The sudden death of Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Donald Trump and one of Washington's best-known politicians, is renewing focus on the country's aging lawmakers.Graham, who had turned 71 just two days before dying on Saturday, was far younger than many of his Senate colleagues and...
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President Trump is welcoming Iraq's new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly issued a nationwide directive ordering officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles following two fatal ICE shootings in the past nine days.According to NBC News, the directive was confirmed by one current senior Department of Homeland Secur...
The Texas Rangers say they have not been asked to investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal ICE agent and are not involved in the case.The letter came after a group of Houston-area state lawmakers wrote to the Texas Department of Public Safety urging the agency to open...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett appeared before Congress on Tuesday.
Mannino's Cannoli Express in Hammonton, N.J. was started as a blueberry-inspired idea and now has blossomed a flourishing business.
When women adjust to their recovery post-mastectomy, they can find an adaptive piece of clothing given to them by "Pockets of Hope."
El Niño conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be a strong event in the coming months, significantly influencing our weather, the hurricane season and global temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
An investigation is underway after a woman said she was sexually assaulted while she was exercising on Monday evening, according to the Office of Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen.
Former British politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” though the motivation is still under investigation, counterterror police said Tuesday. A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody as the investigation ...
The home was determined to be a total loss after a lightning strike during storms that moved through the area, the Fort Bend County fire marshal said.
A field hearing will be held in Houston for the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo to hear from witnesses, examine facts, and demand answers.
Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates...
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the facilities.
The district also is facing a federal civil rights investigation over its planned changes to special education services.
Ryan Murphy's new series, "The Shards" explores the privileged world of an elite prep school in Los Angeles in the 1980s. See the trailer now and watch the first two episodes Aug. 5 on FX and Hulu.
President Donald Trump sent a letter to Congress, officially notifying them that hostilities against Iran have begun again.
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The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas spoke out against the Trump administration's Big Bend area border wall plans this week while campaigning in West Texas, calling the wall a "monument to corruption."
As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden’s agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate.
For decades, homelessness in Texas has largely been treated as a local problem. Cities operate shelters. Counties run jails and public hospitals. Nonprofits provide housing and services. Police respond to complaints and emergencies. But at the Texas Capitol, state lawmakers are beginning to ask w...
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can targe...
Costco is continuing its expansion plan with seven new locations opening next month and more in the works.
The majority of Ebola virus cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday and warned that the outbreak “continues to outpace the response efforts.”Congo has been battling an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola since ...
Officers at the scene said they found several shell casings and drugs, but no signs of anyone who had been hurt. That is, until a good Samaritan dropped off an injured teen at a nearby hospital, police said.
Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress, and facing wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.Down the street,...
Multiple rounds of heavy downpours are moving across Southeast Texas Tuesday morning. Street flooding in some locations is happening with a few Flood Advisories and Flood Warnings in effect through mid-morning.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Tuesday that the Fed will make high inflation “a thing of the past," yet he provided no signal about the central bank's next steps. Fed policymakers “have no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation,” Warsh said in his first appearance before Congress s...
Training thunderstorms could lead to street or flash flooding again Tuesday, which has been upgraded to an ABC13 Weather Alert Day.
Tropical development remains unlikely for the Atlantic. The Pacific remains active with numerous waves to watch.
President Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was drained Monday to make repairs and that it "will be refilled and put back into service soon," again saying that vandals gashed the pool's lining.
After her grandmother’s house in Caracas narrowly survived last month’s devastating back-to-back earthquakes, Alessandra Izaguirre was desperate to help Venezuela.“Seeing my grandma and all these people affected made me feel like I had to do something, even if it was from the U.S.," said the 18-y...
Willowbrook Mall will once again implement a temporary youth curfew this weekend, requiring anyone under 18 to be accompanied by an adult after 3 p.m.The mall announced that its Parental Guidance Required (PGR) program will be in effect Saturday, July 18, citing recent social media activity sugge...
A U.S.-Russian space crew blasted off successfully Tuesday on a mission to the International Space Station.NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Russian crewmates Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina lifted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 for an eight...
A 16-year-old male is in critical condition after they were found shot while stumbling around a neighborhood in the Montrose-area on Monday night.
The U.S. launched strikes on Iran early Tuesday, hours after President Trump vowed to reinstate an American blockade of Iranian ports. Iran responded with attacks on Middle East allies of the U.S.
FIFA had nearly 1,200 category two tickets priced at $7,380 on sale for the World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
JPMorgan Chase said Tuesday that it logged $16.9 billion in second-quarter profit as its equities trading division again took advantage of market volatility triggered by the war in Iran.The nation's largest bank by asset size, JPMorgan said that revenue in every line of its business hit record le...
Pasta lovers, get ready.Olive Garden is bringing back its fan-favorite Never-Ending Pasta Pass for the first time in six years, giving customers the chance to enjoy unlimited pasta for 13 weeks for just $100. The restaurant chain will sell 10,000 Pasta Passes beginning Thursday, July 16, at 2 p.m...
The family of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, the man who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Houston last week, is inviting the public to pay their respects during a viewing this week.Harris County leaders seek funding for independent investigation into ICE shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado AraujoIn ...
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