The Energy Department announced on Thursday that it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation's aging and stressed power grid, as President Donald Trump's administration steps up efforts to avoid blackouts amid skyrocketing energy demand spurred by artifici...
government
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to address the U.N. General Assembly as protesters gathered nearby over the war in Gaza and a public feud with Mayor Zohran Mamdani....
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The U.S. Department of Energy announced Thursday, a $5.25 billion nationwide investment in grid-improvement projects — and a portion of that funding could be headed to Texas as the DOE and CenterPoint Energy will be holding a joint press release at 11:30 a.m. DOE officials will j...
safety
Witnesses told police the victim was sitting outside the apartment when he was approached by the suspect, who was wearing a mask, and there was some sort of interaction. At some point in the interaction, the suspect shot the victim....
government
Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask voters for advice on whether to devote $1 million a year to keep 165 of the surveillance devices operating in city limits. The Laredo City Council voted 7-2 Monday night to set a nonbinding referendum for May — de...
parks
At first glance, it looks like a typical Republican campaign advertisement. As images of President Donald Trump flash across the screen, the 30-second spot says “America will never be a communist country” and boasts about the “largest tax cuts in history.” But there's something d...
business
New York sued the prediction market Polymarket on Thursday, arguing the platform is an unlicensed gambling operation and calling for a judge to block the company from operating in the state. The lawsuit is the latest legal challenge from a state moving to rein in popular and now-...
government
Increasingly anxious about the Iran war , senators are set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution seeking to halt President Donald Trump 's military action, which has been largely blamed for the spike in fuel prices and become a flashpoint in the midterm election. The Senate...
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Former state Rep. Garnet F. Coleman , who represented Houston’s House District 147 for more than 30 years, died of natural causes Sept. 23, his family announced Thursday. He was 65. Coleman served in the Texas House from 1991 until his retirement in 2022. During his tenure, he wo...
schools
Stanford University is facing criticism after using artificial intelligence to alter a photo of three students in an advertisement.
library
NYC's Prop Haus wants to make your wildest creative dreams a reality.
business
Some reporters are still blocked despite a federal judge temporarily blocking Trump’s ban of three news outlets from the White House.
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The Future Fund’s $15.5 million goal is to build a sustainable future for local public media.
