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Texas Southern University to host 2nd annual HBCU Aviation Directors’ Summit
Texas Southern University’s award-winning Aviation Science Management program will host the second annual HBCU Aviation Directors’ Summit on Thursday and Friday, November 3-4, 2022.
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US kills al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in drone strike in Afghanistan
The United States killed al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
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Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson end relationship
Kete is no more. Kim Kardashian and comedian Pete Davidson have ended their relationship, a source close to the couple tells CNN.
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Harris County Attorney – Christian Menefee Announces EPA Investigation Into TCEQ Concrete Plant Permitting
A Big Step In Protecting The Citizens Of Harris County
This week, Harris County Attorney Christian D. Menefee announced that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will investigate the Texas Commission on Environment Quality (TCEQ)’s concrete batch permitting criteria and processes under federal civil rights laws. The EPA initiated the investigation in response to complaints submitted by the Harris County Attorney’s Office and Lone Star Legal Aid under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Candace Cameron Bure is working on putting Christ back in Christmas movies
Candace Cameron Bure has moved on from being Hallmark Channel's queen of holiday movies.
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'Surviving R.Kelly': Final installment examines trial and more details
"Surviving R. Kelly" raised awareness of the abuse allegations against the singer who is now serving time. On Monday night, the final installment of the docuseries began airing on Lifetime.
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Supreme Court declines to hear another longshot 2020 election fraud challenge
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear another longshot case alleging the 2020 election was fraudulent brought by a Utah man seeking to have hundreds of elected officials removed from office, including President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Police Chief Finner: Violent Crime Decreased in Houston in 2022
In a detailed crime summary report to Houston City Councilmembers today (Jan. 11), Houston Police Chief Troy Finner shared preliminary crime data from 2022, highlighting reductions in violent crime across all council districts.
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ConocoPhillips donates more than $1M to PVAMU
The gift will support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates.
ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a nearly $1.2 million multi-year gift, consisting of both in-kind equipment and monetary contributions, to Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to support student development of skills in engineering and business analytics for undergraduates.
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Matthew McConaughey has some thoughts on his next role as 'Yellowstone' spinoff stirs interest
Matthew McConaughey sounds ready to dive into a new role.
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Places of worship welcome back 100% capacity for first time in more than a year
Even though the state said churches could allow everyone back, the Archbishop of Santa Fe is asking priests to limit the crowds and stay with the color-coded risk level their county is in, but others are ready to welcome back their congregation.
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Bonuses for Teacher Appreciation Week being award to all 4,000 Harmony Public Schools active employees
In appreciation of their extraordinary work in educating the students of Harmony Public Schools while serving their communities during one of the most challenging years for educators ever, Harmony Public Schools will award a $250 bonus to nearly 4,000 employees in celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week.
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TUTS Leading Ladies Luncheon Honors Cissy Segall Davis and Raised Over $100,000
Theatre Under The Stars hosted the Leading Ladies Luncheon on April 22 at Houston’s renowned Tony’s on Richmond Ave. The event honored Cissy Segall Davis with the Shirley Stein Outstanding Champion in the Arts and Education Award for her extensive work in the arts community in Houston.
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Texans GM Nick Caserio Uses Past Experience To Help Rebuild Team Through The Draft
"Those 20 years of experience I would say were invaluable just from a teaching and learning standpoint and how we apply principles and things that we’re going to try to apply,” Caserio said. “I think you take the things that you learned. I think just more than anything the thought process that goes into the why."
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Hosea Helps Creates Food Distribution Program to Meet Higher Cost of Food
The historical non-profit distributes fresh food and PPE supplies to families in need
The national nonprofit organization, Hosea Helps, has answered the call of many Americans suffering from lack of food and resources due to the increasing costs across the nation. As a result of inflation in prices for food, gas and necessary household products, many Americans are beginning to suffer in silence. The cost of food in the United States increased by 7.9 percent year-on-year in February of 2022. It is the highest food inflation since July of 1981.
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Cardi B pledges to pay funeral costs for Bronx fire victims
Rapper Cardi B plans to pay the funeral costs for those who lost their lives in a deadly fire in that New York City borough.
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T-Mobile agrees to pay customers $350 million in settlement over massive data breach
T-Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to settle multiple class-action suits stemming from a data breach disclosed last year affecting tens of millions of people.
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Mega Millions jackpot surges to $1.02 billion after no winner Tuesday
The Mega Millions jackpot has skyrocketed to $1.02 billion after no ticket matched all six winning numbers in Tuesday night's drawing, the lottery said.
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US Air Force clears crew after human remains found on plane after Afghan evacuation flight
The US Air Force has concluded that a C-17 aircraft crew operating out of Kabul's airport in Afghanistan during the chaotic evacuation of American forces acted appropriately in departing the airport even though human remains were discovered in the wheel well when the plane landed in Qatar.
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Houston First Corp. to Host Official March Madness Watch Party
Guests are invited to view the University of Houston Cougars’ matchup against the UAB Blazers
Sports fans are invited to cheer on the University of Houston (UH) Cougars as Houston First Corp. and UH will host an official March Madness watch party at Avenida Houston on Friday, March 18 at 8:20 p.m.
