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Man allegedly drove nearly 100 mph before killing teen in I-24 crash

A man is facing several charges following his arrest over the weekend for a crash that left a Missouri teenager dead in June 2023, according to Metro Nashville police.

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Texas Constitutional Amendments Election

Today is the first day of early voting on 10 proposed constitutional amendments that passed the legislature earlier this year.

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A second Breonna Taylor grand juror says panel wasn't given a chance to consider homicide charges

The Breonna Taylor grand jury was not given an opportunity to consider homicide charges in the case against police officers who served a no-knock warrant at her home the night she was killed, an anonymous member of the panel said Tuesday.

Armed men stormed her school in a kidnapping raid. Then she found her family in her captors' hideout

Habiba Iliyasu, 15, was asleep in her school dormitory in northwestern Nigeria when a group of armed men burst in and ordered her and her schoolmates out of bed.

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Western leaders begin crucial day of summits on Russia's war in Ukraine with refugee and sanctions announcements

Leaders attending a slew of emergency summits here Thursday were working to settle on the next phase of their response to Russia's war in Ukraine, with new US sanctions and refugee assistance among the steps emerging from the snap talks.

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NATO formally invites Finland and Sweden to join alliance

NATO formalized its invitation to Sweden and Finland to join its alliance Wednesday, a historic expansion of the defense bloc that directly undercuts Russian President Vladimir Putin's aims as his war in Ukraine grinds ahead.

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10 years after the financial crisis, have we learned anything?

When John Taylor starts remembering the years leading up to the financial crisis, his fury wells up all over again.

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He bought apartment in Spain - made a new life for himself. ‘I have not looked back’

Relocating to a sunny Mediterranean city in Spain isn’t always just for a more relaxed lifestyle — although siestas are a definite plus. Making the leap can also lead to pursuits you’ve dreamed of in a place you love.

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Honoring Houston Women in the Pulpit

Women in the pulpit are always a controversial topic in some religious circles. Basing their belief of 1 Timothy 2:12 where Paul writes to Timothy in a letter saying, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.”

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Border Patrol failed to count hundreds of migrant deaths on US soil

From his small mountain town in the Ecuadorian Andes, Darwin Cabrera made the long, dangerous journey through Central America and Mexico and finally across the Rio Grande, into the United States.

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Governor Abbott Statement On U.S. Senate Vote To Approve Hurricane Harvey Funding

Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement after the United States Senate voted to allocate $15.25 billion as an initial down payment to Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

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Cornyn Statement on House Passage of GOP Health Care Bill

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Health Care Act:

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Maven Launches City Car Sharing in Atlanta

Maven, General Motors’ personal mobility brand, is expanding its offerings in Atlanta from the Lyft Express Drive program to now include Maven City car sharing. In cities in the U.S. and Canada:

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Cornyn on Fox: We’ll Do What’s Necessary to See Gorsuch Confirmed

‘We hope our Democratic colleagues will show some independence and decide to give us an up-or-down vote for the judge. If not, we’ll do what’s necessary… to see him confirmed.”

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Nonprofit Lands $1.15 Million Grant to Help Black Businesses Conquer Entrepreneurial Barriers

Gaps between African Americans and whites in wealth, credit, and trust are ongoing obstacles that block the startup and growth of black businesses.

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McCarthy appears to suffer defeat in historic second ballot for House speaker

A second ballot for House speaker is underway after Rep. Kevin McCarthy fell short on votes in the first ballot – something that hasn’t happened since 1923.

House select committee on Capitol insurrection will hold first hearing July 27 with Capitol Police

The House select committee investigating the US Capitol riot will hold its first hearing on July 27 to hear directly from law enforcement officers and others who responded to the attack, and potential witnesses have been asked for their availability and told to save the date.

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First-degree relatives 9 times more likely to develop serious form of depression, study says

Close relatives of people with treatment-resistant depression are nine times more likely to develop depression that also does not respond to traditional treatment, a new study found.

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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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What's the Best Time of Day to Exercise?

Some fitness gurus recommend working out first thing in the morning because that's when you're least likely to have scheduling conflicts and therefore more likely to exercise regularly. Plus, early exercisers often say that a morning routine leaves them feeling more energized and productive during the day.