Texas House Democrats return to Legislature, declare victory after quorum break
by By Karen Brooks and Philip Jankowski, HarperStaff Writers, Dallas Morning News Austin For the first time in the two weeks since Democrats fled the state …
Dr. Maxine Thornton-Reese
After a protracted illness, the Dallas native, longtime educator, and civic, social, and communal leader passed away on Friday, August 15. Maxine Thornton-Reese, 86, a …
THIS WEEK IN AUSTIN: Texas House special session round 2
By Texas Metro News Correspondent Rita Cook Austin Once more, here we go. Austin’s second round of special sessions. It was not intended for the …
How Trump and His Family Made a Billion Off the White House
Written by Stacy M. BrownSenior National Correspondent for the Black Press USA For Donald Trump, his second term in the White House has been a …
NFC East is the only division with four Black starting quarterbacks
Written by Itoro Umontuen This season, the NFC Eastern Division of the National Football League will be the first to field four starting quarterbacks who …
Red Sox pitching, unlikely offensive hero hold on to beat Yankees 1-0
Watch: Squirrel on the loose visits Red Sox Jhostynxon Garcia at the plate during MLB debut Red Sox moving struggling P Walker Buehler to bullpen …
What Red Sox, Yankees said of squirrel who took over Friday’s game
It wasn’t something he did that made Jhostynxon Garcia’s MLB debut memorable. A creature wanted to greet the Red Sox rookie when he took the …
Nearly 60 beaches closed this weekend due to bacteria and algae
Ahead of a lovely weekend with temperatures in the 80s, nearly 60 beaches in Massachusetts are closed. As of Friday evening, the Massachusetts Department of …
A heart-shaped scallop was found off Georges Bank
Off the coast of New England, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) discovered a rather amorous scallop this summer. On Facebook, the …
Great white sharks are flocking to this island off Chatham
According to a local nonprofit that monitors shark activity, over half of Cape Cod’s great white shark sightings occurred last week close to an island …
Trump says he’ll keep extending TikTok shutdown deadline
Washington (AP) President Donald Trump said Friday that he will continue to prolong the deadline for the well-known video-sharing site until a buyer is found, …
Boston Dynamics humanoid robot shows off whole-body moves
This week, Boston Dynamics and the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) revealed a significant advancement in robotics and AI research. In a collaborative film, their humanoid …