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NBA, players say games will resume on Saturday and arenas can be used for voting

The NBA and the players association say competition will resume Saturday, with no playoff games Friday.

Jacob Blake's sister at March on Washington: 'Black America, I hold you accountable'

Fifty-seven years to the day Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech, relatives of African Americans killed or injured in recent police encounters took to the same spot on the National Mall to emotionally call for social and political change.

Yes, FEMA has enough money to cover unemployment and disaster relief

Even after President Donald Trump diverted $44 billion from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for federal unemployment benefits, its disaster relief fund will still have at least $25 billion to use in response to hurricanes, fires and other natural disasters over the next month.

Cherokee Tribal Council approves $1.52 billion budget for 2021 fiscal year, the tribe’s largest budget yet

The Council of the Cherokee Nation approved a $1.52 billion budget for the 2021 fiscal year on Thursday, the tribe’s largest budget yet.

Trump pardons Alice Johnson

President Donald Trump granted Alice Marie Johnson a pardon on Friday, after commuting her prison sentence two years ago.

ALL-TIME ACCESS: Children’s MUSEUM Houston Moves To All-Digital Format As Kids Return To School

Museum Takes Break To Focus On Reaching Children Where They Are Via “All-Time Access” Initiative

Coming September, Children’s Museum Houston (CMH) will launch “All-Time Access,” an online initiative to enhance distance learning and open the Museum to families all over the world from an all-time digital landscape. Now that kids are back in school, the Museum will take a break beginning Aug. 31 to focus on “All-Time Access” and meet children and their families where they are —at school, at home, at play. But do not worry! CMH will reopen just as soon as we can come together again. The Museum had intended to remain open the entire week, but due to Hurricane Laura, CMH will close Aug. 26 and 27 with plans to reopen Aug. 28 to 30.

Kroger is Opening Stores and Helping Recovery Efforts in Affected Communities

In Aftermath of Hurricane Laura,Kroger is stepping in to help support communities in recovery.

Astros split doubleheader with the Angels as Hurricane Laura makes its way towards Houston

Doubleheaders are rare in Minute Maid Park. So rare that the one played on Tuesday was just the second in stadium history. On September 2, 2017 the Astros faced the New York Mets in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey which caused major destruction to the city of Houston due to severe flooding in major parts of the city.

LUCID AIR Sets New Standard For Electric Vehicles With 517 Mile Range

Independent Verification of This Industry-Leading Range Highlights Lucid Motors’ In-House Engineering of Advanced EV Drivetrains, Battery Packs, and more

Lucid Motors, which seeks to set new standards for sustainable transportation with its advanced luxury EVs, today announced in- dependent range verification of 517 miles on a single charge for its forthcoming Lucid Air all-electric sedan. This new benchmark range was secured with FEV North America, Inc. in Auburn Hills, Michigan, applying the EPA›s Multicycle Test Procedure (SAE J1634 Oct 2012 Standard) with the standard adjustment factor. The results confirm that the Lucid Air is the longest range electric vehicle to date.

Positivity on Biden hits high after the DNC takes center stage

The Democratic National Convention took over the conversation surrounding the presidential race this week, and more Americans had positive things to say about the party's nominee -- former Vice President Joe Biden -- than at any point in the last eight weeks.

NBA players decide to resume playoffs, reports say

NBA players have decided to resume the playoffs, according to multiple reports.

NFL's Baltimore Ravens call for arrest of police officers in Blake, Taylor shootings

While several sporting events were scrapped in the US this week in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake, the NFL's Baltimore Ravens have gone a step further by demanding that the officers who shot the 29-year-old and Breonna Taylor be brought to justice.

Coronavirus model projects more than 317,000 US Covid-19 deaths by December

A well-known coronavirus model previously cited by the White House forecasts more than 317,000 US deaths from Covid-19 by December.

Louisiana hospital staff stayed behind to care for 19 babies as Hurricane Laura hit

Even as Hurricane Laura bore down on a hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana, someone had to watch the babies.

Trump wants to create 10 million jobs in 10 months. Here's why that might be tricky

President Donald Trump on Thursday pledged to create 10 million jobs in less than a year. That's a great goal, but with Covid-19 still not under control and the unpredictable path of the economic recovery, these job gains might be hard to come by.

Black MLB players donate salaries to racial justice initiatives for Jackie Robinson Day

Dozens of Black baseball players will donate their salaries from Thursday and Friday to support racial justice initiatives, in honor of Jackie Robinson Day and in protest of Jacob Blake's shooting by police.

Jacob Blake woke up and asked his dad, 'Why did they shoot me so many times?'

A heavily medicated Jacob Blake, paralyzed from the waist down and shackled to a hospital bed, clutched his father's hand and wept after regaining consciousness.

South Carolina college student and her stepfather shot dead over a fender-bender, police say

A 21-year-old South Carolina college student and her stepfather were shot and killed on the student's front lawn Monday in an apparent road rage attack after a minor fender-bender.

Navaeh Richardson Recieves The Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen, Sr. Memorial Scholarship

Navaeh Richardson is the recipient of The Dr. Andrew Arthur Allen, Sr. Memorial Scholarship made possible by Emancipation Park Conser- vancy and Dr. Allen’s daughter, award winning actress, singer, stage director, Houston native and Howard University alumna, Phylicia Rashad.

Mayor Sylvester Turner and Microsoft TExpand Digital Alliance With The City Of Houston

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Monday that the city of Houston has expanded its ground- breaking digital alliance with Micro- soft to innovate in big data, artificial intelligence and the digital economy. Microsoft brings to Houston “Accelerate,” a new program designed to address economic recovery through skilling both underserved communities and re-skilling the many Americans impacted by COVID-19.

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