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Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned, Berlin hospital says

The hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says tests indicate that he was poisoned.

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How much longer until the US economy is back to normal? This new index shows we have a long way to go

We're coming up on six months since Covid-19 turned the world upside down. We are adjusting, but few things feel normal. Certainly not in our daily lives. Most of us are wearing masks and social distancing, while our favorite sports teams play in empty stadiums and arenas. Our work lives are hardly typical, either. Lots of us are unemployed, and many of us fortunate to have jobs continue to work from home.

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Mayor Turner Announces Small Business Economic Relief Program

Mayor Sylvester Turner announced this week that applications for the City of Houston’s Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP) will open at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19th.

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Steve Bannon, three others charged with fraud in border wall fundraising campaign

New York federal prosecutors on Thursday charged President Donald Trump's former adviser Steve Bannon and three others with defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars as part of a fundraising campaign purportedly aimed at supporting Trump's border wall.

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Rocky Mountain High

Astros use a season high in runs and hits to defeat the Rockies

Sometimes all that is needed to get you going is a little fresh air. At least that’s what it took for the Houston Astros dangerous hitting lineup to get ignited. The Astros (14-10) had an offensive outburst to the tune of 13 runs and 20 hits at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado to defeat the Rockies (13-11) by a score of 13-6 for its seventh straight win and third win in as many days against Colorado.

Texas could freeze property taxes in cities that defund police, governor warns

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has announced plans to freeze property taxes in cities that vote to defund their police departments. The state is particularly dependent on property taxes for revenue, so the move could be stifling.

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New Covid-19 cases are declining across the US, official says, but that could quickly change if people aren't careful

States across the US are now seeing a decline in coronavirus cases, a US top official said this week, though he warned things could quickly change again if Americans aren't careful.

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Senate intelligence report warns of repeat of Russian interference in US election

A Senate Intelligence Committee report detailing how Russia's 2016 election interference was encouraged by President Donald Trump and his campaign raises the stakes for the current campaign at a time when Trump is openly amplifying Russian disinformation.

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CNN team was tracked by Russian operatives in Central African Republic, Bellingcat investigation shows

A new investigation has found evidence that CNN journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year were subject to constant surveillance by a team of Russian operatives.

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CNN team was tracked by Russian operatives in Central African Republic, Bellingcat investigation shows

A new investigation has found evidence that CNN journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) last year were subject to constant surveillance by a team of Russian operatives.

Obama issues a dire warning about American democracy in stunning rebuke of Trump

From the Philadelphia ground where the American experiment was born, one former president -- in a stunning prime-time address to the nation he once led -- warned that his successor was on the cusp of destroying democracy itself.

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Comerica Bank Partners With Minority Depository Institutions

Locally, Unity National Bank Will Now Have The Ability To Provide Low Cost Funds Within The Houston Communities Severly Impacted By The COVID-19 Pandemic

Comerica Bank announced this week that it is. moving $10 million in deposits to Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) within its five-state footprint, as well as building a mutual mentoring relationship with these institutions. MDIs assist minority and under-served communities and foster economic viability in these communities.

The riskiest thing about the Post Office freak-out

There is some hazard in the increasingly frantic argument Democrats are making that President Donald Trump is tearing down American democracy and the entire American experiment is at risk.

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Trump celebrates women's rights -- and attacks Michelle Obama

At an event aimed at highlighting the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, President Donald Trump disparaged the country's most admired woman, Michelle Obama as "over her head" after she delivered a scathing, direct-to-camera speech criticizing him at the Democratic National Convention Monday.

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A Black medical student is working the front lines of the pandemic at the same hospital where he once was a security guard

Russell Ledet didn't think going to college was in the cards for him because of how much it was going to cost.

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'He doesn't care if we live or die': How Belarusians shed decades of fear to rattle a strongman's iron grip

Gathered just outside the barbed wire fence, a group of protesters young and old raised their voices in song. Accompanied by a guitar, they sang, "Leave, leave peacefully, this is the will of Belarusians," to the guards at Detention Center No. 1.

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Zaila Avant-Garde, 13, Wins National Online Spelling Bee

According to wafb.com, 13 year-old Zaila Avant-Garde, a 7th grader from Harvey, LA, beat out 88 of the best young spellers in the country to win the first-ever Kaplan Online Spelling Bee, hosted in association with Hexco Academic.

Job One for Biden at the convention: Relevance

Concentrate on a few clear goals. Assume voters know less about your candidate than you think they do. Biography trumps policy, but the gold standard is marrying the two. Personal glimpses are more valuable than political testimonials. And always look forward.

Michelle Obama goes where no former first lady ever has

What Michelle Obama did at the Democratic National Convention Monday night has forever changed the way that former first ladies will use their tremendous influence during campaigns.

Michelle Obama sends a message with her necklace: VOTE

Michelle Obama called on Americans to vote during her keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.