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Moderna to apply today for FDA authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine
Pharmaceutical company Moderna intends to apply Monday to the US Food and Drug Administration for authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine.
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Dow soars more than 1,000 points after Pfizer announces great news about its vaccine and Joe Biden declared victorious
US stocks surged Monday after Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine is 90% effective and Joe Biden was projected to be the winner of the presidential election over the weekend.
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Former police officer involved in fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor accused of sexual assault, according to lawsuit
Former Louisville Metro Police Department Detective Brett Hankison, who was involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor, is being accused of sexual assault, according to a new lawsuit.
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President-Elect Biden’s Transition Team Announces Coronavirus Advisors
President-elect Joe Biden urged Americans to wear a face mask Monday, saying that doing so “is not a political statement” and the best way to save lives before a coronavirus vaccine is widely available.
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Sterling K. Brown to Guest Host Series Premiere of Primetime Newsmagazine 'Soul of a Nation' - Tue, March 2, 10pm EST
Premiere Episode Examines the Racial Reckoning in Present-Day America From Policing to Reparations to Arts and Entertainment
ABC News announced today award winning actor/producer Sterling K. Brown will be the special guest host for the series premiere of primetime newsmagazine “Soul of a Nation.” The premiere episode will dive into this moment of racial reckoning in present-day America tackling issues ranging from policing to reparations and segments highlighting the arts and entertainment. Brown, ABC News’ Adrienne Bankert, Sunny Hostin, Byron Pitts and Pierre Thomas lead this groundbreaking hour.
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Elon Musk takes shots at Joe Biden after SpaceX sends civilians to space
Elon Musk mocked President Joe Biden over the weekend after Saturday's successful splashdown of SpaceX's Inspiration4 flight carried four tourists on a three-day orbital mission.
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White House defends size of $1.9 trillion Covid-19 proposal ahead of meeting with GOP senators
Hours before President Joe Biden was set to meet with a group of Republican senators proposing a drastically slimmer coronavirus relief package than the $1.9 trillion measure he is offering, the White House said the session would not be used to negotiate a new number.
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LeBron James could play with his son in the NBA after extending contract with Los Angeles Lakers
Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million.
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Electoral College voting begins across the US
State electors began casting their ballots for president Monday morning, opening the formal Electoral College process of sealing Joe Biden's election as the 46th president of the United States.
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A search for biological relatives leads an adopted woman to the FBI's most wanted list
Kathy Gillcrist knew she was adopted, but what she didn't know is that a search for her birth parents would lead her to the FBI's most wanted list.
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Biden administration closely monitoring supply of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients
As coronavirus cases rise across the South, state health officials, hospital consultants and oxygen suppliers continue to sound alarms over a potential shortage of medical grade oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in the region.
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As water runs short in California, commission will vote on whether to allow another costly desalinization plant
As California battles a historic drought and a water crisis looms, the state's coastline protection agency is poised to vote Thursday on whether it will allow a $1.4 billion desalinization plant in Huntington Beach that would convert ocean water into municipal water for Orange County residents.
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Free Admission For Military Personnel And Their Families This Summer at The Health Museum
The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science will offer free admission to active-duty military personnel and their families this summer. This is the second year that The Health Museum has joined museums nationwide in the Blue Star Museums initiative, which provides free admission to currently serving U.S. military personnel and their families from Armed Forces Day, May 21, 2022, through Labor Day, September 5, 2022. The Health Museum is located at 1515 Hermann Dr., Houston, Texas 77004.
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Expect to lose up to 58 hours of sleep a year by 2099. Here's why
People around the world are likely to lose 50 to 58 hours of sleep a year by 2099 due to the climate crises, a new study revealed. Researchers used wristbands with internal acceleromete
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Replica of Hong Kong's 'Pillar of Shame' unveiled in Norway
For almost 25 years, the soaring "Pillar of Shame" stood on the University of Hong Kong (HKU) campus to honor victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. The school's controversial decision to pull the statue down last December signaled a major blow to freedom of expression in the city -- one of the few places on Chinese soil where memorials to Beijing's bloody crackdown were still tolerated.
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Sandy Hook families speak out following Texas school shooting
Parents from the Sandy Hook Promise organization spoke out about gun violence on Thursday.
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2022 NFL Kickoff Presented By Verizon Celebrates Start of NFL Season Thursday, September 8
NBC Sports' Special Pregame Show airs Thursday, Sept. 8, 7 PM ET / 4 PM PT on NBC and streams live on Peacock
To celebrate the return to football, the NFL will host the 2022 KICKOFF EXPERIENCE PRESENTED BY VERIZON starting at 12:00 PM PT on Thursday, September 8 at ALAMITOS BEACH in Long Beach.
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Fed chair Jerome Powell warns fight against inflation will bring 'some pain'
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell warned that the central bank's mission to tame inflation will result in "some pain" for US households.
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White House hopes slower August job growth is a sign the economy is cooling at a manageable rate
President Joe Biden on Friday touted an August jobs report that slightly exceeded analyst forecasts and marked another month of slowing job gains -- something White House officials have been hoping for in recent months.
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Out for Good Gala 10/14! Honoring Linda Morales
LGBTQ Houston's premier annual gala! We hope you can join us on Friday, October 14, at the Out for Good Gala, benefiting your local LGBTQ center. We invite you to be a part of this special night where we will honor Linda Morales with the 2022 LGBTQ Community Vision Award for decades of advocacy and service to Houston's LGBTQ and Latino communities.