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This Family Owns the First Ever Black-Owned Furniture Brokerage — With Access to $200 Million in Factory Direct High-End Custom Furniture!

Texas Wholesale Furniture Co., based in Houston, Texas, is owned and operated by Prairie View A&M Alum, husband and wife team, Brandon and Naima Townsend. Their company works with 200 manufacturers nationwide, and specializes in wholesaling high-end residential and office furniture.

Judicial Watch Obtains Records Showing FDA Paid for ‘Fresh and Never Frozen’ Human Fetal Parts for Use In ‘Humanized Mice’ Creation

Judicial Watch announced today it received 165 pages of records from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing the FDA between 2012 and 2018 entered into 8 contracts worth $96,370 with Advanced Bioscience Resources (ABR) to acquire “fresh and never frozen” tissue from 1st and 2nd trimester aborted fetuses for use in creating “humanized mice” for ongoing research.

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McDonald's Set to Pay $33.5M for Racial Discrimination Lawsuit

It’s genuinely cheaper not to be racist. Herb Washington once owned 27 McDonald’s restaurants, and now he will receive $33.5 million from the corporation after a recent lawsuit.

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Big Oil CEO is concerned about potential Middle East escalation, touts record US supply

The American oil industry is on high alert for an escalation of the violence in the Middle East that disrupts the flow of oil out of the region.

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Bed Bath & Beyond's stores have always been chaotic. Now it's decluttering Marie Kondo-style

For years, shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond has meant dealing with chaos. You could lose hours sifting through a hodgepodge of items on cluttered shelves and walk out with nothing.

OPEC drama raises the specter of even higher gas prices

OPEC and its allies are mired in a stalemate. American drivers could pay the price.

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Today at Apple Kicks Off New Music Lab: Remix with Alicia Keys at Apple Stores Around the World

Learn how to create your own remix of "Underdog" using only your iPhone or iPad and GarageBand

Alicia Keys and Apple today officially announced Music Lab: Remix Alicia Keys, where fans around the world are invited to visit their local Apple Store and learn how to create their own unique remix of "Underdog" featured on her forthcoming album, 'ALICIA."

Spec's Now Open in Porter

Grand Opening Kickoff Saturday, February 1

Texas family-owned Spec’s Wines, Spirits and Finer Foods is proud to announce the grand opening of a brand new Spec’s in Porter, located at 23611 US Highway 59. To commemorate this occasion, Spec’s is inviting everyone in the area to our Grand Opening Celebration on Saturday, February 1 from 11am–5pm.

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Houston Astros Has Record-Setting Launch of Nike City Connect Space City Uniforms

"We are excited and grateful that our fans and the city of Houston have embraced Space City, our first new uniforms in six years," said Anita Sehgal, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications.

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Houston-Based Mattress Firm Launches Exclusive Houston Texans Mattress Line

The Houston Texans and Mattress Firm are thrilled to announce a new product line dedicated to Texans fans. Fans can purchase the exclusive Houston Texans product line from all 106 Mattress Firm stores in Greater Houston. In partnership with the Mattress Firm, the Houston Texans are working to make sure super fans are getting the best night sleep for an unbeatable value.

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Investigations of leaked Pentagon documents take shape as DOJ probes source of leak

The US government investigations into a leak of highly classified Pentagon documents are starting to take shape, with the Pentagon examining how the leak impacts US national security and the Justice Department launching a criminal investigation into who may have been behind the breach.

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Camp toy store pleads for help after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

A toy company based in New York has gotten caught up in the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and is pleading with customers for help keeping it afloat.

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Bevel Enters The Market @ Macy’s at Herald Square

Last month, we launched The Market @ Macy’s – a unique pilot that has brought 35 new, niche brands into 10 Macy’s stores around the country. Among these brands is Walker & Company’s Bevel, the first and only shaving system designed to help reduce razor bumps and skin irritation – specifically addressing the needs of people of color.

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The last Sears in the New York area is closing. Just over a dozen remain in America

Sears’ last-remaining store in the New York metro area is closing, bringing the number of Sears locations still in existence down to about a dozen.

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Bed Bath & Beyond has a plan to stop losing bargain hunters to Amazon and Target

About 58% of American adults have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine -- but the rates differ depending on where you look.Bed Bath & Beyond has decided it's too expensive for some shoppers. It's trying to change that.

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Brookstone files for bankruptcy and will close all of its mall stores

Brookstone filed for bankruptcy and will close its remaining 101 mall stores. The mall and airport seller, best known for massage chairs, quirky gadgets, and travel luggage, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in federal court on Thursday. It was Brookstone's second bankruptcy round in four years.

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Enter Lottery For Your Chance to Win $10 Hamilton Tickets

ANNOUNCING #HAM4HAM LOTTERY IN HOUSTON 40 TICKETS FOR EVERY PERFORMANCE $10 EACH

Producer Jeffery Seller and Memorial Hermann Broadway at the Hobby Center announced today a digital lottery for HAMILTON tickets will begin in conjunction with the show’s first performance (February 22) in Houston at the Hobby Center.

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Crew members killed for first time in Houthi attack on commercial ship in Red Sea, US officials say

A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in at least two fatalities among the crew members, two US officials told CNN, marking the first time that the Iran-backed militant group has killed anyone as part of their ongoing attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea.

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Tecovas Opens Houston Flagship Store at CITYCENTRE

Expanding Houston’s Footprint at Shopping, Dining, and Entertainment Destination

Houston-based Midway, a privately owned, fully integrated real estate investment and development firm, is pleased to announce that Tecovas has recently opened its newest flagship store in Houston at CITYCENTRE, Houston’s premier mixed-use destination for office space, upscale shopping, dining, and entertainment. Located on Town & Country Blvd. next to Warby Parker and Lily Rain, this marks the third store in the Houston area for the Austin-based western brand

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Key US inflation gauge cooled last month to the lowest level in nearly three years

Wholesale inflation continued its yearlong slowdown last month, rising by just 0.1% for the 12 months ended in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index released Thursday.