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Nearly 100 people sickened in salmonella outbreak linked in part to recalled eggs produced in Texas: FDA
Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily recalled approximately 19 million eggs.
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Healthy again, Gabby Thomas explains why she's skipping US nationals — and loving it
Gabby Thomas, one of the deepest thinkers in track, chose to view herself as “healing” instead of “injured" last year. That, in short, is how the Olympic gold medalist — slowed, then eventually stopped by an aching Achilles tendon — made it through a frustrating 2025 and turned i...
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Wisconsin's capital city cancels signature events, grapples with fallout from police shooting
In Wisconsin's progressive capital city of Madison, where liberal residents have long embraced their history of political activism and protest, a police shooting this week has disrupted some of the largest and most popular summertime events and once again put the spotlight on per...
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Fourth firefighter dies after Colorado wildfire burnover near Utah border
A fourth firefighter has died from injuries sustained in a deadly Colorado wildfire burnover, nearly a month after he and fellow crew members were overtaken by rapidly spreading flames near the Colorado-Utah border....
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Man shoots, kills family member after child custody argument escalates to crash, shooting in northwest Harris County, sheriff's office says
Officials said the incident started with a family disturbance over child custody before the suspect stole a truck, crashed it, and then shot and killed a family member....
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Canada celebrates new bridge to US during tariff troubles with President Trump
Canada on Friday celebrated the completion of a new bridge to the U.S. over the Detroit River, cutting a ceremonial ribbon on a multibillion-dollar, multiyear project that will serve as a critical path for trade, jobs and tourism between the countries....
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4th firefighter dies from burn injuries in western Colorado blaze
A fourth firefighter has died from burns after he and several colleagues were overcome by a fast-moving wildfire near the Colorado-Utah border last month, officials said Saturday. Nathan Matthews, 43, died Friday, the federal Interior Department said in a release. He was from Lin...
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Deputies investigate shooting in north Harris County
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man was fatally shot early Saturday morning. What We Know
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How the lighthearted social media trend of 'teen takeovers' took a serious turn
When Damarion Spann, 18, saw an Instagram flier calling for a massive gathering on a beach near downtown Chicago, he immediately wanted to go. Thousands of others joined him that night on the sand, blasting music and dancing. The cultural trend of so-called teen takeovers has pop...
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Man killed in shooting investigation underway in northwest Harris County, HCSO says
Harris County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a deadly shooting reported early Saturday in the 11900 block of Duran Canyon Lane, a residential street just off Veterans Memorial Drive. Authorities said an adult man was found at the location and pronounced dead at the scene. F...
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How to run for reelection in a messy Congress? It's not easy
House leaders sent lawmakers home for summer campaigning after one of the rockiest sessions in recent memory as voters decide which party to put in power in Congress for the remainder of President Donald Trump's term. For those seeking to stay in office, particularly the newest m...
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Jetting off for a summer vacation? How to eat and drink to minimize jet lag
Jet lag threatens to turn even a dream vacation into a slog. And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. But yo...
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Houthis fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to strikes on a Yemeni city
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said Saturday that they fired missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia in response to Saudi airstrikes on the strategic Red Sea city of Hodeida, in another escalation over vital shipping routes in the Middle East while the United States and Iran vie f...
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The ICC looks ahead after the ouster of its chief prosecutor
Supporters of the International Criminal Court were trying to chart a course forward on Saturday, a day after the global institution was plunged into uncharted territory following the ouster of its chief prosecutor over allegations of sexual misconduct. A lengthy and bruising pro...
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The 'rockets and feathers' effect: Inflation eases but grocery bills do not
Economics has a term for what U.S. grocery prices have done in recent years: rockets and feathers. Rockets, because the cost of food eaten at home zoomed up in the aftermath of the pandemic. Feathers, because once prices rise, they’re slow to come down. That’s been frustrating fo...
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More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo near 3,000, including over 1,300 deaths
Health workers at an Ebola treatment center in eastern Congo went on strike Saturday over payment issues, disrupting care for patients in the epicenter of the country’s rapidly growing outbreak. The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in Congo has reached 2,973, including 1,309 de...
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Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines while digesting the biggest price jump in 50 years
What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she grabs the weekly circular to look for coupons she might have missed. If the shelf prices lo...
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Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro secures presidential bid despite challenges
Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro, a son of former President Jair Bolsonaro , was confirmed as the presidential candidate of his father's Liberal Party on Saturday in a bid against incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva , even as his campaign faces many challenges. The yo...
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India's education minister resigns after weeks of student-led protests
India’s education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday after weeks of protests that demanded his removal over alleged leaks in some of the country’s most competitive entrance exams and irregularities in the education system. Pradhan's announcement, in a post on social...
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Russian and Ukrainian officials report 11 dead in latest attacks
Moscow-installed officials said Saturday Ukrainian forces attacked holiday camps in the partly Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia region, killing eight people, while authorities in Ukraine’s northeastern Sumy region said a Russian drone strike killed three people. The strikes followed...
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Wildfire leads to evacuations in some suburbs of the French city of Bordeaux
Authorities in France evacuated some suburbs of Bordeaux on Saturday as a massive wildfire shifted toward the city famous for its wines. The prefect of the Gironde region that includes Bordeaux ordered the evacuation in the early hours of Saturday, covering parts of three of the ...
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Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp among new additions to join UNESCO's World Heritage List
The Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia , an ornate 13th-century Buddhist temple in Thailand and tidal flats in western South Korea were among several sites added to the World Heritage List on Saturday at a U.N. committee meeting in South Korea. The UNESCO meetings in Busan, which contin...
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India's 'Cockroach' protests take on Modi with unlikely weapons: Sharp, irreverent humor and memes
India's young protesters are mocking their government. And the jokes are landing. As thousands of demonstrators take to the streets in the Indian capital, they are waging a parallel campaign online, flooding social media with memes, parody videos and self-deprecating jokes. In do...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1607: Fire Control
Episode: 1607 Continuous-aim firing: a diagnosis of an ill-received idea. Today, we aim a gun from a rocking platform.
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Ukraine is still fortifying its border with Belarus years after Russia invaded from there
More than four years after Russia launched its assault on Kyiv from Belarus , Ukraine is still fortifying the border it shares with Moscow's ally. What was once a busy crossing between the two countries is now a quiet, mine-laden stretch of land closed off to civilians. Roads nea...
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Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a new Senate nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins
Maine Democrats on Saturday will choose a new U.S. Senate nominee to face longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins in a contest that could decide control of the Senate, after Graham Platner dropped out of the race following an allegation of sexual assault. Support has coalesced aro...
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Scrutiny of WNBA intensifies as mounting discord around the league looms over All-Star festivities
The WNBA has never been bigger. More people are watching. More are investing. Salaries for many players are higher than ever. But mounting turmoil and discord have been a part of this transformative period that has featured a landmark collective bargaining agreement , league expa...
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Kaepernick, Springsteen receive new ACLU award for activism in arts, business, science and sports
Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick received a new award from the American Civil Liberties Union recognizing contributions to American thought and culture. Kaepernick and rock star Bruce Springsteen were honored Friday night with the ACLU Ralph Ellison Award for Defenders of ...
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Oregon firefighters brace for windy and hot weather as they battle dozens of blazes
Firefighters battling two of the largest blazes burning in Oregon were bracing for windy and dry conditions forecast to arrive in some areas of the state Friday and into Saturday. Crews have been able to build some containment lines around the Akawa Butte Fire, which is burning n...
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Family demands justice after man on life support after brutal attack along Highway 249
A man is on life support, and his family is demanding answers about why his alleged attacker was free after a prior violent charge was dismissed and he was referred to mental health treatment. 34-year-old, Nhan Le, has been hospitalized for a week following a brutal attack that w...
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Two months into fentanyl death sentence, Tomball man being considered for parole
Eric Sembera was sentenced to a six-year sentenced for giving a fatal bump of fentanyl to his coworker, Erica Russell, in 2024.
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Austin Metcalf’s father launches foundation following Karmelo Anthony murder verdict
Following the 35-year murder conviction of Karmelo Anthony for the fatal 2025 stabbing of high school track athlete Austin Metcalf, Metcalf's father has established a foundation dedicated to youth conflict resolution....
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Student standing behind Trump at Georgia speech speaks out after going viral
A Wheeler High School graduate went viral global after doing an impression of Donald Trump behind the president during a speech in Marietta.
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Man found shot to death near playground in north Harris County, Precinct 4 deputies say
A man was found shot to death near a playground in north Harris County on Friday, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.
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Man shot, killed at north Harris County apartment complex
Constable deputies found a man fatally shot at an apartment complex near I-45 and and Rankin Road.
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Houston ICE shooting: Substance found in van driven by Lorenzo Salgado Araujo not a narcotic, Harris County DA confirms
Lawmakers were in Houston, Texas to hold a hearing on Friday in response to the Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting by an ICE agent.
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Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles surge to 100-meter wins at US championships
Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles surged to 100-meter wins at the U.S. track and field championships on Friday night. The 26-year-old Richardson got off to a slow start but quickly made up time, finishing in 10.77 seconds to breeze past training partner Kayla White and win by 0...
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Dallas rookie Azzi Fudd wins 3-point shootout at WNBA All-Star weekend
Azzi Fudd of the Dallas Wings became the first rookie to win the WNBA All-Star 3-point contest, scoring 30 points in the championship round Friday night The No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft hit her first six shots in the finals to get into rhythm. She edged Bridget Carleton, from the...
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Plans for possible Islamic Center in La Porte draw online backlash
A member of the Muslim community in Deer Park calls it "hurtful" that plans for an Islamic Center in nearby La Porte have faced backlash online.
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Vending machine burritos recalled in 8 states
A popular vegetarian breakfast burrito sold in vending machines and grab-and-go markets is being recalled after customers discovered it contained sausage and an undeclared allergen. Find out which products are affected....
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2 Helps You: 2,000 pairs of shoes part of back-to-school giveaway Saturday in Spring to students in need
Inside North Central Church, volunteers are making final preparations for what is expected to be one of the community’s biggest back-to-school outreach events. On Saturday, nearly 2,000 people are expected to walk through the doors of the church as families line up for a chance t...
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Former pizza parlor worker accused of trying to support ISIS pleads guilty
A Houston-area man accused of supporting the terrorist organization ISIS pleaded guilty Wednesday to two federal counts, nearly two years after he was arrested during a raid on his apartment....
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Trump administration admits grants for clean energy were canceled based on politics
The Trump administration has acknowledged in court documents that it canceled $7.6 billion in grants for hundreds of clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state" — in this case, 16 states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in th...
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Nonprofit creates epic custom cosplay wheelchairs for kids at San Diego Comic-Con
From superheroes to fantasy creatures, custom cosplay wheelchairs are turning heads at San Diego Comic-Con. Volunteers with Magic Wheelchair make dreams come true, all at no cost to families....
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'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' Season 3 gets Nov. 20 premiere date
Demigods take Hall H! The cast and creators of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" dropped a brand-new teaser and revealed the Season 3 premiere date at San Diego Comic-Con....
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Family demands answers after suspect in 4 brutal attacks had prior violent charge dismissed
The family of a man being kept alive by life support is demanding answers after learning the suspect accused of attacking him recently had a violent criminal charge dismissed and was referred to a mental health diversion program....
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Gov. Abbott confirms third fatality in July floods
Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed a third flood-related death after a driver was swept away in Val Verde County. He also praised La Salle County's advance preparations as floodwaters continued moving down the Nueces River....
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Viral TikTok helps Texas man find life-saving kidney donor
A Cedar Hill father in kidney failure received a life-saving transplant at Methodist Dallas Medical Center after a Houston woman saw his viral TikTok plea and stepped forward to become his living donor....
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Substance found in van after Houston ICE shooting wasn’t drugs, DA and U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia say
The FBI suggested plastic bags in the van contained methamphetamine. The agency hasn’t released official test results.
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'Substance' in van targeted in Houston ICE shooting tests negative for drugs
Investigators saw a "crystal-like substance" in the van targeted in the ICE incident. It was believed to be drugs, but Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's family denied that claim....
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SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, this time with the most advanced Starlinks
SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time carrying 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monitor...
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Trump orders new signs outside Smithsonian saying some exhibits are inaccurate
President Donald Trump ordered his administration Friday to install signs in front of the Smithsonian Institution 's U.S. history museum telling visitors that some of the exhibits are inaccurate, his latest move to reshape how the story of the United States is told. Trump's move ...
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Years of flooding on W. Bellfort Avenue drains Houston auto shop owner's wallet
For years, W. Bellfort Avenue along the Southwest Freeway has flooded. For one Houston auto shop owner, that’s meant years of headaches — and hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Bhavesh Patel has owned Orion Car Care on W. Bellfort Avenue for 21 years. After Thursday’s st...
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Gov. Abbott surveys air view of devastating South Texas flooding
Gov. Greg Abbott confirmed that a third person died in widespread South Texas flooding as rising waters along the Nueces River continue to destroy property and isolate communities downstream....
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Baytown police chief launches investigation into misuse of Flock cameras by officer
The announcement of a Baytown police officer allegedly misusing Flock cameras comes a week after a Fort Bend County lieutenant was suspended for the same thing....
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US military says it fired on another merchant vessel trying to breach blockade of Iranian ports
The U.S. military said Friday that it fired on another merchant vessel that was trying to breach its blockade of Iranian ports.
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Houston celebrates Art House Theater Day with a “Car Wash” screening and preshow party
Celebrate Art House Theater Day next Thursday, June 30. Founded in 2016, by Art House Convergence in Chicago, the annual event highlights indie theaters that champion films meant to provoke, challenge, entertain and inspire. This nationwide movement has grown to include 136 parti...
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D4vd preliminary hearing: Autopsy doctor testifies about Celeste Rivas Hernandez fatal injuries as judge considers trial
An autopsy doctor testified about Celeste Rivas Hernandez's fatal injuries as a judge considers trial for D4vd in a preliminary hearing.
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Want to be an astronaut without leaving Houston? This yearlong mission might be for you
If you'd ever wanted to be an astronaut, but don't want to go to deep space, this mission might be for you.