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Willowridge Native Serves Aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt
A Willowridge, Texas native is serving on one of the world’s largest warships, the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt.
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Tesla, On A Hot Streak, Passes Ford In Investor Value
Change reflects a growing belief that electric motors and autonomous driving are the wave of the future for cars
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South Carolina Women Run Away From Mississippi State For First National Title
A’ja Wilson scored 23 points to help coach Staley and South Carolina win their first national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night.
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BMW Team RLL - 2017 Bubba Burger Sports Car Grand Prix At Long Beach Preview
The Long Beach, California street circuit has been the site of many BMW Team RLL successes since the team’s first season racing for BMW in 2009. The team has finished the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race, for a second consecutive year sponsored by BUBBA® burger, with at least one BMW on the podium every year except last season. The Bobby Rahal-led team has won the street race three times; once with the BMW M3 GT in 2011 and twice with the BMW Z4 GTLM, in 2013 and 2015. Last year, Bill Auberlen qualified the new M6 GTLM racer on the class pole position, but finished a disappointing fifth after multiple contact with competitors ended another podium opportunity.
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The Undertaker's Last Ride
In front of 75,245 members of the WWE Universe inside the Orlando Citrus Bowl, Roman Reigns conquered a WrestleMania institution, overcoming The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred Match at The Ultimate Thrill Ride to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that WWE is his yard now.
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5 Things for Monday, April 3: China, Supreme Court, Colombia
Welcome to the weekend, when the days of shopping tax-free on Amazon comes to an end. (But you have more space on Twitter to vent about it). Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Faith & Relaxation: A Weekend on Grand Bahama Island
Explaining the Bahamas to someone as a child is akin to detailing “Fantasy Island”. Your mind immediately begins tip-toeing across images of white beaches, beautiful women and clear blue water. Of fancy drinks and authentic seafood and a general hospitality that would make any etiquette coach beam with pride. That’s the Americanized version of the Bahamas, a tourist destination where one could wipe away their worries while kicked back with a Nassau Royal with an umbrella to twirl around.
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Kenya Moore Files Restraining Order Against Ex-Boyfriend
Kenya Moore has filed a temporary restraining order against her ex boyfriend Matt Jordan, according to the AJC. In the petition, the former beauty queen explains that Matt has been stalking and harassing her since last year.
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Mila’s Journey: One Woman’s Fight Against Colon Cancer
“This has got to be a joke,” thought Jamila Barefield. Yes, a very crude and ill joke that someone was playing on her. But there were no lights, no cameras, or studio audience. It was just her lying in a bed surrounded by four blank walls with tubes everywhere staring blankly in the face of a doctor. And in a very cold, disconnected matter, the doctor parted his lips and utter three horrific words, “You have cancer.”
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Greatest Rise in Heroin Use Was Among White People, Study Says
The numbers are startling -- in 2015, 52,404 people died from drug overdoses according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Sixty-three percent of those deaths involved an opioid.
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A Tire Rack Street Survival Teen Driver Safety Is Coming to Houston to Stop the #1 Killer of Teens
The Tire Rack Street Survival® Teen Driving School is happening at the Houston Police Academy, 17000 Aldine Westfield Rd, Houston, TX 77073 on Saturday, April 15th, 2017 from 8:30am – 4:30pm. The event is hosted by Houston Chapter BMW CCA.
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NTSB Investigates Texas Church Bus Accident That Left 13 Dead
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are trying to determine what caused a tragic accident that claimed the lives of 13 senior citizens after their church minibus collided with a pickup truck in the Texas Hill Country.
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13 members of the First Baptist Church in New Braunfels in Texas were killed when a minibus they were traveling in for a retreat was …
Published on March 30, 2017
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5 Things for Thursday, March 30: Bathroom, Travel Ban, Brexit
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Will Congress Celebrate Trump's 100th Day In Office With A Government Shutdown?
Saturday, April 29, will mark President Trump's 100th day in office. But will it also mark Day 1 of a government shutdown?
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Storm Chasers Killed in Crash While Tracking Tornado
The three storm chasers pursued the raging tornadoes for years. When others fled, they drove closer to the spinning winds.
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Could Kidnapping Law Work in Tennessee Teacher's Favor?
Tennessee's kidnapping law is a little ... well, toothless when it comes to youngsters the age of Elizabeth Thomas, the 15-year-old allegedly abducted by her former teacher, according to the prosecutor in the case.
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5 Things for Wednesday, March 28: Brexit, Climate Change, Mosul
Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.
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Lupus: What You Need to Know
It's a centuries old disorder that wasn't recognized as worthy of research funding until 2005. Its mark on the body is often invisible. Yet millions around the world suffer from it.
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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Statement on the Death of Civil Rights Stalwart Roger Wilkins
Jackson Lee: “For nearly 50 years, Roger Wilkins provided pioneering and distinguished service at the intersection of law, government, media, and philanthropy, motivated always by his commitment to racial equality and social justice.”
