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A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a shuttered Ontario park as part of an ongoing effort to rescue Canada’s last captive whales. The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried t...
On Wednesday evening, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana), U.S. Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (R-Florida) and Rudy Yakam (R-Indiana) visited a VFW near the Mission Marquee Plaza in San Antonio, where they mingled with veterans and local officials at a campaign event for first...
From a two-hour daily limit to nighttime blocks and hidden likes, here’s what parents should know about Meta’s new protections for teens.
Is Panda Express authentic Chinese food? That question has sparked plenty of debate over the years, and now the restaurant chain’s co-founder and CEO has weighed in. In an interview with TODAY , Panda Express co-founders and co-CEOs Andrew and Peggy Cherng addressed criticism tha...
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97. Kusama died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said. “She continued to paint un...
A U.S. military judge on Wednesday set a summer 2028 trail date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks . The trial is scheduled to begin June 5, 2028, 18 months later than the January 2027 start that prosecutors had r...
Dolly Parton didn’t just sing lovingly about her Tennessee mountain home. She spent her life elevating an often-overlooked region to showcase what long inspired her music and sparked a tourism boom that forever changed those living against the backdrop of the Great Smoky Mountain...
Eleven visitors became stranded during flash flooding at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah after heavy rain swept through the area.
Meta has agreed to a $17 billion settlement with nearly every state in the U.S. over the addictive nature of social media with teens.
Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder, best known for his picture of a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel joyfully reuniting with his family after five years in a prisoner of war camp in Vietnam, died Aug. 22. He was 99. Veder’s family on Wednesday confirmed that t...
A robot sprinter broke another 100-meter record on Wednesday at a showcase of China’s growing technological prowess. The record ended China’s five-day World Humanoid Robot Games , in its second year in Beijing, in which more than 2,000 humanoid robots competed in Olympics-style e...
"This whole thing has spiraled." The MomTok chaos is in full view in the season 5 trailer for "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives." The whole season drops September 10 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+....
The Big Apple honored country music star Dolly Parton Tuesday night in a sparkling display.
Opponents have continued to advocate against border construction of any kind in the area, especially within the national park, a long-protected swath of pristine desert landscape....
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico ’s campaign on Wednesday asked a court to unseal transcripts of a pair of years-old depositions given by his opponent, Attorney General Ken Paxton , as part of a messy securities fraud dispute. The petition , filed in Collin County, t...
There are few inalienable truths: Everyone was born, everyone will die, and everyone loved Dolly Parton. Larger-than-life at 5-foot-nothing, the country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur and theme park enthusiast who died Tuesday , transcended celebrity in rhinestones and...
The U.S. military attacked a boat suspected of being used to smuggle drugs in the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, killing four people, as the Trump administration continues its monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. The latest attack brings the number of peo...
Dolly Parton, the trailblazing country superstar, songwriter, and philanthropist who rose from poverty to build a music empire while putting millions of books into the hands of young children, died at age 80. While the world knows her for iconic anthems like “Jolene,” “Coat of Ma...
Dolly Parton was more than a musician, actor, author, philanthropist, or theme-park entrepreneur. Parton, who died Tuesday at age 80 , occupied a space in our global cultural imagination — a figure of American mythology, someone best described as larger-than-life and then a littl...
Crews broke ground Monday at Disneyland - not for a new ride, but a new parking structure and transportation hub.
Park officials say "summer branch drop" happens on hot, calm days -- especially among its black oaks.
A search turned to a recovery effort in Burlington County, New Jersey for a woman who helped save a child in the Delaware River.
Retailer chain Target has pulled a Halloween costume off shelves and issued an apology after admitting the offensive nature of the product.
A polygamous sect leader already serving a 50-year federal sentence for orchestrating sex involving children was given another 24 years in prison Tuesday on separate state convictions for child abuse for hauling girls in an unventilated trailer in Arizona. Samuel Bateman, 50, was...
An advocacy group says some military families are now "living in the shadows."
2 Helps You on this Monday is examining a parking lot in southwest Houston that neighbors say is causing flooding issues. Residents say the construction of the lot allegedly did not match with plans submitted to the city. Robert Willard tells 2 Helps you, the pour was done, “with...
"Anything can happen!" Watch the first trailer for "The Simpsons: Yellow Mirror," the new Disney+ exclusive special premiering Aug. 26.
The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed , distanced himself Monday from progressive commentator Hasan Piker , who suggested that some pro-Israel rhetoric may lead to backlash against American Jews. The controversy could complicate El-Sayed's campaign ...
Just this past month, law enforcement officers in Harris County, Fort Bend, Baytown, Pasadena, and Deer Park have been investigated for possibly misusing Flock cameras....
An analysis by AdImpact suggests that Paxton, Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, and groups supporting both campaigns could spend roughly $440 million on the Texas Senate race, making it the second-most expensive U.S. Senate contest in history....
Bush Airport officials said that the westbound lanes of Will Clayton Parkway will be closed from Aug. 25 through Aug. 28 for road repairs.
The final day of South Carolina's Republican U.S. Senate runoff campaign on Monday came with a major cash infusion for Sen. Darline Graham from MAGA Inc., the super PAC that supports President Donald Trump and aligned Republicans but has spent little thus far on the president's m...
A tourist from France died after his vehicle got stuck in the mud in Death Valley National Park amid temperatures that reached 116 degrees.
U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs, the Department of Defense said Monday, in the first attack announced in about two months. The death toll in the nearly yearlong U.S. campaign of bombing boats all...
Dr. Dre is weighing in on the growing debate over artificial intelligence in the music industry, and his comments are already sparking reactions online. The legendary rapper and producer said he does not view AI as a threat to music. Instead, he sees the technology as another too...
Drivers heading to George Bush Intercontinental Airport should plan ahead this week as lane closures are expected along Will Clayton Parkway. Houston Airports will repair concrete in the westbound lanes of the 6100 block of Will Clayton Parkway, between Kenswick Drive and Lee Roa...
A late goal lifted Bay FC to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash at PayPal Park this afternoon. Houston closed a three-match week with a 2-1-0 (WLD) record after earning consecutive victories over North Carolina and Chicago earlier in the week. Houston applied heavy pressure thro...
Texas-based gas station giant Buc-ee’s has sparked a backlash in Ohio over one of its frequent trademark infringement lawsuits.
A big welcome from the fans at the start. A stoppage-time winner at the end. For Enzo Maresca, it was the "perfect day" as he earned his first victory as Manchester City manager. City produced a stirring late rally in Maresca's first Premier League game in charge, scoring twice i...
The last time Pete Buttigieg was giving a political speech in South Carolina, it was to mark a distant finish in the state's primary that effectively ended his campaign for president . Returning this weekend as he mulls a second run for the White House, Buttigieg set out to reint...
This Week in Texas, we talk about Harris County's budget, discuss midterms with Ted Cruz, and break down big changes at Big Bend National Park.
New York Liberty star Breanna Stewart has always seen the WNBA as an inclusive place that has served as a safe space for both its fans and the players. That’s been challenged lately. The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women — people assigned ma...
Today: U.S. Representative Al Green discusses his current goals and priorities, Dr. Shonnie Murrell talks about her work mentoring young people, and we learn about an organization fighting border wall construction in Big Bend National Park....
Wilbur, the runaway pig who was spotted scampering through a neighborhood, has found a forever home.
Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons , the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishi...
While campaigning in 2024, President Donald Trump promised to lower grocery prices, but many Americans are still having a hard time affording the cost of food....
Houston is hot, but Typhoon Texas is getting ready to bring the chill. The water park is hosting Cool Down HTX, an event designed to help Houstonians beat the heat with frozen fun, refreshing drinks and an icy surprise in the wave pool. The highlight of the event will be an Ice D...
Angel Reese had a stunning perfect shooting night after struggling recently to make even the shortest of shots, and the Atlanta Dream set a franchise record for points in a game in a 124-88 victory over the Los Angels Sparks on Thursday night. Reese was 9-for-9 from the field, hi...
Vice President JD Vance returned to his hometown on Friday to campaign for Republican candidates at the steel plant where his grandfather used to work and portray the Democratic Party his Papaw once supported as unrecognizable today. Vance has highlighted his Rust Belt roots whil...
Nearing the six-month mark of the Iran war and facing diminishing stockpiles of key weapons , the Trump administration is touting a crushing financial campaign against Tehran, promising an “economic D-Day” against a country that has so far withstood nearly five decades of punishi...
The case stems from a controversial 2023 lotto drawing that sparked investigations, scrutiny of lottery couriers and, ultimately, the abolition of a state agency....
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. TEXARKANA — When Scott Norton became president of the TexAmericas Center, he hoped the industrial park wo...
A Texas woman watched in astonishment as an Amazon drone dropped her package into her backyard swimming pool.
A West Harris County couple says all four of their dogs contracted a potentially serious parasite after visiting Congressman Bill Archer Park, prompting a warning for pet owners about the risk the snail-transmitted parasite can pose anywhere dogs encounter freshwater or standing ...
A new four-part nature documentary series tells a true story of family, courage and coming-of-age. It focuses on a lion cub who may become a lion king. "Lion" takes viewers on a journey involving that little cub and his family....
A federal judge has temporarily stopped construction of a border wall in Big Bend National Park.
Sen. Darline Graham stumbled in a Tuesday night debate over an elementary question about foreign policy, a signature issue of her late brother.
In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay that preceded the London Games. He was back in the news in 2023 when Cambridge University hailed him as the youngest Black professor in the institution’s history. Th...
"Will it fall apart again?" Noel and Liam Gallagher document their reunion tour in "Oasis: Don't Look Back In Anger." The documentary hits theaters September 11 and will stream on Hulu and Disney+ later this year....
"The Drop: A Snowfall Saga" brings Wanda and Leon into a new era as music, ambition and street politics collide in '90s Los Angeles.
