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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday the U.S. has proposed a new “notification mechanism” for artificial intelligence incidents that could affect national security, part of weekend discussions ahead of talks at the White House this week between President Donald Trump and ...
A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a man in North Austin, prompting a joint investigation by Austin police, Texas Rangers and HSI.
A 5-year-old girl is dead and two other children were injured after a vehicle carrying a mother and her five children was struck by gunfire Saturday night in northwest Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office . RELATED: 5-year-old girl killed in apparent roa...
National chains like Walmart, Home Depot, Ulta, and Kay Jewelers were among the retailers targeted by an alleged crime ring accused of conducting snatch-and-grab jewelry robberies and going on shoplifting sprees across multiple states....
An immigration enforcement agent shot and injured a man in Austin on Sunday, city officials said. Police nor the U.S. Department of Homeland Security identified the man. But Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, an Austin immigration lawyer, said she was hired to represent the man and that he ...
Eighteen suspects who were arrested in the July 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were being extradited to the U.S. on Sunday, marking the end of a drawn-out judicial process in Haiti for a killing that shocked the troubled Caribbean country. The suspects will face ...
Officials say the teen is accused of sexually assaulting another teen during a football game.
Police say a suspect fired shots during the fight, then continued shooting after getting in a vehicle.
The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said the 21-year-old officer served with the agency for two years before he was killed in the motorcycle crash.
Authorities said the three victims were innocent bystanders to a large fight that happened in the area.
47-year-old Jeremy Porter has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting death of Zah’Layah Walter, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez....
Twenty-one men were arrested Sept. 16 during an undercover prostitution investigation in Harris County Precinct 4, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Investigators said the men, who range in age from their early 20s to late 60s, were arrested after alle...
Moscow's mayor described Sunday's attack as the largest drone attack on the Russian capital.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Detention Officer Anon Vaughn Hoffman, 21, who died in an off-duty motorcycle crash in Austin County on Saturday. Texas DPS said Hoffman was riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle that collided with a Volkswagen Atlas ar...
Three people were injured in a shooting early Sunday after a fight escalated into gunfire in Midtown, according to the Houston Police Department . The initial shooting happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 400 block of West Gray Street. HPD Lt. Ali said a person involved in the fight ...
A 5-year-old girl is dead and two other children were injured after a vehicle carrying a mother and her five children was struck by gunfire Saturday night in northwest Houston, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities say they responded to the shooting at appr...
Montgomery County Detention Officer Anon Hoffman, a two-year veteran whose parents also work for the sheriff’s office, has died following a motorcycle crash in Austin County....
Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded Thursday night to a reported sexual assault at Magnolia High School during a football game. Deputies were dispatched to the school at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 17, 2026, where they met with a 15-year-old victim. The vic...
Images posted by HPD showed guns, drugs and cash that were seized by police in northeast Houston.
A popular Melissa & Doug children’s fire truck toy has been recalled after a small plastic part was reported to come loose, creating a potential choking hazard....
This Week in Texas, we discuss fuel prices and Houston's role in the future of energy. Also, our political insiders offer their takes on the U.S. Senate race....
An Arizona man who was fired from a feed store north of Phoenix for allegedly taking pictures of bikini-clad baristas is accused of setting fire to tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of hay bales on his former employer’s property earlier this year....
Authorities said the driver of the vehicle was cited for reckless driving after crashing through a fence in Fort Worth into a backyard with multiple children in the pool....
Police note that this person is not charged in connection to the Feb. 2026 shooting.
Police said the bus driver was speeding when the bus ran off the road and into a private parking lot, where it hit two cars.
Dutch riot police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters in The Hague on Saturday after violence erupted and local authorities banned a planned march in the city against immigration and asylum policies. Police officers made several arrests after some protesters started th...
Police said two men were drinking outside an apartment complex when another man approached and shot one of the men.
Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party said that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station on Saturday, the second day of a tightly controlled parliamentary election . The voting to elect members of the ...
Police said 25-year-old Jason Moses Guzman Jr. is not charged in the case, but is wanted for questioning in the deadly shooting of a 33-year-old man on Feb. 11....
A man was arrested after deputies chased a stolen vehicle through southwest Houston at speeds reaching about 120 mph, according to Harris County Precinct 7 officials....
The Railroad Commission candidate is under fire from fellow Republicans for a post that said a picture of college students celebrating a football victory shows “how many Americans have been displaced by foreigners.”...
Six of 33 people treated for contamination have been hospitalized at Munson Medical Center after the plane crash landed in Grand Traverse County Thursday....
The pilot was able to safely eject from the plane and discharge his parachute. Officials said the pilot is in stable condition and no other injuries have been reported....
A man sustained non-life-threatening injuries and a woman was arrested after a struggle over a gun on a METRO bus in River Oaks, according to HPD.
A former Harris County Precinct 6 deputy constable has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with a deadly wrong-way crash in 2024, according to court records....
A woman was taken into custody Friday afternoon after a man was shot on a Houston Metro bus in southwest Houston, according to the Houston Police Department. Investigators say the two were arguing and fighting over a gun when the man was shot in the hand. The shooting was reporte...
A University of Houston student-athlete has been arrested and charged with assaulting a pregnant person, according to court records.
A concrete truck caught fire during Friday afternoon’s rush hour, causing major traffic delays in northwest Houston. The flames were quickly extinguished, but cleanup and debris removal on northbound SH-249 at Cypresswood Road are expected to take hours. Drivers are asked to avoi...
Following average home insurance rates surging 79% in Texas, state regulators are calling on insurance companies to give policyholders "meaningful" premium discounts when they protect their homes against severe storms and wildfires....
19-year-old Eddie Lopez Jr. was arrested for the death of 19-year-old Rafael Martinez Jr.
A 50-year-old man was arrested after Tulsa police said he took a 1-year-old child from a shopping cart at a Walmart store.
University of Houston defensive lineman Carmello Dedric Brooks was arrested by university police Thursday afternoon after he allegedly assaulted a pregnant person. Brooks, a sophomore from Katy, has since posted a $15,000 bond, records show. UHPD has not released additional infor...
The former general counsel for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has finally reached a resolution in his online solicitation of a minor case more than two years after being arrested by the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office. Jeffrey Downing, 48, pled guilty Thursday d...
The Galveston fire chief said that emergency crews were called out to a fire at a recycling facility involving a metal debris pile.
A Texas A&M football player will be available to play this weekend after suffering a heat-related emergency at practice this week.
According to officials, the shooting was self-inflicted by a suspect who was set for sentencing on Friday morning at the Lee Alworth building.
Houston TranStar cameras captured images of the vehicle fire and emergency crews shutting down multiple westbound main lanes on the North Loop.
A community united by a tragedy is coming together to pay tribute to those killed in the tragic chain of events that unfolded in Los Angeles.
According to police, a witness said a car pulled up to the bus stop, and someone got out and shot the victim multiple times before taking off.
One man is dead after being shot in the Houston Heights area on Friday morning, police say.
A Tennessee grandmother who was falsely accused of bank theft crimes in North Dakota and detained for six months is suing for $10 million.
An adult man was killed in a shooting early Friday morning at a bus stop in north Houston, according to police. The shooting was reported around 2:30 a.m. in the 600 block of West Cavalcade Street. Authorities said a vehicle stopped near the bus stop, someone inside fired at the ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted leaders and representatives from seven regional countries for talks on deepening cooperation on Friday, after overnight Russian strikes in multiple regions sparked fires and caused several deaths and injuries. The inaugural summit of...
Authorities announced the end of a high-profile case involving a “major investment scheme” in the U.S. and millions of dollars worth of U.S. silver coins....
A vehicle bomb exploded Friday at a mosque near police offices in northwestern Pakistan as gunmen tried to storm the compound in an attack that killed at least 21 people and wounded 80 others, police and rescue officials said. Among those killed and wounded were police officers a...
Rescue teams in Indonesia on Friday recovered three bodies from a capsized ferry while preparing to salvage the wreckage of the accident Sunday, bringing the confirmed death toll to nine with 126 people still missing, officials said. Improved weather on Friday allowed divers to e...
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating after a body was discovered under a bridge in northwest Houston late Thursday night. Deputies were called to the area of 18200 Homestead Road around 9 p.m. Thursday after a passerby stumbled upon the body. Houston Fire Dep...
A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead and wounded at least 10 people, local government and police officials said. The shooting at Banga National High School in the South Cotabato town of Banga “...
The deadly collapse of a multistory building in Gaza has drawn new attention to the hardships facing Palestinians there nearly a year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas promised to kickstart reconstruction. But as talks faltered, plans for rebuilding stalled. Israel bars ...
Malaysia’s king on Friday granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the remainder of his prison term for graft under house arrest. The decision came at a suddenly convened Pardons Board meeting, a week after the board deferred Najib’s ...
