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Bodies found of father, sons who disappeared
A family is now planning a funeral for two young boys and their father after deputies found their bodies on Monday.
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Family struggles to get inpatient care for teen in need of mental health care
With nowhere else to go, a mid-Michigan father took to social media from his vehicle, in a hospital parking lot to get help for his son.
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Biden must balance the horror of Covid-19 with the hope to come
It may not feel like it right now after a horrific winter, but America has never experienced a moment this hopeful since the pandemic began.
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How Sandi Morris and Tyrone Smith navigated the 'purgatory' of a postponed Olympics
When your career highs come around only once every four years, the prospect of putting your aspirations on hold can be difficult to stomach.
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'Moxie' and 'Genera+ion' join a streaming wave of angst-ridden teen drama
Depending on one's point of view, we are either living through a golden age of angst-ridden teen dramas, or a glut that risks rendering them indistinguishable from each other.
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These Black women are on the frontlines of the fight against Covid-19
They have administered Covid-19 vaccines on college campuses, provided testing at churches and spent long hours in labs developing an effective vaccine.
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Breaking the losing streak won’t be easy for the Rockets against the Cavs.
One thing we know for sure is. It has to end one day. Right? That is the only positive spin I can put on this current 11-game losing streak that the Houston Rockets are a part of.
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Astros open up Grapefruit League with fans in the stands for the first time in over a year
For the Houston Astros, Sunday’s Grapefruit League opener against the Miami Marlins was more than just a spring training game. It was a chance to get back to some sort of normalcy. The team had not played in front of fans since March 11, 2020 in a game against the Washington Nationals.
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Astros pitcher Brandon Bielak is eager to get back on the mound.
As the Houston Astros prepare to begin play in the Grapefruit League on Sunday against the Miami Marlins, one player will start on his road to redemption. Right-hander pitcher Brandon Bielak will take the mound for the Astros in hopes of convincing manager Dusty Baker why he deserves a spot in the starting rotation this upcoming season.
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Joy Priest Has Been Writing Ever Since She Could Hold A Pen
Joy Priest is a first-year doctoral student in the UH Creative Writing program in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. She has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment for the
I’ve been a poet all my life, but I was a reader first,” said the first-year doctoral candidate in the University of Houston’s renowned Creative Writing Program. “My mother would read to me every night, and when I was about three years old, I started taking the book from her because I wanted to read it myself.”
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Harris County Attorney – Christian D. Menefee Launches Civil Investigation Into ERCOT and Related Agencies
Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced today his office is launching a civil investigation into the circumstances leading up to Texas’s recent electricity disaster—including decisions made by the Public Utility Commission (PUC), the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and market participants—to identify all responsible parties.
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Merrick Garland – President Joe Biden’s Nominee As A.G.
Merrick Brian Garland (born November 13, 1952) is an American attorney and jurist who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He has served on that court since 1997. President Joe Biden has nominated Garland for the position of United States attorney general.A native of the Chicago area, Garland attended Harvard University for his undergraduate and legal education.
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The Right to Vote Again Under Siege
The fundamental right in a democracy -- the right to vote -- is once more under siege. In state after state, across the country, Republican legislators have introduced literally hundreds of bills designed to suppress voting.
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Houston Strong: Our Stories
Houston Style Magazine's Staff tell how they survive the Texas winter freeze
In our lifetime we continue to see the unexpected. We have seen the first Black President of the United States – Barack Obama, the first Black Vice President of the United States – Kamala Harris, a global pandemic – COVID-19, and now the worst winter storm in Texas’ history – Uri.
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Starting at a Black Newspaper, Dana W. White Is the First Black Woman to Run Communications at a Major Automaker
As Hyundai North America’s first black chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds.
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Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy considers Senate bid against Marco Rubio
Florida Democratic Rep. Stephanie Murphy is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Marco Rubio in 2022, launching a listening tour on issues including the pandemic, "managing misinformation," fighting climate change and for social justice.
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Researchers to restore what might be the oldest building in the US dedicated to the education of free and enslaved Black children
After years of examining centuries-old writings and digging up artifacts, researchers recently confirmed that an 18th-century building on the College of William & Mary campus was once a school for free and enslaved Black children.
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Family rifts seem on the rise. Here's why they happen and how to cope
Each week, Sheri McGregor gets hundreds of emails from parents shut out of their children's lives. Every story is different, she said. What the parents have in common is a profound sense of isolation. "They say, 'I thought I was the only one,'" said McGregor, founder of a website for estranged parents who lives in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. "A lot of these people have been suffering alone for years. ... You feel like you're the only one, so you don't tell other people."
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What exactly are Tiger Woods' injuries? And what might they mean for his future?
Tiger Woods' rollover car crash led to serious leg injuries and a flurry of medical terms most people aren't familiar with.
