France is now facing the possibility of martial law or greater unrest and violence. But, the discontent being seen in France is also being felt elsewhere in Europe – most notably Belgium and the Netherlands. Although receiving much less media attention, the “yellow vests” have taken to the street in Belgium over many of the same concerns as their counterparts in France.

Two months after the US Treasury reported the widest annual deficit in six years for fiscal 2018, moments ago the US posted the biggest November budget deficit on record as total government spending came in twice as much as revenue.

For the second time in history, a human-made object has reached the space between the stars. NASA’s Voyager 2 probe now has exited the heliosphere (the protective bubble of particles and magnetic fields created by the Sun) and entered Interstellar Space. Voyager 2 is now slightly more than 11 billion miles from Earth.

What does Martian wind sound like? Now we know as for the first time in history sound has been recorded on another planet’s surface.

A strange sighting in France has the internet abuzz over whether the Macron administration deployed armored vehicles bearing the EU flag to perform riot control during Saturday’s Yellow Vest protests, stoking concerns over whether it’s the first sign of a much talked about EU Army.

The number of area teams we follow continues to shrink on the road to state but, some are still in the fight.  The last team in the group played last night while others played Thursday.  Here are the results of the games.

The Pentagon confirmed Thursday it conducted a provocative military reconnaissance flyover of Ukraine following heightened tensions in the wake of the Nov. 25 Kerch Strait incident. 

The cost of 5G deployment is already high, but some big cities are making it worse by charging telecommunications providers ridiculous fees just to attach wireless equipment to electric poles.

A local Sealy, TX couple needs your generosity after a fire consumed their home Tuesday night.  The local couple, Debbie & Ernest McCoslin, lost everything in the fire; including their pets.

After Ford successfully spun its latest “restructuring” as a jobs-neutral, union-endorsed shifting of employees from one factory to another, one analyst at Morgan Stanley is calling “bulls***”, writing in a report published Monday that the Detroit automaker could soon announce an even larger round of job cuts than rival GM.

Forget Brexit and Italian populists for a second. It’s worth paying attention to what’s going on in France and the “Yellow Vests”.

Everywhere you turn, you find CBD products sold right out in the open just like any other commercial product. There’s just one difference. It’s all illegal. At least according to the federal government. The feds categorize CBD products (other than Epidiolex) as a Schedule 1 drug. This means, to the Feds, CBD has the same legal status as heroin. And yet you can buy it pretty much everywhere. Why? Because state actions have effectively nullified cannabis prohibition in the U.S.

The 2018 Fantasy of Lights Parade happened last night in Sealy, TX.  We were there and have the entire parade for you to watch!

After months of rising prices at the pump, the American consumer is finally starting to feel some relief thanks to the drop in oil prices.

Some of America’s most influential think tanks and the Pentagon have likely underestimated the number of Chinese nuclear submarines under construction, a new report suggests. 

Region level football battles happened last night.  Unfortunately, for our area, many of the local teams were eliminated.  Here are the scores as teams fight their way towards state. 

Tijuana health officials have said that of those migrants in the caravan at the United States’ border with Mexico, about one third is being treated for health concerns. Migrants who came with the caravan are suffering from respiratory infections, tuberculosis, chickenpox, and some other serious health issues, Tijuana’s Health Department warned on Thursday morning.

Fasting, even intermittently, can dramatically improve one’s health.

When determining where to live, many millennials are now following the footsteps of their parents. In total, rent or own, 38% of millennials live in the suburbs, compared to 37% in the city. A new report shows that millennials are fleeing big cities for suburban life.

Legacy brick-and-mortar retailers have found themselves falling behind this Thanksgiving season as the Black Friday “holiday” moves closer to becoming an online exclusive event. Digital spending is estimated to possibly exceed $6.4 billion on Friday, which would be higher than last year’s Cyber Monday totals.