The heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that they have been designing. “If managed poorly, I even believe AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole,...
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Nearly half a million people across the world could lose their lives by February due to El Niño-driven extreme heat, according to a sobering new report....
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Emily Kaufman, the Travel Mom, has spent a lifetime exploring some of the best destinations in the world. Perhaps her latest adventure is the most special of all: she and her 3-year-old grandson Miles are enjoying a Disney Cruise. From private island stops to themed parties, tast...
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders Thursday that attacking Iran "was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make."
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Josh Jung and Corey Seager homered, Kumar Rocker pitched five solid innings and Texas closed out its home schedule with a 3-1 win over the New York Mets on Thursday that ensured that the Rangers would remain at least tied for the AL West lead heading into the regular season’s fin...
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ABC13 reached out to Harris, Fort Bend, and Montgomery Counties to see what the local impact of a statewide error causing major voter registration backlogs....
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The official autopsy report from the State Medical Examiner's office in Mississippi found that teenager Nolan Wells' cause and manner of death are "undetermined."...
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The Department of Homeland Security has said all ICE field agents are expected to have body-worn cameras by the end of September. But as that deadline approaches, shootings involving ICE agents in Houston, Austin and Maine are raising a larger question: Will the promised body-cam...
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The $150 million project will create 300 construction jobs and 1,200 permanent jobs in the coming years, according to developers.
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The 90th annual Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo is officially underway in Rosenberg, bringing more than a week of carnival rides, rodeo action, live music, fair food, livestock events and family-friendly fun. The fair runs September 24 th - October 4 th at the Fort Bend County Fair...
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Bob Pettit, an imposing scorer and rebounder for the St. Louis Hawks and winner of the NBA’s first Most Valuable Player award in 1956, has died. He was 93. Pettit's alma mater, LSU, announced Thursday that he died a day earlier. The university did not provide a cause of death. Pe...
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67-year-old Donald Ray McCray was sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison for mailing threatening communications towards several judges in Fort Worth and Amarillo....
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The Trump administration appears to be running a new ad on Fox News that includes the disclosure "Paid for by the U.S. Government."
