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GOP lawmakers in 2 states want to spend state funds on Trump's border wall
A Republican Montana state senator and Republican delegates from West Virginia plan to introduce measures to allocate state funds to help build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the southern US border.
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UNC chancellor forced to leave job in 2 weeks after approving removal of the remains of 'Silent Sam' Confederate statue
A day after the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill chancellor announced her resignation and approved the removal of the remains of "Silent Sam," a Confederate monument, the school's board asked her to leave weeks earlier than she'd planned.
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Barr pledges 'transparency' on Mueller report, but questions and loopholes remain
Attorney General nominee William Barr promised Tuesday that he would "provide as much transparency as I can" regarding final reports about the Russia investigation.
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Kirsten Gillibrand enters 2020 presidential race
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand entered the 2020 presidential race on Tuesday, telling Stephen Colbert that she was forming an exploratory committee just days before she heads to the critical state of Iowa.
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Lion Air crash: Divers find cockpit voice recorder
Indonesian Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from Lion Air Flight 610, a discovery that could help solve the mystery of why the brand-new Boeing 737 MAX 8 plunged into the Java Sea last October, killing all 189 people on board.
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Trump 'not going to budge even 1 inch' on shutdown, source says
President Donald Trump is digging in his heels on his demand for a border wall as the shutdown enters its fourth week, telling aides and allies that he believes he is winning the battle for public support.
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President Donald Trump is digging in his heels on his demand for a border wall as the shutdown enters its fourth week, telling aides and …
Published on January 14, 2019
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Los Angeles teachers are on strike, leaving 600,000 students in limbo
Under a relentless drizzle of cold rain, 32,000 Los Angeles educators walked off the job Monday in the country's second-biggest school district.
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41st Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade
Photography by Vicky Pink - Mayor Sylvester Turner was proud to announce that the city …
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New Ride Sharing Service Debuts Between Houston and Austin
High-tech hitchhiking has arrived in Texas. Austin startup Hitch offers a ride-sharing service connecting people driving between Houston and Austin with people needing rides. Here's how it works: Someone with a 2003-or-newer vehicle who is planning to drive between Houston and Austin downloads the "Hitch - Regional Ridesharing" app and registers as a driver.
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“Stop That Yawn!” by Caron Levis, illustrated by LeUyen Pham
“I’m not tired!” That’s what you might say when it’s time for bed. You want to stay awake for awhile.
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TurboTax Launches Comprehensive Spanish Language Tax Resources Available to Hispanics
TurboTax, from Intuit Inc. – the leader in online tax prep, processing over 30 million returns last year alone in the U.S. – announced that its award-winning TurboTax Blog will now be available in both Spanish and English, making it one of the most comprehensive free tax information resources available to U.S
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3 Steps to a Healthier You
Starting a diet or diving headfirst into a workout plan may be the first steps to enhancing your personal health, but once you’ve started down the path to better fitness and nutrition, it’s important to find ways to stay on track.
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The Truth About Dietary Supplements
Turn on the TV and flip channels for a while or go on social media. Eventually, you’re going to come across some “breaking news” about a new formula or supplement “clinically proven” to normalize your blood sugar and reverse diabetes. Think about this for a moment—a cure for diabetes in a bottle? If it were only that simple. Yet, that’s what the companies that market such products want you to believe. The pitch is so great, you think to yourself, “It should work. It was clinically proven, right?” Wrong! The claims are nothing more than great marketing techniques used to gain your trust.
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Dawan Cuttone LIVE! Brings His First Taping to Houston Platforming Top Creatives
Houston’s eclectic atmosphere is growing tremendously and Dawan Cuttone LIVE! wants in on giving creatives a voice.
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The Winning Formula for Black Businesses
Winning takes work. One has to put in some real sweat equity in crafting a plan, executing it and seeing it through for any hope of positive results. Going at it alone is possible but success will be harder to come by doing it that way. The ultimate reward will take the combined efforts of many to overcome.
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Kamala Harris Issues Call to Action Against Trump in New Memoir
Sen. Kamala Harris' unique biography and unlikely political ascent might have been summed up best by a political strategist who incorrectly predicted her defeat in the 2010 California attorney general's race.
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Houston Health Department Recommends Flu Shot as Influenza Activity Expected to Increase
As local flu activity increases, the Houston Health Department (HHD) encourages people to get a flu shot if they haven’t gotten one this flu season.
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Dr. David Persse, Houston’s local health authority and EMS director.
Published on January 10, 2019
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Stop That Yawn! author Caron Levis, CREDIT Jeremy Saladyga
Published on January 10, 2019
