A man is in critical condition after being shot during a dispute outside a lounge in southwest Houston Monday night, according to the Houston Police Department. Police said officers responded to a shooting around 10:15 p.m. Oct. 19 in the 6200 block of Bellaire Boulevard, in front of Costa Lounge...
News
DALLAS — When the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge opened more than a decade ago, it connected downtown Dallas to West Dallas, one of the poorest parts of the city. With the new bridge came a spike of new development interest in the predominantly Hispanic neighborhood, once largely cut ...
News
For the first time in two years, a federal judge on Tuesday will hold the first public court hearing on the 15-year-old class action lawsuit against the Texas foster care system. The pressing question before U.S. District Judge Randy Crane over the multiple-day hearing in Houston...
News
Texas has some of the nation’s highest property tax bills, but many may not know there’s a way to bring down their payments. Texas homeowners can apply for a homestead exemption, which can cut thousands of dollars off the taxable value of a home. That gives homeowners a break on ...
safety
Police on Tuesday charged a driver with intentionally causing serious injury to an Australian federal lawmaker who is a critical condition after being struck by a car in an apparent escalation in political violence that has shocked the nation. Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independ...
News
Episode: 3422 Women soldiers in the Civil War. How did that work? Today, woman soldiers in the Civil War.
government
Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province overwhelmingly backed remaining in Canada, with early referendum results Tuesday delivering a boost to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s push for national unity amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and annexation threats . With more...
News
Freddy Peralta rode his fastball to the American League Championship Series MVP award. Acquired by the Rays from the New York Mets before the trade deadline, Peralta turned around his season in Tampa Bay and helped his new team win its third AL pennant. Peralta was 2-0 with a 0.7...
News
Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder for the 1986 shooting of Indian R...
government
President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections — but even some of his devoted fans are doubting that government payouts would arrive. “I mean, I guess it’s good for some people. I really don’t care," said Jamie Alv...
News
For yet another season, Cleveland baseball fans will have to wait. The city’s proud major league franchise still hasn’t won a World Series since 1948. After the Guardians fell a little short once again with a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay in Game 6 of the American League Championship Ser...
News
Brock Purdy and the offense staked San Francisco to a big lead. The defense made sure the 49ers remained undefeated. Purdy threw a touchdown pass, Christian McCaffrey ran for two scores and the 49ers made two late stops to hold off the Washington Commanders 23-17 on Monday night ...
News
Global shares were mostly lower in cautious trading Tuesday after artificial-intelligence -related stocks bounced back on Wall Street while other sectors continued to be shaky and oil prices stayed high. France's CAC 40 dipped 0.4% in early trading to 7,836.70, while the German D...
