The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation, a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point increase lifts the Fed’s key rate to about 3.9% and, over time, could re...
government
The consequential move arrives less than two months before the midterm elections.
parks
Annie Dillard, the Pulitzer-Prize winning author and essayist renowned for her poetic explorations of nature, love, spirituality and the art of writing in the “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,” “The Maytrees” and numerous other works, has died. She was 81. Her literary agent, Rob McQuilk...
safety
Police say 35-year-old Julian Ramirez was last seen on Monday on South Gessner Road near Westheimer.
News
Several areas southeast of Houston are reporting water discoloration due to recent rain brought by Tropical Storm Edouard. Here's what to know.
News
"Leave the Kennedy center alone," Kerry Kennedy said on Tuesday.
safety
The Alvin Police Department shared a release saying the incident happened on the morning of Sept. 10 in the 2300 block of Fairway Drive.
schools
The family of Charlie Kirk alleges that a "series of stunning failures and reckless decisions" by Utah Valley University led to the conservative activist's assassination....
safety
The third person who was killed after news helicopter crashed in LA has been identified as the investigation continues into what caused the aircraft to go down....
News
Food and Drug Administration officials said the new recall affects X10 and biQ-FEL products after lab testing found that the supplements contained undeclared ingredients....
News
Wednesday’s forecast: Rain chances remain on the slim side as we head into Wednesday afternoon. Similar to the past few days there will be isolated strong thunderstorms out there but most of us will be dry. Thursday Rain Chance Increase: An area of tropical moisture moves into so...
News
Chris Brown rejected a Texas recognition after Rep. Venton Jones apologized for honoring him at an Arlington concert.
government
The House will vote Wednesday on a broad package of sanctions targeting Russian officials and key pillars of its economy as lawmakers look to deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of the financial resources needed to wage the war against Ukraine . The bill is named after the l...
