Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico ’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco. The latest NHC data showed t...
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Former Detroit Lions punter Kasey Redfern has died at age 35 after a battle with brain cancer. His wife told the California Post that he was diagnosed three-and-a-half years ago with central nervous system lymphoma....
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Pope Leo has left Rome's Gemelli hospital four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer.
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Three Kenyan health workers have tested positive for Ebola after caring for the country’s first confirmed case, the Health Ministry said Saturday. Another person linked to the first Ebola case also tested positive while in quarantine, bringing the total number of infections in Ke...
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The Norte Fire ignited midday Friday in San Clemente, with fire officials warning that wind gusts are causing a "dangerous rate of spread."
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Authorities are continuing the search for 11 people believed to be missing after a boat departing from Mexico capsized off the coast of Baja California. 16 Mexican nationals were already rescued on Friday, including one who was treated for shark bites. The U.S. Coast Guard and Na...
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“No Kings” rallies and voter-engagement events are taking place across the Houston area Saturday, with organizers encouraging residents to make a plan to vote ahead of the November election. The events are part of a nationwide “No Kings: Vote Early” mobilization focused on voter ...
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Medicare open enrollment is under way, with several changes on tap that could raise the cost of premiums, increase out-of-pocket caps and offer fewer drug coverage options for enrollees....
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Documents say the vehicle deliveries were rerouted to different locations and the suspects would have them shipped overseas.
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An investigation is underway after officials said two people were shot in northeast Harris County, with no one detained at this time.
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No. 4 Ohio State got the victory it craved. It just came at a hefty price — the loss of starting quarterback Julian Sayin for several weeks with an injured right arm. Sayin threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Smith on fourth-and-1 early in the fourth quarter before leaving...
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President Donald Trump touted his power in his second go around in the White House Saturday while rallying in Kentucky to bolster Republican turnout as his party struggles in the midterms, saying, "I can do stuff that is unbelievable.” Trump, who spoke in the city of Highland Hei...
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An argument on a subway platform in midtown Manhattan turned deadly Saturday, leaving one man fatally shot and train service disrupted. The shooting happened around 12:20 p.m. at the station at 7th Avenue and 53rd Street, a short walk from several Broadway theaters and Carnegie H...
