Opal Lee, a retired Texas teacher known for her activism and as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," turned 100 on Wednesday. A celebration honoring her decades of advocacy was held at the National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
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A police chief suggested a possible serial killer could be responsible for a string of deaths in Lansing, Michigan.
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Drier Air Moves In: Drier air is moving into Houston, bringing a welcome break from the humidity this week. With lower moisture levels, afternoons should feel noticeably more comfortable, with cooler mornings and less of that sticky Gulf Coast feel. Moisture could make a comeback...
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state. As rural schools face declining enrollment, shifting learning models and growing demands on limited resou...
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The fraternity member's attorney said James' social media post "demonstrated a bias and presumption of guilt" of his client.
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Isaias (ees-ah-EE-ahs) has strengthened to a category one hurricane with winds packing 80 mph, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season. The National Hurricane Center has Isaias reaching 110-mile-per-hour winds early Friday morning, this is just one mile per hour below Cat...
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In a statement released by the Louisiana State Police on Monday, investigators said they believe Munn-Holliday was one of the drivers involved in a hit-and-run crash in the early morning hours of Sept. 30....
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Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew....
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KPRC 2 is working on a story and wants to hear about your experience. Classrooms at Pugh Elementary reach 89 degrees Email desk@kprc.com and copy tbruck@kprc.com with: Your child’s school and grade What the problem is and how long it’s been happening Whether you contacted the sch...
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The crew splashed down off the coast of California Thursday morning after undocking from the International Space Station the day before.
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A man armed with a pistol was fatally shot at a security checkpoint Thursday inside a federal courthouse in Tennessee’s largest city, police said. The man in his 40s was killed after he tried to fire his gun but failed, said Don Aaron, spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police. THI...
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Four astronauts returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Thursday after hurrying there eight months ago to replace an ailing colleague and his crew. SpaceX brought the U.S., French and Russian flyers back with a splashdown in the Pacific off the coast of Los Ange...
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Christa Pike's case is unprecedented: she’s believed to be the only person to ever survive two shots of lethal injection during an execution.
