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Chipotle Says Sick Employee Responsible for Latest Outbreak
A sick Chipotle employee caused a norovirus outbreak at a Virginia restaurant earlier this month. The incident helped drag down the company's stock price.
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Facebook whistleblower says more companies had access to user data
Data crunching firm Palantir Technologies is denying claims made by Cambridge Analytica whistleblower Christopher Wylie that it has links to the controversial company.
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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son leaves empty chair at Saudi conference
A year ago, Masayoshi Son was the star guest at Saudi Arabia's investment conference, sitting alongside Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman at the glitzy Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh.
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Rosa threatens 9 million people with flooding, even in the desert Southwest
Millions of people unaccustomed to heavy rain will get walloped by Tropical Depression Rosa on Tuesday.
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Mexican ambassador: Mexico doesn't welcome Trump's call for military to border
The Mexican ambassador to the US said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's apparent call for the US military to guard the US-Mexico border is an unwelcome one.
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Tim Conway, star of the 'Carol Burnett Show,' dies at 85
Actor and comedian Tim Conway, best known for his work on "The Carol Burnett Show," died on Tuesday morning in Los Angeles, according to his publicist.
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Matt Damon 'sick to my stomach' Over Weinstein Allegations
Matt Damon, a frequent collaborator of dethroned movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, has broken his silence on the allegations of sexual harassment and assault facing the man who gave him his break in Hollywood.
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Biden set to announce he's moving deadline for all US adults to be eligible for Covid vaccine to April 19
President Joe Biden plans to announce Tuesday that he is moving up his deadline for states to make all American adults eligible for a coronavirus vaccine by almost two weeks.
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Florida Democratic congressman Alcee Hastings dies at 84
Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings, a civil rights activist and the longest-serving member of Florida's congressional delegation, has died, his chief of staff Lale M. Morrison told CNN on Tuesday. He was 84.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's media empire expands with Spotify podcast deal
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are podcasters now. Spotify announced on Tuesday an exclusive partnership with Archewell Audio, a new, audio-first production company founded by The Duke and Duchess of Sussex
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The House Passes the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (H.R. 4)
House lawmakers approved new legislation aimed at protecting the right to vote on Tuesday, amid a wave of restrictive new elections laws from Republican-controlled state legislatures.
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Biden celebrates a bipartisan win after Senate passes massive infrastructure bill
President Joe Biden celebrated the Senate's passage of a historic, sweeping $1.2 trillion bipartisan package on Tuesday, a step toward fulfilling a key item in his legislative agenda that also amounts to the biggest bipartisan win of his presidency so far.
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Health and Human Services announces new office focused on the environmental risks to underserved communities
The Department of Health and Human Services announced on Tuesday it is establishing an Office of Environmental Justice, putting a spotlight on environmental inequities in health.
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Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity and Wells Fargo Launch Open for Business Grant Portal
$20 million earmarked for diverse Houston-area small businesses and non-profits Applications accepted August 9 – 23, 2022
The Houston Fund for Social Justice and Economic Equity in partnership with Wells Fargo announced today the launch of the Open for Business Grant portal to distribute $20 million to Houston-area diverse, small businesses and non-profit organizations. Beginning Tuesday, August 9, business owners will have the opportunity to apply for grants ranging between $10,000 and $65,000.
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Biden will announce new CDC mask guidance Tuesday, sources say
President Joe Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for wearing masks outdoors, three people familiar with the expected announcement said.
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House panel will hold first public hearing on UFOs in decades
A House panel will hold an open congressional hearing next Tuesday about UFOs for the first time in over 50 years.
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Key inflation measure slows slightly, but remains uncomfortably high
A key inflation reading showed a glimmer of hope on Tuesday, revealing a slight slowdown in rising prices -- though they remain uncomfortably high.
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McConnell on January 6 probe: 'It will be interesting to reveal all the participants that were involved'
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday that he did not speak to then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on January 6 about then-President Donald Trump's inaction as a crowd stormed the US Capitol.
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Biden set to meet with Covid-19 team and deliver remarks
President Joe Biden will receive a briefing from his Covid-19 response team and deliver remarks on the Omicron variant Tuesday afternoon, as the US reached more than 100,000 hospitalizations due to to the illness for the first time in four months.
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Independence Day Fireworks Spectacular at CityCentre
Families invited to celebrate Fourth of July with an evening of festivities at the premier dinning, shopping and entertainment destination
CITYCENTRE, Houston's premier dining, shopping, and entertainment destination, is inviting families to join in the Fourth of July festivities at their highly anticipated In- dependence Day Fireworks Spectacular. On Tuesday, July 4, from 7 to 10 p.m., a fun-filled evening of food, fireworks, and freedom awaits all attendees.