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The Texas Democratic Convention begins Thursday in Corpus Christi. The three-day convention features several national and statewide figures in the party — this while polls show Democratic candidate James Talarico essentially even with his Republican opponent for U.S. Senate, Atto...
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Air Alliance Houston will hold a news conference Thursday morning following the large fire at Mammoth Metal Recycling in southeast Houston that burned for more than 24 hours and raised ongoing concerns about air quality in nearby communities.The briefing comes after the fire at t...
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The State Board of Education will hold a final vote Friday on incorporating more Christian stories into classrooms and deemphasizing race and cultural diversity in history lessons....
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Federal and state officials have confirmed that the number of New World screwworm cases in the United States has risen to 20, with all but one located in Texas....
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A major traffic backup is impacting drivers on the Southwest Freeway this morning after a crash involving a heavy truck led to a hazmat spill near Bellaire Boulevard.Sky 2 video shows the slowdown stretching along IH-69 Southwest Freeway, with traffic coming to a near standstill ...
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More typical June heat continues across Southeast Texas. Saharan dust may also bring hazy skies at times while helping keep rain chances low.
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Reports that Swift and Kelce may tie the knot around the Fourth of July holiday have sparked more recent speculation about their wedding
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Here are the best Disney merch deals for Amazon Prime Days 2026 under $50
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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Trump as midterm elections near. The Commerce Department said Thursday that consumer prices rose 4.1% in May ...
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The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in its final estimate of first-quarter growth.The growth in gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — marked a reb...
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Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertainty for businesses.U.S. applications for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20 fell by 12,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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From viral TikToks to group chats lighting up every night, Love Island USA has become one of the most talked-about reality shows in Houston and across the country.Each summer, viewers tune in for the romance, drama, and unpredictable recouplings inside the villa. But this year, f...
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Multiple northbound lanes are impacted on US-59 Southwest Freeway after a heavy truck crashed and caught fire early Thursday morning.
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Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed.Trump harangued GOP senators face-to-face earlier in the...
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Germany faces Ecuador at New York New Jersey Stadium in a Group E World Cup match with major stakes for Ecuador and a local connection for fans across New York and New Jersey....
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One man is dead after a hit-and-run inn north Harris County and Houston police are searching for the suspect believed to be involved.
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The FIFA World Cup is rolling quickly and now we are close to turning the page on group play and focusing on the Round of 32!The Knockout stage begins on Sunday in Los Angeles.The tournament field includes 48 teams but that will all change as teams start to be eliminated and the ...
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A missing giraffe in the Texas Hill Country has inspired a flood of humorous social media posts from local agencies and organizations across the state.Houston Weather: Summer Heat Settles In Through The End Of JuneGracie the Giraffe was reported missing from Cedar Hollow Ranch in...
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Thousands of Houstonians have already applied for public housing after waitlists reopened for the first time in nearly three years.According to the Houston Housing Alliance (HHA), more than 6,000 applications have been submitted since the agency reopened waitlists for eight publi...
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A woman who investigators say was recorded taking items from inside a west Houston cemetery mausoleum is now in custody, according to Harris County Precinct 5 Constable Terry Allbritton.PREVIOUS: Woman accused of stealing jewelry from the dead at a mausoleum in west HoustonThe co...
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Newly released video shows Houston police officers knocking on a hotel room door during a hostage situation that unfolded early Thursday morning at a southeast Houston hotel.The incident happened at the WoodSpring Suites on Cityscape Avenue.According to investigators, a woman tex...
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One man has been placed in custody after holding his girlfriend hostage inside a hotel room in the South Acres area off Highway 288, Houston police report....
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Authorities said the truck was hauling tomatoes before it caught fire, causing several northbound lanes along the freeway to close near Bellaire.
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Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen is backing progressive Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, breaking with party leadership and intensifying a battle over the party’s direction in one of the most important Senate races of 2026.Van Hollen’s endorsement, shared fir...
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A horrifying mid-air emergency unfolded when a plane was diverted after the captain experienced a medical episode during the flight.
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On Thursday's show: We learn how the city plans to spend $18 billion worth of capital projects approved this week. And we get details on the new arena complex the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo plans to build....
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If you’re a fan of classic summer weather, Houston’s forecast is delivering exactly that.A large area of high pressure remains in control across Southeast Texas, keeping rain chances low and temperatures consistently in the mid-90s through at least the next 10 days. While actual ...
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Good morning, Houston.☀️Happy Friday Eve! Hope you’re easing into the day (and the heat) with an extra sip of coffee, or tea, or milk, or whatever you’re drinking this morning.We’re in Austin today. The Texas State Board of Education is expected to make a decision on proposed cha...
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Russia is moving a significant part of its air defenses to protect a handful of prime targets, including Moscow, as Ukraine’s long-range drones continue to hammer sites deep inside the country, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.In new overnight strikes, meanwhile, Zele...
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Just ahead of closely contested midterms, Texas is about to get a new top voting official. Many locals there fear the frontrunner is a state lawmaker and pastor with no election experience....
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Praising a proposal to require Texas public school students to read Bible stories and passages in class, supporters say the perspective is an important acknowledgment that the nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values. Rabbis and Jewish leaders, however, criticized the biblica...
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For more than 40 years, sketches by American illustrator Norman Rockwell of scenes from the White House visitor’s lobby graced the walls of the West Wing, where every president from Jimmy Carter to Donald Trump had seen them.Now, they're going on public display for the first time...
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‘Tis the season. It’s about this time every year where we look for Saharan dust to make its several thousand-mile trip across the Atlantic. The Saharan Air Layer as its most known is most notable for helping to suppress tropical activity due it’s dry, dusty and hot atmospheric co...
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Powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela in quick succession Wednesday evening killed at least 32 people and injured 700, the nation's acting president said....
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A court in Paris ruled on Thursday that energy giant TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions, giving the French company six months to adjust a legally mandated risk assessment.The decision fell short of requests from the climate organizations who br...
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A Liberian oil tanker made its way out of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday despite threats to shipping from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and using a new route close to Oman's shore that has been promoted by a U.N. maritime agency. The transit of the Stoic Warrior and t...
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Episode: 2608 Maria Telkes: Solar Energy Pioneer. Today, here comes the sun.
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Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote Wednesday to try to appease him, rejecting a war powers resolution a day after a similar measure passed. Trump harangued GOP senators face to face earlier in th...
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Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers’ stocks surged following upbeat earnings reports from U.S. giants like Qualcomm and Micron Technology. Oil prices fell more than $1, bringing them closer to ...
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Powerful back-to-back earthquakes struck Venezuela on Wednesday evening, collapsing buildings and sending panicked residents into the streets as communities across the South American country sustained damage.Acting President Delcy Rodríguez declared a state of emergency in an add...
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Detroit Lions player Terrion Arnold has been arrested in connection to a kidnapping and robbery in Florida and faces felony charges, officials said Wednesday.Arnold is accused of being the “primary conspirator” before three men in their late teens were held at gunpoint, battered ...
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The Houston Rockets today announced they have completed two trades during the second round of the 2026 NBA Draft with the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Rockets acquired the rights to Bruce Thornton (the 31st pick) and cash considerations in exchange for the ri...
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University of Houston guard Emanuel Sharp became the latest Cougar to enter the professional ranks when he was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the #45 overall pick in the Second Round of the 2026 NBA Draft includes Barclays Center on Tuesday night.Sharp watched the Draft wi...
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stepped into the national spotlight this week as an ascendant political force within the Democratic Party. Democratic leaders aren't so sure that's a good thing.As progressives cheered across the nation, some of the most powerful Democrats in th...
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Shiite Muslims around the world on Thursday marked Ashoura, a holy day symbolizing sacrifice and martyrdom that holds special significance for many this year after months of war in Iran and Lebanon.Ashoura commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhamm...
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Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey.The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research in February, hig...
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A Florida man convicted of fatally stabbing his wife decades ago is set to be executed Thursday evening.Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke for the 1992 stabbing death of his wife Karen.If ca...
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According to a statement on Facebook by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a hospital in Louisiana has accepted her transfer to receive continued care and specialized treatment....
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Wong’s appointment is tied to a civil lawsuit filed against suspended county judge KP George. The suit was dismissed on June 17. Wong is facing Dexter McCoy in November's election for county judge....
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What started as a traffic stop for a turn signal violation and dim license plate lights ended with a Conroe woman in handcuffs, pleading for help and repeatedly asking for a female officer.KPRC 2 exclusively obtained bodycam video showing the May 21 arrest of 40-year-old Elizabet...
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In Rosenberg, city leaders passed a new ordinance aimed at cracking down on illegal fireworks. FOX 26’s Jillian Hartmann spoke with the police chief and residents about the changes....
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Randy Hartley gave a $7,000 check to Houston BARC Foundation Wednesday to," get as many animals adopted out as we can." That's what Hartley told BARC Foundation Executive Director Brittany Amend as he handed her the check....
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Mateo Chávez and Julián Quiñones scored in a six-minute span early in the second half, and Mexico beat the Czech Republic 3-0 on Wednesday night to win all three of its World Cup group-stage matches for the first time.The 22-year-old Chávez, in his first World Cup, opened the sco...
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South Africa advanced to the knockout phase of the World Cup for the first time with a 1-0 victory over South Korea on Wednesday night.Thapelo Maseko scored in the 63rd minute off a precise cross from Tshepang Moremi and South Africa finished in second place in Group A behind Mex...
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In less than a minute’s time, two massive earthquakes shook the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday evening, turning buildings into rubble as panicked people rushed onto the streets for safety....
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New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday called for a criminal investigation into the Drug Enforcement Administration after an Associated Press investigation found federal agents allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets over a two-year period while pursuing ...
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Caitlin Clark left the Indiana Fever's 111-109 loss to Phoenix with a back injury in the third quarter Wednesday night.The All-Star guard has been dealing with a back issue this season and left with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. She went back to the locker room and didn't ...
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A battle is underway in Fort Bend County to remove Interim County Judge Daniel Wong from his appointed post as chief executive.
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The owners of two Houston clinics and a Conroe pharmacy are accused of taking part in a pill mill operation which saw more than 3 million pills improperly prescribed....
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Brazil, which has a record five World Cup titles, will face an opponent to be determined at noon Monday, June 29, at NRG Stadium.
