The indoor track season got off to a fast start with the first meets of the 36th Annual Colgate Women’s Games this weekend, and Sundays event was the only track meet in New York City not cancelled.

On Thursday, December 17th , 2009 Johnson Space Center hosted a reception for the six astronauts that returned from the STS 129 mission. The STS 129 crew left on the Atlantis embarking on an historical eleven day flight mission November 16 – November 27.

The seventh annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, released today by the Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Children from Houston’s Big Brothers Big Sisters program will be recognized as the winners of the 2010 H-E-B Health and Wellness Calendar photography contest sponsored by H-E-B retailers.

To honor his lifelong and unwavering commitment to the city of Houston and to recognize his impact in the international real estate market, Uptown Houston, with the support of Houston Mayor Bill White.

Taking personal service to the next level, Winter Park Resort, one of Colorado’s premier resort destinations, debuts Winter Park Resort Rentals’ Custom Delivery Service, featuring resort ambassadors who bring boots

After months of breathless buzz, speculation, and doubt, James Cameron’s “Avatar” finally arrived in movie theaters nationwide, and its box office prognosis definitely isn’t blue.

Senate Democrats said on Saturday that they had clinched an agreement on a far-reaching overhaul of the nation’s health care system, and that they were on track to approve the legislation by Christmas over fierce Republican opposition.

Today we’ve made meaningful and unprecedented — made a meaningful and unprecedented breakthrough here in Copenhagen. For the first time in history all major economies have come together to accept their responsibility to take action to confront the threat of climate change.

President Barack Obama on Monday called the Senate vote to end its debate and move toward passing a health care bill “a big victory for the American people.”

Actress Brittany Murphy has died, Los Angeles police and hospital officials said Sunday. She was 32.

THE PRESIDENT: Hello. Good afternoon, everybody. You know that I am from Chicago, so let me first say that with the place where I live covered with snow I’m finally starting to feel like home.

Both of the leading health reform proposals in Congress contain important provisions aimed at reducing racial and ethnic health disparities, according to an analysis of the legislation conducted for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

Rep. Garnet Coleman of Houston, Rep. Jim Dunnam of Waco, and Rep. Pete Gallego of Alpine endorsed Bill White for Governor today. The three Texas House Democratic leaders issued the following joint statement of support:

The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) today highlighted a new report showing that, along with boosting the economy and saving and creating jobs, seven provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

The new Spring Vet Center will hold a Grand Opening Celebration on Friday, January 8, 2010, 10 a.m. at 14300 Cornerstone Village Drive, Houston, Texas 77014.

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation today announced the election of a new trustee to its board of directors, a new board chair and a new officer, as well as re-election of its trustees and officers during its annual meeting.

Mayor-elect Annise Parker has selected Gilbert Garcia, State Representative Garnet Coleman and Nancy Kinder to lead her transition team. Garcia, managing partner at Davis Hamilton Jackson and Associates, LP, was chairman of Mayor-elect Parker’s victorious campaign.

The VA National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) recently awarded the Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Bronze Cornerstone Recognition Award to the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC) for completion of all root cause analyses within 45 days during fiscal year 2009, the second year in a row.

Snoop: You’re lucky I used to work at McDonald’s. I know how to do this. MS: I bet you didn’t have to do any baking at McDonald’s.