Janet Jackson visits Harvey victims at Texas shelter

Disruptions from Hurricane Harvey sent U.S. jobless claims soaring by 62,000 last week, the most since November 2012.

Singer Janet Jackson visits survivors of Hurricane Harvey at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston.

Justin Timberlake excited to perform at Super Bowl halftime but says Janet Jackson will not a surprise guest.

Kanye West during a surprise appearance at Howard University in Washington D.C. held a listening party of his new album, Jesus Is King and confirmed that he has converted to Christianity. Ex-Big Brother Housemate, Kemen comes under fire for ‘controversial’ skit and Late American entertainers, rapper Notorious B.I.G., and songstress Whitney Houston are still winning years after their death as earlier this week the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled the nominees for the Rock Hall Class of 2020. These and many more on The Week in 5 minutes on GuardianTV.

World Series Champs: Washington wins baseball title in thrilling win over Houston

Whitney Houston was missing 11 teeth at the time of her 2012 death, as well as having "sparse" eyebrows, a wig sewn into her natural hair, and an artery that was 60 percent blocked.

People stand in the rain on Sunday as they mourn the death of George Floyd during a candlelight vigil at the Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church in Houston, Texas. Churchgoers decided to maintain silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds - the time for which a Minneapolis police officer held his knee on Floyd's neck.

It was their last chance to say goodbye: thousands of Houston residents braved the sun and heat Monday to honor George Floyd at a public viewing full of pain and reflection. A long line of mourners, many from the city's Third Ward neighborhood where Floyd grew up, formed in the morning and grew over the course of the day outside the Fountain of Praise church in south Houston.

On Popsicles this week, Fares Boulos popularly known as Oyibo Rebel speaks about being a Nigerian for Twenty-Six years, the feeling of speaking Yoruba language, and the entertainment industry.

Patrons at Truck Yard Houston mingle without masks a month after Texas, the second most populous state in the United States, lifted a maks mandate and no longer requires businesses to enforce Covid-19 restrictions. "It's great to be able to see people's faces," says Tom Williams, who is visiting Houston from Steilacoom, in Washington state. "You don't see them smile underneath their masks."

Residents in the Houston area talk about their support for Simone Biles, after the US gymnast's withdrawal from the team final in Tokyo over mental health concerns.

U.S. Rap star Travis Scott released a video online for his fans on Saturday (November 6) after eight people died and dozens were injured when he took to the stage at a festival in Houston, Texas on Friday (November 5).