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How to watch tonight's vice presidential debate

Kamala Harris and Mike Pence are scheduled to face off Wednesday night in the first and only general election vice presidential debate of 2020. The debate will begin at 9 p.m. ET.

Houston Health Department, Greater Houston Restaurant Association launch food service training to help protect restaurant-goers during pandemic

The Houston Health Department and Greater Houston Restaurant Association are collaborating to protect the health and safety of restaurant-goers during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of the health department’s Better. Together. campaign, the agencies are launching a training program to reduce the likelihood of COVID-19 transmission among staff and customers.

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More people have died from Covid-19 than in the past 5 flu seasons combined. And coronavirus is much more contagious

Once again, misleading comparisons between the flu and Covid-19 caught widespread attention across the internet.

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Texas officer charged with murder after shooting a 31-year-old Black man who tried to intervene in a dispute, attorney says

A Texas police officer stands charged with murder in the shooting of a 31-year-old Black man after a preliminary investigation determined his actions were unreasonable, authorities said.

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Senior Pentagon leadership quarantining after exposure to coronavirus

The top US general, Gen. Mark Milley, and several members of the Pentagon's senior leadership are quarantining after a top Coast Guard official tested positive for coronavirus, several US defense officials tell CNN.

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Trump has personally pressured drug company CEOs repeatedly to speed vaccine

A likely contagious President Donald Trump returned to the White House Monday evening, whipped off his mask and filmed a video, heavy on bluster and short on facts, that proclaimed: "The vaccines are coming momentarily."

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Trump has the worst job losses on record heading into the election

Heading into the November election, the US jobs recovery is running out of steam. The economy added 661,000 jobs in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. The unemployment rate stood at 7.9%.

'Get off my property:' Shut down of housing courts leads to tenants exploiting state's eviction moratorium

State leaders shut down housing courts because of safety concerns tied to the COVID-19 pandemic and the governor recently placed a moratorium on evictions until next year.

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Georgetown created fact sheets on illegal militias at the polls and what to do if you spot them

It's illegal in all 50 states to engage in militia activity. Still, militia members will almost certainly appear at some polling places this election cycle.

It's now up to journalists to get to the truth about Trump's health

On Sunday's "Reliable Sources" program I said we were covering a possible coverup about the president's health. I emphasized the word "possible" when I said the coverup was being led by the president, from his hospital room, because he is so sensitive about being perceived as weak.

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Kentucky AG criticizes Megan Thee Stallion and Ben Crump after Breonna Taylor case reaction

Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron dismissed calls for a special prosecutor to investigate Breonna Taylor's death and rebuked his critics in an interview with "Fox and Friends" on Tuesday morning.

The mighty dollar has weakened under Trump. A Biden win could change that

The value of the dollar has taken a hit this year as the coronavirus pandemic ravaged America's economy. Conventional wisdom holds that a Biden presidency would drag the US currency down further. But there's nothing conventional about 2020 — some argue a Biden win would actually boost the dollar.

Man accused of threatening, using racial slur toward convenience store clerk

A 36-year-old man is accused of using a racial slur and threatening a convenience store clerk in Vancouver last week, according to court documents.

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10% of the world may have been infected by Covid-19, WHO official says

The novel coronavirus may have infected about one in 10 people globally, meaning the majority of the world remains vulnerable to Covid-19, a World Health Organization official has said.

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Houston We Definitely Have a Problem

Most of my friends have heard me say a certain phrase I was told when I was younger that has stuck with me throughout 25 years of my life.

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In Familiar Territory

Astros take Game 1 of the ALDS over the A’s at Dodger Stadium

Baseball in the postseason at Dodger Stadium just does something to the Houston Astros. The last time Houston played a game there, they won Game 7 to win the 2017 World Series. On Monday it looked like the Astros relived some of that history as they defeated the Oakland A’s 10-5 in Game 1 of the 2020 American League Division Series.

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Michelle Obama releases closing campaign message calling Trump's actions 'morally wrong' and 'racist'

Former first lady Michelle Obama made her closing message to Americans in a campaign video released less than a month before Election Day, saying President Donald Trump and his allies are "stoking fears about Black and Brown Americans" to win an election and calling the President's actions "morally wrong" and "racist."

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Mental health days. Meeting-free times. Companies are adding new benefits to help workers cope

A few months into working remotely, Jamie Coakley noticed a worrisome trend at her company: 70% of employees had not taken more than two days off since the beginning of the year.

'NEXT' puts another new spin on the threat of killer A.I. run amok

The idea of artificial intelligence running amok is hardly new -- there are memorable examples back in the 1960s and '70s -- but nevertheless feels especially acute today. Enter "NEXT," a promising Fox drama, with the disclaimer that a series built around playing a chess match against a monster, as this one does, is particularly vulnerable to wrong moves.

Clive Barker's 'Books of Blood' doesn't really get under your skin

The horror anthology was a staple of the past, with titles like "Trilogy of Terror," "Tales from the Crypt" and "Creepshow," movies rooted in the mini-scares provided by Eerie or Creepy magazine. Hulu reaches for that with "Books of Blood," based on the work of horror author Clive Barker, and delivers a pretty lifeless affair, even by the gory standards of the genre.