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Humble family disputes police account after K-9 unit deployed in arrest
The loved ones of a 20-year-old man charged with assaulting a police officer are questioning why a K-9 was deployed during his arrest following a family dispute....
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Knife-wielding patient shot multiple times by security at Memorial City hospital, HPD says
A patient was shot multiple times after a struggle with security guards at the Memorial Hermann Memorial City emergency room on Saturday night, according to HPD....
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Wait just a second: No. 16 Michigan catches second-chance Hail Mary, survives scare vs WMU
Given an unlikely second chance at a game-ending Hail Mary, Bryce Underwood connected with JJ Buchanan for a 47-yard touchdown pass that lifted No. 16 Michigan over Western Michigan 13-12 on Saturday night. The Wolverines were 27 1/2-point favorites in coach Kyle Whittingham’s de...
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Marcel Reed sparks No. 8 Texas A&M in a 50-0 rout of Missouri State
Marcel Reed threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns in just over three quarters to help No. 8 Texas A&M roll to a 50-0 win over Missouri State on Saturday night. Reed was replaced by Brady Hart with about 13 minutes left and the Aggies up 40-0. Isaiah Horton, a transfer who played...
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Man charged with murder of driver after allegedly shooting him in The Heights, HPD says
A 19-year-old was officially charged on Saturday after allegedly shooting at a driver in The Heights after an argument on Thursday, according to HPD.
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Cardinals, Rockies players tilt caps a day after umpire Eddings' comments to St. Louis rookie
Players from St. Louis and Colorado tilted their caps Saturday night in apparent protest of umpire Doug Eddings one day after he instructed Cardinals rookie pitcher Hancel Rincon to straighten his hat. Eddings' comments prompted an argument with St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol th...
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Labor Day gas prices: Houston drivers paying nearly $1 more per gallon than last year
Gas prices are taking a bite out of Labor Day travel this year, with drivers paying significantly more at the pump than they were a year ago. The national average is now about $4.12 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. In Houston, the average is lower, at about $3.68 a gallon. 12 way...
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Indonesia cancels flights at Jakarta airport and others as Anak Krakatau volcano erupts
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as volcanic ash drifted across parts of western Indonesia . Indonesia’s Geological Agency sai...
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Suspect charged in fatal shooting of man, woman at Houston apartment complex
Houston police arrested and charged a 53-year-old man in the fatal shooting of a man and woman at an apartment complex in Southwest Houston.
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Judge Lina Hidalgo calls for special meeting on Harris County Flock camera contract
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is calling for a special commissioners court meeting to address privacy, oversight, and data access concerns surrounding the county’s use of Flock Safety automated license plate reader cameras. In a post on her Substack, Hidalgo said Harris County...
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Houstonians Demand Answers in ENOUGH, KPRC 2 News’ Accountability Series
A $795 garbage bill. A family who feels like a guinea pig for a company’s new fix. A community fighting to protect their neighborhood’s history. Houstonians have been telling KPRC 2 News the same thing in different ways: they’ve had enough. Starting Sept. 13, those voices are the...
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Person shot to death at Meadows Place home, police say
Police did not provide specific details, but confirmed that a person was shot to death in Meadows Place on Saturday afternoon.
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Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from debris 10 days after devastating floods
Rescuers in Nepal pulled out a Chinese man and a woman in separate operations Saturday, 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, as teams continued searching for thousands of missing people....
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Dead fish in Houston waterways? Wildlife officials say that's natural
If you've been seeing what seems like an unusual amount of dead fish in Houston-area waterways, Texas wildlife officials say the #1 suspect in this case is Mother Nature....
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Videos showing fish kills in Houston-area bayous are due to recent rainfall, TPWD confirms
Videos showing dead fish in bayous are due to stormwater influxes that cause algal blooms that kill fish, adding that this is common over the summer, TWPD said....
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Lea Salonga becomes first Filipina honored with Hollywood Walk of Fame star
Award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga became the first Filipina to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, marking a milestone in a career that has spanned Broadway, music and film....
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Moore throws for 3 TDs and No. 2 Oregon overcomes a slow start to beat Boise State 34-27
Dante Moore threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 2 Oregon overcame a slow start to down resilient Boise State 34-27 in the season opener for both teams on Saturday. After trading field goals to tie the game at 27 in the fourth quarter, Dakorien Moore scored on a 62-y...
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Arch Manning throws four TD passes and No. 5 Texas eases past Texas State in season opener 59-7
Arch Manning passed for 305 yards and four touchdowns, including two to Cam Coleman, and No. 5 Texas eased into the season with a 59-7 win over Texas State on Saturday. Manning connected with Coleman for Texas' first touchdown and with Ryan Wingo on the Longhorns' next possession...
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This Week in Texas: Harris County Judge Candidates, Voter 'Suspense' List
This Week in Texas, we speak with both candidates for Harris County Judge, Republican nominee Orlando Sanchez and Democratic nominee Letitia Plummer.
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Stockton has 3 TD passes and Frazier runs for 3 scores as No. 3 Georgia beats Tennessee State 63-3
Gunner Stockton passed for three touchdowns, Nate Frazier ran for three scores and No. 3 Georgia overwhelmed Tennessee State 63-3 on Saturday. The temperature was 101 degrees at kickoff and the heat likely was a factor in some fans leaving Sanford Stadium at the end of the first ...
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New records reveal details of Deer Park PD officer's alleged Flock camera misuse and punishment
A month after ABC13 reported that a Deer Park PD officer was disciplined for allegedly misusing Flock camera systems, new documents reveal details regarding the officer's behavior....
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Josh Hoover shined in his Hoosiers debut, and he made it look gritty with a busted nose
Quarterback Josh Hoover came to Indiana knowing that in coach Curt Cignetti's program, toughness isn't optional. He looked the picture of Hoosier grit as Indiana's new starter Saturday. He threw four touchdown passes, had only three incompletions, finished with no turnovers and d...
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US strikes 3 Iranian oil tankers after missiles fired at Navy ships
The US military alleged the three tankers are part of a network that funnels billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guard and its proxies.
safety
High-speed crash along East Freeway sends 3 people to hospital, HPD says
Three people are expected to survive after being hurt in a high-speed crash along the East Freeway, according to HPD.
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Smith and Sayin help No. 1 Ohio State prepare for Texas with 56-3 rout of Ball State
Jeremiah Smith had two highlight reel-worthy touchdown catches, Julian Sayin passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns, and top-ranked Ohio State tuned up for next week's matchup against No. 5 Texas with a 56-3 rout of Ball State on Saturday. The Buckeyes (1-0) went three-and-out...
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Josh Hoover throws 4 TD passes as No. 6 Indiana opens title defense with a 52-16 rout of North Texas
Josh Hoover threw for 231 yards and four touchdowns, including a 15-yard score on his first pass with No. 6 Indiana, and Turbo Richard rushed for two more scores to help the defending national champs open the season with a 52-16 rout of North Texas on Saturday. Hoover finished 13...
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Incidents blocking lanes on Houston's I-10 East, I-69 Southwest
Separate incidents were blocking lanes Saturday on the I-10 feeder road in east Houston and I-69 near Downtown Houston.
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Mom speaks out after teen dies from rare brain-eating amoeba in North Carolina
A grieving family want answers on how a 17-year-old boy contracted a rare brain-eating amoeba and died.
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Zheng Qinwen stuns Madison Keys with a spectacular rally at the US Open. Fritz, Anisimova also lose
Zheng Qinwen was on her back with her arms in the air, celebrating a U.S. Open victory maybe only she believed was possible. Madison Keys fought off tears as she tried to explain how Zheng, way down and all but out, somehow got it. Zheng, the Olympic gold medalist, extended her r...
safety
Pedestrian killed by vehicle in Sunnyside; driver arrested
Police at the scene said a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that was going north on Cullen.
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Martínez leads Inter comeback over Napoli and Musiala returns for Bayern
Lautaro Martínez struck a second goal in injury time to complete Inter Milan’s 3-2 comeback win over title rival Napoli in Serie A on Saturday, while Jamal Musiala returned to the field for Bayern Munich in a scoreless draw with Schalke. Musiala played his first minutes in the Bu...
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Trump’s first major midterm money move: A $10M Texas Senate ad blitz
The political group associated with President Donald Trump is spending $10 million on television and digital advertisements in the Texas Senate race, according to a Saturday filing with the Federal Election Commission. This is the first significant spending in a premier general e...
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19 animals rescued from Cypress-area garage, including alligator, puppies, turtle, Houston SPCA says
Houston SPCA said its animal cruelty investigators discovered and rescued 19 animals confined inside a garage in "sweltering heat."
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Man charged with capital murder for killing 2 apartment complex employees in leasing office: Docs
Derrick Duane Jackson, 48, is charged with fatally shooting two apartment complex employees in a leasing office in West Houston, court documents say.
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Suspect seen running from deadly north Houston shooting
A witness reported hearing an argument between the victim and another person before shots were fired.
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Competitors dig deep in Hungarian grave-digging contest
Like death itself, this was no joke. A grave-digging contest in a Hungarian cemetery may sound like the opening line of a comedy sketch. It proved to be anything but as 38 competitors grabbed picks and shovels on Saturday. The Hungarian Association of Cemetery Maintainers and Ope...
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South Africa outmuscles New Zealand 29-24 to take a 2-1 rugby series lead
South Africa imposed its forward power on New Zealand and won a pulsating third test 29-24 to snatch a 2-1 lead in their historic rugby series on Saturday. The comeback from losing the first test ensured the Springboks cannot lose the series. They have a chance next Saturday in t...
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What's open on Labor Day? Most retailers. Closed? Government, banks and the stock market.
The origins of Labor Day date back to the late 19th century, when activists first sought to establish a day that would pay tribute to workers. The first U.S. Labor Day celebration took place in New York City on Sept. 5, 1882. Some 10,000 workers marched in a parade organized by t...
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Robin Morgan, poet and feminist whose allies included Jane Fonda and Gloria Steinem, dies at 85
Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died. She was 85. Morgan, who was still working on new books and poems, died Saturday in New York after suffering a s...
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Kennedy Center renews call for Trump-backed shutdown after part of a ceiling collapses
A chunk of ceiling fell inside a main hallway of the Kennedy Center , according to a spokesperson who said the damage underscores the need to shut down the historic arts venue for renovations sought by President Donald Trump. No one was injured when a piece of the ceiling inside ...
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Greek Air Force jet crashes during air show, killing 2 pilots
A Greek Air Force Phantom F4 jet crashed during a low-altitude maneuver at an air show north of Athens on Saturday, killing both pilots, officials said....
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AI researchers share how to tell if an image or video is real or not
Ocumpaugh said that there are a few things you can look for that AI systems haven't yet mastered, like natural-looking shadows or water.
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Child found after going missing in Spring
Officials say a child was reported missing early Saturday near Champion Forest Drive and Louetta Road.
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Suspect in custody for capital murders at west Houston apartment complex
A man and woman were found dead in the leasing office of the complex on Thursday.
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Women's boxing trailblazer Katie Taylor wins farewell fight in front of 80,000 at Croke Park
Katie Taylor closed out her remarkable career with a dominant victory over previously undefeated Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park on Saturday. The Irish boxer who won an Olympic gold medal and headlined at Madison Square Garden got her final career wish — to fight...
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Suspect arrested, charged with capital murder after 2 found dead at west Houston apartment
A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder after a woman and a man were found shot to death inside an apartment complex management office in west Houston. PREVIOUS: Man, woman found shot to death inside west Houston apartment office Court records identify the suspect...
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Man shot, killed near horse stables in north Harris County, Harris County Sheriff's Office says
The Harris County Sheriff's Office said deputies found that the man had been shot by an unknown suspect and pronounced him dead at the scene.
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Italian GP: Pierre Gasly stuns Monza again with his first-ever pole position
Alpine's Pierre Gasly claimed his first-ever pole position in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday. The F1 driver seemed as surprised as everyone when he was informed on the team radio immediately after the session. “Let’s go! Been waiting for that one!” exclaimed Ga...
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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has neutral athlete status revoked, AP source says
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has had her permission to compete internationally as a neutral athlete revoked, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The latest twist in Valieva’s career comes more than four years after disputes about he...
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After mistrial declared in murder case against Lindsay Clancy, here's what could happen next
The case's outcome could mean life in prison or confinement in a mental health facility. Both sides may adjust their strategies if a retrial occurs.
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More than 15,000 children’s squishy toys recalled over deadly water bead hazard
More than 15,000 children’s squishy toys have been recalled or flagged by federal regulators because they contain water beads that can expand if swallowed....
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US military hits 3 Iranian oil tankers after saying Navy warships were targeted with missiles
The U.S. military said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would "if necessary, destroy Iran's limited and exposed oil fleet."...
business
Trump keeps heralding an economic boom, but even a solid jobs report is causing problems for him
President Donald Trump has spent 20 months promising that America was on the cusp of an economic boom. But Friday's surprisingly positive jobs report ultimately provoked frustration from Trump. The August job numbers might have been a welcome break from after months of sluggish h...
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Driver leaves dead passenger behind in crash while fleeing from police in NE Houston, police say
Officers said they lost sight of the suspect during the chase and later found the car crashed with a passenger dead inside.
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Haaland scores again as Man City maintains perfect start to the Premier League season
A new-look Manchester City. Same old Erling Haaland . The Norway striker scored his third goal of the season as City extended its 100% start by beating Coventry 1-0 to stay at the top of the Premier League on Saturday. City has spent more than $600 million revamping its squad und...
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Driver flees after Galena Park pursuit ends with young man found dead in car
Police are searching for a driver who allegedly fled after a pursuit ended with a young man found dead inside a car early Saturday morning. Galena Park police said an officer was conducting traffic enforcement around 3 a.m. in the 7700 block of Clinton Drive when a gray Infiniti ...
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Principal suspended after recording devices found in locker rooms
A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
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Oasis reunion tour documentary rocks Venice Film Festival
The Gallagher brothers brought some rock star energy to a sleepy, and sweaty, Venice Film Festival Saturday, where the documentary about their reunion tour made its world premiere. And like true rock stars, after giving a few waves for photographers on the Lido docks, they skippe...
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After years of defying the odds, California's David Valadao faces new test as Latinos turn on Trump
For years, Rep. David Valadao benefited from voting patterns that shifted toward Republicans in his rural, heavily Latino district in Central California, deep in the state’s farm belt where highways crisscross boundless stretches of almond groves, cornfields and dairy feed lots. ...
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US phases out $45M annual support for Namibia HIV program
The United States will start phasing out its financial support for Namibia's HIV response programs, the latest among southern African countries to feel the effects of the withdrawal of foreign aid by the U.S. administration. The U.S. will provide Namibia with $45 million for its ...