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Federal health officials say shredded iceberg lettuce served at some Taco Bell restaurants has been linked to a multistate Cyclospora outbreak, prompting renewed concerns about food safety as cases continue to rise in Texas.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says shredded iceb...
The family of Donike Goncaj, a grandmother killed after falling into an open New York City manhole, accuses a utility company of negligence in a wrongful death lawsuit....
A ghost gun organization has been ordered to pay more than $100 million to a Kentucky family after the death of a teenager who bought a pistol-building kit online from the company....
Houston drivers seeing prices creep up again may find a short-term break at the pump.Now & Forever, a Houston-based, family-owned chain of travel centers and convenience stores, is offering regular unleaded for $2.99 per gallon at two locations through noon Saturday, July 18, acc...
After five years of serving ice cream and creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities, Howdy Homemade Ice Cream Katy is preparing to close its doors.Before saying goodbye, the Katy shop is inviting the community to a farewell and fifth anniversary celebration o...
One of Houston’s most acclaimed dining experiences is proving that resilience can be just as memorable as the meal itself. Hidden Omakase, the Michelin-recommended restaurant known for its creative, vegetable-forward tasting menus, is continuing to welcome guests this summer from...
China signaled on Friday that the United States could restore Hong Kong 's preferential privileges, saying Washington confirmed it will not renew an executive order that revoked the city's special trading status. The Commerce Ministry said that the U.S. made commitments on Hong K...
When the original founders of Hooters took back control of the iconic restaurant chain last year after its corporate bankruptcy, they promised to return it to its roots....
Big U.S. restaurant chains don't get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers.Federal health officials identified iceberg lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locat...
Fossil Group plans to close up to 15 stores in 2026 as part of its ongoing turnaround strategy aimed at cutting costs and improving profitability.
CVS is opening a new, smaller-format store in southeast Houston that puts the focus on pharmacy services rather than retail aisles—an approach the company says is meant to help address a local “pharmacy desert” near the Greater Hobby area. The location, 8503A Gulf Freeway, is CVS...
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The Coca-Cola Company has temporarily halted U.S. manufacturing operations for its fairlife dairy brand after discovering a cyberattack on its networks. An unauthorized third party gained access to a portion of the company's systems during a recent ransomware event....
SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday but some of the engines failed to start, triggering a launch abort.Elon Musk's company said it will have to figure out what went wrong before making another attempt to send Starsh...
Seven & i Holdings, the parent company of 7-Eleven, has provided new details about its plan to reshape its U.S. store network during fiscal year 2026.
Netflix said Thursday its second-quarter profit grew thanks to new membership signups and price increases, which “had gone well and as expected.” But the company's shares declined sharply in after-hours trading as the video streaming company's forecast for the current quarter fel...
An endangered Houston toad has been spotted in restored habitat for the first time in more than 50 years, marking a promising milestone in ongoing efforts to save one of the nation’s most endangered amphibians.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that a male Houston toad ...
President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.The move announced Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions ...
A ghost gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million in the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company's pistol-building kit online. The verdict — believed to be the largest-ever against a gun dealer — was awarded by a jury Wednesday following a tria...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.BOCA CHICA BEACH — As a child, Christopher Basaldu, a lifelong resident of Brownsville, would take family ...
A Cypress Kroger remained closed Thursday morning after a shooting inside the store sent two men to the hospital and left one of them in critical condition.The shooting happened around 2:50 p.m. Wednesday at the Kroger located at 20355 Cypresswood Drive.2 in critical condition af...
Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May amid continuing economic uncertainty and fading benefits from generous government tax refunds. Retail sales rose 0.2% in June, after being up a revised 1% in May, according to the Commerce Department's report released on Thursday. E...
Japanese communications company Fujitsu is leading a major push in artificial intelligence using Nvidia’s technology, bringing together what it said was the best in Japan’s manufacturing prowess in robotics with AI.The technology area known as “physical AI” refers to smart, futur...
Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion on expanding its manufacturing capacity in the United States. The latest commitment appears to bring the company’s total pledges for investment in U.S. chipmaking to $265 billion. It also ra...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Wednesday he has secured a settlement of bankruptcy claims against genetic testing company 23andMe stemming from a 2023 data breach that exposed personal information, including some genetic ancestry data, of 6.9 million customers worldwide.P...
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A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave....
A Houston man is facing serious federal charges after authorities say he targeted an Atlanta company with explicit, antisemitic death threats.
Amazon said Wednesday that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027, seemingly pushing ahead of Elon Musk's rival Starlink to win business in Africa's most advanced economy.Amazon, which was founded by Jeff Bezos, sa...
One U.K.-based Aldi grocery store has removed its Argentinian wine from store shelves in solidarity with England ahead of Wednesday's FIFA World Cup Match....
Houston is done hosting our seven matches. And now, we're finally getting our first hard numbers, showing just how many people came to our city for the World Cup, but results seem to be mixed....
The company wants to build a small-scale LNG plant that will be used to fuel cruise ships and other vessels.
Families in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands metro area are paying more to raise a child in 2026, according to a new study from SmartAsset.The personal finance company ranked the Houston metro No. 42 among the nation’s largest metropolitan areas for the annual cost of raising a...
Beef prices are continuing to rise due to drought, low herd sizes and concerns about the new world screwworm in the United States, but business owners in Texas say that raising prices could drive away customers....
Mannino's Cannoli Express in Hammonton, N.J. was started as a blueberry-inspired idea and now has blossomed a flourishing business.
Costco is continuing its expansion plan with seven new locations opening next month and more in the works.
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 busin...
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, ...
If there’s one group likely to be experiencing the most consternation over inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s those who have just retired or are about to. To make it through this period with their sanity intact, they should focus on what they can control.Assess spending rat...
Jerry Jones, the famous and ever-present owner of the Dallas Cowboys, finally showed up at the World Cup for the last of the tournament-high nine games at his NFL team's home stadium.The billionaire businessman was keeping up from afar, and he attended Spain's 2-0 victory over Fr...
A Houston man is federally charged with threatening to kill Jews at a Georgia-based hardware company on Monday, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg....
Costco informed shoppers who purchased desert willow plants between June 24 and July 3 that they may carry an invasive insect that threatens vineyards....
Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions “must act now” to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of work.The statement released Monday was signed by top economists, along with computer scientists and so...
A Massachusetts man was found guilty Monday of conspiring to unlawfully export electronic components to Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions.Mahdi Mohammad Sadeghi, who worked at the global electronics company Analog Devices, was accused of helping an Iranian business associate ge...
Residents and small businesses across the Corpus Christi region subsidized big industrial plants' water bills for years, city officials say. The companies are now fighting to keep the subsidy....
Good morning, Houston.☀️I hope you had a great weekend! It’s 713 Day in Houston, which is an unofficial/official holiday where we celebrate everything HOUSTON! The day is named for the city’s original area code. There are so many ways to celebrate today, and so many businesses ar...
Some Taco Bell restaurants in Texas have temporarily stopped serving several fresh ingredients as health officials investigate a multistate outbreak of a foodborne parasite.According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Texas is among the states reporting cases of C...
For at least a decade, Corpus Christi sold water to a handful of large industrial plants at a steeply discounted rate, according to documents and interviews with city officials. Residents and businesses paid more than $100 million to subsidize water for some of the world’s riches...
Businesses across the Greater Houston area are celebrating “713 Day," where the date matches the city's most well-known zip code.
Volkswagen's CEO indicated in comments published Sunday that he's trying to avoid closing plants as he seeks to turn around the automaker's performance.The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company faces pressure to cut costs at home and increasingly intense competition in the lucrative C...
Apple on Friday accused OpenAI of stealing trade secrets as it seeks to build its own hardware for ChatGPT. This is a major rupture in a partnership between the iPhone maker and the artificial intelligence company....
Widening FM 518 will be a huge change, not simply because of the construction, but because some businesses will have to move as TxDOT widens the roadway....
Block, the parent company of Cash App, has agreed to pay $45 million and improve its fraud prevention and customer support to settle allegations from 46 states that it failed to adequately protect users from scams....
SK Hynix, one of the world's largest makers of memory chips, is hitting the U.S. stock market at a time when demand for its chips is outpacing its ability to make them thanks to the frenzy over artificial intelligence.The company is already one of the largest in South Korea, alon...
Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced plans to slash the number of models by nearly half as sales plunged, particularly in China. The Wolfsburg, Germany-based company said group sales fell 8.6% in the second quarter to ...
Three former crew members of a Thai cargo ship struck in the Strait of Hormuz in March filed a lawsuit Friday against the vessel’s operator over labor rights violations and unfair dismissal.The ship, the Mayuree Naree, was hit by a projectile north of Oman on March 11, killing th...
The fight over who should lead Fort Bend County has brought county business to a standstill, and experts said it could get worse.
Costco has been hit with a class action lawsuit alleging that one of the products it sells contains "dangerous" levels of heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and cadmium....
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