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The waiver clears the way for barriers, roads and surveillance infrastructure, though federal officials have not specified what will be built throughout the project area....
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Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday he addressed the franchise's “unfortunate” decision to release Terrion Arnold with the team on the eve of training camp as the former cornerback is facing felony charges. “You never want to let go of a player, especially somebody th...
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The former husband of a Massachusetts woman returned to the stand in her murder trial to testify about the day she killed their three children.
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Social Security August payment dates are set for millions of Americans. Here’s when recipients can expect to receive their checks.
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For the third straight year, the Lamar Little League baseball team won the state championship at the 12U level. Next week, they’ll play in the Southwest Regional in Waco with a chance to make it back to the Little League World Series in Williamsport for the second straight year. ...
schools
With the first day of school around the corner, the Harris County Clerk’s Office is opening its doors on a weekend to help parents and guardians check a key item off their back-to-school list: securing a certified birth certificate for student registration. The office will host i...
parks
The Atlanta Falcons' quarterback competition will have to wait another day after coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Tua Tagovailoa sustained a minor injury, and he'll be back “sooner rather than later.” Stefanski described the injury as a “flare-up” and said he doesn’t ant...
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What was supposed to be a joyous anniversary celebration turned into a nightmare for a Richmond couple who were shot multiple times while driving to dinner....
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from the Senate’s Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic....
safety
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people, including a foreigner, in southwestern Japan....
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"American Idol" celebrates a big milestone and makes a big announcement!
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Apple is launching a new leasing program to make iPhones, Macs and other products feel more affordable at a time when electronics prices are climbing.
safety
Academy Award-winning Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard has died in a motorcycle crash.
government
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky subpoenaed Fauci to appear before a Senate committee. It’s part...
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Federal Reserve policymakers are losing patience with inflation, but they may not be ready to turn their frustration into action -- not this week anyway....
schools
Some American schools are now turning to a hi-tech drones to combat active shooters.
safety
Irish singer-songwriter Glen Hansard, who won an Academy Award for the 2007 film “Once,” died in a motorcycle crash on the outskirts of Dublin early Wednesday, his management said. He was 56. ATC Management told broadcaster RTE Hansard's family was “deeply shocked and heartbroken...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci will sit before the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) on Wednesday.
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Just beyond an ambulance and wheelchair ramp wait Dr. Moodswing and Dr. Feelgood, dressed in starched white lab coats and ready to check you in with a neon orange patient wristband. At this hospital though, it's not your vitals that will be examined, but your feelings. The “Hospi...
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Wednesday’s Forecast: Wednesday brings another mostly sunny and very hot afternoon, with Houston reaching around 100 degrees. There is no Heat Advisory currently posted for Wednesday, but heat index values will still climb well above 100, so the heat remains dangerous despite the...
schools
On Wednesday's show: We discuss the latest developments in politics in our weekly roundup. And we reflect on the role the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee had on Houston and the city’s desegregation more than 50 years ago....
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino set a Sept. 19 deadline on Wednesday for the 211 member federations to accept one-off $20 million offers as part of a project to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors. The $20 billion FIFA subsidiary, bankrolled by the brother of Jared ...
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Jordan's air defenses intercepted five missiles launched from Iran early Wednesday, hours after the U.S. military said it had knocked down an Iranian missile barrage launched against American forces in the Middle East....
Local
We want to disclose a matter this morning involving a staff member at KPRC. The Station is aware of reports alleging that news anchor Daniella Guzman received complimentary tickets to a concert and FIFA World Cup match from the Harris County Sports & Convention Corporation. We ta...
government
Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out , the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress. President Donald Trump is seeking greater control over mail balloting through an executive or...
business
Ukrainian forces hit two of Russia’s biggest oil refineries overnight in its latest long-range strikes, officials said Wednesday, as Kyiv deepened its economic, military and diplomatic pressure on Moscow. Ukraine’s almost daily long-range drone and missile strikes using domestica...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. scientist who helped lead the nation's COVID-19 pandemic response, is facing off with a Republican senator probing the origins of the coronavirus....
safety
Three women are recovering after a barrage of gunfire erupted outside a convenience store in southeast Houston Tuesday night, according to the Houston Police Department. The shooting happened around 10:40 p.m. outside a convenience store in the 9100 block of Scott Street. Remains...
safety
Houston firefighters responded to a house fire in the 15000 block of Buxley early Wednesday morning, July 29, 2026, at approximately 1:17 a.m. Crews arrived to find heavy fire conditions and were able to remove one man from the home before transitioning to a defensive firefightin...
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Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move injects new drama into the lingering tensions between Fauci and Republican lawmake...
safety
Firefighters in southwest France are fighting against a mega-fire four times the size of Paris. Meanwhile, temperatures are expected to climb above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Wednesday. The heat wave and forecast winds could hamper progress against the blaze t...
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A wildfire covering an area four times the size of Paris remained uncontained in southwest France on Wednesday as temperatures were forecast to reach 40 C (104 F), threatening to erase firefighters’ overnight gains. Authorities in the Gironde region said the blaze had not spread ...
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Russia’s main domestic security agency said Wednesday that Pavel Durov, founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, has been charged with aiding terrorism and put on an international wanted list. The charges against Durov, who was born and began his career in Russia but late...
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Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark were not made available to answer postgame questions about a rally before the Indiana Fever's 105-95 win over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night in support of Cunningham's recent comments about transgender athletes. A crowd of a few dozen gathe...
government
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is banning imports of new foreign-made humanoid robots and power inverters, citing national security risks, in a move that targets China. The measures are likely to test relations with Beijing ahead of a planned U.S. visit by Chinese lea...
safety
The Israeli military was about to launch a nighttime strike on a group of men in southern Syria when the soldiers noticed the long curls dangling from the temples of their targets. The troops held their fire. These were not Syrian militants attempting to breach Israel's border bu...
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Episode: 3393 In which the 1928 Curtiss Robin airplane was far more than it seemed to be. Today, a ride in a bland airplane.
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Mahasen Faqih and her husband returned this week to their village in southern Lebanon , digging through the debris of their home in search of their belongings, as part of the U.S.-brokered “pilot zones” agreement in which Israel agreed to withdraw in exchange for the disarmament ...
safety
The mobile phone alert message marked “URGENT” came with a beeeeeeep in the dead of night. “Evacuate now,” it said. Suddenly awake, Morgane Bonichot scrambled. She grabbed her 9-year-old daughter, their rabbit and their dog but didn't think to pack underwear. The 40-year-old chil...
schools
Farah Berent, a teacher in Michigan, used to learn about politics from channels like ABC, CBS and CNN. But that changed as she decided that coverage of the war in Gaza was irreparably biased. "I couldn’t stand all the lies on the stations,″ she said, arguing that there wasn't eno...
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The former husband of a Massachusetts woman on trial for killing their three young children is expected to return to the stand Wednesday, continuing his testimony about a day that began with art projects and playtime in the snow and ended with him coming home to find the bodies. ...
safety
It seems as if the world is afire this summer. But even as wildfires in Europe and North America grow more extreme, key worldwide burning statistics are at a record low largely because Africa and Asia are controlling fire more. Experts say these seemingly opposite trends are happ...
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World shares were mixed while South Korea’s Kospi stock index dropped 6% Wednesday as doubts over massive investments in artificial intelligence once again led investors to dump chipmakers' shares. In early European trading, Germany's DAX lost 0.4% to 25,357.69, while the CAC 40 ...
government
The U.S. Biathlon board of directors voted Wednesday to push back a planned merger with U.S. Ski & Snowboard in order to review the details after facing opposition from its community. As part of the motion, the board said it supports the principles of a rare consolidation between...
business
U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that the programs' provisions involving minority-owned businesses violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment....
safety
According to court records, investigators recently found bedridden residents living in the home without an automatic fire sprinkler or fire alarm system....
parks
Thieves are accused of repeatedly targeting Kingwood businesses, stealing backflow preventers and leaving property owners with flooded parking lots, broken pipes and repair bills in the thousands. Surveillance cameras caught the latest theft at a strip center filled with healthca...
government
A proposed Houston ordinance would require landlords to provide working air conditioning in rental homes, eliminating a loophole that currently allows property owners to provide window screens instead of refrigerated air. Council member Alejandra Salinas presented the proposed “R...
safety
The man who made national headlines after becoming the first known defendant charged with killing a police officer to receive bond in Harris County is back behind bars....
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Over 12,000 pounds of bacon imported from Canada are being recalled.
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The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation's intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his nomination....
safety
Soldiers and emergency workers combed through a badly damaged shopping mall and collapsed houses looking for trapped survivors Wednesday after a powerful earthquake that killed at least 18 people in southwestern Japan. The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit a day earlier in the Ku...
parks
Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber’s start against the Washington Nationals was anything but a walk in the park. The former Cy Young Award winner issued walks to six of the nine batters he faced — including three with the bases loaded — before departing after two-thirds of an inning Tu...
business
Home surveillance footage is shedding light on why the co-owner of a popular Montrose restaurant may have murdered his wife and two children.
safety
Iran’s elite paramilitary forces tried to launch a surprise attack on U.S. forces stationed in the Middle East, only to see none of the missiles fired reach their intended targets....
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José Trinidad Rojas Pliego is set to be released from the Montgomery Processing Center at any moment, according to his family’s attorney. Rojas Pliego was inside a van in Magnolia Park when ICE agents shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on July 7. ICE was given 48 hours by a f...
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A 13-year-old girl from Sugar Land is recovering after she was severely bitten by a barracuda while vacationing with her family in Turks and Caicos. Claire Macdonel is now back in the Houston area, where she's preparing to undergo surgery on her hand....
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Texas State Highway 99 and the intersection where it meets Farm-to-Market Road 529 have caused continuous traffic problems as the Cypress and Katy areas continue to grow, with roads struggling to keep up with demand. Currently, a misleading road configuration is causing drivers t...
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The Senate took the first steps toward passage of a sweeping Russian sanctions bill on Tuesday with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Capitol, moving forward on the legislation to penalize countries that continue to buy Russian oil, gas and other exports after more t...
business
After three recent shootings at popular shopping destinations across the Houston area, many people are asking the same question: How can I better protect myself in public?...
