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How major companies handle and botch public relations crises

Over the past several days, two major American companies found themselves facing public relations disasters. A fatal engine failure aboard a Southwest flight left the airline scrambling to ensure passengers that its planes are safe. And Starbucks was in the spotlight after two black men were arrested while waiting for a friend.

Life after Covid: The people who will re-enter society last

Danielle Seal likens going for a walk during the pandemic to an extreme sport.

Texas Southern University to Lead the Way for Juneteenth Commemorations

Members of the Texas Southern University community will honor Juneteenth at several events throughout the month on campus and in the Houston region.

Sean Spicer Isn't Finished

Sean Spicer has barely moved into his office. Three weeks after the inauguration, the only things adorning the White House press secretary's shelves are a framed picture of himself at the podium, a book on Naval Special Warfare (he's in the Reserve), and a Super Soaker commemorating the infamous "Saturday Night Live" skit in which he, played by an enraged Melissa McCarthy, berated reporters while dousing them with soapy water.

Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 2 as evacuations continue

Hurricane Harvey was "dangerously approaching the Texas Coast" Friday morning, expected to drop as much as 35 inches of rain and usher in "life-threatening" storm-surge flooding upon landfall late Friday or early Saturday, the National Hurricane Center said.

5 Things for Monday, July 10: The US and Russia, Iraq Fighting, London Market Fire

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

Prince Mourned One Year After His Death

Linda Haynes-Williams will be in both physical and emotional pain on Friday, as she marks the one-year anniversary of the death of Prince.

Prostate Cancer Screening: New Guidelines Let Patients Weigh Harms, Benefits

Men younger than 70 with no signs of prostate cancer may no longer be discouraged from checking their PSA levels, according to guidelines proposed today by the US Preventive Services Task Force.

The 4 threats facing voters this election — and how you can beat them

As the US grapples with an election season rampant with mistrust and conspiracy theories, federal officials are warning Americans about threats to undermine the integrity of the vote -- and how to avoid them.

What 1932, 1980 and 1992 can tell us about 2020

With the 2020 presidential election less than a week away, the prospect once more looms of a challenger unseating an entrenched incumbent president. If Democratic candidate Joe Biden were to win when the results are finalized, he would make Republican President Donald Trump just the 11th incumbent in American history to try, but fail, to secure reelection.

Nevada approves plan to mail ballots to all registered voters

The state of Nevada has approved a plan to send absentee ballots to all active voters this November, a major expansion of mail-in voting in the battleground state.

Kavanaugh allegations revive fervor over crucial Supreme Court pick

Republicans and the White House are mounting a robust effort to shield Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh after an anonymous woman accused him of sexual misconduct in the 1980s, rocking his confirmation process.

The creation myth of the billionaire businessman Donald Trump just imploded

At the heart of President Donald Trump's success story is this idea: He took a small amount of money -- in the form of a loan from his father, Fred -- and turned it into billions of dollars.

Finding Hope to Fuel Your Professional and Personal Passion

It is better to be called to the front of the room than to be in the front of the room and called back is a quote that I keep in my database because of the truth it holds. When natural gas trader turned businesswoman Miara Shaw first started on her entrepreneurial journey she loved operating in the shadows of her business. Happier to put her clients in the spotlight, Shaw wanted to simply utilize her network to connect women who needed resources with those who had them.

Chicago Public Schools will return to in-person learning a day later than expected after district and union fail to reach agreement

In-person learning for thousands of Chicago students has been pushed back to Tuesday after Chicago officials and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) failed to reach an agreement on Covid-19 reopening plans.

Make-or-break week begins for congressional action on pandemic stimulus and spending bill

A spending deadline, a potential Presidential veto and a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to finally unveil legislation that guarantees millions of Americans won't lose unemployment benefits at the end of the month.

HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial: 'An important step forward'

An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. The findings suggest that a two-dose regimen of the vaccine, given eight weeks apart, can elicit immune responses against the human immunodeficiency virus.

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