Julián Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martínez with seconds left in extra time only served to make the 3-1 victory look a whole lot easier than it was Saturd...
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Conor McGregor’s return against Max Holloway at UFC 329 ended at just 1:09 of the first round Saturday night because of a knee injury.Fighting for the first time in more than five years, McGregor flew across the ring with a flying left roundhouse kick when the match started and landed awkwardly o...
Protesters gathered outside Houston City Hall calling for an independent investigation into the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, saying they do not trust federal authorities to investigate the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The demonstration comes after Houston Mayor John Wh...
A shooting near a street festival killed two people and wounded four others on Saturday in Toronto, Canada, prompting police to warn of an active shooter before later saying the scene was secure.
Houston TranStar cameras captured the box truck in pursuit. HCSO said the suspects were allegedly stealing more than $1,200 in merchandise.
On Saturday, more than a hundred people protested in front of Houston City Hall and marched downtown over the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.
According to court records, a former jail officer was charged after he was accused of kneeling on the inmate's neck, causing his death in September 2024.
Tropical moisture is back, and when it combines with a summer front on Monday, storm chances will climb even higher to make street flooding possible.
The United States attacked Iran early Sunday morning over an Iranian strike on a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz that set the container ship ablaze and forced its crew to abandon it. Iran apparently responded with attacks targeting Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The strait ha...
It started just after 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon with a report of men stealing merchandise from the Walmart on North Fry Road near West Little York Road.According to a social media post by Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, deputies followed the suspects in a box truck at slow speeds.The pursuit ended near anot...
Precinct 4 Constable Deputies responded to the house on Misty Pines Drive in the Atascocita area on Saturday afternoon.Investigators are working to determine how a pickup crashed into the home. They do say that no one was seriously injured.At last check no one has been charged in the crash.
Julián Alvarez sent defending champion Argentina back to the World Cup semifinals with a long-range strike in the 112th minute against Switzerland, while another goal by Lautaro Martínez with seconds left in extra time only served to make the 3-1 victory look a whole lot easier than it was Saturd...
Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an "unauthorized route" was struck by a warning shot. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round of strikes against Iran.
Two suspects reportedly fled a Katy Walmart after stealing over $1,200 of merchandise.
Erling Haaland's day ended earlier than many expected. About 15 minutes later, Norway's run in the World Cup ended as well.The Vikings' biggest star didn't shine Saturday.Haaland was a nonfactor for much of his team's quarterfinal against England and — at least in part because of the strain of de...
The Seattle Seahawks are being sold to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla, in accordance with the wishes of late team owner Paul Allen, the team announced on Saturday.The Khosla family entered into a formal agreement to purchase the defending Super Bowl champions for $9.612 billion, accord...
This Week in Texas, we talk about the fatal shooting in Houston involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Gina Hinojosa's proposal for $1500 for every Texas household.
Lionel Messi and reigning World Cup champion Argentina playing for a semifinal spot in Ted Lasso's hometown?You'd better BELIEVE he's paying attention.The fictional coach of soccer club AFC Richmond — or rather, Jason Sudeikis, who plays the title character on the Apple TV series — was hosting a ...
The Afghan women's soccer team has made a new home in Houston after they were flown out of their home country during the U.S. withdrawal and Taliban takeover five years ago.
Jude Bellingham locked arms with teammate Harry Kane as England fans belted out the Beatles' “Hey Jude.”Bellingham certainly earned the serenade.He scored twice on Saturday — an equalizer in the first half and the go-ahead goal in the third minute of extra time — to lift England past Norway 2-1 a...
The calendar says July, but it's never too early to start thinking about football!
Carla Gregory was fighting the heat even before watching the World Cup quarterfinal between England and Norway on Saturday.She carried cold water in one hand. She had an unfolded fan in the other, flapping it with hopes of creating her own little breeze. And the elements seemed to be winning; no ...
Argentine Antonio Rattín, a former Boca Juniors player whose act of defiance while representing Argentina at the 1966 World Cup helped lead to the introduction of yellow and red cards, has died, the country’s football federation said Saturday. He was 89.Rattín died in Buenos Aires, according to t...
New York City’s famed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.The city health department on Friday released a list of 31 buildings on the Upper East Side...
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna said Saturday that he was detained by settlers and the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank and released only after calls to the American Embassy in Jerusalem. The Israeli Defense Forces denied detaining any visitors in the incident, the latest example of escalating poli...
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., says he and members of his congressional delegation were detained by armed Israeli settlers while visiting the West Bank near the Palestinian village of Khirbet Zanuta.
Salgado Araujo was shot Tuesday morning during what ICE has called a “targeted enforcement operation.” He was traveling to work with three other men in his car.
Left-hander Justin Wrobleski became the sixth member of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the National League All-Star roster and Chicago outfielder Tristan Peters was added to the American League squad on Saturday, a day after becoming the seventh White Sox player to hit for the c...
Expected to go as the first pick in the amateur draft, Roch Cholowsky submitted a video to Major League Baseball with the correct pronunciation of his last name.For the record, the name is pronounced chil-OW’-skee.Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred still botched the pronunciation of Cholowsky’s na...
A North Carolina man allegedly kicked down his ex-girlfriend's apartment door and fatally stabbed his 5-year-old son before leaving and heading to Taco Bell.
A federal judge has dismissed the remnants of the government's landmark case against far-right Proud Boys members who were convicted of seditious conspiracy for plotting to attack the Capitol to keep President Donald Trump in the White House more than five years ago.The case's dismissal late Frid...
President Donald Trump is suggesting he has left standing orders for the U.S. military to destroy Iran “ at levels they've never seen before ” if Tehran follows through on its long-standing threats to kill him. But the U.S. government has no way to create an automatic, preauthorized “dead man’s s...
Rain and storms continue to fall apart Saturday night. Sunday’s forecast:Rain should be more widespread Sunday with our first street flooding threat in our eastern cities. The day is not a washout but it’s starting to get close. Monday and Tuesday’s forecast:These are the two days I want you to m...
The tropics remain relatively quiet for July, no complaints here.
Kate, the Princess of Wales, returned to Wimbledon for the women's final between Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova on Saturday as part of a Royal Box contingent that included tennis greats Martina Navratilova and Billie Jean King.Jodie Foster, “Emily in Paris” star Lily Collins, and “Ted Lasso” ...
Germany officials have held talks with Jurgen Klopp and both sides are confident he will take over as coach, the national soccer federation said Saturday. Former coach Julian Nagelsmann resigned after his team failed to make the round of 16 for the third World Cup running. Klopp, a serial trophy ...
A DoorDash driver completed her delivery after being hit by suspect Torrance Whitaker in a police chase in Houston, Texas.
South Africa midfielder Jayden Adams, who played at the World Cup, has died. He was 25.His death was confirmed by Gayton McKenzie, South Africa’s minister of sport, arts and culture, in a statement on Saturday.“It is with profound shock and a heavy heart that I have learnt of the passing of Jayde...
A widespread and dangerous heat wave was building across the U.S. on Saturday, with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend before spreading eastward under a dome of high pressure that meteorologists say could trap oppressive temperatures for a week or more.Fore...
Haeran Ryu set the scoring record for LPGA majors on Saturday with an 11-under 60, giving the South Korean player a three-shot lead in the Evian Championship as she goes for a second straight major.Two weeks after winning her first major at the Women's PGA Championship, Ryu birdied four of her la...
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