Bonnie Tyler, who topped charts with epic 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' dies at 75
Bonnie Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday
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Bonnie Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday
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Good morning, Houston.☀️I hope everyone is having a great week! Let’s get into some news of the day: The biggest story we are covering right now is the deadly shooting of a man by ICE agents. The shooting happened Tuesday morning. Although details remain fairly preliminary, what we have been told...
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Houston’s summer pattern is not going anywhere, but rain chances are about to become a bigger part of the forecast.For the next couple of days, we will continue to see typical July heat with afternoon highs in the mid-to-upper 90s and heat index values in the triple digits. A few scattered shower...
Bonnie Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday
The fatal shooting of a man in Houston by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday is the latest in a series of migrant deaths while in federal custody or interacting with agents in Texas since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man from Mexi...
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Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Tyler died unexpectedly ...
A late-night crash in northwest Houston left one person dead and another fighting for their life early Wednesday after a truck slammed into a tree on Ella Boulevard.The crash happened around 12:16 a.m. on July 9, 2026, at the intersection of Ella Boulevard and Pinemont Drive.According to Houston ...
Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems.Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries and other infrastructure ac...

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World shares were mixed and oil prices slipped on Thursday as conflict escalated in the Middle East, with Iran and the U.S. launching fresh attacks.U.S. futures were little changed. The United States launched more airstrikes on Iran, and Iran responded by firing at Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, a da...
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"He did not deserve to die," Ronaldo Salgado said of his father, Lorenzo Salgado, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent Tuesday.

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Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday evening in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood to demand answers and justice following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE enforcement operation.Protesters marched along Canal Street chanting “ICE out of Houston” and dropped off memora...

FOX 26 reconstructed the timeline surrounding the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston's East End. Using surveillance video, bystander cell phone footage, family interviews and ICE statements, here's what we know, what ICE says happened and what investigators are still trying ...
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man during a targeted operation in the Spring area on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.

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Profound concern expressed at Houston City Hall over Tuesday's deadly Eastside ICE shooting, with multiple councilmember calling for both calm and full accountability.
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