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Welcome to the NBA, Kingston Flemings! The UH freshman point guard was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the eighth overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday night....
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Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian is revealing exactly what it will take for elevated airline ticket prices to decline.
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Emylee Thai of Houston, TX was added to an FBI most wanted list. She is accused of healthcare fraud through a medically unnecessary genetic testing and kickback scheme....
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It has been nearly a half-century since Washington was a real championship contender in the NBA.Now, AJ Dybantsa's arrival represents a potential turning point for a franchise that could really use one.The Wizards took Dybantsa with the first overall pick in Tuesday night's NBA d...
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As investigators work to determine what caused a Tesla Model 3 to crash into a Katy-area home, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila, both local experts and federal agencies are taking a closer look at the evidence....
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Calling all 'Lilo and Stitch' fans! Celebrate Experiment 626 (aka Stitch) with all-new Lilo & Stitch clothes, toys, accessories and more!
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According to court records, a child under 14 complained in Oct. 2025 that the former HPD officer sexually assaulted her. Since then, his attorney said the officer has been on leave and cooperating with investigators....
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The players selected in the first round of the NBA draft Tuesday night in New York:___1. Washington Wizards — AJ Dybantsa, forward, 6-9, 217, BYUScouting report: First-team Associated Press All-American and national scoring leader (25.5) as a sturdy-framed freshman. Pressured def...
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Texas Fourth of July fireworks sales officially kick off this Wednesday, June 24, but fire officials warn that even simple sparklers pose a serious burn risk for kids....
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Olympic gold medalist skier Bode Miller has pleaded not guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges after he was arrested on a charge of possessing psilocybin mushrooms.Miller was arrested June 6 in eastern Idaho, according to court records, and pleaded not guilty to possession ...
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Cheating by Texas property owners who improperly claim the state's generous Homestead exemption has drawn the attention of State Senator Paul Bettencourt, who is urging violators to stop or face consequences....
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A man arrested last year for moving into a southeast Houston home that was the scene of a homicide and claiming to have a lease agreement is the same man connected to another high-profile crime scene — the Heights home where Lee Gilley allegedly strangled his pregnant wife, Chris...
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A Texas family says their dream of attending a FIFA World Cup match at Houston Stadium was shattered less than 24 hours before kickoff when they learned the tickets they purchased months earlier would not be delivered.The Dupee family traveled from Midland to Houston hoping to wa...
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Temperatures across the city are expected to climb into the upper 80s and mid-90s Fahrenheit, reaching 89°F to 96°F (32°C–35°C). But what fans are truly feeling outdoors tells a different story. The heat index, which factors in humidity and reflects how hot it feels to the human ...
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For the first time in three years, the Housing Alliance HTX has opened its waitlist lottery for several public housing properties.
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"Supergirl" is a new take on a familiar superhero, offering a different perspective of one of DC's iconic characters.
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Pharrell Williams sent Louis Vuitton’s dandy surfer at star-filled Paris Fashion Week over a giant curling wave Tuesday, closing the opening day of menswear shows with a glass-walled camper, a moonlit set and a collection that put clothes ahead of spectacle.A moon rose overhead, ...
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The National Hockey League has taken a major step toward expanding into Texas, with Houston and Austin emerging as the leading candidates for a new franchise.Following Tuesday’s NHL Board of Governors meeting in New York, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the league has app...
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As investigators work to determine what caused the massive fire at a Southeast Houston recycling facility, FOX 26 is taking a closer look at the company behind the property. Public records reviewed by FOX 26 show a previous tax lawsuit involving Mammoth Metal Recycling Houston La...
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A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to speed up the DNA testing process, calling into question the validity of hundreds of criminal cases. ...
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In historic footage of the Texas Legislature that ABC13 recovered from the station archives, many of the concerns that Texans were facing in the 1960s remain today....
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England and Ghana coach Carlos Queiroz have met before at the World Cup, with the result being quite a bit different.This time, Queiroz’s team earned a point that could end up being enough for a spot in the round of 32.England dominated possession on Tuesday but came up empty on ...
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Katy ISD has confirmed they are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a McDonald Junior High student with special needs.
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Meet Stephanie Leal, the Houston artist whose design has become part of the city's World Cup identity.
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Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.McALLEN — As the New World screwworm continues to infiltrate livestock and other animals in Texas, many ha...
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A Trump-appointed official suggested to The New Yorker that if the United States were to take over Greenland, it could bring back the all-you-can-eat shrimp offer at Red Lobster....
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According to experts, the entire Texas coast has seen a decline in oyster populations due to the environment, harvesting or man-made diversions such as damming up rivers, which can be deadly for oyster populations....
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A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway system to halt all trains late Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded across the country.Would-be travelers stood in long lines at some station information desks as they tried to figure out how to get to their destinat...
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers.But the Iranians deny it. And in the absence of more details, sanctions experts are flummoxed over exactly how billions of...
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Computer scientist Louis Castricato was in his eighth year studying large language models — the artificial intelligence technology behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude — when he started to feel like he was hitting a dead end.“We basically have passed the point of doing real fu...
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Bed, Bath & Beyond is making a comeback, and to promote its return, the company is holding a contest to find the oldest existing expired coupon.
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Long after Mexico’s World Cup win against South Korea, fans young and old lined up outside the stadium to take photos with Héctor Chávez and his big black sombrero.Also known as Caramelo, candy in English, Chávez is arguably as well-known in Mexico as the members of the national ...
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President Donald Trump, who negotiated the USMCA during his first presidential term as a replacement for NAFTA, praised it at the time. Negotiations on whether to extend the agreement are likely to stretch past a key July 1 deadline....
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office says that investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the deadly Tesla crash that killed a grandmother inside a Katy home last week....
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Lionel Messi has been mesmerizing. Kylian Mbappé has been, well, magnifique.Two of the biggest stars of the World Cup are setting records with history-making goals in a sizzling start that has even the most casual soccer fans in the U.S. taking notice.Messi has five goals in Arge...
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Deputies say that 20-year-old Dejon Fortune was charged with felony intoxication manslaughter and he was booked into the Fort Bend County Jail.
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Argentina’s passion for Lionel Messi has taken monumental form during the 2026 World Cup: A statue stands 26 meters tall in a remote town in Patagonia, and a mural signed by over 1,300 fans celebrates the captain who continues to inspire devotion across the country.A giant tribut...
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The Dallas Mavericks officially announced Dusty May as their new coach just a few hours before entering the NBA draft with the ninth pick on Tuesday night.May is making the jump to the NBA less than three months after leading Michigan to its first NCAA championship since 1989. He...
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The Senate for the first time has approved a war powers resolution to block U.S. military action against Iran.
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Eight members of an Antifa group that carried out an alleged terrorist attack on a North Texas ICE facility have been handed federal prison sentences.On Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice announced that eight members of the North Texas Antifa cell were sentenced to ...
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Houston has never been home to an NHL franchise but previously had two pro hockey teams that both were called the Aeros.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is retreating from a plan to use warehouses to hold up to 10,000 people on a single site, jettisoning a key piece of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s $38-billion plan to rapidly expand detention capacity this year. The fede...
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Multiple charges were filed after nine large buckets of illegally harvested oysters were recovered in Brazoria County, the Texas Game Wardens said.
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For our busy Houston commuters, we have – The Commuter Cut – a special 40-minute version of our show to listen to during your journey home.
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A 28-year-old Maryland man arriving from Iceland was arrested after law enforcement allegedly found child sexual abuse and bestiality images on his phone....
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The vast majority of Republicans indicated they had moved on from the bitter GOP primary and now support Paxton. Talarico had commanding leads among independents and moderates....
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Longtime public official Jane Nelson is stepping down as Texas’ top election officer later this summer, after more than three years at the helm. As rumors swirl about who Gov. Greg Abbott will appoint as the next secretary of state, TribCast dives into the challenges Nelson has f...
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The expansion will be discussed at the NHL board of governors meeting in New York this week.
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It's on hot, dry, and calm summer days when the air quality across Houston can dip into unhealthy levels for residents.
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FBI Houston said the Houston woman is accused of committing nearly $100 million in health care fraud through a medically unnecessary genetic testing and kickback scheme....
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The federal government argues that a plan to auction hundreds of artifacts recovered from the wreckage of the Titanic would violate court orders, while the company that owns salvage rights to the Titanic wreck contends that it would not....
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California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state's central coast.State officials said they are combating the administration's attacks on their offshore wind industry by sending a notice of their intention to s...
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Today: We explore what’s behind rising political extremism and violence, learn about the Live at the Founder’s Club 2026 – 27 season, find out what the best practices are for writing a will or trust, and more....
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office says investigators have found no evidence of a mechanical malfunction in the Tesla involved in a deadly crash that left a 76-year-old Katy woman dead after a vehicle slammed into her home last Friday.HCSO provided KPRC 2’s Bryce Newberry with th...
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The NHL is apparently considering both Austin and Houston as sites for a possible expansion hockey team, according to multiple reports.
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The latest round of primary elections gets underway Tuesday in four states: Maryland, New York, South Carolina and Utah.The midterm elections in November will determine control of both chambers of Congress and will also see the election of dozens of governors and other state and ...
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Disney and ESPN are bringing back grants, sports clinics and Mickey-themed programming to help preschoolers stay active.
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A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to resume carrying out speedy deportations of undocumented migrants throughout the United States, not just near the border.A divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Cir...
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Eager to lessen the chaos of the transfer portal era and court fights with players trying to extend their careers, the NCAA approved a new eligibility model for Division I athletes on Tuesday that will allow five seasons of competition over a five-year period that begins with the...
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Technology companies are spending big to incorporate artificial intelligence into their businesses and to build huge data centers. Investors who had jumped on the bandwagon appear to be having second thoughts.Proponents of artificial intelligence see it as the next great revoluti...
