More than a dozen words long used in Bermuda and across the Caribbean got an official nod on Wednesday from the Oxford English Dictionary. First in line is “bimpert,” a Bermudian word of unknown origin that is used to describe a stupid or foolish person. People on the tiny island in the north Atl...
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Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades off the coast of Mexico, with a rapid intensification attributed to the warmer waters and wind patterns of El Niño. Another Pacific system, Odalys, also strengthened to a hurricane without threatening land....
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Former child star Jonathan Taylor Thomas was arrested in LA County, California after he allegedly interfered with a DUI investigation and kicked a deputy....
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A deadly shooting in the Spring Branch area is now under investigation by the Houston Police Department.
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The Galveston Police Department has released dash camera video showing the fatal shooting of Randy Martin during a traffic stop earlier this year. RELATED: Man fatally shot by officer during traffic stop in Galveston; Texas Rangers investigating officer-involved shooting The shoo...
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Houston police detectives are investigating a fatal shooting at an apartment complex on Blalock Rd. Officers got to the scene around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday night and found a man who had been shot. That man died at the scene. Northwest officers are at a shooting scene 3400 Blalock. A...
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A Brazoria County man who claims he had just been beaten at a bar is now suing the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office after former deputy Kevin Tippit allegedly fractured his ankle during a traffic stop — then allegedly called the violent takedown “protocol.” Justin Parker filed th...
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The Pasadena Police Department needs your help locating a person of interest who authorities say was caught using a cell phone to record a woman in a dressing room....
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Houston ISD administrators directed some campuses to cut staff and slash spending a month into the school starting, as the district confronts the mounting financial pressure of enrollment losses three years into a state takeover. On Monday, The Texas Tribune published an investig...
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Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time to be building.” At the company's annual Connect conference on Wednesday, Zuckerb...
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The USDA said any product bearing the false establishment number “EST. 1363” should be considered misbranded and unsafe to eat.
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As diesel prices continue to rise, METRO and the Cypress Fairbanks ISD told ABC13 that compressed natural gas and propane vehicles have helped ease their expenses....
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A 14-year-old suspect has been arrested after the deadly shooting of a Spring ISD student near Westfield High School on Tuesday afternoon, according to HCSO....
