The new Women’s Pro Baseball League is ramping up for 2026. Open tryouts were held last weekend in Wahington, DC, and about 600 athletes from ten different countries turned out to show off their skills. One big name at the tryouts was Mo’ne Davis, who rose to national fame in 2014 when she became the […]
A three-year member of “Saturday Night Live” says he’s not returning for the fall season. Devon Walker joined the comedy sketch show in 2022 and was known for his impressions of Shannon Sharpe, Michael Strahan and New York Mayor Eric Adams, among others. On Instagram Monday, he announced he was leaving the show, and wrote, […]
Southwest Airlines is changing its seating policy for larger customers. According to the Dallas-based airline, larger passengers who cannot be accommodated in a single plane seat will be required to purchase a second seat ahead of time and can then request a refund after the flight. Under the new policy, refunds can only be issued […]
Texans RB Joe Mixon To Miss At Least First Four Games The Texans will be without their starting running back for the start of the new season. Houston tailback Joe Mixon will not be activated from the non-football injury list, which will force him to sit out at least the first four games of the […]
According to A new study says racial and ethnic minorities are suffering the most from air pollution caused by U.S. oil and gas companies. The Science Advances said on Friday, air pollutants are causing 91-thousand premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues each year. The groups taking the biggest toll are Black, Asian, […]
Two Suspects Killed During Attempted Home Invasion In SE Houston Police are investigating a failed home invasion that ended with the shooting deaths of two suspects in southeast Houston. Officers responded after 11 p.m. Friday to the reported shooting at a home on Bellnole Drive. Investigators say two masked men wearing bulletproof vests and phony […]
Nearly a third of businesses are likely to increase prices in the near future. A new report by LendingTree found that more than 30-percent of businesses surveyed said they expect their prices will be higher in six months than they are now while only five-percent said that their prices will go down, and 65-percent said […]
Two-for-one deals are coming to cinemas around the country. Cinema United and the Cinema Foundation are teaming up to bring two-for-one concessions and additional discounts to movie theaters as part of an inaugural event sponsored by Fandango called “Date Night At The Movies.” According to the chair of the Cinema Foundation, the one-night only Friday […]
Wow! A federal judge has dismissed the most serious charges against former Louisville Metro detectives Joshua Jaynes and Kyle Meany in the Breonna Taylor case. Taylor was shot and killed after police performed a no-knock warrant at her apartment in Louisville five years ago. The two detectives were charged with providing and lying about false […]
The Texas Senate could vote on a congressional redistricting plan as soon as today. This, after Texas House Republicans passed the plan to re-draw congressional maps in their favor. The state House reconvened Wednesday after protests from Democrats that saw them leave the state to break quorum and delay a vote. The governor said in […]
Houston’s first 3D-printed community is going up after last week’s groundbreaking. HiveAsmbld and Cole Klein Builders are working on the Zuri Gardens, set on 13 acres between Madden Lane and Carson Road near William P. Hobby Airport. The neighborhood will include 80 energy-efficient homes at an average of about 13-hundred square-feet per home. Zuri Gardens […]
President Trump’s approval rating is holding steady at its lowest level of his second term. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos survey, 40-percent of respondents backed Trump’s handling of his job, which marks a seven-point drop from the start of his second term. Findings are in line with other polling as an average from Decision Desk […]