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California bees can legally be fish and have the same protections, a court has ruled
A fishy ruling from California: A California court has ruled bees can legally be considered fish under specific circumstances.
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5,000 US flights delayed or canceled due to severe storms
More than 5,000 flights across the United States were delayed or canceled Monday after powerful storms ripped through the parts of the country, mainly in the Southeast and the Ohio Valley.
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Delta to 'strategically decrease' flights this summer
Delta Air Lines on Thursday announced it will cut about 100 flights a day from its schedule this summer to "minimize disruptions and bounce back faster when challenges occur."
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San Angelo drought landscaping, water conservation event is June 16
Free event for Concho Valley residents
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and Texas Master Gardeners will present a drought landscaping and water conservation workshop on June 16 in San Angelo.
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Hurricane Delta forecast to hit US Gulf Coast as a Category 2 storm with storm surge that could kill
Hurricane Delta is expected to strengthen as it churns toward the northern Gulf Coast before hitting Louisiana on Friday at Category 2 strength in almost the exact spot Hurricane Laura hit just six weeks ago.
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Panthers Routs Mississippi Valley In The First Round Of The SWAC Tournament
Birmingham, AL- Top seeded Prairie View A&M coasted to an easy first-round win against Mississippi Valley State by a score of 91-64 in the Cricket Wireless Southwestern Athletic Tournament. It was the 14th win in a row for the Panthers who have not lost a game since December 2020.
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Tomatoes: Timely tips (and terms) for a super-satisfying summer crop
Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in home gardens across America; most gardeners agree nothing tastes better than a homegrown tomato! It’s important to understand common tomato terms, often seen on tomato plant tags and the basics of growing tomatoes… the more you know the better you’ll grow.
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Goldman Sachs slashes US economic growth forecast over weaker spending on services
Goldman Sachs slashed its forecast for US economic activity in the second half of the year, pointing to sluggish consumer spending on services as well as the threats posed by the Covid-19 Delta variant.
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America's electric cars need lithium so badly it may wipe out this species
Fewer than 40 years after humans discovered Tiehm's buckwheat, a Nevada plant with yellow flowers, they may drive it to extinction in pursuit of electric vehicles, a technology widely hailed as being environmentally friendly.
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Small Pickups Continuing To See Gains
This week’s Market Insights Report shows how small pickups and full-size cars both showed gains this past week, even though we’re getting deep into summer. The report also highlights trends from the latest monthly Vehicle Retention Index, which increased +0.5% in July.
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Time Will Tell What Harvey Did to Texas Coastal Landscapes
Unlike people and animals, plants can’t evacuate when threatening weather approaches, and long tenures in flood waters can take a toll.
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Houston Alumnae Chapter Of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Awards $121,700 In Scholarship To More Than 50 Students
During This Time Of Critical Financial Need, Houston Alumnae Chapter Supports Deserving Students Pursuing Higher Educatio
Despite this moment of racial turmoil, health uncertainty and economic hardship, the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. awarded $121,700 scholarships this year. These funds reduced the financial burden for more than 50 recent high school graduates and current college students.Despite this moment of racial turmoil, health uncertainty and economic hardship, the Houston Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. awarded $121,700 scholarships this year. These funds reduced the financial burden for more than 50 recent high school graduates and current college students.
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Smart-Phone Technology Directly Affects Automotive Market as Swapalease Removes CD Equipment Option from Vehicle Detail Pages
Swapalease.com, the nation's largest online auto-lease marketplace, announces the removal of single compact disk (CD) option from vehicle detail pages after new data research findings show decreased interest in less advanced technology offerings.
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Cancer-Causing Dioxin Soil Found in Houston Area
Houston Health Department detects cancer-causing dioxinin soil sampling around contaminated Union Pacific rail yard
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128 Law Enforcement Officer Fatalities Nationwide in 2019
Overall fatalities decreased 18 percent with firearms-related fatalities the leading cause of officer deaths this year
The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who died in the line of duty in 2019 decreased 18 percent over the previous year according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit group that has long tracked officer fatalities.
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Cuban-Americans React to End of 'wet foot, dry foot' Policy
Laura Vianelo remembers the stories of young Cuban migrants who "threw themselves at the sea," only to die in a desperate attempt to set foot on American soil.
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US and British soldiers killed in Syria were on ISIS 'kill or capture' mission
The US and British soldiers killed in an improvised explosive devise blast in Manbij, Syria, last week were on a classified mission to "kill or capture a known ISIS member" according to Pentagon spokesman Major Adrian Rankine-Galloway. The US military is releasing few details about the mission that killed Master Sgt. Jonathan J. Dunbar and UK soldier Sgt. Matt Tonroe.
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Google cofounder's flying taxi takes to the skies in New Zealand
Google cofounder Larry Page's flying taxi project is cleared for take off. Kitty Hawk, the Silicon Valley startup backed by Page, said it is building and testing "all-electric vertical take-off and landing products" in New Zealand.
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World Premiere of “Sharecrop Delta Cotton” Documentary and Sharecroppers’ Portraits to Feature in Joint Exhibit at Equity Investment in the Cotton Kingdom Symposium Nov. 9 & 10, 2017
Rocky Point, NC — Stack Stories LLC announces the world premiere of Claudia Stack’s short film Sharecrop Delta Cotton (2017), made possible by a grant from the Middle Road Foundation. The documentary will screen alongside the first exhibition of a series of portraits of sharecroppers by Carla Keaton at the 6th Annual Cotton Kingdom/Sweat Equity Investment Symposium on November 9 & 10, 2017.
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GM to Invest $300 Million, Add 400 Jobs at Michigan Plant for New Chevrolet Electric Vehicle
Company also announces total new investment commitment of $1.8 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations across six states, adding a total of 700 new jobs
General Motors is investing $300 million in its Orion Township, Michigan, assembly plant to produce a new Chevrolet electric vehicle that will bring 400 new jobs to the Orion plant. Today’s announcement is part of GM’s new commitment to invest a total of $1.8 billion in its United States manufacturing operations, creating 700 new jobs and supporting 28,000 jobs across six states.
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