For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey” has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer's epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has even cited her translat...
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On Monday's show: We get an update on several stories in Fort Bend County, including how drama over the leadership of the county might affect the tax rate there and how developers are facing hurdles in their attempt to purchase land adjacent to the Sugar Land 95 burial site.
Hello, Houston.☀️Today we are following a tropical depression that is set to form in the Gulf and possibly be named Bertha. The soon-to-be-named storm may have some impacts on Houston, which our meteorologists are watching closely. Houston’s impacts will be determined by where the center of circu...
Edward Hall has been found dead after an Amber Alert was issued for his disappearance in Katy.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said there is no indication of foul play after the 5-year-old's body was found in a lake near his home.
TD2 is expected to strengthen into a Tropical Storm later today, and could eventually impact Texas.
A maintenance worker was shot multiple times after confronting a group of young people outside an apartment complex in southeast Houston Monday, according to police.The shooting happened shortly after midnight in the 3600 block of Old Spanish Trail.1 dead, several injured in overnight apartment f...
The U.S. military on Monday identified two soldiers killed in action last week as part of the war with Iran. The Defense Department said in a statement that 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, were killed in Jordan, where the...
Hot and dry for now, Tropical Depression Two has formed in the Gulf and could bring impacts later this week.
Tropical Depression Two has formed in the eastern Gulf. It will upgrade to a tropical storm status by Monday , taking the name of Bertha.Soon-to-be Bertha will move northwest, bringing excessive rainfall, high surf, and gusty winds along the Gulf Coast. For southeast Texas, the center of circulat...
Monday’s Forecast:Monday will be partly sunny with afternoon temperatures reaching the upper 90s. The heat index will climb to around 100 degrees, so anyone spending extended time outside should take frequent breaks and stay hydrated. Tracking the tropics: Tropical Depression TwoTropical Depressi...
One person is dead, and several others were injured after a fire ripped through an apartment complex in the Spring area Monday morning, according to fire officials.The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. at an apartment complex in the 4600 block of Cypresswood Drive, near 4607 Cypresswood Drive.Amber...
The new, powerful Chinese artificial intelligence model Kimi K3, which has caused a stir in the U.S. tech industry, has suspended new subscriptions after a flood in demand overwhelmed capacity within days of the launch.The development highlighted challenges faced by Chinese AI models in serving a...
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California might have the Silicon Valley, but Texas is the silicon state. Texas leads the nation in exports of semiconductor chips, the small pieces that form the building blocks of all modern electronics, and the industry is currently experiencing a boom. “It seems unprecedented relative to what...
DALLAS – On Tuesday morning in downtown Dallas, it might have been hard to tell the state’s third largest city has suffered some big-name economic losses.Colorful street art installed for the FIFA World Cup, which has injected good vibes and camaraderie into the sprawling 8.5 million-person regio...
Infants, toddlers and young children need outdoor activity to build strong bodies and minds, but they also require extra care in the heat. In the summer months, those twin imperatives can make parents anxious. How long should kids be out? How do I know they're OK? What should I avoid?Human-caused...
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.
World shares were mixed on Monday and South Korea’s Kospi fell 4.5% as investors unloaded more stocks linked to artificial intelligence.U.S. futures edged higher.In early European trading, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 0.4% to 10,561.22. France's CAC 40 was up 0.3% to 8,362.37, and Germany's DAX added ...
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...
Andy Burnham is officially Britain’s new prime minister.Burnham formally accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government.Buckingham Palace has released a photo of the two men shaking hands. The ceremony known as “kissing hands” marks the transfer of power from former leader Keir...
Supporters of India's youth-led Cockroach movement clashed with police Monday as thousands 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 protester...
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.
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 U.S. military reports three more service members have been killed in the conflict with Iran, bringing the total to 17.
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