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Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest memb
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President Trump gets to ring the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the stock market.
Even as $TRUMP memecoin investors lost money, Trump reaped the rewards.
The Houston Republican served for three decades in Congress, rising to become chair of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee.
A fire broke out at a Houston hotel room, leaving two people hospitalized and causing severe damage to dozens of units, officials report.
UEFA said in a statement FIFA "crossed a red line" with its decision not to enforce United States forward Folarin Balogun's mandatory one-game ban
In this episode, University of Houston political science professor and “Party Politics” co-host, Brandon Rottinghaus, explores a new Texas law that creates a single statewide health permit for food trucks.
A suspect was arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle with children inside in the Aldine-area, according to Harris County Sheriff's Office.
President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Kyiv is trying to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and Trump has publicly mused...
Fire crews said the person who was inside the room where the fire started is in critical condition with severe burns. A woman in the room just above that one is stable but has some burns and smoke inhalation, HFD said.
A Delta Air Lines flight and a firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.
In the coming days, FIFA will tear down and move out of NRG Stadium. Houston’s World Cup host committee is now shifting its focus almost entirely to its FIFA Fan Festival, which runs through the end of the tournament July 19.
A fire broke out at a Westchase-area apartment complex on Sunday night, leaving 12 units damaged and several families without a home.
Harris County Constable Precinct 4 says deputies arrested 25 suspected drunk drivers during an enhanced Fourth of July holiday weekend DWI enforcement initiative across Precinct 4.According to the constable’s office, the proactive operation was designed to create a strong law enforcement presence...
A key hearing kicks off Monday in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.
The discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump's attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria's role in the Middle East.
The tropics remain relatively quiet for July, no complaints here.
Small rain chances continue for Monday and Tuesday with hotter and drier conditions moving in later this week.
President Donald Trump on Monday gets to ring the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the stock market.With high inflation hurting Trump's popularity, ...
Three children are safe after a carjacking Monday morning in the Aldine area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to a call in the 700 block of Aldine Mail Route Road, where investigators learned a woman had gone into a store and left her three children, ages 1, 3 a...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) historically has treated military service as a mitigating factor in any enforcement actions. Under the Trump administration, that appears no longer to be the case, according to veterans' advocates.
On Monday's show: We offer listeners a chance to vent their pet peeves about life in our city. And we reflect on how Houston did as a FIFA World Cup host city.
Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest member.He points to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.“They were 26 when they were first elected...
The superstar singer dropped a single titled "Morning Dew (Donk)," her first music since the 2024 album "Act II: Cowboy Carter."
Good morning, Houston.☀️I hope you had a great holiday weekend! In today’s newsletter: the top local stories, a few “Things 2 Know,” and a powerful new KPRC 2 documentary, After the Storm: The Flood That Changed the Hill Country—our full-length documentary revisiting one of the deadliest floods i...
Monday’s Forecast:Heat and humidity continue to crank through southeast Texas Monday. There is also a chance for overnight showers and thunderstorms moving from north to southeast. Watching the Tropics: The tropics are quiet right now, and there is no tropical development expected over the next s...
A car fire spread to a northwest Houston laundromat Sunday night, forcing customers to evacuate as flames and thick smoke filled the area.The Houston Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to the fire at a washeteria in the 200 block of West Tidwell Road near Yale Street.Gunfire erupts after Fou...
Two people were hospitalized after an overnight fire at a hotel in south-central Houston, including one person who remains in critical condition.The Houston Fire Department responded just after midnight Monday to the Deluxe Inn in the 2600 block of Truxillo Street near Live Oak Street.After the S...
A traveler who spent nearly a decade visiting every presidential museum in the United States completed his journey at the Obama Presidential Center, achieving a goal he set as part of a broader effort to explore the country's history ahead of America's 250th birthday.
WASHINGTON — On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Samantha Casiano carried a picture of her daughter, Halo, with her to meetings on Capitol Hill.The photo showed Halo without a fully formed skull and brain, leading to h...
WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido is bringing new life to his party’s hopes of flipping a key South Texas district, starting as a household name from his decades as a Tejano musician and projecting a moderate image he says is grounded in the region’s culture.But Pulido ...
The expenses to operate three restaurants in Waco are rising across the board, but there’s one growing cost in particular that feels nearly impossible to manage — providing employee health insurance, co-owner Kyle Citrano said. “Every year, it can change on you in a heartbeat,” said Citrano, whos...
Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100, officials and a TV station reported Monday. Police said the unrest at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Colombo, began on Sun...
China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protests and concerns from countries in the region.The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. local time and carried a dummy warhead, according to ...
U.S. futures mostly climbed Monday following the Independence Day holiday and oil prices slipped after OPEC+ announced a ramp up in production.Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.4% before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched down 0.1%. Nasdaq futures rose 1.1%.O...
Episode: 3386 In which the search for visualizing four dimensions leads, ultimately, to mathematics. Today, the missing dimensions.
Australia and Fiji on Monday signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.Chinese official media later reported a Chinese submarine had test-launched a long-rang...
The United States' 250th birthday carries ambitions to galvanize Americans behind nationwide community-service drives and patriotic brand launches. Well-known U.S. nonprofits hope to inspire a record-setting level of volunteerism, while major companies such as Walmart and Coca-Cola are sponsoring...
The drama that seems to surround Prince Harry returns to the U.K. this week, and the previews already have the British press buzzing with anticipation.King Charles III’s estranged son is traveling to the land of his birth for a series of charity engagements that begin Tuesday. But for most royal ...
A key hearing kicks off Monday in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty.The five-day preliminary hearing will mark the most significant presentation of evidence in th...
Bill Hillmann has been gored three times while running with the bulls in Spain, but he wouldn’t miss this year’s San Fermin festival for anything. It marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway ’s book “The Sun Also Rises” that launched the future Nobel Laureate to literary...
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