The Việt Cultural Fest is returning to Houston for its fifth year, and this time, there’s a new addition to the celebration: student robotics. The festival, which has grown into the largest Vietnamese festival in Texas, is expected to draw 10,000 or more people on Sept. 12. Along with food, enter...
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Officials say the passenger who died was ejected from a vehicle as it was rolling over.
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BARC says some of the dogs that were rescued after being found abandoned in a North Houston neighborhood met potential adopters Saturday. The dogs were just some of the estimated 30-40 dogs found abandoned near Shady Lane and Bantum Street at about 10 p.m. Tuesday. “Today, some o...
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A 14-year-old boy who was critically injured after being struck by a bus in Dayton has died. The family of Brantley Conner confirms he died in an update on GoFundMe. “Brantley fought with everything he had. Words cannot express the depth of pain our family is feeling right now as...
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump spoke with reporters at his Florida polling place Saturday after casting early ballots in the midterm election....
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Police say two suspected minors shot the woman while she was getting off the bus Saturday evening.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning owners of a brand of pressure washer sold online that using it could subject them to a serious electric shock or electrocution....
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There are moments when Black America needs a committee. Not another congressional committee. Not another task force. And certainly not another panel discussion featuring 17 people explaining what “the community” should do. We need the Racial Draft. Yes, that Racial Draft—the bril...
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At 5-foot-8 and 155 pounds, Fort Bend Marshall senior running back Hershal Miller uses his speed and agility to make an impact on the football field. With college scholarship offers from Southwest Baptist University and Midwestern State, he has opportunities to play at the next l...
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Venmo. Apple Pay. Zelle. Many children today do not experience physical money; instead, they use digital transactions through their phones. That shift away from cash is changing how children understand money, and financial experts say Black families have the most to lose if an ol...
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The Jalen Hurts saga hurts The disturbing reports surrounding Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Houston-born Jalen Hurts, raise a troubling question: How much is a Black athlete’s life worth when winning is on the line? According to reports, the Eagles knew Hurts had a blood clot ...
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All fee-charging U.S. national parks will waive admission this Tuesday to celebrate the birthday of former President Teddy Roosevelt.
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Tashia Willie does not read a newspaper or watch television news. When the Texas Southern University senior wants to know what is happening in politics, she opens her phone. “When I wake up, I usually check my phone, and I would see news,” Willie said. “But unfortunately, it woul...
