of the Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich, Switzerland March 20, 2023. Mandatory Credit: Denis Balibouse/Reuters
Published on March 20, 2023
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Six Oath Keepers convicted in connection with January 6 US Capitol riot
Six people affiliated with the Oath Keepers, a far-right militia, were convicted Monday of various charges related to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol insurrection.
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Security guard shoots man, proposed bill could require all guards to be licensed
Police said a man was shot by a security guard during an altercation early Sunday outside of a bar in Fells Point.
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Shania Twain now has a high-tech Swiss train named after her. Meet 'Shania Train'
What does a musician with five Grammy Awards and two World Music Awards need to round off her list of achievements? A high-tech Swiss train named after her, of course.
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Blinken accuses all sides in Ethiopian conflict of committing war crimes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the US has formally determined that armed forces on all sides of the conflict in northern Ethiopia have committed war crimes.
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Armed forces on all sides of the conflict in northern Ethiopia have committed war crimes, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday. Mandatory Credit: …
Published on March 20, 2023
