Faith & Fame

What started as a single Facebook post in Nashville is now inspiring a nationwide effort to help families struggling with food costs as SNAP benefits face uncertainty.  Brooke Tansley, a local mom juggling two jobs, created a “SNAP grocery buddy” system, connecting neighbors who need help with volunteers willing to shop, share lists, or provide […]

3-Hour Waits For TSA Lines In Houston   Travelers in Houston are facing hours-long waits to get through security due to staffing issues caused by the government shutdown.  Wait times for TSA checkpoints at George Bush Intercontinental Airport reached three-hours for the second-straight day Monday. The lines snaked around and out of terminals.  TSA agents […]

Drivers in downtown Houston are facing frustration due to ongoing construction as the Texas Department of Transportation embarks on a major project to rebuild the I-45 and I-69 corridor. The project aims to shift the freeway from the west side to the east side of downtown, improving traffic flow and addressing concerns such as flooding […]

“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.” Isaiah 58:10 Imagine handing a glass of water to someone dying of thirst. It’s not just relief—it’s resurrection. That’s the heart of […]

With Halloween around the corner, a dietitian is offering some tips on incorporating pumpkin into the diet.   Taylor Stein at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York says pumpkins are a squash that’s high in a substance that the body converts into vitamin A, which is essential to immune system health.  She says one can easily […]

Marvin Sapp recently returned to Grand Rapids, Michigan to celebrate the street naming in honor of his late wife, Dr. MaLinda P. Sapp, and the 22nd anniversary of Lighthouse Full Life Center, the church they founded. Sapp was the guest preacher at Lighthouse and facilitated the installation of an inscribed cornerstone on the church building. […]

Mel Gibson’s “The Resurrection of the Christ” is filming in Italy with a new actor in the role of Jesus.  Finnish actor Jaakko Ohtonen [[ yah-ko oh-to-nen ]] is taking over the role from Jim Caviezel, who starred in the 2004 “The Passion of the Christ.”  This new installment will be split into two films, […]

The “2025 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC),” published today in the Association’s flagship journal, Circulation, marks the first full revision of lifesaving resuscitation guidance since 2020. Among the updates are expanded recommendations for managing choking and suspected opioid overdose, in addition to other lifesaving interventions. Each year, approximately […]

The penny’s days are numbered, and some retailers are already running short of the one-cent coins. The Treasury Department officially marked the beginning of the end of penny production in May when it placed its last order of blanks – the flat metal discs to make pennies. That came after President Donald Trump told the department in February to stop making the […]

Amazon Prime Video will make its NFL Black Friday game available to stream for free worldwide. The game between the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles will mark the first time a NFL game on Prime Video is available to stream to non-subscribers. The game will be followed by a NBA doubleheader, which will also be […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly lucky to be alive following an incident in prison. A longtime friend of Diddy told the Daily Mail that an inmate armed with a shiv snuck into Diddy’s cell, with the hip-hop mogul waking up to a knife to his throat. “I don’t know whether he fought him off or […]

Many items that once belonged to former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are being sold off this weekend. Town and Country Estate Sales will sell off Turner’s personal collection at its southwest Houston auction house. The inventory includes awards and plaques, furniture, paintings, rare books, African art, portraits of Turner, Italian suits and shirts, and other […]