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League City police say a shoplifting call that started at Sephora inside Kohl’s earlier this month turned into a sweeping investigation that uncovered what they describe as a large organized retail theft operation. According to the League City Police Department , its Business Dis...
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The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.
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Federal health officials on Friday said they have linked cases of a diarrhea-causing parasite tied to shredded lettuce to an additional four states, expanding the scope of the largest U.S. outbreak of cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak fi...
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LeBron James s signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group CEO Rich Paul told ESPN.
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Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown pleaded guilty Friday to brawling at a London nightclub in 2023, a fight in which he hit a music producer over the head with a bottle....
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LeBron James is heading to the Philadelphia 76ers. The NBA’s all-time leading scorer made the announcement on social media Friday, saying it will be his “last decision” and that it comes after he strongly considered retirement. “I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a ...
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Visitors at the Greenville Zoo in South Carolina were evacuated after a leopard escaped its enclosure Thursday.
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When guests arrive for the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Friday at Washington's Waldorf Astoria hotel, security will be much tighter, the guest list smaller, the partying pared down. That much, the correspondents’ association can control. What rema...
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Recent FDA recall notices keep piling up — and some have a direct Texas footprint. From the 1.6 million dozen shell egg recall and the Cyclospora-related iceberg lettuce concerns, below is a quick, easy-to-scan roundup of the food and dietary supplement recalls posted by the FDA ...
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The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday....
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A teenager has pleaded guilty to all 55 counts in a deadly shooting nearly two years ago at Apalachee High School in Georgia.
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Former President Barack Obama surprised the WNBA All-Stars before their practice at his new Presidential Center on Friday. Obama walked in from a side door much to the surprise of the 22 All-Stars, who were delighted to see him. “Some of you I’m meeting for the first time, all of...
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This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published. The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas is t...
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Montgomery County health officials have confirmed four measles cases with one person hospitalized.
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Federal lawmakers will be in Houston Friday for a congressional field hearing following the deadly shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by an ICE officer....
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Video shows several streets along Richmond Avenue, near the Southwest Freeway, are flooded Friday morning after what appears to be a water main break.
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The new recall covers Romorgniz 12-Drawer Fabric Dressers sold on Amazon between May 2025 and March 2026, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
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The Sea Isle Shooting Stars is a program bringing children with disabilities together, all to uplift each other's spirits.
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The Barn Attic in Harleysville, Pennsylvania, is a 150-year-old, four-story barn that sells just about anything you can imagine.
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If you’re looking for a uniquely Houston way to spend a summer morning, the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is bringing back a fan-favorite sight: a working herd of goats . From Aug. 4–11, the Arboretum will host 300 to 400 goats from GoatScaping LLC to graze a seven-acre stret...
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Millions of Amazon Prime members could be eligible for refunds after the company agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations involving its Prime subscription practices. The settlement stems from claims that Amazon made it difficult...
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Texas Monthly's Daniel Vaughn discusses how pitmasters can avoid the smoke of rising beef prices.
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A member of Vice President JD Vance's protective detail is the subject of an internal investigation and potential criminal inquiry
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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has added four additional states to the link of U.S. states that have been impacted by the outbreak of cyclosporiasis traced to iceberg lettuce from central Mexico....
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Credit card giant American Express said its second-quarter profits rose 8% from a year earlier, helped by higher spending by its card members, fewer delinquencies and more customers signing up for its premium products like the Platinum Card and Gold Card. The New York-based compa...
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Property-wealthy districts say recapture gives the state too much control over local finances. But advocates warn that without it, underserved students could end up worse off....
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Amy’s Kitchen is recalling over 184,000 cans of Amy's Organic Lentil Soup – Light in Sodium due to a manufacturer’s defect with the pull tab that could cause spoilage of the soup....
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More than half a million Ford SUVs have been recalled over increased risk of fire in the engine compartment.
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A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed and caught fire on the rocky coast of a vacation island north of Seattle, but a swift rescue by boat and air got everyone safely to hospitals. The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday one person was in critical condition, and that p...
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A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was detained by ICE while working, according to the flight attendants' union. The circumstances remain unclear as the union provides legal support....
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President Donald Trump is going ahead with new double-digit tariffs on dozens of U.S. trading partners just as the clock runs out Friday on stopgap levies he imposed after a stinging defeat at the Supreme Court. Also, a series of explosions sounded near a military base hosting U....
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is holding an oversight hearing in Houston on Friday, focused on recent deadly incidents involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including the fatal shooting of Houston resident Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Mexico to request criminal char...
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SPØWith swords, axes and shields, competitors from 30 countries are going head-to-head in the grounds of a Danish fortress in a modern version of old-fashioned battle. The International Medieval Combat Federation's annual world championship roared into gear in northern Denmark th...
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The suspect is in custody after two people were stabbed in broad daylight in Manhattan on Thursday, authorities said.
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Police said two of the four suspects involved in a chase and crash overnight were hit and killed while running across the freeway.
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Member state representatives of the International Criminal Court voted to remove the global tribunal’s chief prosecutor on Friday, nearly two years after sexual misconduct allegations against him first emerged, two diplomats have confirmed to The Associated Press. British barrist...
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On Friday's show: We learn how the war with Iran is reshaping the oil industry and its impact on Houston. And we break down The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week....
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Hello, Houston.☀️ Tropical Storm Bertha is finally out of our hair Friday morning, and it’s just in time for the weekend! If you were out and about Thursday evening, you may have been caught in the downpours that came from Bertha. Many areas saw flooding, like Missouri City, Suga...
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For many people, the end of a marriage is one of life’s most emotionally difficult experiences, even as divorce rates in the U.S. have declined over the past several decades. According to the Pew Research Center, about one-third of Americans who have ever been married had experie...
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A new federal program that will allow some airports to replace Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers with private security contractors could eventually expand to other airports, including those in Houston. While George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Willi...
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The Trump administration is seeking to rename Manhattan's Penn Station as part of a planned $8 billion redesign of the country's busiest transit hub.
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The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors. The action exposed children to cyberbullying, unwanted contact and predatory behavior, commission spoke...
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What began as a reported shoplifting at a Galleria-area clothing store ended in tragedy Thursday night when two women were hit and killed while running across a Houston freeway following a police chase, according to the Houston Police Department. Assistant Chief James Bryant said...
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A United Nations committee voted Friday to inscribe a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a set of castles in southern Lebanon as World Heritage sites, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the committee to reject the bids. The decision at a U.N. Educational,...
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has met in Kyiv with senior representatives of Raytheon, the U.S. company that makes the Patriot air defense systems Ukraine desperately needs to counter the ballistic missiles Russia uses to advance its invasion . The meeting came ...
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Spain’s government declared a national emergency Friday after multiple wildfires forced the evacuation of some 10,000 people in the central region of Madrid. The measure means that Spain’s interior ministry, which control police and security forces, has taken charge of overseeing...
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Chinese coast guard ships blasted water cannons at two Philippine government fisheries vessels Friday in the South China Sea , the third confrontation this week, as top diplomats met in Manila for the annual foreign minister meetings, with the skirmishes in the disputed waters hi...
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Cristian Volpato, who represented Australia at the World Cup , has allegedly tested positive for cocaine and also for speeding, New South Wales state police said Friday. They said the 22-year-old Volpato, who switched allegiances from Italy to Australia before the World Cup, was ...
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections in which a far-right party could get its first state governor. Merz took office less than 15 months ago with pledges to...
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Four Palestinians and one Israeli were killed in a shooting in the northern West Bank, health officials said Friday. Several more people were injured. The circumstances of the shooting, which occurred near the city of Nablus, were not immediately clear. Violence in the Israeli-oc...
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After an eight-year wait, the historic third Michelin star that chef and co-owner Val Cantú and his team at San Francisco's Californios craved is theirs. It's a first for any Mexican restaurant worldwide. So it's understandable he and his 40-person staff have more swagger. “It’s ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump's latest set of tariff hikes drew heated objections Friday from America's trading partners, with Australia's trade minister slamming them as “completely unjustified.” The administration announced extra tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on 60 economies late Thurs...
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Shares skidded Friday in Asia after Brent crude shot to its highest price since May as heavy fighting in the Middle East again threatened to slow the global flow of oil and gas. U.S. futures were little changed after tumbles for two of Wall Street’s most influential companies, Al...
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Episode: 1606 The Skycity: a concept struggling against its own Gothic weight. Today, the skycity.
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Bahrain activated its sirens early Friday, warning residents to shelter from detected fire hours after the U.S. military said it had wrapped up its 13th night of strikes against Iran. The Gulf states have come under frequent fire over the past week as the U.S. and Iran exchange e...
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At 6-foot-2 and 292 pounds, hard-hitting Shadre Hurst isn’t the typical image of a painter, but the Houston Cougars offensive lineman enjoys putting paint to canvas to de-stress and escape from the intensity of college football. His latest work is a self-portrait where the backgr...
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After surviving the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S. history, after presiding over multiple funerals for his slain congregants, Rabbi Jeffrey Myers struggled to pray. “There was this emptiness to it,” recalls Myers, of Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. He turned to the...
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The doctor who performed the autopsy on 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez is set to give the difficult details of her death Friday at a hearing to determine whether singer D4vd , whose legal name is David Burke, should go on trial in her killing. The April autopsy report from D...
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As officials review widely circulated bystander videos of the fatal police shooting of a homeless man in Madison, Wisconsin, one key perspective won’t be emerging: footage from the officers’ body-worn cameras. Unlike nearly every other similarly sized city, Madison doesn’t requir...
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Canada on Friday celebrated the completion of a new bridge to the U.S. over the Detroit River, a multibillion-dollar, multiyear project that will serve as a critical path for trade and casual travel between the countries. With the six-lane Gordie Howe International Bridge dominat...
