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Vaping company Juul Labs on Friday received federal permission to sell an updated version of its e-cigarette, which includes an optional age-verification system designed to prevent underage use. The decision from the Food and Drug Administration allows the company to sell a new v...
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A woman is dead and a man is in the hospital in critical condition after a shooting authorities believe was related to a case of domestic violence. The shooting happened in the 7400 block of Casuna Lane. Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff’s Office responded and found the man...
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A push by fans to rename Nashville's airport for Dolly Parton appears to be taking flight just days after the country music icon's death. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and the CEO of the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority both came out in favor of the name change Friday. It's exp...
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Today: We discuss whether Texas is keeping its best and brightest college graduates, talk with comedian and SNL alum Jay Pharoah, and discuss the growing use of weight management medications. Plus, a conversation with The Suffers’ Kam Franklin....
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Todd Golden's third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest paid basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference. The 40-year-old Florida coach signed a one-year extension earlier this month that increased the total value of his deal to $49.5 million. It averages ...
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Each of the four astronauts were awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, one of the highest distinctions for NASA astronauts. Trump called them heroes to a generation of space explorers — and wants to create a new training academy for that generation....
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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. ODESSA — In a move that could dramatically reshape the state’s electricity infrastructure, alleviate a ye...
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Rei Sakamoto played his way into the U.S. Open — but only by taking the spot that Kei Nishikori , Japan's greatest men's tennis star, hoped to earn for one last Grand Slam appearance. In a changing of the guard match, Sakamoto beat Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Friday in the final ro...
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Humanitarian groups are mobilizing to help survivors after catastrophic flooding near the Nepal-China border left hundreds dead or missing, including Americans....
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Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced on Hello Houston his office was at a "tipping point" in the investigation into the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. Two of Salgado Araujo's sons said the news indicates pr...
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A 4-year-old girl died after finding her mom's gun in a closet and shooting herself, the Harris County, Texas Sheriff's Office said.
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New Texas laws taking effect Sept. 1 regulate solar sales, expand repair rights and allow gold- and silver-backed payments.
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The Artemis II astronauts who flew around the moon earlier this year received the nation’s highest space honor on Friday. President Donald Trump presented the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the three Americans and one Canadian whose April lunar flyby set a new distance rec...
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A federal judge has again blocked President Donald Trump’s bid to erase his hush money conviction in New York
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The character was created by a gay man in Queens, Michael Staffieri, who combines clever costumes and sharp-witted humor.+
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Thousands of protesters are rallying on the National Mall in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm election
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A federal judge on Thursday halted - at least for now - attempts to implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting.
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Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday.
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The car seats' carrying handle may cause the child to fall, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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A central North Carolina teen is critically ill with a rare amoeba-related brain infection.
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Former Houston Police Department officer Gerald M. Goines has pleaded guilty to color of law charges related to the deadly 2019 Harding Street raid. He is currently serving time for the murders of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas....
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According to the FAA, violating a temporary flight restriction can result in civil penalties and criminal charges.
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This week, the Food and Drug Administration approved updated vaccines to protect against the latest strain of the virus. Here's what you need to know.
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The Trump administration is advancing plans to build a border wall on a Native American reservation, proceeding with the project despite objections from tribal leadership....
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Houston Matters visits three of the city's longest-enduring restaurants to find out the secret to their success.
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A 15-year-old student was arrested and charged after allegedly making statements about “shooting other students in the classroom" at Willis High School, officials say....
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Dolly Parton sold over 100 million records and earned 11 Grammy Awards and 55 nominations during her decades-long career and was also an avid philanthropist. Fans on social media are urging the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to honor her with a stamp....
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The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation , pushing ahead with one of its signature projects despite protests from the tribe. U.S. Customs and Border Protection sa...
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A truck carrying an estimated 40,000 pounds of Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was stolen in California in what may be the biggest beer heist ever.
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Warsh had strong words about his commitment to fighting inflation.
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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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The largest foodborne outbreak of its kind in history has expanded, with three additional states now reporting cases of cyclosporiasis linked to recalled iceberg lettuce....
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The Trump administration is taking steps to limit an Egyptian bank's operations in the United Arab Emirates, accusing the financial institution of serving as an economic lifeline to Tehran's leadership as the U.S. war against Iran reaches the six-month mark . Under a new rule pro...
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A young boy is in the hospital after being hit by a vehicle while riding an electric bike late Thursday night, according to Harris County Precinct 4 Mark Herman's Office....
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A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abus...
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Six weeks after extensive floods damaged homes, bridges and roads across southwest Texas, President Donald Trump still has not made most of the requested federal disaster assistance available to individuals and local governments working to recover. The limbo leaves places such as...
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Gerald Goines , the former Houston Police Department officer convicted in the murders of the couple killed during the botched Harding Street raid in 2019, appeared in federal court Friday morning. Goines pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law, destruction, alt...
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Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic on Friday accused a war crimes U.N. court in The Hague of “uncivilized behavior” for refusing to grant an early release for the former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic, who died Thursday at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence fo...
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Dolly Parton was many things: A country star, actor, philanthropist, entrepreneur, theme park enthusiast, Christian who centered acceptance in her personal theology and so much more. But for many, her death Tuesday has served as a reminder that at the heart of her legacy is her r...
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Unincorporated Fort Bend County is under an outdoor burn ban due to reported drought conditions.
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The city and some nonprofits offer financial assistance and payment plans for utility bills.
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Conair has expanded its recall of Cuisinart grill brushes, adding additional models and production years after reports of metal bristles breaking off and causing injuries....
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Critics say the move weakens the independence of country lawyers by transferring resources from the elected county attorney's office to a separate civil legal department that reports strictly to Commissioners Court....
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Deputies said the 9-year-old was taken to the hospital after being hit while riding an electric dirt bike on Thursday.
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Dogs visiting Collar & Bone at Washington Street Mall in Cape May, N.J. can enjoy a special ice cream treat made just for them.
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Army veteran Bradford Davis created 'Operation Mud' to help veterans mold their shared experiences into ceramic works of art.
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You can go on a 'Philly Pigeon Tour' and learn what makes the city's feathered friends so special.
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The GOP senator said he plans to use his considerable fundraising prowess to help colleagues in New Hampshire, Michigan, Alaska and elsewhere.
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President Donald J. Trump will be at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday morning to present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the historic Artemis II crew....
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Christian Castro is accused of shooting a man during an immigration operation in Minneapolis and lying about what happened. Minnesota says he's a fugitive. Abbott questions that....
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Wild bodycam video shows the moment deputies in Oklahoma City were met with a homemade flamethrower while trying to serve an eviction order.
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South Carolina and North Dakota are the latest states implementing restrictions on food purchases by SNAP recipients and banning them from using their taxpayer-funded food assistance benefit to purchase junk food, joining other states too....
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Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he had sent previously about his economic outlook. In his first high-profile...
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Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial are expected to return to court Friday morning.
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President Donald Trump has reached an awkward moment in his second term as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran began six months ago Friday . It’s a notable milestone for a Republican leader who repeatedly assured Americans that attacking Iran would be a “little excursion” over in we...
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Jurors resumed deliberations Friday morning in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They must decide whether to hold the former labor and delivery nurse criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023. While both sides agree she killed her chi...
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Trump predicted four to five weeks of war. It's been six months.
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The young girl died at the hospital after finding her mother's gun stored in a closet and shooting herself, according to deputies.
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A Nassau County community is confused as to why a group of five would break into a manhole in Wantagh, Long Island.
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An ICE officer who is wanted in Minnesota for allegedly shooting a man and lying about it was released after Gov. Abbott rejected his extradition. DHS confirmed he's been suspended without pay....
