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Georgia Couple Gets Prison for Racist Threats at Child's Birthday Party

A Georgia couple who rode with a Confederate flag-waving group that made armed threats against African-Americans at a child's birthday party were sentenced to prison Monday.

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Muhammad Ali's Son Says He Was Detained at Airport Because He's Muslim

The son of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali said he was detained by immigration officials at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport because he's a Muslim.

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5 Things for Tuesday, February 28: SpaceX, North Korea, Plane Crash

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Houston Area Educators named Finalists for 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards

Families of the Sunnyside community will come together for YOUTH BASEBALL and a FUN and EDUCATIONAL FAIR IN THE PARK as a result of partnership sponsors: Schlumberger, Houston Astros, A-Rocket Moving, WorleyParsons, Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, City Council Member Dwight Boykins, Constable May Walker, Harris County Constable Office Precinct 7, South Central Sportz, Congressman Al Green, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Irving Logan, Sr - Houston Industrial Solutions, Pinnacle Pediatric Dentistry, Design Dental Group, Garfield Johnson, III, MD, Texas ENT Specialists, Inc., Paradise Funeral Home and Cemeteries, Mary and Stephen Auzenne, Johnson Funeral Home, Legacy Community Health, Santa Clara Clinic, and Port City Chapter of The Links, Incorporated to date.

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Crocheted Octopi Comfort Preemies In Hospital NICU

These cuddly toys are used as a form of therapy to help comfort and calm premature babies, according to officials at Poole Hospital.

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Beyonce Drops Out Of Coachella; Now Slated For 2018

Beyonce, who is pregnant with twins, will not perform at Coachella this year, but will headline the festival in 2018.

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Historic Oscar Victories For ESPN, Netflix And Amazon

Two streaming services and one television network went home with Oscar statuettes on Sunday night.

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Warren Buffett: Red-Hot Market Not In A Bubble, Still Looks 'Cheap'

Warren Buffett isn't worried that the post-election euphoria on Wall Street has gotten out of hand.

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How Paul Ryan is Getting Trump's Team Ready for Battles in Congress

It's hard to overstate how much is on House Speaker Paul Ryan's plate right now. He presides over a restive group of Republicans who deposed his predecessor. He's dealing with a new president who -- even on his best days -- refuses to stick to the script and has no trouble throwing party orthodoxy out the window. Many of the top staffers he has to work with in the new administration have no idea how Congress works.

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Netflix's 'The White Helmets' Takes Home the Company's First Oscar Win

"The White Helmets," a documentary about volunteer rescue workers in Syria, took home the Oscar for Best Documentary Short Sunday.

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5 Things for Monday, February 27, 2017: Oscars, North Korea, White House

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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“Organized Enough” by Amanda Sullivan

You know exactly where Monday’s report is.

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Tackling Poverty And Segregation, Not Tough Talk, Is The Solution To Chicago's Woes

Donald Trump is fixated on what he describes as the "carnage" going on in Chicago, suggesting that if Chicago's horrendous homicide rate doesn't come down, he'll "send in the feds." At his recent press conference, he announced plans to create "a task for reducing violent crime in America, including the horrendous situation -- take a look at Chicago and others -- taking place right now in our inner cities."

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Black Culture In The Age Of Weariness

No matter where you turn, the state and local governments are making headlines, both for the good and for the bad. Regardless of what’s going on in Washington with our current President of the United States, the news has made a considerable trickle down to Texans and most importantly, Houstonians.

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H-E-B Primo Picks Quest For Texas Best Returns For Fourth Year of Heated Competition

Celebrating local foods and all things Texas, H-E-B is searching for the most creative and mouthwatering, Texas-based food and beverage entrepreneurs or small businesses to participate in 2017

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Playa Blanca Bliss

We can pretty much all agree that sometimes we just need to get away, to unplug from the everyday stresses of life and simply relax. Well, not to make anyone envious but that’s exactly what I did on my recent trip to Playa Blanca, Panama.

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See Huggies' New Tiny Diapers Made For Premature Babies

Huggies announced a new line of diapers this month made specifically for premature babies.

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Here Are The Catches In Verizon's Unlimited Data Plan

You can't ever read the fine print too carefully, and that is also the case with Verizon's new unlimited data plan.

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Obama Ranked As 12th Best President By Historians In New C-SPAN Poll

Just weeks after leaving the White House, President Barack Obama ranks as the 12th best U.S. president overall in a new poll of historians conducted by C-SPAN ahead of Presidents Day.

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Tom Brady's Missing Super Bowl LI Jersey Valued At $500,000

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s missing Super Bowl jersey is valued $500,000 and police are investigating its disappearance as a first-degree felony theft, according to a document made public on Tuesday.