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 Good Evening, Friends: Dave Ward Signs Off From ABC13

Longtime ABC13 anchor Dave Ward said that famous line for the last time on Tuesday evening during Eyewitness News. Dave joined anchors Gina Gaston and Art Rascon during the 6 p.m. news to reflect on his historic and decorated broadcasting career and later shared a final goodbye and heartfelt message with his viewers and colleagues.

Mural Celebrating a Local Legend to be Unveiled at Rising Stars & Legends of Texas

Local artist Theresa Thornhill prepares mural honoring Conroe native, Pulitzer Prize-winner Annette Gordon-Reed

A new mural will be unveiled on one of downtown Conroes building exteriors as part of Rising Stars & Legends of Texas, a celebration of arts and culture in the Lone Star State, scheduled for April 21 and 22 in downtown Conroe.

How Aretha Franklin energized two social movements with one hit song

Nobody would call Aretha Franklin a central figure of the civil rights movement. And she was not an overt feminist.

Pride 2019: 5 New York exhibitions that honor the legacy of Stonewall

This June will be a month of celebration in New York, as the city ushers in the sixth edition of WorldPride. The timing is especially powerful because 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the historic Stonewall uprising, the precursor to the contemporary pride parade as we know it.

Country music's race issue is no surprise

Following a mass shooting at a country music festival in Las Vegas in 2017, there was a great deal of discussion about the culture around the music genre and guns.

Replica of Hong Kong's 'Pillar of Shame' unveiled in Norway

For almost 25 years, the soaring "Pillar of Shame" stood on the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus to honor victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The school's controversial decision to pull the statue down last December signaled a major blow to freedom of expression in the city -- one of the few places on Chinese soil where memorials to Beijing's bloody crackdown were still tolerated.

When Statues Die

In recent years, people have begun to spend more time contemplate the meaning and significance of statuary. Statues of perpetrators of Europe’s colonial expansion and racist legacies began to tumble in the United States and England as descendants of colonized and enslaved people of color brought attention to the human misery afflicted by those who likenesses dotted urban parks and courthouse lawns.

House expected to vote Tuesday on $40 billion Ukraine aid bill

The Democratic-led House of Representatives is expected to vote Tuesday evening on a nearly $40 billion bill to deliver aid to Ukraine as it continues to face Russia's brutal assault.

Biden proposes strengthening Title IX protections for transgender students

The Biden administration on Thursday proposed strengthening protections for transgender students under Title IX and overhauling controversial Trump-era guidance on how schools should handle sexual assault cases.

Prosecutors say they plan to bring felony charges against man arrested with weapons in Obama’s DC neighborhood

Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they plan to file felony charges against the man who was arrested last week with firearms in former President Barack Obama’s Washington, DC, neighborhood and accused of threatening several politicians.

The Story of the Orcas and the Salmon, On the Endangered Species Act's 50th Birthday

Thanks to 20th century aquariums and marine theme parks, orcas – also known as killer whales – are the most iconic whales in America. When the public learned their captivity involved torture, orca shows disappeared from those parks, as they should have. Now there are signs that certain groups of orcas could disappear entirely.

JUST ANNOUNCED: Kyle MacLachlan Narrates Oedipus rex

The Houston Symphony thrilled to announce that Golden Globe Award-winning actor Kyle MacLachlan—best known for his roles in Twin Peaks, Dune, Blue Velvet, Portlandia, Desperate Housewives, and Sex and the City—will join the cast of Stravinsky’s Oedipus rex as narrator.

Hollywood bubbles back to business

Everyone wants life to return to normal -- and Hollywood is no different. As the months of the coronavirus pandemic drag on and uncertainty in our lives abounds, we all need something to look forward to.

Trump Calls Venezuela's Maduro a 'bad leader', Threatens Tougher Sanctions

US President Donald Trump described Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as a "bad leader" and an aspiring "dictator" on Monday, and threatened to take "strong and swift economic actions'' if Maduro goes ahead with plans to rewrite the country's constitution.

Bermudians Look Forward to 'explosively exciting' America's Cup

The battle for the oldest trophy in international sport is coming to a small subtropical archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean.

NATA Responds to Call for Economic Regulation of Aviation Businesses

Today, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) released a report provided to the FAA in response to charges levied by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) that FBOs and airports are maximizing their revenue streams in a manner that is unfair to pilots. Earlier this year, NATA became aware of AOPA’s eleven-month campaign to regulate airports and on-field businesses, obtained the relevant documentation from the FAA and shared it with other impacted parties in the general aviation community.

American ISIS member pleads guilty to supporting terror group

A US citizen who had traveled to Syria to join ISIS and was later captured on the battlefield "pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to provide material support to terrorism," according to a statement from the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas.

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