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Practical Guide For Educators Explores Critical Value Of Social And Emotional Learning

Turning our schools into heavily guarded fortresses is one way to address the escalating trend of school violence, but it doesn’t speak to the root of the problem: a chronic lack of emotional intelligence.

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The Lovie Smith Era Begins

“I’ll tell you this the Texans won today,” said Smith in his press conference after practice. “A lot of guys have been showing up, showing out and making plays."

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Kansas City Teacher Darryl Chamberlin Creates Youth Orchestra With his Own Money

Darryl Chamberlain was determined to create a youth orchestra come hell or high water. In these uncertain times, where public school budget cuts are impacting African American students perhaps more than ever before, Chamberlain, a history teacher in Kansas City, Missouri, began thinking out of the box.

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Welcome To The Biggest Week Of Donald Trump's Presidency

If there is a turnaround in the offing for Trump, it begins this week

Success is much on the mind of Priebus and his boss as this Saturday marks Trump's 100th day in office

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The White House's Decision-making On Michael Flynn Is Troubling

We learned two important things on Tuesday in relation to the ongoing investigation into Russian attempts to meddle with the 2016 election:

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The White House's Decision-making On Michael Flynn Is Troubling

We learned two important things on Tuesday in relation to the ongoing investigation into Russian attempts to meddle with the 2016 election:

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People Really Don't Like Paul Ryan. But Why?

House Speaker Paul Ryan is the least popular person to hold that job in a very long time, according to a new poll conducted by the Pew Research Center.

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Turkish presidential candidate withdraws in potential boost for Erdogan rival

Turkish presidential candidate Muharrem Ince has pulled out of the race, in a potential boost to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, ahead of Sunday's vote.

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Mayor Sylvester Turner Shines as Grand Marshal at H-E-B's Thanksgiving Day Parade with Rockets Legends In Attendance

As autumn leaves herald the festive season, Houstonians eagerly anticipate their beloved tradition, the illustrious H-E-B Thanksgiving Day Parade. Now, in its landmark 74th year, the 2023 parade promises a visual spectacle with all new balloons and floats that encapsulate the essence of “Houston on Parade.” The grand event is scheduled to grace the streets of downtown Houston on the crisp morning of Thursday, November 23rd, starting at 9 a.m.

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Houston Pastor Caldwell Sentenced for 6 Years for Wire Fraud

Church people trust their faith and they trust their faith leader. A Houston area pastor, Kirbyjon Caldwell, has abused that trust and now it has landed him behind bars. United States District Judge S. Maurice Hicks, Jr. sentenced Caldwell to serve 72 months and 1 year of supervised release. In addition, Caldwell had to pay restitution to the tune of $3,588,500 and a fine of $125,000.

Retired Law Enforcement Officer and Glass House Group CEO Kyle Kazan Urges President Trump to Pardon Parker Coleman, Jr.

Parker Coleman Is Currently Serving a Six-Decade Sentence for a Nonviolent Marijuana Conspiracy Offense At The Same Time Many Thousands of Investors Are Making Millions of Dollars While Violating Essentially The Same Federal Marijuana Laws

Biden celebrates a bipartisan win after Senate passes massive infrastructure bill

President Joe Biden celebrated the Senate's passage of a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday, a step toward fulfilling a key item in his legislative agenda that also amounts to the biggest bipartisan win of his presidency so far.

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US defense secretary speaks with Russian counterpart for first time since Russia invaded Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with his Russian counterpart for the first time since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Pentagon announced on Friday.

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Man says he has no electricty bill in his home from the future

There is a growing push at the state and local level to shake off our reliance on fossil fuels and power our homes with electricity.

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Excuse us Taylor Swift, you were blocking the BMAs

Taylor Swift is so officially back. The singer who was off the radar for a minute while she worked on her new album had quite the busy weekend.

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FEATURE: ‘Girls Trip’ Star Tiffany Haddish’s Remarkable Rise

When comedian Tiffany Haddish was 9, her stepfather tampered with the brakes on her mother’s car, hoping to kill his partner and her four children. Rather than going out with her mom that day, Haddish asked to stay home and look after her younger siblings—sparing her from the horrific accident that left her mother mentally impaired. As the oldest child, Haddish did what she could to help for three years, from tying her mother’s shoes to paying bills, but eventually Haddish and her siblings were placed in foster care.

RNC plans to change rules to require candidates pledge not to participate in general election debates sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates

The Republican National Committee said Thursday in a letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates that it is prepared to "prohibit future Republican nominees from participating in CPD-sponsored debates" unless the commission makes a number of significant changes to its procedure.

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The Russia Investigation: Everything You Need to Know

After months of dramatic congressional testimony, bombshell news reports and partisan jousting, the ever-evolving saga about alleged Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election and investigation into possible collusion by members of Donald Trump's campaign continues to pick up momentum as new revelations seem to surface on a daily basis.

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Here's 4 reasons why Donald Trump faking a doctor's note actually matters

Harold Bornstein, Donald Trump's longtime personal physician, is a comic character. From his long hair to his odd personal manner and pronouncements, he is someone that is hard to take seriously.

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Man arrested after video post showed severed head of his father

A man accused of decapitating his father – and posting online a video with his severed head amid a politically charged rant – was arrested hours later with a gun at National Guard base, according to officials and court documents.