The Houston businesswoman and philanthropist was among more than 100 nominees confirmed by the Senate on Oct. 7, clearing ...

A prominent businesswoman joins Tilman Fertitta as a U.S. ambassador.

The United States Senate confirmed Houston philanthropist Melinda Hildebrand as the next ambassador to Costa Rica ...

The U.S. military launched its first Pacific strike on a suspected drug-trafficking boat near Colombia, killing two and ...

The Agriculture Department will reopen about 2,100 county offices all across the country Thursday despite the ongoing ...

Authorities have identified a BNSF Railway conductor fatally struck by a passing train as a 52-year-old Montana man. The Stillwater County Sheriff's office said Wednesday that Daniel Peterson ...

IndyCar's current generation of race car is a 14-year-old car that has been revised regularly throughout its life, progressively growing both heavier and more complicated. As that car nears the end of ...

CAPITOLA — At Thursday’s meeting, the Capitola City Council unanimously agreed not to take further action on a code of conduct complaint against Councilmember Melinda Orbach. The complaint, filed June ...

Gates and daughters join 14 other families to address three critical issues globally: maternal health, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-based violence. On a Sunday evening ahead of the 80th ...

And so you would think that living in the most atheist age in history would mean they are at least a thing of the past. But the brutal reality is they rage on as ferociously as ever. And not just in ...

Winter Haven voters will have a choice between two candidates when voting for City Commission Seat 5 in November. Incumbent commissioner Clifton E. Dollison has served two years after winning a ...