A man has been taken into custody after a woman was found dead in the Kashmere Gardens area of Houston.

Activist and philanthropist Abigail Disney urged donors and the leaders of major foundations and nonprofits to be braver with their giving, especially at a time when more are fearful about speaking their minds.

A columnist who has worked at the Washington Post since 1984 quit on Monday, after she said the publisher Will Lewis killed her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' edict that the newspaper's editorial section concentrate on issues of personal liberties and the free market.

Collaboration between art and government sometimes breeds conflict.

For the fourth straight season, the University of Houston Men’s Basketball Team will play in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.

Notre Dame has promoted defensive coordinator Marcus Freeman to replace Brian Kelly as head coach of the Fighting Irish.

The tiny bodies of two young victims of the Florida condo building collapse are being buried in the same white casket.

Apartment 802 at Champlain Towers South was bursting with life.

Saturday afternoon, Flower Mound Marcus baseball faced off against Lake Travis in the Texas High School Baseball Classic at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. With a two-hour time limit for each game for the event, the Marauders finished the game in a 3-3 tie with the Cavaliers.

NEW YORK – Jay Wright and his fellow Big East coaches are hoping that the basketball season runs as smoothly as possible and that they can make it to March. “Marcus ended up having surgery in New York City the day before we opened in the Big East Tournament. Here are a few other tidbits from Big East media day:HONORING BIG JOHN: The Big East announced that it will establish an award named for former Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. that will recognize his efforts to fight prejudice, discrimination and advance positive social change. PARTIAL SCHEDULE: The Big East announced its conference schedule through the month of December with play beginning on Dec. 11 with three games. The Pirates have to replace Big East Player of the Year Myles Powell.

A duo came together to create a Happy Hour that helps to bridge the racial divide. Two men named Marcus and Ben set up lawn chairs and invited the neighborhood to join them during the pandemic. The two friends put up a simple sign that reads: Black or white, relax and come have a beer.The driveway moment gained momentum with tens of millions of likes on social media and even a gracious delivery of beer from their new super fan country singer Brad Paisley. If you see or hear of good news happening in your neighborhood, tell us so we can tell the rest of our viewers.

HOUSTON A Black-owned vegan bakery is expanding after receiving an unexpectedly jaw-dropping influx of orders.Marcus and Cara Pitts are the owners of Southern Roots Vegan Bakery in San Antonio, an online bakery that ships nationwide. Southern Roots Vegan Bakery offers an assortment of donuts, cookies, cake, and brownies with a variety of flavors such as red velvet, lemon, lemon drop, fudge, lemon blueberry and sugar. As the demand for the sweet treats rises, Southern Roots is asking for patience from those who make orders, which are made fresh and shipped out the same day. WE LOVE the support we are getting from everyone single person, Southern Roots wrote on Twitter. As many of you know, we were a company of only 2 people, Southern Roots wrote on Instagram.