Republicans were retreating Tuesday from a handful of battleground U.S. House races while Democrats were racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year. The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading House Republican super PAC, canceled spending in four rac...
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Catholics around the world are praying for Pope Leo XIV after the Vatican announced the 71-year-old pontiff has lung cancer and underwent surgery to remove the lower lobe of his right lung. Here in Houston, members of the city’s oldest Catholic church are gathering in solidarity....
schools
Cornell University says all parties and social events at fraternity houses are suspended for the rest of year following allegations of a gang rape on campus....
safety
A Six Flags spokesperson said "we are cooperating fully with local authorities as they complete their investigation."
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Metallica Rose Harrison allegedly killed Charles Harrison and her son, ID'd in the complaint as T.H., in a double homicide at Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pennsylvania....
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Travelers at Bush Intercontinental Airport may experience significant delays following damage to a fiber-optic line on Tuesday, according to Houston Airports....
parks
Every day, Mohammed Saber places a single rectangular solar panel on the roof of the bamboo-and-tarpaulin shack that he and his family have called home for years, the last stop on their journey after fleeing the Myanmar military’s brutal crackdown on the Rohingya in 2017. The pan...
safety
According to the Harris County Sheriff's Office, two people are confirmed to be dead after a crash involving three vehicles on the East Freeway.
safety
The Fulshear City Council voted unanimously to appoint an interim chief of police for the Fulshear Police Department, according to officials.
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Shohei Ohtani will be in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani will bat anywhere from second to sixth with the two-time defending World ...
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A man charged with rigging college basketball games as part of an elaborate point-fixing scheme that raked in millions was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday. It was the first penalty handed down as part of an investigation ...
government
A new University of Houston survey shows Democratic candidates leading in the Harris County judge race, as well as two commissioner races.
government
In Manvel, city council members recently rejected a plan to develop more than 1,200 homes in a rural area of the town.
