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Fund Commits $50 Million for Down Payment Assistance
National Association of Real Estate Brokers Sign Agreement with Minority-Owned Mortgage Company to Boost Black Home Ownership
Lois Johnson, ceo and founder of of Salt Lake City, Utah-based United Security Financial (USF) and NAREB president Jeffrey Hicks(Front) sign the landmark $50 million agreement making down payment assistance funds available to expand homeownership opportunities for low and moderate-income Black American home purchasers.
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DMX, rapper and actor, dies at 50
DMX, a rapper known as much for his troubles as his music, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 50.
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Beyonce Drops Out Of Coachella; Now Slated For 2018
Beyonce, who is pregnant with twins, will not perform at Coachella this year, but will headline the festival in 2018.
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Coachella Attendees Use 'Find my iPhone' App to Track Down Thief
Move over Scooby Doo gang. There's a new mystery-solving team in town, and they're sporting flower crowns.
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Kevin Cole "Danci’ With Color” collage on paper, 2017, 36 x 50 ”
Published on January 31, 2018
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Twenty-six Texas Schools Named 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021, including 26 schools in Texas. The recognition is based on a school’s overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. Secretary Cardona made the announcement during his Return to School Road Trip, while visiting an awardee school, Walter R. Sundling Jr. High School, in Palatine, Illinois.
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Jeep® Brand Celebrates 30 Years of Legendary Grand Cherokee 4x4 Capability and Premium Design With Debut of 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary Edition at 2022 Detroit Auto Show
*The most awarded SUV ever – the Jeep® Grand Cherokee – commemorates three decades of fun, freedom and adventure with the introduction of the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition *With more than 7 million vehicles sold since the Grand Cherokee’s initial debut, the 30th anniversary Grand Cherokee celebrates the growth of the premium SUV over the past three decades, when it first broke onto the scene by crashing through a window at Cobo Hall *Today, the Grand Cherokee lineup has evolved into an entire family of vehicles, including the new three-row Grand Cherokee L, the two-row Grand Cherokee and first-ever electrified Grand Cherokee 4xe, which delivers 56 MPGe and 25 miles all-electric range *Grand Cherokee has been proudly built in Detroit for 30 years, first launching at Jefferson North Assembly Plant in 1992, then at the all-new Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack Plant in 2021 *Company honors commitment to Detroit, hiring nearly 3,300 Detroiters to work at Mack *Special-edition Grand Cherokee 30th Anniversary pairs 4xe electrification with legendary Jeep 4x4 capability with unique blacked-out exterior details, sleek interior accents and amenities, plus several standard safety and security features *Orders for the 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe 30th Anniversary edition will open later this year at a U.S. manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $4,700 for the package *The special-edition Grand Cherokee 4xe will be on display at the 2022 North American International Auto Show in Detroit Sept. 17-25, 2022
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Texas Man Gets 50 Years for Stealing $1.2 Million Worth of Fajitas
A Texas man who plead guilty to stealing more than $1.2 million in fajitas while acting as a public servant has been sentenced to 50 years in prison. Gilberto Escamilla, 53, was employed at the Darrel B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center in San Benito, Texas, until August 2017 — when it was discovered that he had been placing orders for fajitas using county funds and then selling them for his own profit since December 2008, according to Cameron County Court filings.
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A quick handshake and it was over. After 20 days and over 50 hours of play, finally there was a result.
Published on November 29, 2018
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RodeoHouston forms new partnership with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson's Sire Spirits
Published on January 16, 2024
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225 Youth Compete in Precinct One Harris County Aquatics Program’s Splashdown Swim Meet
About 225 boys and girls recently competed in Splashdown, a friendly swim meet hosted by the Harris County Aquatics Program (HCAP).
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50 Cent Sues Ex Lawyers For $32M
50 Cent is suing his ex-lawyers in the Lastonia Leviston sex-tape case for $32 million, accusing them of numerous misdeeds that put him at a disadvantage in the woman’s lawsuit against him.
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Jordan Edwards' Father Sues Officer in Fatal Shooting
The father of Jordan Edwards, the 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot by a Texas police officer last month, has filed a lawsuit alleging that excessive force from a poorly-trained officer with a "violent temper" led to his son's death.
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Wall Street's love affair with Tesla is over
Tesla was once the darling of Wall Street. Not anymore. The automaker's stock has plunged nearly 40% since the start of 2019, erasing most of the gains it made over the past several years. This week, Tesla shares fell below the $200 mark for the first time since 2016.
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Derek Chauvin's defense begins its case by highlighting George Floyd's prior arrest
Derek Chauvin's defense team highlighted George Floyd's arrest and drug use in May 2019 in court on Tuesday after the prosecution rested its case against the former Minneapolis Police officer.
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Biden calls on automakers to improve their offer to striking workers as he faces the biggest labor crisis of his presidency so far
President Joe Biden on Friday called on major American automakers to improve their offer to workers as a strike of the United Auto Workers poses a political and economic test for the White House.
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People over 50 accounted for 17% of new HIV cases diagnosed in Europe in 2015, study says.
Published on September 27, 2017
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US crude oil fell below $50 a barrel Thursday for the first time in more than a year.
Published on November 29, 2018
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4 people have died this week in North Carolina since Alberto made landfall
Two people died Wednesday after severe weather caused a landslide in western North Carolina.
