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Shohei Ohtani won't make his next scheduled start on the mound because of left knee irritation and isn't expected back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' rotation for a while.The two-way superstar received a
Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-
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Ismael Zambada Garcia, known as "El Mayo," will be sentenced Monday in Brooklyn federal court after he spent much of his life as one of the most, if not the most, prolific and powerful drug traffickers in the world.
According to the fire marshal's office, one of the injured is a juvenile, but officials have not revealed their age or condition.
Video circulating online appears to show the moment Iranian missiles hit an airbase in Jordan, killing two American service members. Another remains missing after the Friday attack. And another U.S. service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday, reflecting how troops face lethal risks without bei...
A 19-year-old soldier from North Texas was among two service members killed in Jordan during recent Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, raising the total U.S. military death toll in the conflict with Iran to 17.
One person is dead after a multi-alarm fire broke out at an Harris County apartment complex early Monday morning.
Warmer air holds more water. When that air encounters the right weather conditions, bigger storms emerge.
Taylor Farms is a top fruit and vegetable producer and restaurant supplier.
Andy Burnham officially became British prime minister on Monday -- the country's seventh leader in 10 years
Family and friends of Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells will gather on Monday for his funeral.
The U.S. Central Command said two service members were killed in Jordan while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks.
On Monday's show: We get an update on several stories in Fort Bend County, including how drama over the leadership of the county might affect the tax rate there and how developers are facing hurdles in their attempt to purchase land adjacent to the Sugar Land 95 burial site.
Hello, Houston.☀️Today we are following a tropical depression that is set to form in the Gulf and possibly be named Bertha. The soon-to-be-named storm may have some impacts on Houston, which our meteorologists are watching closely. Houston’s impacts will be determined by where the center of circu...
Edward Hall has been found dead after an Amber Alert was issued for his disappearance in Katy.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said there is no indication of foul play after the 5-year-old's body was found in a lake near his home.
TD2 is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm later today, and could eventually impact Texas.
A maintenance worker was shot multiple times after confronting a group of young people outside an apartment complex in southeast Houston Monday, according to police.The shooting happened shortly after midnight in the 3600 block of Old Spanish Trail.1 dead, several injured in overnight apartment f...
Hot and dry for now, Tropical Depression Two has formed in the Gulf and could bring impacts later this week.
Tropical Depression Two has formed in the eastern Gulf. It will upgrade to a tropical storm status by Monday , taking the name of Bertha.Soon-to-be Bertha will move northwest, bringing excessive rainfall, high surf, and gusty winds along the Gulf Coast. For southeast Texas, the center of circulat...
Monday’s Forecast:Monday will be partly sunny with afternoon temperatures reaching the upper 90s. The heat index will climb to around 100 degrees, so anyone spending extended time outside should take frequent breaks and stay hydrated. Tracking the tropics: Tropical Depression TwoTropical Depressi...
One person is dead, and several others were injured after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in the Spring area Monday morning, according to fire officials.The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Cypresswood Drive, near 4607 Cypresswood Drive.Amber...
The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within days of the launch.The development highlighted challenges faced by Chinese AI models in serving a...
Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of a Massachusetts mother who strangled her three children while undergoing medical treatment for psychiatric problems that developed after she gave birth.Lindsay Clancy has pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the deaths of her children Cora, 5, Dawso...
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California might have the Silicon Valley, but Texas is the silicon state. Texas leads the nation in exports of semiconductor chips, the small pieces that form the building blocks of all modern electronics, and the industry is currently experiencing a boom. “It seems unprecedented relative to what...
DALLAS – On Tuesday morning in downtown Dallas, it might have been hard to tell the state’s third largest city has suffered some big-name economic losses.Colorful street art installed for the FIFA World Cup, which has injected good vibes and camaraderie into the sprawling 8.5 million-person regio...
Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they're OK? What should I avoid?Human-caused...
U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks.According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.The price is a national aver...
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday.The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that make a settlement ...
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, took the final steps on Monday to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and was s...
At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s Ministry of Health said Monday, with 37 new deaths recorded in a 24-hour span Friday into Saturday, one of the highest totals.The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the health ministry said.T...
The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards and leaving behind devastating lattice patterns in leaves that weaken the plants and reduce production.The Popillia japonica, or Japanese beetle, is a familiar pest in the U...
Episode: 3388 Let us see how much Omar Khayyam accomplished, beyond his having inspired poet Edward FitzGerald. Today, Omar Khayyam.
Wall Street futures were rising in premarket trading Monday and oil prices retreated, but not before a gallon of gas in the U.S. breached the $4 level again.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.6%, while Nasdaq futures jumped 1.1%. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, coming off its worst week...
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends to a Gulf Coast island, will be remembered Monday by his family and civil rights leaders at a church in his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The funeral will be officiated by the Rev. Al Sharpton, wi...
Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job loss and a car bre...
Picture this: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station's bank has stopped accepting notes and coins as deposits because it already is drowning in cash. In most places, cash is king. But in the Israeli-occupied...
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said politicians “need to be better” as he delivered his first speech Monday as Britain’s new leader.Burnham spoke for several minutes outside 10 Downing St., where he promised to end street sleeping by homeless people and deliver a “circuit breaker” for a system he sa...
Police used tear gas and batons to stop supporters of India’s youth-led Cockroach movement from marching to Parliament on Monday to demand the education minister’s resignation, while the government appeared to make its first outreach to the movement’s leaders.The police action came after thousand...
The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, hitting around a northwestern city believed to be home to underground missile bases. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home o...
Hundreds of people gathered at a Houston park for a rally to demand transparency and justice following the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a local construction worker who was shot and killed during an ICE operation.
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