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In popular culture, cave men (and women) are often draped in furs, but archaeological evidence of what our Stone Age ancestors actually wore and how they made clothes is thin.

Airport gates are usually the last point of solid ground that fliers experience before taking to the skies, but at one US airport this month, a remarkable engineering feat saw several gates embark on their own incredible journey.

Dana Bash asked Joe Manchin *7* times how much the reconciliation bill should cost. He never answered.

Here's what Joe Manchin knows: There's no way, no how, that he is voting for the proposed $3.5 trillion spending bill being pushed by Senate Democrats.

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SB1: Silencing the Minority Vote

How do you give an answer to a problem that never existed? Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 - the election integrity bill - into law on September 7th on the basis that the legislation now makes it easier to vote and harder to cheat.

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Bun B's H-Town Takeover to Make Rodeo Debut

Bun B and Houston rappers to headline Rodeo’s Black Heritage Day, presented by Kroger, March 11

Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo officials announced today that Bun B will make his RODEOHOUSTON debut Friday, March 11, 2022, for Black Heritage Day. His performance, known as Bun B’s H-Town Takeover, will include some of Houston’s most well-known rap icons.

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Teacher could lose job over politically charged assignment

KCRA 3 Investigates has obtained photos showing a Sacramento area high school student's assignments stamped with the face of Kim Jong-Un, and posters from inside the child's classroom meant to divide students by their political ideologies.

After Ida's remnants kill dozens in the East, NYC mayor says cities need to prepare differently for increasingly intense storms

After Ida's remnants swept through the East Coast and left at least 48 people dead, New York's mayor said the extreme rainfall should get everyone "to act very differently" -- including expanding expectations for evacuations.

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Comerica Bank Selected as a 2021 Leaders in Financial Education Award Winner by the Texas Bankers Foundation

Comerica Bank has been selected as one of four Leaders in Financial Education Award (LiFE) winners by the Texas Bankers Foundation. The bank was recently honored at the Texas Bankers Association’s 136th Annual Convention in Austin during a special awards luncheon on August 26.

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Ida's remnants unleash massive, swift flooding in East and leave at least 15 dead

Water rescues still were underway Thursday across parts of the East after the remnants of Hurricane Ida unleashed deadly and paralyzing flooding at shocking speed across areas including New York City and Philadelphia.

Why Democrats can't run away from Joe Biden

There's a lot of talk in Democratic circles these days about vulnerable 2022 candidates beginning to distance themselves from President Joe Biden amid his faltering poll numbers on both how he has handled Afghanistan and his overall job performance.

Rand Paul has a *very* wacky theory about ivermectin

Rand Paul is, by training, a doctor of ophthalmology. Which has to do with eyes. Not infectious disease.

How a museum founder battled Ida to save precious pieces of the history of Louisiana's enslaved people

As Hurricane Ida barreled through LaPlace, Louisiana, on Sunday, a museum founder hunkered down in a 1790s plantation house to save irreplaceable historic artifacts.

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Caldor Fire prompts states of emergency in Nevada and California, with more than 50,000 told to evacuate the Lake Tahoe region

The governors of California and Nevada declared states of emergency Monday as the fast-moving Caldor Fire, now the 17th largest wildfire on record in California, prompted officials to tell everyone in the city of South Lake Tahoe to get out.

Hurricane Ida may push gas prices even higher

Hurricane Ida's direct hit on the nation's oil and gasoline industry could send gas prices higher, exacerbating inflation that's already hurting American consumers.

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‘Smart’ shirt keeps tabs on the heart

Rice’s flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG, heart rate

There’s no need to don uncomfortable smartwatches or chest straps to monitor your heart if your comfy shirt can do a better job.

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New Louisiana Poet Laureate, Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, Looks to Use Platform to "Give Hope in Verse"

An English professor and folklorist at Dillard University in New Orleans will become Louisiana’s poet laureate.

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Scheduled March On for Voting Rights for August 28th Has Been Cancelled

The planned March On for Voting Rights in Houston has been canceled due to COVID concerns. Officials are following the advice from the CDC, Houston and Harris Public Health, and Discovery Green.

Police locate mother of wandering boy

Police say they have found the mother of a wandering boy found Thursday in Independence.

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Houston Native Serves at Naval Air Station Jacksonville

A Houston native is serving with the U.S. Navy’s cutting-edge maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft squadron in Jacksonville, Florida.

Seven US Capitol Police officers sue former President Trump, Stop the Steal organizers over January 6 riot

Deaths in Texas from Covid-19 are up 138% compared to two weeks ago, according to The New York Times. And yet, on the same day that 164 Texans died from Covid-19, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning any government mandates for the vaccine.

Doesn't Greg Abbott have anything better to do?

Deaths in Texas from Covid-19 are up 138% compared to two weeks ago, according to The New York Times. And yet, on the same day that 164 Texans died from Covid-19, Gov. Greg Abbott signed an executive order banning any government mandates for the vaccine.