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Comcast RISE Program Offers Small Business Grants in Houston and Four Other Cities
Business support will include a total of $500,000 in grants plus computer equipment, advertising and business consulting and education
Comcast's Comcast RISE program is offering grants to small businesses in Houston and four other cities
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Fans to Cheer for Their Favorite Mexican Team at the Liga MX Fiestón Event
Sponsored by Expedia, Metro by T-Mobile, Patria Energy Drink, State Farm, and TUDN, the event will feature Cruz Azul vs. Monterrey, and also a special live performance by regional Mexican band La Alia
Houston fútbol fans are invited to the “Fiestón” viewing party, a fan-fest event featuring Liga MX match: Cruz Azul vs. Monterrey. We will have the presence of Monterrey’s mascot (Monty), and fans are encouraged to register at fiestonligamx.com for the opportunity of winning an exclusive Meet & Greet with Legend Jesus Zavala, and jerseys autographed by Monterrey players. Along with the viewing party, guests are invited to a special live performance by regional Mexican band La Alianza Norteña, as well Uforia’s radio personalities Víctor de Alba “Morris” and Francisco “Pancho” Mercado from El Free-Guey Show.
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Girl has blunt message for Aetna after her brain surgery request was denied
Cara Pressman sobbed in the big red chair in her living room. The 15-year-old tried to absorb the devastating news relayed by her parents: that their insurance company, Aetna, denied her for a minimally invasive brain surgery that could end the seizures that have haunted her since she was 9 years old.
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Female Code Breakers: The Hidden Figures of the Greatest Generation
Do you like crossword puzzles and are you engaged to be married? Those were the questions asked of many college-age American women by their professors, college presidents, or military officers to assess their suitability to do secret work breaking German and Japanese codes during the Second World War.
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The anti-Facebook: Inside Pinterest's slow and quiet rise
For most of its early history, the digital scrapbooking service had grown unimaginably fast. Millions flocked to it in 2011 and 2012, despite minimal coverage in the tech press. Pinterest grew so quickly that its small team of engineers raced to keep the site up and running, fixing outages on street corners, at coffee shops and, in at least one case, on a paddle boat.
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Takeaways from presidential super PACs’ mid-year financial disclosures
Super PACs backing presidential candidates released their semi-annual financial disclosures on Monday, with the group supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ bid for president leading the pack with a $130 million haul.
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Frederick Clay, Wrongfully Convicted of Murder, Wins Freedom Back after Nearly Four Decades in Prison
A Boston man who has maintained his innocence through nearly four decades behind bars was granted his freedom after Suffolk, MA prosecutors admitted his 1981 murder conviction was tainted by discredited witness identification and police tactics. “To quote Sam Cooke, ‘it’s been a long time coming,’ ” Frederick Clay said after walking out of the Suffolk Superior courtroom yesterday. “It’s been 38 years for something I didn’t do. I’m overwhelmed and sort of nervous.”
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Two-time Super Bowl Champion, New England Patriot Jarvis Green Debuts His New Oceans 97 Shrimp Product On QVC
Jarvis Green, and his company, Oceans 97, www.oceans97.com , will debut his U.S. wild-caught shrimp on the QVC network on July 19th between 5:00 – 6:00 pm (EDT) For the first time, Green will offer his gourmet shrimp with a choice of four special sauces that he created: Garlic Butter, Asian Chimichurri, Cajun Curry and New Orleans Style BBQ.
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Meghan McCain Sends Moving Tribute to Her Father, Her 'rock'
Meghan McCain, one of Sen. John McCain's seven children, posted a touching statement on Twitter on Wednesday night amid the news of her father's brain cancer diagnosis.
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Health Care Debate: Senate Votes On Full Obamacare Repeal
The Senate's marathon debate to dismantle Obamacare enters Day Two on Wednesday, as Republican senators continue painstaking deliberations to reach an ultimate agreement on health care reform.
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Trump Told Comey To Consider Imprisoning Reporters Who Publish Leaks
President Trump has called reporters dishonest, said the media is "the enemy of the American people," and mused about making it easier to sue journalists. And, according to a new report, he has gone even further than that in private, telling then-FBI Director James Comey that Comey should consider locking reporters up.
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Trump's first 100 days on the global stage
Trump entered office rejecting traditional foreign policy positions
The US can no longer afford to be the world's policeman, Trump declared during the campaign
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Potter’s House Preacher Resigns After Alleged Affair With Married Goddaughter
If you thought megachurch drama was limited to TV shows like Greenleaf, well, you’d be wrong. A new scandal has rocked the church world this week and its one closely connected to Bishop T.D. Jakes. A married Denver pastor has resigned after allegations that he was cheating with his godchild – his married godchild. Chris Hill, a Jakes protegé who is pastor of the The Potters House Church Of Denver, left his post earlier this month.
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Astronaut Jeanette Epps to be NASA’s 1st African-American Crew Member on International Space Station
NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps is set to become the first African-American crewmember on the International Space Station when she flies to space next year, the space agency announced Wednesday.
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'Blue murder' to 'Crush the saboteurs': UK Papers React to Snap Election
UK Prime Minister Theresa May shocked the nation Tuesday by announcing she will ask for a snap election on June 8.
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Quick-thinking McDonald's Worker Leads Police To Facebook Killer
With those words, an alert McDonald's employee set in motion the end of a manhunt for the suspect in a chilling Easter Day murder -- a killing captured on video and posted to Facebook.
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Spice Up Spring Cleaning
While you’re making this year’s spring cleaning chore list, remember that a true deep clean means decluttering your kitchen from inside the cabinets out.
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High School Teen Earns Eagle Scout Rank in Boy Scouts
More than learning how to tie a square knot, start a fire by rubbing sticks together, or the strength of working as a team, boys in scouts learn how to grow from a boy to a man. Through the help and guidance of amazing scout leaders who serve as mentors, boys learn the essentials life that will last them far beyond their youthful years.
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Trump Credits His Twitter Wrath For Kaepernick's Unemployment
While talking to the crowd in Louisville, Kentucky, about the nation's urban communities, Trump swerved in midstream and cited a report that NFL owners were avoiding hiring Kaepernick because they did not want to face Trump's Twitter wrath.
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Fact Check: Michigan's rejection of ballots from dead voters is an example of the system working, not fraud
As the President continues his efforts to discredit voting by mail, he and his allies have pointed to several so-called examples of voter fraud. The latest favorite? More than 800 ballots that were received by mail from "dead voters" in Michigan's recent state-wide primary.
