The Trump administration’s new $4.7 billion price tag suggested to South Korea two weeks ago to cover its share of the costs of housing American troops, which have been stationed on the peninsula as a deterrent against the north via US Indo-Pacific Command forces since 1957, has angered Seoul to the point that negotiations were abruptly cut off Tuesday.

“With a case this high profile, there has got to be either a major malfunction of the system or criminal enterprise at foot to allow this to happen. So are you looking at both, is the FBI looking at both?” the South Carolina Republican senator asked. “The FBI is involved and they are looking at criminal enterprise, yes,”

Two federal correctional officers who were on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died were arrested early Tuesday on federal charges related to their failure to check on him the night he died in his cell, according to the New York Times.

This year, as it has for several consecutive years now, the Tax Foundation reported that “Americans will collectively spend more on taxes in 2019 than they will on food, clothing, and housing combined.”

Many are wondering why the Hong Kong police focused on CUHK when almost all universities in Hong Kong are involved in anti-government protests. What’s more, the police seemed to be very determined to take control of the campus. The answer may be simpler (and more ominous) than many suspect.

Robocalls are at an all-time high. On average, Americans received more than 2,000 robocalls every second in October, up 25% from the previous month. With 49 billion robocalls so far this year, all four major U.S. phone carriers now offer some form of blocking or screening service, such as T-Mobile’s well known “Scam Likely” label. Congress and state officials passed new robocall regulations in recent months and have seen an uptick in successful cases against the scammers. Meanwhile, hundreds of tech start-ups are developing new ways to tackle the problem.

Bi-District Football battles happened last night in the fight for the state title.  Here are the scores we have of local and surrounding area teams.

In a move that will send shockwaves across the $3.5 trillion US healthcare industry, on Friday the Trump administration unveiled a plan that would – for the first time – force hospitals and insurers to disclose their secret negotiated rates

The goal of Outschool.com is to make interest-based, learner-directed education a mainstream option for many more young people.

Content creators everywhere are starting to panic about an upcoming policy change over at YouTube that threatens to eliminate all accounts and channels on the Google-owned video platform that are deemed to no longer be “commercially viable.”

On Nov. 11, 2019, the Faith Academy administration, faculty, staff and student body invited local veterans and the community to join them in recognizing and celebrating Veterans Day.

The Austin County Commissioners Court lifted the burn ban that has been in past for weeks.  At this morning’s court the vote was quickly and unanimously decided to lift it.  However, with high winds still an issue, everyone is encouraged to be careful and safe when dealing with fire.

The Faith Academy Knights had their final football game again Baytown Christian Academy.  Here are the game stats.

“Sealy Night Out” 2019 took place on Saturday November 9, 2019 at Levine Park in Sealy, TX. The feature presentation for the night was Toy Story 4. Local families came out and participated in this yearly tradition.

While voters were supporting most changes to the Texas Constitution, they were opposing a measure that would allow elected municipal judges to work in more than one jurisdiction.

Texas voters are about to weigh in on 10 proposed amendments to the state constitution, which deal with everything from retiring law enforcement animals to the state’s tax code. Here are the 10 amendments on the ballot and what they mean.

More than two years after President Trump infuriated the European Union (and particularly Germany and France) by declaring his intentions to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Accord, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday officially began the yearlong process, according to a statement released by his office.

The Blinn College District invites pianists in grades 5-12 to apply for the 18th annual Young Pianist Competition to be held Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, at the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center on the Blinn-Brenham Campus.

Austin County and surrounding area teams battled it out on Friday night in Week 10 of Texas Football. Here are the scores that we have.

Dr. Michael Baden, stated that the 66-year-old Epstein had two fractures on the left and right sides of his larynx, and the injuries were “…more consistent with homicidal strangulation than suicidal hanging…”