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Soy Nut Butter Recall Expands After More Cases of E. coli

Four more people have become ill with E. coli linked to contaminated soy nut butter, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday, bringing the total number of reported cases to 16.

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2 Florida Republicans call for Trump's EPA chief to resign

Two House Republicans called Tuesday for the ouster of Scott Pruitt, the embattled administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, with one of those lawmakers saying Pruitt's "corruption scandals are an embarrassment" and his "conduct is grossly disrespectful to American taxpayers."

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French strikes over Macron's reforms cripple public services

France's public services ground to a halt Tuesday as civil servants across the country went on strike against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed economic reforms.

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The Senate Is Now Very Much in Play in 2018

Doug Jones' stunning victory in Alabama on Tuesday night sent a very clear signal heading into the 2018 election: No Republican Senate seat is safe. What that means is this: Democrats now have a reason to believe that they could do something that was considered unthinkable as recently as the start of this week: Retake control of the Senate next November.

First Presbyterian Church of Houston to Host “Feeding Houston’s Heroes” Event

First responders will line up for the drive thru event on Tuesday, May 20, 11am until noon

First Presbyterian Church of Houston is expecting a parade of vehicles Tuesday morning as it hosts one of the biggest Feeding Houston’s Heroes (FHH) events yet. FHH Volunteers will turn the FPC parking lot into a drive-thru, distributing hundreds of meals to Houston’s EMS crews, firefighters, police officers and other first responders.

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Federal Judge Fred Biery Ruled Texans Afraid of COVID-19 Can Vote By Mail In 2020

Texas federal judge on Tuesday ruled that all voters afraid of catching the novel coronavirus can request absentee mail-in ballots due to the pandemic.

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Former President George H.W. Bush is alert and talking, but remains in intensive care

Former President George H.W. Bush is awake, alert and talking after he was admitted to intensive care earlier this week, a family spokesman said Tuesday.

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Meek Mill released from prison

After spending nearly five months incarcerated after a controversial sentence for violating probation, the Philadelphia rapper was out and en route to a basketball game on Tuesday evening. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordered an immediate release for Mill earlier in the day, directing the judge to release him on "unsecured bail."

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Samsung's profit warning will worry other smartphone makers

Samsung is warning investors that 2019 is off to an even gloomier start than it feared.

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The housing market is still red hot despite lumber shortage

Americans keep putting money into their homes. And that's great news for Home Depot.

White House thanks interpreter in hiding who helped rescue Biden in 2008 and commits to evacuating Afghan partners

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Tuesday praised the Afghan interpreter in hiding who helped rescue then-Sen. Joe Biden during a 2008 rescue mission as she reaffirmed the US' commitment to helping Afghan allies.

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Walmart's stock posts its worst day since 1987

Inflation is weighing on everyone — even the world's biggest stores.

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Labor Day Week Trash Pickup Schedules

Solid Waste Management Department

The following holiday schedule is provided for your information and convenience. Please keep this schedule handy so you will be informed of changes in your solid waste and recycling pickup services.

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Buckingham Palace official quits after asking Black charity boss where she was 'really from'

An honorary member of Buckingham Palace has resigned and apologized after a Black charity founder said she was questioned about whether she was really British at a royal reception on Tuesday.

Ukraine war 'perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented,' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis has said that the war in Ukraine "was perhaps in some way either provoked or not prevented" in remarks published by Italian newspaper La Stampa on Tuesday.

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Bitcoin surges to new record high; mainstream money flows into crypto

Bitcoin surged to an all-time high Tuesday, shaking off a more-than-two-year rut that had put the future of the entire crypto ecosystem in question.

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March On Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

At the original march – 57-years ago in 1963 – Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech in which he called for an end to racism. Roughly 250,000 people attended In support of ending racism.

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On the Menu Today: REVENGE

If revenge is a dish best served cold, then the Houston Texans are trying to serve the New England Patriots a TV dinner that has been sitting in the freezer for over seven years. That was the last time the Texans defeated the Patriots (January 3, 2010). As they venture into a cold 29 degree Foxboro Stadium on Saturday, Houston will look to shock the world and come out with a victory over the number one AFC seeded New England Patriots.

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To Cut Drug Prices, Start with the Facts

Americans are paying too much for prescription medicines. State lawmakers are fed up with Washington's apathy towards high pharmacy bills. So they're taking matters into their own hands and pushing forward with several bills.

Society for the Performing Arts Presents: Neil deGrasse Tyson: Astronomy Bizarre

Explore cosmic quandaries with astrophysicist and host of FOX’s Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) welcomes the return of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, on Monday, January 17, 2022, 7:30 PM at Jones Hall. The theme of the evening’s program will be “Astronomy Bizarre.”