England and Argentina resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international soccer in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. The two teams meet in Atlanta and the winner will play Spain in the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. “I mean the two shirts are just iconic and the historic...
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Fred Burton was taken into custody overnight on five charges, which include illegal voting and tampering with government records.
Another round of showers and storms will roll through Southeast Texas Wednesday, beginning in the morning and lasting through the early afternoon. While no flash flooding is expected this time, minor ponding on roads and street flooding could be a concern.
At least one person was killed, and three others are missing, after more than a dozen people were rescued from the water as a boat sank in the San Francisco Bay Tuesday afternoon.
A tornado hit part of San Antonio on Wednesday morning.
Authorities said the suspect was found wearing the same outfit and had the handwritten note and money from the bank.
The National Hurricane Center has flagged an area to watch in the Gulf of America this weekend.
Arcola Mayor Fred Anthony Burton has been arrested on several charges, officials confirm.
Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly has formally asked President Donald Trump to commute his 30-year sentence for sexual misconduct convictions.
A tornado touched down in northwest San Antonio Wednesday morning as dangerous storms continued to batter South Texas, leaving behind damage and prompting tornado and flash flood warnings across the region. RELATED: Houston braces for heavy rain, possible floodingVideos shared on Click2Pins show ...
State Rep. Penny Morales Shaw said increasing school funding and protecting immigrant families should remain top priorities as Texas lawmakers work to address challenges facing children and young adults across the state.Morales Shaw, who represents House District 148 in northwest Houston, discuss...
Whitmire and the Houston Police Department repeatedly claimed last week the department lacked jurisdiction to investigate, which was disputed by local legal experts.
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, said that it would ...
England and Argentina resume one of the fiercest rivalries in international soccer in the World Cup semifinals on Wednesday. The two teams meet in Atlanta and the winner will play Spain in the final in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. “I mean the two shirts are just iconic and the historic...
A Houston woman's pole dancing ended in disaster after the pole hit a fire sprinkler and flooded her and a neighbor's apartment.
President Trump has overturned the temporary pause on ICE traffic stops, according to a source familiar with the discussion, allowing the traffic stops to resume.
Houston summers are hot enough without adding more heat to the kitchen. If you’re craving something sweet without turning on the oven, cookbook author Florence Jackson has the perfect dessert: her No-Bake Chocolate Raspberry Tart, also known as the “Husband Tart.”Jackson gave the tart its memorab...
For more than three decades, Kickstart Kids has been making a lasting impact on students across Texas, with Houston serving as the organization’s headquarters. Founded by martial artist, actor, and philanthropist Chuck Norris, the nonprofit was created with a simple but powerful mission: help you...
A man running from an encounter with immigration and other federal agents in Florida was struck and killed by a tractor trailer on Tuesday, authorities said.
Houston has picked up several rounds of heavy rain over the past few days as deep tropical moisture combines with a lingering front across Southeast Texas. That setup has kept showers and thunderstorms moving through the area, with some neighborhoods receiving multiple inches of rain. Because the...
House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.The 47-page outline, called a ...
A man who made a threat on social media to shoot Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage was arrested, police said on Wednesday, as concerns grow over the security of British politicians following the killing last week of former government minister Ann Widdecombe.The man was held on Tuesday on suspic...
Arcola Mayor Fred Burton has been arrested and booked into the Fort Bend County jail on five felony charges, according to online records.Burton, 68, is facing multiple charges, including two counts of illegal voting, misuse of official information, tampering with government records, and fraudulen...
Rescuers were still searching for three people missing after a boat involved in a memorial service sank in the cold, fast-moving waters of San Francisco Bay near Alcatraz Island, authorities said Wednesday.One person was pulled from the water but later died, and 16 people were rescued after the b...
If severe weather has thrown off your routine in the Houston area — closed roads, pharmacy delays, power outages — TRICARE beneficiaries can temporarily refill certain prescriptions early under an emergency waiver now in effect through July 25, according to the Defense Health Agency.TRICARE is th...
At least four people in vehicles have been killed during immigration operations since the start of the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign, including a man in Houston last week.
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is set to confront questions about his brief but turbulent tenure atop the Justice Department during a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that will test President Donald Trump’s grip on Republican lawmakers whose support the nominee will need for the job.Bl...
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Officials also said they anticipate cases of cyclosporiasis to continue increasing in the U.S., possibly through the end of August.
Texas officials have sued a Houston-area postpartum center as well as investigated Rio Grande Valley hospitals over allegations of soliciting foreigners to have babies on U.S. soil.
Tropical development is possible in the eastern Gulf. Tropical Storm Elida has formed in the Pacific.
Steve Yzerman abruptly stepped down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday, a stunning midsummer change by a franchise great leaving the job after seven seasons and zero playoff appearances.Yzerman’s transition to an advisory role to owner and CEO Chris Ilitch comes several week...
Doctors are renewing a push to warn parents about burn risks from squishy toys like NeeDohs
Lithuania's president said Wednesday that intelligence assessments suggest that Russia is planning potential attacks on critical infrastructure in the Baltic states or Poland.President Gitanas Nausėda said that authorities were monitoring the risk of attacks that could disrupt the country’s energ...
This comes after the latest order that ICE will not conduct vehicle stops anymore following Texas and Maine shootings.
Slow-moving storms drenched much of South Texas with more heavy rain on Wednesday, spawning a tornado in San Antonio after downpours washed out roads and farmland and led to dozens of high-water rescues across the region.The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in the northwestern...
President Donald Trump says Immigration and Customs Enforcementshould continue traffic stops after two deadly shootings within a week, seeming to contradict a new policy to halt them. To remove criminals from the country, “we CANNOT give up one of ICE’s most important and effective Crime Fighting...
U.S. wholesale inflation fell from May to June on plunging energy prices, but intensifying hostilities with Iran are clouding the outlook.The Labor Department reported Wednesday that its producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — dropped 0.3% from May, biggest d...
Days of back-and-forth strikes by the U.S. and Iran across the Middle East have shredded the interim deal to end the conflict and the region could tip back into all-out war.
President Donald Trump has endorsed MyPillow founder Mike Lindell for Minnesota governor, praising him as “one of America’s greatest and most hard working Patriots” and giving formal backing to a fellow election denier a day before the Republican president delivers a national address he says will...
Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek.In an unusual twist, two groups working independently detected the cold gas giant a few days apart late last year using different telescopes. It's the dimmest planet ever dir...
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