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Facebook Launches Tools To Combat Revenge Porn

And on Wednesday, the company said it would apply photo-matching to ensure intimate, nonconsensual images that are reported once aren't able to be uploaded again through Facebook's properties, including Messenger and Instagram.

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NFL Partners With Amazon To Stream Games This Season

The one-year deal includes 10 games and will cost Amazon $50 million.

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College Student Kaya Thomas Creates “We Read Too” Mobile Directory of 600 Books that Prioritize Diversity

As a kid, Kaya Thomas enjoyed reading. “No matter how old I was, what I was going through, how I felt in any moment, a book was always a means of escape” she wrote in a blog post in 2015. “A way to dive into a new world and become a new character.”As a self-professed “nerdy black girl in high school,” Thomas’ love of books, and the escapism they afforded, only grew. She’d read three or four a week, seeking solace in their pages when she “felt very different than most of my peers.”

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Tony Romo To Retire From NFL For Broadcasting Job

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo will reportedly announce his retirement from the NFL today as he pursues a career in broadcasting with either CBS, Fox or NBC, all of which have shown interest in him.

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Keuchel, Correa Lead Astros Over Mariners 3-0

Dallas Keuchel allowed two hits over seven innings, Luke Gregerson and Ken Giles completed the three-hitter and the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 3-0 on Monday night in their opener.

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Chemical Leak Causes Evacuation At TSU Science Building

Several HFD vehicles are on the scene of an evacuation at the Texas Southern University Science Building due to a chemical leak.

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Opening Day Welcomes Thousands Of Excited Fans

Thousands of excited fans crowded downtown Houston in anticipation for Monday's home opener during Opening Day for the Astros.

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Staples Soars On Reports Company Is Up For Sale

Several national retailers have been purchased by private equity firms in recent years, including Neiman Marcus and Claire's. Some retailers purchased by private equity firms have even gone out of business, including Sports Authority and The Limited.

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Salesforce Just Spent Another $3 Million To Close Its Pay Gap

Salesforce said Tuesday it has raised the pay of 11% of its employees around the world after another evaluation of salaries. The changes, which cost an additional $3 million, took effect Saturday.

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Missouri City Native Supports Navy’s Most Advanced Submarines

A 2012 Elkins High School graduate and Missouri City, Texas native is serving aboard the homeport for U.S. Atlantic Fleet’s ballistic missile nuclear submarines.

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Toyota’s ‘Juntos Somos Imparables’ Salutes Latino Achievement at Hispanicize 2017

Award-Winning Journalist Neida Sandoval to Serve as Celebrity Ambassador in Miami

Toyota will debut its Juntos Somos Imparables (Together We Are Unstoppable) community engagement series at Hispanicize 2017, the nation’s largest gathering of Latino professionals in digital content, marketing, journalism and entertainment.

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National Drug Take-Back Day in Clear Lake

Houston City Council Member Dave Martin is pleased to announce that National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day will take place on Saturday, April 29, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Houston Police Department's Clear Lake Substation, 2855 Bay Area Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77058.

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Students at The Lawson Academy Pledge to End Bullying through Mentoring Program at Foster Elementary

On Wednesday, April 5 from 9:45 am to 10:45 am, Healing Family Inc., will host Safe Kids R-US, an anti-bullying workshop for teen and elementary girls at Foster Elementary (3919 Ward St, Houston, TX 77021). Middle School students from the Lawson Academy will work alongside girls at Foster to empower, inspire and help them develop social skills for future success. The program will include interactive educational activities aimed towards helping students gain a better understanding of the potential long-term implications of bullying, in addition to the value in being a positive influence in the lives of girls.

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Dr. Phil's Newest TV Show: DailyMailTV

Dr. Phil is teaming up with a British newspaper to launch a new television show in the U.S.

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Mary Barra is the World's Top-paid Auto CEO

General Motors CEO Mary Barra took a large pay cut last year, but she still earned more than any auto CEO in the world.

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Low-dose Aspirin Can Reduce Risk of Death From Cancer, Research Says

An aspirin a day may keep the doctor away. It may also reduce your chances of dying from cancer, according to a study on long-term regular aspirin use and different kinds of cancer.

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Distracted Driving: Urging Companies to Crack Down

In 2004, David Teater of Spring Lake, Michigan, lost his 12-year-old son, the youngest of three boys, to a distracted driver. Afterward, he knew there were a few different ways he could get involved to raise awareness about this deadly problem.

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Black Heritage Society Holds Ground Breaking Ceremony for Icon Bench Statues of Rosa Parks and Nelson Mandela

In 2014, the Black Heritage Society (BHS) established the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Project and unveiled one of Houston’s most precious sculptures at MacGregor Park. The memorial honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a larger than life size statue and a chronicle of Dr. King’s life embedded with granite in the floors of the plaza along with historical quotes taken from his speeches.

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Americans Warming to China Ahead of Xi-Trump Summit, Poll Finds

President Donald Trump may have bashed China on the campaign trail, but as he prepares to meet with President Xi Jinping, Americans' feelings towards the country are warming.