Southeast Texas is facing a heightened threat of tropical weather later this week, as a developing system in the northeastern Gulf is projected to march toward the Texas coast.
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Hot and dry for now, Tropical Depression Two has formed in the Gulf and could bring impacts later this week.
U.S. gas prices jumped to an average of $4 a gallon again Monday as the U.S. and Iran launched more attacks.According to motor club federation AAA, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is now back to $4. The average price a year ago was $3.14 a gallon.The price is a national aver...
Ukraine fired more than 400 drones toward Moscow in its latest major attack on the Russian capital, the city’s mayor said Monday.The blitz came hours after Russia bombarded Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with ballistic missiles in a relentless cycle of tit-for-tat strikes that make a settlement ...
Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester and new leader of the Labour Party, is taking the final steps on Monday to succeed Keir Starmer and become Britain's seventh prime minister in a decade. The affable Burnham returned to Parliament in June by winning a risky special election and ...
At least 930 people have died in Congo’s Ebola outbreak, the country’s Ministry of Health said Monday, with 37 new deaths recorded in a 24-hour span Friday into Saturday, one of the highest totals.The deaths were recorded out of the 2,344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the health ministry said.T...
The iridescent green beetles native to Japan have become a growing menace in Italy, swarming through orchards and vineyards and leaving behind devastating lattice patterns in leaves that weaken the plants and reduce production.The Popillia japonica, or Japanese beetle, is a familiar pest in the U...
Episode: 3388 Let us see how much Omar Khayyam accomplished, beyond his having inspired poet Edward FitzGerald. Today, Omar Khayyam.
Asian shares were mostly lower on Monday and South Korea’s Kospi fell 4.5% as investors unloaded more stocks linked to artificial intelligence.Japan’s markets were closed Monday for a holiday. U.S. futures edged lower. Oil prices jumped as the U.S. and Iran moved closer to resuming an all-out war...
Nolan Xavier Wells, an 18-year-old found dead after taking a July 4 boat trip with friends to a Gulf Coast island, will be remembered Monday by his family and civil rights leaders at a church in his hometown of Ocean Springs, Mississippi. The funeral will be officiated by the Rev. Al Sharpton, wi...
Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job loss and a car bre...
Picture this: A gas station customer pulls out a wad of bills to pay for a fill-up. The cashier refuses the money, explaining that the station's bank has stopped accepting notes and coins as deposits because it already is drowning in cash. In most places, cash is king. But in the Israeli-occupied...
The moment for Andy Burnham has finally come.After weeks as U.K. prime minister-in-waiting, Burnham will take office on Monday, succeeding the departing Keir Starmer, and Britain’s political turbulence will give way, at least temporarily, to smooth choreography.Burnham will become the seventh U.K...
Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement clashed with police Monday as thousands of them tried to march to Parliament to demand the education minister’s resignation, while the government appeared to make its first outreach to the movement’s leaders.Police fired tear gas and charged at p...
The United States conducted a new round of airstrikes early Monday targeting Iran after announcing the death of another American service member, hitting around a northwestern city believed to be home to underground missile bases. Iran responded by launching an attack targeting Bahrain, the home o...
Hundreds of people gathered at a Houston park for a rally to demand transparency and justice following the death of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a local construction worker who was shot and killed during an ICE operation.
A man died trapped inside a burning home while two people were able to escape the house with smoke inhalation injuries, officials said.
Dozens of neighbors, many of them parents of children with autism, are searching neighborhoods, retention ponds and wooded areas for a missing 5-year-old boy in Fort Bend County.Eddie Hall was last seen Sunday in the 3800 block of Ryans Rock Court in Katy, according to the Fort Bend County Sherif...
After historic, record-shattering rainfall sent the Leona River and local creeks overflowing into Uvalde County homes, residents are left gutting their properties down to the studs while local disaster relief teams rush to serve thousands of hot meals.
The drought is over for Joey Logano.Logano snapped a 45-race winless streak Sunday night with a dominant victory at North Wilkesboro Speedway in the first points race at the 0.625-mile track in 30 years.After Logano wrapped up a lengthy on-track burnout, Denny Hamlin approached him and dabbed him...
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East when they gather in the Philippine capital Tuesday for talks to be joined by Western and Asian counterparts, including from the United States, China, Russia and the European Union. Some of the world’s mo...
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.
HCSO said the relative took a toddler from a wedding without the parents' permission. He was found 18 miles away from the venue, and the child was found unharmed.
Vice President JD Vance’s family just got a little bigger. On Sunday, Second Lady Usha Vance gave birth to a baby boy.
TD2 is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm within 24-48 hours, and could eventually impact Texas.
Southeast Texas is facing a heightened threat of tropical weather later this week, as a developing system in the northeastern Gulf is projected to march toward the Texas coast.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said there is no indication of foul play and is seeking help locating the missing 5-year-old to verify his well-being.
Edward Hall was last seen wearing black pants and a black shirt with Elmo on the front.
The U.S. military reports three more service members have been killed in the conflict with Iran, bringing the total to 17.
The U.S. military said a service member was killed in Iraq on Saturday during the "controlled detonation" of a downed Iranian drone, and it launched more airstrikes at Iran on Sunday in response to the killing of U.S. troops.
A multi-state manhunt is intensifying across Florida, Georgia and Alabama for 38-year-old Isabelle Rose Johnson, who is wanted for murder.
Protesters gathered at Ervan Chew Park Sunday afternoon, calling for transparency and accountability for the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents. Ronaldo, Salgado Araujo’s son, said the family laid their father to rest Saturday.
Argentina ultimately fell to Spain 1-0.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico has challenged Republican incumbent Ken Paxton to three televised debates, accusing his opponent of avoiding public scrutiny for over a decade.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years. Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.Vance announced the birth on so...
An Amber Alert was issued Sunday evening for missing 5-year-old Edward Hall after he was last seen earlier in the afternoon in the 3800 block of Ryans Rock Court, just off Tamarron Parkway in the Katy-area portion of Fort Bend County.The Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office said deputies and other a...
Officials say a 19-year-old shot the victims and drove off, but another person followed him while giving details to 911.
If you live in Houston or nearby, chances are you’ve driven through downtown.But have you ever really walked it?Not just hurried to a destination, but looked up at the skyline and wondered what stood there before the high-rises. Or stopped to admire the historic buildings still holding their own ...
A 19-year-old man is being charged with murder after a shooting near Mexcal Cantina Pacifico in north Harris County, the sheriff's office said.
A man was found dead inside a home near Beltway 8 and West Road. Two others escaped.
Cameron Young was waiting on the range at Royal Birkdale, driver in hand, when a huge roar came that he didn’t want to hear.Just a stone’s throw away on the 18th green, Ryan Fox had holed a 12-foot birdie putt to win the British Open.There’d be no playoff for Young.No chance to end his wait for a...
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