A former Syrian military official convicted of torturing prisoners during the rule of former President Bashar Assad was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in a U.S. prison after a federal judge recounted the “unimaginably cruel" details of his abuse. A jury in March found Samir Ousman Alsheikh guilty...
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The complex will be located near Highway 288 and will house additional rodeo operations beginning in 2029.
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On Thursday, Harris County commissioners approved a $1.4 million fund for 24/7 ankle-monitoring services, according to Adrian Garcia's press secretary, Scott Spiegel....
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Anthropic's Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an announcement Thursday. Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic's model research and development, which the company said means it can complete m...
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Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. A key member of the winning U.S. team in Germany, R...
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You are going to love the way it feels Friday: The rain has moved out and the dry air from the northeast is on the way. The dry air mass will lower the humidity Friday afternoon and night. It will still be hot with high temperatures climbing to the mid-90s, but there won’t be muc...
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A.B. Quintanilla III has filed a lawsuit against his sister, Suzette Quintanilla Arriaga, for more than $1 million in connection with Selena Quintanilla's estate, according to court documents....
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An appeals court determined Armstrong is entitled to a hearing, to determine if a fourth trial is warranted, over information, that was undisclosed to the defense....
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Residents in west Houston have reached out to ABC13, hoping to have something done with a heavily damaged apartment building in their neighborhood.
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Data show that the likelihood of having an attorney present in immigration court has dropped nearly 50% since 2021.
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Harris County commissioners approved one of the largest tax rate increases in recent history that could add at least $100 to your property tax bill.
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The sheriff's office confirms charges have been filed against a teen accused of assaulting a player from the opposing junior high school football team....
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The White House said Thursday that it was withdrawing its nomination of Lance Schroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper, to lead U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement....
