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Houston Petset to Honor Local Animal Rescue Organizations

Houston PetSet’s 8th Annual Gifting Event will be held on Wednesday, November 28, 2018 at One Allen Center, 500 Dallas Street (77002). The event will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM.

Minority-Owned Tech Startup Mixtroz Raises Over $1M for Networking Software

Mixtroz, a minority and woman-owned tech startup specializing in connecting people at live events in real time, has reached the historic fundraising mark of $1 million. Kerry Schrader and Ashlee Ammons, the founding mother-daughter team behind Mixtroz, have joined the exclusive circle of only 40 black females to close $1 million in seed funding.

Food Drive Thursday in Galveston

Food Drive Thursdays continue this week, offering guests a chance to save money on admission to Festival of Lights while helping those in need.

From Switzerland to America: Pleasure Doing Business with You

Switzerland has fewer residents than New York City. Yet it's America's seventh largest foreign investor. Swiss companies have poured a cumulative $224 billion into the U.S. economy, eclipsing France and Italy, global behemoths China and India, and even NAFTA-partner Mexico.

FDA warns against using Rhino male enhancement products

Due to a recent rise in reported health issues, the US Food and Drug Administration warned on Tuesday against using or purchasing Rhino male enhancement products.

Melania Trump's White House holiday decorations highlight 'patriotism'

For Melania Trump's second Christmas season in the White House, she decided to strike a different chord, not always immediately associated with the holidays: patriotism.

Mississippi Senate runoff: Here's what you need to know

Mississippi voters will decide on Tuesday between Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and Democrat Mike Espy in the last Senate race to be decided in 2018.

Without GM, Lordstown, Ohio, will never be the same

When the first Chevrolet Impala sedan rolled off the line at General Motors' plant in Lordstown, Ohio, on April 28, 1966, Lyndon Johnson was president. Anti-Vietnam War protests were gaining strength. The Beatles were just months away from playing their final concert in the United States.

A political blockade is colliding with the evidence on climate change

In rapid succession, the results of this month's election and the release of blockbuster new scientific studies are widening the distance between the politics and science of climate change.

Mississippi's US Senate race comes to a close amid racial controversies

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith was expected to coast to victory in a Mississippi runoff that would conclude the last Senate race of 2018's midterm elections.

NFL Shines a Spotlight on the Issues and Causes Important to Players, Beginning This Week with My Cause, My Cleats Campaign

As part of its ongoing work in collaboration with NFL players, the NFL today announced a multi-month focus on player causes, beginning with today's My Cause, My Cleats Unboxing Day. Across the league today, teams will debut their players' custom cleats for this weekend's My Cause, My Cleats campaign, now in its third year.

The battle is over: Campbell Soup and activist investor reach agreement

The vicious fight for control of Campbell Soup is over. For months, activist investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point has been attempting to overhaul the soup company's board and install its own directors.

Facebook tries to stop next crisis after British lawmaker gets internal documents

A British lawmaker who has led investigations into disinformation on the internet was annoyed that Mark Zuckerberg turned down his invitation to appear before parliament this week. He probably has Zuckerberg's attention now.

Climate change will shrink US economy and kill thousands, government report warns

A new US government report delivers a dire warning about climate change and its devastating impacts, saying the economy could lose hundreds of billions of dollars -- or, in the worst-case scenario, more than 10% of its GDP -- by the end of the century.

Anthony Browder makes history as the first African American to lead and fund an archeological excavation project in Egypt – and with the discovery of 2700 year old Nubian artifacts recently installed

Washington DC’s own, Anthony “Tony” Browder makes history as the first African American to lead and fund an archeological excavation project in Egypt. In May 2018, Mr. Browder, his daughter Atlantis Tye Browder, and the ASA Restoration Project excavation team discovered 2700-year-old Kushite artifacts that were recently installed in the Egyptian Museum in Luxor. Mr. Browder and his team are continuing the difficult work of bringing to light ancient knowledge that will dramatically change our understanding of Nile Valley history and culture forever.

CDC national health survey coming to Harris County

The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the most comprehensive survey of the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population is coming to Harris County beginning on November 29, 2018.

Houston Tackles Prescription Drug Addiction Amongst Teens with Interactive Online Safety Program

On Tuesday, November 27 from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m., Kroger executives and community leaders will launch the Prescription Drug Safety program, an innovative digital course about prescription drug abuse prevention. Taking place at Madison High School (13719 White Heather Drive Houston, TX 77045), the event will introduce an online drug misuse awareness program, which was developed by leading education technology company EVERFI.

Disney and the National Football League Join Forces to Expand Coverage of the NFL Draft

For the first time in its history, ABC will broadcast all three days of the 2019 NFL Draft – including two nights of primetime coverage – as part of The Walt Disney Company's unprecedented commitment to one of the National Football League's marquee offseason events. ABC will be the exclusive broadcast home of the event and will produce its own distinct telecast for the ABC audience, separate from ESPN and NFL Network, during the first two nights of coverage.

Mom running for office wanted to use campaign funds to pay for child care. An official told her that's a 'misplaced priority'

A Louisiana mom, running for office for the first time, thought about taking her kindergartner and her 1½-year-old along with her on the campaign trail. But she realized that probably wouldn't work.

GOP strategy on Democratic probes: Resist

Republicans are plotting a strategy to vigorously defend President Donald Trump amid a barrage of expected Democratic investigations into the President, with some of Trump's allies urging the White House to resist cooperating with Democrats at all costs.

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