The Nobel Peace Prize, often considered the most prestigious award on the planet, will be announced Friday in Oslo, Norway. Prognosticators say possible contenders this year include the International Space Station, emergency teams in Sudan, children's advocates in Ukraine and two top internation...
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Three Saudi citizens were killed and several other people were wounded in two attacks Thursday targeting King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and a Saudia Airlines aircraft, Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation said Friday. It marked the deadliest attack in t...
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The person's condition was not immediately clear. The New York Police Department, which said it was not involved in the shooting, said the person is conscious....
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Keith Mitchell shot a 6-under 65 on Friday to share the top of the leaderboard at the PGA's Baycurrent Classic with first-round leader Jacob Bridgeman. Bridgeman finished with a 68 on a sunny golfing day to go with his opening 63 at the Yokohama Country Club. The two leaders were...
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The Chicago White Sox had two chances to clinch a postseason series at home for the first time in more than a century. Now they have one chance to avoid a frustrating end to a surprising season. The White Sox are going to a winner-take-all finale in their AL Division Series again...
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A U.S. charity in Gaza is worried that teachers at its schools might stray from a curriculum it says promotes peace and tolerance, so it plans to record classroom conversations and use artificial intelligence to flag speech deemed “hateful” or “inciting.” The plans laid out by th...
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Episode: 1639 Helios, NASA’s high-flying almost-satellite. Today, let us ride Helios’ golden chariot.
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Shares were mostly higher Friday in Europe and Asia, while oil prices fell back from recent gains. U.S. futures edged higher. In early European trading, the German DAX rose 0.7% to 24,975.62, while the CAC 40 in Paris surged 0.8% to 7,789.91. Britain's FTSE 100 picked up 0.7% to ...
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A Baytown mother is pushing for new legislation in Texas after her 16-year-old son was killed at school last year. Andrew Meismer was allegedly stabbed to death by a classmate with a pair of scissors during a fight over a vape pen inside Sterling High School in December 2025. Now...
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Three people are dead, and three others were injured in a head-on crash on State Highway 105 in Washington County.
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Facing elimination for the second consecutive day, José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians responded once again. “What this team is doing is only what we know how to do,” the All-Star third baseman said. Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and Cleveland beat the Chicago Whi...
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Jerry Jones had his fingers entwined in front of him as he glanced up toward the big video board with a concerned look on his face. Right after his Dallas Cowboys fell behind against winless Tampa Bay, Dak Prescott threw an interception. Things were just starting to really unrave...
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An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was hit by a car Thursday evening in west Houston, according to DPS.
