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CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest. Romo was arrested July 23 following a traffic stop as he was drivi...
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In the ABC News special, "9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later," athletes, musicians and entertainers reflect on how their industries brought healing after 9/11....
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The U.S. military says it’s striking targets in Iran as hostilities flare again after a month without military action.
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Clemson’s Dabo Swinney joined the list of football coaches bashing the possibility of former pros being allowed to return to play in college this season, calling it a “joke” and “embarrassing” as he prepares to play the team at the center of the controversy. “I just think it’s em...
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Oil giant Chevron is expected to soon announce it will expand operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said that the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezue...
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Tropical Storm Edouard is bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the Upper Texas Coast Wednesday, and CenterPoint Energy says it is prepared to respond if the storm causes power outages across the Houston area. CenterPoint has mobilized approximately 2,700 frontline workers and ...
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The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday after it said Tehran tried to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East, as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes, and others on Sunday, abru...
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Madison Keys moved into the second round Tuesday at the U.S. Open , where rain threatened to hamper the schedule for a couple days. Showers that began Monday night and would possibly be on and off through the middle of the week delayed play on all the outer courts, allowing for a...
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A man who had been on the FBI's most wanted list was charged in connection with the rape and murder of a 5-year-old.
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The new recall affects Martina-brand mangoes sold at Walmart stores in four states, according to the Food and Drug Administration.
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The German government on Tuesday blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives , and announced that it would shut down a Russian consulate among other measures. The drone was found near a Ukrainian plane on Aug. 4 an...
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Houston Mayor John Whitmire will hold a news conference Tuesday morning to discuss the city’s preparedness efforts and plans as Tropical Storm Eduardo approaches the area. Tropical Storm Edouard: Here’s the Timeline for Houston & SE Texas The briefing will begin at 11 a.m. Whitmi...
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Two football coaches have been suspended after a fight broke out at a game between two youth teams.
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Delays are building on the East Loop after an 18-wheeler overturned and lost its load on Highway 255 on Tuesday morning.
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Deputies said the crash at William School Road and Foerster School Road is causing significant delays in the area.
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Back-to-school season brings more than just new classes and fresh notebooks — it also brings scammers looking to take advantage of first-time college students making big financial decisions on their own. From fake apartment listings to phony tuition texts, rip-off artists are tar...
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James Elmore Jr. was charged with manslaughter in connection with two deaths that went unsolved for over four decades.
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When the state's new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in additional Medicaid funding.
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Data shared by the state during stakeholder meetings reveals Texas' backlog of Medicaid applications grew by more than 209,000 between January and August – while the backlog for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, grew by more than 146,000....
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Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs that are squeezing household budgets. U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department report...
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Walk into a corner of a newsroom somewhere and you can often find it affixed to a bulletin board, perhaps peeking out from behind the coffee pot: the Society of Professional Journalists’s Code of Ethics. It’s less than a thousand words, fitting neatly on a poster. But those words...
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Foodies discuss their favorite places for breakfast and brunch in Greater Houston.
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Political science experts say it's a sign Republicans are concerned about how key races will play out, including in the decades-long GOP stronghold of Texas. They expect the convention's effects to be negligible in polls, but its impact at the ballot box is less certain....
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Each homeowner received a $26,000 emergency assessment fee for new roofs from the HOA.
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Several new Texas laws took effect today, bringing changes that could impact consumers, schools and businesses across the state. Right-to-repair If your phone or tablet breaks, you now have more options for getting it fixed. House Bill 2963 requires manufacturers to give consumer...
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A Utah judge will decide Tuesday if there's enough evidence to put the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk on trial for aggravated murder, which would make him eligible for the death penalty....
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The Barroso family rose at dawn and hitched a cart to a borrowed horse to take their daughters to school on Tuesday, the first day of classes for many students across Cuba. As the crises deepen on the island , thieves recently stole the family’s horse and killed it for food, so t...
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Hulu tells the story of Dan Markel's murder at the hands of his ex-in-laws in "Welcome to the Family: The Murder of Dan Markel," streaming now.
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Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, the FDNY is set to release a new report detailing the long-term health effects of the rescue and recovery effort on firefighters, EMTs, paramedics, officers and other responders....
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Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after just 18 months on the job. The White House announced his departure after Driscoll spoke with President Donald Trump about the current state of the Army, an Army official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. He's o...
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A groundbreaking ceremony is underway for a pedestrian bridge honoring a Houston student killed by a train while walking to school. Sergio Rodriguez, a 15-year-old sophomore at Milby High School, was struck and killed by a train in December 2024 while walking to school. His death...
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A new academic year began across Congo on Tuesday despite concerns by parents and teachers that the country's Ebola outbreak still poses risks to children in the epicenter. The resumption of classes comes in the middle of an outbreak that is spreading rapidly. According to the la...
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Tropical Storm Edouard is poised to significantly strengthen before reaching the northwestern Gulf Coast on Tuesday, potentially reaching hurricane strength....
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A Cedartown police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a donkey was fatally shot in Polk County on Sunday.
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Jurors entered a fourth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, weighing whether postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible for the deaths of her three children....
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King Haakon VIII pledged an oath of allegiance to Norway's constitution in parliament on Tuesday, an important symbolic step as he takes over at the helm of the Scandinavian country after his late father's 35-year reign. Haakon became Norway's monarch when King Harald V died on F...
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The jury in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial is set to resume deliberations Tuesday for a fourth day. Clancy, a former Massachusetts nurse, admits killing her three children but argues postpartum psychosis left her not criminally responsible....
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On Tuesday's show: We get the latest on Tropical weather moving in from the Gulf, which could bring heavy rain to parts of Greater Houston. And, in this month's installment of The Full Menu, Houston foodies offer their suggestions for the best breakfast and brunch options in town...
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On Tuesday's show: Tropical Storm Edouard has formed moving in the Gulf and could bring heavy rain to parts of Greater Houston today. We have the very latest on the forecast and how area communities are preparing....
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Tuesday morning: The first outer rain bands arrive along our coastline at 6:00 a.m. Because this is tropical rain, any cell has the potential to bring heavy rain with 2″ falling in an hours’ time. This is what the futuretrack looks like through Tuesday. Tuesday afternoon: Landfal...
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham will face lawmakers in the House of Commons on Tuesday for the first time since becoming U.K. leader six weeks ago, with wars in Europe and the Middle East weighing on his promise to kick-start the economy and ease the cost of living. Since taking offi...
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More than a dozen Texas public school districts are at risk of triggering a potential state takeover if they do not improve student academic performance before the next year’s A-F accountability ratings, data shows. At least 14 districts had at least one campus with a fourth cons...
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China warned of “consequences” for Taiwan after officials from Beijing and Taipei attended a ceremonial event at a Pacific leaders summit , where major powers already had been urged to restrain from turning a meeting of mostly small island countries into a geopolitical sideshow. ...
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Iran's president said Tuesday his country is ready to return to the ceasefire deal reached with the United States in June if Washington does the same, in conciliatory remarks following the first exchange of fire between the two countries in a month. Here’s a look at the latest de...
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It is transfer deadline day for Europe's top leagues on Tuesday and teams are trying to push through last minute deals before the window shuts, with U.S. striker Folarin Balogun set to be one of the big movers on what is expected to be a frantic day of action. Balogun is closing ...
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Tropical Storm Edouard was heading toward the Gulf Coast early Tuesday and expected to gain strength before bringing potentially heavy rains and flooding into parts of Texas and Louisiana. The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters with the Nat...
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Injuries and three straight losses in warmups have not dimmed hopes for host team Germany at the Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin. As a well-known German saying goes, “hope is the last to die.” Germany is making just its second World Cup appearance. The first was when it pr...
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Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan crossed into Nepal from China’s Tibet through Rasuwagadhi, a border crossing closest to where last week's catastrophic flooding began, two days before the disaster. Returning home, little did he know he would be using his professional ski...
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Russia launched a large aerial assault in and around Ukraine’s capital overnight into Tuesday morning, killing at least 11 people and wounding more than a dozen others, including three children, local authorities said. Ukraine’s air force said that Russia began the attack at 6 p....
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Oil prices climbed further and Asian shares were mixed Tuesday as recurring violence in the Iran war after more than a month with no significant fighting heightened uncertainty over the future of the conflict . Shares in online fast-fashion retailer Shein fell as much as 10% afte...
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Thousands of American service members are about to descend on eastern Thailand, as the USS Abraham Lincoln makes a port call near the city of Pattaya, famous for its beaches and nightlife. The aircraft carrier sailed past Singapore over the weekend on its way back to the U.S. aft...
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Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas , leaving more than 1,000 dead. Nepal’s disaster agency said Tuesd...
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Episode: 3405 In which rubber mutates from natural latex into various complex Irish Stews. Today, rubber becomes more than just rubber.
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California lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on a bill aimed at supporting wildfire survivors after rejecting an ambitious proposal by Gov. Gavin Newsom that would have limited electric companies' financial liability for blazes sparked by their equipment. The Democratic gove...
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U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler is considered one of the nation’s most vulnerable Republicans in this year's midterm elections . It was the same story in his last campaign, too. But in a political era where both parties are drifting further apart, he's banking on New York voters still want...
