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Florida surgeon general altered Covid-19 vaccine analysis to suggest higher risk for younger men, Politico reports

Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo altered an analysis released by the Florida Department of Health last year to suggest mRNA Covid-19 vaccines pose a significant health risk to men ages 18 to 39, Politico reported Monday.

Merrick Garland says threats against Supreme Court justices are taken 'extraordinarily seriously'

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday that the Justice Department takes threats against Supreme Court justices "extraordinarily seriously" as he voiced support for a bill that extends security protections to justices' immediate family members.

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Ryan Reynolds and more pay tribute to Betty White

Betty White is being remembered for her light, humor, charm and friendship. Ryan Reynolds posted a loving tribute to longtime friend and "The Proposal" costar, who died Friday at the age of 99.

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Kamala Harris Raises 'Grave Concerns' Over Treatment of Haitian Migrants In Call with DHS Chief

Vice President Kamala Harris told Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday that she had serious worries about the treatment of Haitian migrants by Border Patrol agents.

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Civic Heart Community Services Relocates to One Emancipation Center

New office provides collaborative space, synergy with like-minded non-profit organizations to create a thriving Third Ward community

Civic Heart Community Services (Civic Heart) relocated its headquarters to One Emancipation Center at 3131 Emancipation Avenue in Houston’s Third Ward in June 2023. The 34-year-old organization, the largest black-founded non-profit organization in the Gulf coast region, formerly known as Change Happens!, recently announced its name change to Civic Heart Community Services.

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Inner City Nutcracker Keeps Fine Arts Alive for Houston’s Kids

Having a vision for something that has never been done takes more than imagination. It takes passion and a can’t stop attitude. Imagination is needed so that even though no one that looks like you is doing the desire profession you can still see you, not someone that looks like you, but the actual you, not just doing it, but killing it like no other person regardless of sex or ethnicity. A passion that burns so deep and fierce that eating, sleeping, and breathing it is the bare minimum of what you do to succeed.

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Biden administration searching for ways to keep US forces in Niger to continue anti-terror operations despite overthrowing of government

The Biden administration is searching for ways to keep US forces and assets in Niger to continue anti-terror operations, even as it becomes increasingly unlikely that the military junta that overthrew the country’s government last month will cede power back to the democratically elected president.

Remote learning is costing parents a fortune

Private school was never in Colby Shire's plans when she and her husband started a family. It simply cost too much. That's why the couple bought a home in a good public school district in York, Pennsylvania, where class sizes were small.

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A Georgia Transplant Family Will Celebrate BIG This Month

A New Heart and Their Little Boy’s 6th Birthday

For years to come, January will be a month full of celebration and joy for the Gray family of Atlanta, Georgia. But when their son, Everett, was born six years ago they were not certain his January birthday celebrations would be a reality for their family.

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Why Congress hasn’t made social media safer.

Wednesday’s emotional Senate Judiciary Committee hearing grilling tech CEOs focused on Silicon Valley’s failures to protect kids online. But it also spotlighted Congress’ own glaring — and longstanding — inability to pass any meaningful legislation to rein in tech platforms.

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Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Andre Roberts, Carolina Panthers Head Coach Ron Rivera and Former Tennessee Titans Head Coach Mike Mularkey Named Salute to Service Award Finalists

Award Recipient to be Recognized at NFL Honors Night Before Super Bowl LII

The NFL and USAA, the NFL's Official Military Appreciation Sponsor, announced Atlanta Falcons wide receiver ANDRE ROBERTS, Carolina Panthers head coach RON RIVERA and former Tennessee Titans head coach MIKE MULARKEY as the three finalists for the seventh annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA.

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Startling new science reveals the truth about chronic pain

"Medicine is nothing more than a misguided miseducation in mortal misery." That's not something you'd expect to hear from a doctor, especially one with the bona fides of Haider Warraich, a Brigham and Women's Hospital physician and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.

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Ossoff Falls Just Short In Georgia Special Election As GOP Gets Wakeup Call

Democrat Jon Ossoff fell just short Tuesday of capturing a House seat in a longtime conservative stronghold in Georgia, serving a reminder to Republicans of President Donald Trump's unpopularity.

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Crime Stoppers of Houston’s Annual Gala Celebrates with Historic Record-Breaking Results – Over $1,035,000 Raised for Crime Solving and Prevention Programs

Powerful Evening Honors and Remembers Crime Victims and Calls for ‘Community Solutions’ to Stop the Crime Trends Plaguing Houston

Crime Stoppers of Houston’s ‘Leading the Way to a Safer Houston’ Annual Gala, held on November 7, 2021 at the Hilton Americas Houston, raised a record-setting $1,035,000 for crime prevention programs, including a new Safe Community Research Center launching in 2022, as well as critically-needed victim services. This historic event brought together more than 500 generous supporters, courageous victims of crime, devoted community advocates, elected officials and law enforcement from across Texas for a moving evening that honored the innocent lives lost to senseless violence in our City and County.

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Colin Kaepernick’s Collusion Lawsuit Against NFL Could Have Historic Implications

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick filed a grievance alleging that NFL owners are colluding to keep him unemployed during the 2017 season, as first reported by Mike Freeman of Bleacher Report.

2021 Tamale Festival Houston - Sat. 12/18

Outdoor festival to feature tamales, live family-friendly entertainment and more!

2021 Tamale Festival Houston has been rescheduled and will now take place on Saturday, December 18 from 11AM-6PM at East River.

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Here Are the Confederate Memorials That Will Be Removed After Charlottesville

More than 150 years after the Civil War ended, the Confederacy is memorialized with statues, monuments and historical markers across the United States.

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North Korea On Trump's Speech: We're done listening

North Korean officials were closely watching US President Donald Trump when he addressed the South Korean National Assembly Wednesday, but they say they weren't listening.

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House set to vote to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday

The House is set to vote on whether to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday, where lawmakers could take the rare step of impeaching a Cabinet official for the first time in nearly 150 years.

US can get coronavirus levels 'way down' by Election Day in November, Fauci says

The United States has what it takes to get Covid-19 case levels down to more manageable levels by Election Day in November if it uses masks and other "fundamental tenets of infection control" -- but it needs to get serious now, Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN on Thursday.