More than serendipity on a recent Monday afternoon brought together the powerhouse culinary figures of chefs Mike Lata, Jason ...

Baseball tends to present the first men to crack the sport’s shameful racial barrier through a gauzy lens, their caps topped with a halo. There is the sanctified Jackie Robinson, and his Brooklyn ...

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A few days ago, a prediction spread online that the Christian rapture was imminent — that Jesus would come again midweek, and ...

Beth McDonough was a seasoned reporter who told the stories of others. But when two DUIs, arrests and the collapse of her career turned her own life into front-page news, ...

Nurses at two Philadelphia suburban hospitals have been recognized for their work. Not with a plaque or banner, but an anonymous donor is stepping up to help them with their student loans. For nurses ...

One of the marquee names in luxury hospitality is finally coming to Houston. Developer Deiso Moss, Cleary Interests and Marriott International announced Wednesday the impending arrival of the ...

Anonymity could prove to be a saving grace, especially, with a billion-dollar Powerball jackpot at stake. As the amount of the cash prize continues to tick up ahead of Saturday's drawing, lottery ...

(NEXSTAR) — The Powerball jackpot is colossal, coming in at an estimated $1.8 billion after no ticket was able to match the numbers drawn Wednesday night. At its current size, the jackpot ranks as the ...

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ST. LANDRY PARISH — Eunice High School was placed on lockdown Wednesday morning after school staff received a threatening call, according to St. Landry Parish school superintendent Milton Batiste.

The annual Japan Festival of Houston is considered one of the largest of its kind in the United States. But that success can breed new problems, as its critics can tell you. Complaints spiked over the ...