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America 250: Here are ways to celebrate the Fourth of July across the Houston area
There are fireworks displays, musical performances and kid-friendly events across Houston, Galveston, Fort Bend County and The Woodlands.
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Job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May; U.S. labor market proves resilient
U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war.Forecasters had expected employers to post just 7 million openings in May.The job market is sturdy but not exact...
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Major student loan changes take effect July 1: What to know
A major shakeup to the federal student loan system affecting millions of borrowers will take effect July 1.
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Supreme Court upholds state laws banning transgender girls and women from school athletic teams
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, in another setback for transgender people.The court’s six-justice conservative majority, which has repeatedly ruled against transgender Americans in the past ...
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1 detained after 20 people rescued from balconies during SW Houston apartment fire: HFD
Officials said a person is in custody after 20 people, including one with a disability, had to be rescued from the 2-alarm fire Tuesday morning
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Canada and Morocco will play in Houston on July 4 for the city’s final World Cup match
Houston’s round-of-16 match on Saturday will be the city’s seventh match in three weeks, capping the mad dash of hosting part of the 2026 FIFA World Cup....
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Trump signs memo supporting ‘right to repair’ movement. Here’s what it could mean for drivers.
President Donald Trump has signed a presidential memorandum aimed at supporting Americans’ ability to repair their own vehicles, renewing attention on the ongoing debate over the “right to repair.”The memorandum, titled “Lowering the Cost of Living by Promoting the Freedom to Fix...
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Texas education board member threatens to sue colleagues over posts calling her ‘Marxist’
A Democratic board member says colleagues harassed her in social media posts during Texas’ debate over how history is taught. The GOP members deny any bullying....
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Live updates: AP-NORC poll shows who flies the American flag — and why
It’s been 123 days since the U.S. and Israel launched the Iran war, and the world again awaits another round of some sort of talks, this time in Qatar, although President Donald Trump and Iranian officials disagree over what and even how they'll communicate.A new AP-NORC poll sho...
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Here’s what borrowers need to know ahead of July 1 student loan changes
From repayment options to borrowing limits, there are several new ways coming for borrowers navigate debt.
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Carnegie Foundation unveils 2026's 'Great Immigrants, Great Americans' list
This year’s class of “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” includes Citi CEO Jane Fraser, Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza, and fashion designer Gabriela Hearst. The newly renamed Andrew Carnegie Foundation announced the honorees Tuesday as immig...
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Changes in Federal Student Loans
Changes to Federal Student Loan Limits Have Students Rethinking how to Pay for Advanced Degrees
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Christina Grimmie's legacy shines bright 10 years after tragic passing
Christina Grimmie's life was cut short 10 years ago. Yet, the talented singer left a legacy of music, kindness, and charity.
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Sportsbooks say World Cup betting has surged past expectations, with US hype driving action
Sportsbook operators anticipated this year's World Cup would set betting records because the major elements were aligned.
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Houston law firm offers 500 free Lyft rides to FIFA World Cup fans over holiday weekend
As thousands of soccer fans descend on Houston for FIFA World Cup festivities, a local law firm is stepping up to help supporters celebrate safely.JD Silva & Associates is offering complimentary Lyft rides for fans departing Houston Stadium and the official FIFA Fan Fest through ...
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A heat dome will engulf World Cup games in the eastern US this week. Here's what to expect
A threatening heat dome will engulf the central and eastern U.S. this week with heat index temperatures soaring into the triple-digits in some areas.
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U.S. envoys arrive in Qatar for meetings on Iran amid tensions following weekend attacks
Two U.S. envoys arrived in Qatar on Tuesday for talks with mediators about the implementation of an initial deal to end the war in Iran, an official said.The visit by Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump’s special Mideast envoy, and Jared Kushner, his son-in-law, comes afte...
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Japan faces heartbreak again as Brazil scores late to end another World Cup run in the round of 32
The heartbreak was all too familiar for Japan at the World Cup.The country’s national team hung in until the very end Monday but was eliminated from the tournament — the third straight time Japan has had the lead in the knockout round and lost. This year, it was to five-time cham...
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The Latest: Supreme Court is set to rule on Trump’s challenge to birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court on Tuesday will rule on the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.The decision comes on the final day ...
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Beyond Meat’s new plant-based steak filets are coming to H-E-B ahead of Fourth of July
If you’re planning a Fourth of July cookout and looking for a plant-based option, there’s a new item headed to H-E-B.Beyond Meat announced its new Beyond Steak Filet is making its retail debut at H-E-B stores, giving Texas shoppers a chance to try the product for the first time w...
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Cypriot natural gas could start flowing from ExxonMobil's discoveries by 2033
Natural gas could start flowing by 2033 out of two undersea deposits discovered by ExxonMobil off Cyprus, a senior executive with the company said Tuesday, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub.The largest U.S. oil company and its con...
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Underestimating Texas droughts (June 30, 2026)
On Tuesday's show: Could the Corpus Christi water crisis have been averted if Texans were a little more realistic about climate change? We learn how the state may have underestimated the increasing size and scope of droughts....
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False hope and schadenfreude: Familiar feelings for Germany after another World Cup flop
Another World Cup, another early exit.Germany should be getting used to disappointment, but it doesn’t make it any less painful for a traditional soccer heavyweight that had been tentatively hoping for a fifth World Cup title to restore lost pride.Germany did manage to survive th...
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Gojek co-founder sentenced to 10 years in Indonesia over school laptops corruption case
Indonesia's anti-graft court on Tuesday sentenced one of the co-founders of ride-hailing and payments giant Gojek to 10 years in prison after finding him guilty in a high-profile corruption case stemming from his time as education minister.Nadiem Anwar Makarim was convicted of pu...
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2 Newsletter: Student loan changes begin July 1: What borrowers need to know
Good morning, Houston.☀️I hope you’re having a beautiful Tuesday. Let’s get right into the news of the day. Today’s biggest story? A lot is happening, but this one may take the cake. If you have federal student loans, you will want to know that major changes will be taking effect...
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Why Ed Ingram trade to Texans ‘best thing that ever happened to me,’ why he believes: ‘We’re going to that Super Bowl’
Ed Ingram leaned back into his blocking stance, pivoting his feet across the scalding-hot artificial turf before powerfully shooting his hands forward.Technique and bad intentions rule the day at the line of scrimmage where the Texans’ veteran right offensive guard plies his trad...
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Houston weather: Hot, humid and hazy as Saharan dust moves into Texas
The Fourth of July forecast is looking very familiar for Southeast Texas: hot, humid, and only slightly unsettled.After several rounds of rain in recent weeks, Houston is settling back into a more typical summer pattern. That means warm, muggy nights, steamy afternoons, and only ...
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'Good to have the GOAT back': Serena Williams to make singles return on Day 2 at Wimbledon
Serena Williams is set to return to Wimbledon's Centre Court on Tuesday for her first singles match in nearly four years as she plays Maya Joint in the first round of the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.Defending women's champion Iga Swiatek opened play on the main court — and ...
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Major federal student loan changes take effect July 1. Here’s what borrowers need to know
Millions of current and future student loan borrowers will see major changes beginning July 1 as a sweeping overhaul of the federal student loan system takes effect.The changes, included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, impact repayment plans, borrowing limits and loan forgiven...
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Screwworm: Fact vs. fiction
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.LUBBOCK — Ever since the New World screwworm burrowed into the U.S. earlier this month, speculation follow...
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Anti-immigration protesters march in South Africa, as some immigrants leave the country
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in parts of South Africa to rally against illegal immigration on Tuesday in the biggest migration-related protests since the wave of anti-migrant violence in 2008. Authorities said the marches were largely peaceful despite isolated incidents of...
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Supreme Court to rule on Trump's birthright citizenship executive order
The order, signed on the first day of Trump's second term, would deny automatic U.S. citizenship to children born in the United States if their parents are in the country unlawfully or are only in the U.S. temporarily....
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There are many questions about the Iran deal. Here are (some) answers.
The agreement struck between the United States and Iran aims to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, ease sanctions on the Islamic Republic and relaunch nuclear talks with a 60-day deadline.But the brief document signed by U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Ma...
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Pope begs breakaway traditionalist group to back off plan to consecrate its own bishops
Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday begged a breakaway group of traditionalist Catholics to call off its plan to consecrate new bishops without his consent, calling the move a schismatic act and a “sin of extreme gravity.”“I plead with you and ask you with all my heart: please turn back!” Le...
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Who flies the American flag for holidays — and who never flies one, according to an AP-NORC poll
Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives.Both are Black.For Esters, the flag represents the oppo...
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Britain sets out a plan for future defense with a focus on drones and a fight over money
Self-flying fighter jets, uncrewed submarines and drones will be at the center of Britain’s future military under a defense plan being announced Tuesday that reflects a world of conflicts transformed by technology.The Defense Investment Plan has been repeatedly delayed as militar...
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He survived 2 natural disasters in Venezuela's La Guaira. Now he vows never to return
Venezuelan merchant Grian Serrano has survived two of the country's worst natural disasters: the devastating 1999 mudslides that ravaged the coastal state of La Guaira and, 26 years later, two powerful earthquakes that struck the same region.Bruised around his left eye and across...
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How some in Palestinian diaspora find connection, identity and resilience in traditional embroidery
Decades later, Samar Kabouli still fondly recalls gathering with women in her family and sipping cardamom-spiced coffee as they embroidered fabric with colorful threads in traditional Palestinian patterns. Born in Lebanon to Palestinian refugees, Kabouli had never seen her parent...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3385: Blohm & Voss BV141
Episode: 3385 The weird Blohm & Voss BV141 airplane, and reflections on asymmetry. Today, a weird aeroplane.
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Asian shares follow Wall Street higher, while the Japanese yen hits a 39-year low against the dollar
Asian shares were mostly higher on Tuesday, tracking Wall Street gains, while the Japanese yen was trading near a 40-year low against the U.S. dollar. Shares in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan rebounded from earlier losses spurred by selling of technology companies due to concerns ...
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Republican Tom Kean Jr. set to return to Congress after long unexplained absence
Tom Kean Jr., the New Jersey Republican who's been away from Congress for almost four months, is expected to re-emerge in public after months of speculation about the unspecified medical condition he says has kept him away from Washington. Kean, 57, a second-term lawmaker and sci...
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Colorado Democrats choose between insurgent progressives and veteran incumbents
Colorado’s Democratic primaries on Tuesday will help answer a question the party has increasingly faced nationally: Are voters gravitating toward a younger, more progressive generation of leaders or sticking with established veterans?That choice is starkly reflected in the fight ...
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A Jefferson for every era, from Lincoln to Trump, and the contradictions that endure
He's a prize-winning presidential historian who wrote an entire biography of Thomas Jefferson. But even Jon Meacham needs to think for a moment before defining what it means to be a “Jeffersonian.”"Well for a long time, before the civil rights movement, it meant to be more inclin...
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Welcome home canceled for Houston-area pastor convicted in child sex sting set for parole release
A Houston-area pastor convicted in an online child sex sting is scheduled to be released from prison Tuesday after serving less than half of his 25-year sentence....
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Tejano singer warns of West Nile dangers after mosquito bite leaves him in wheelchair
A single mosquito bite two years ago changed Fernando Silva’s life forever and health officials are now warning that this summer’s record mosquito surge across southeast Texas could put thousands of others at risk.Fort Bend County has declared a public health emergency after conf...
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‘Like raw sh**’: Candlelight Oaks neighbors fed up with sewage backup after storms
Residents in a northwest Houston neighborhood say every heavy rain brings more than flooded streets—it brings raw sewage.Neighbors in the Candlelight Oaks community say they’ve dealt with repeated sewage backups over the past several months and even years, claiming wastewater has...
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Saibari's shootout winner sends Morocco past the Netherlands, earliest World Cup exit for the Dutch
Ismael Saibari scored the decisive goal in a penalty shootout, and Morocco sent the Netherlands to its earliest World Cup exit, eliminating the Dutch 3-2 after a 1-1 draw on Monday night.With the shootout tied at 2-all after four rounds, Morocco goalkeeper Yassine Bounou made a s...
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Explosion in Monaco injuries 3 including Ukrainian tycoon, and suspected attacker flees to France
A blast from an explosive device has seriously injured three people at a residential building in Monaco, and the attacker fled to France, local authorities said. French and Ukrainian media reported that a Ukrainian magnate and his family were those injured.The unusual attack Mond...
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Houston doctor urges heat illness prevention as workers battle summer heat
The summer heat isn’t just uncomfortable. It can become dangerous fast.Whether you’re planning a Fourth of July barbecue, taking the kids to the splash pad or training for a marathon, timing can make a huge difference during a Houston summer.With temperatures regularly climbing i...
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Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance
Every morning, long, narrow wooden boats called shikaras move elegantly across expansive Dal Lake in a postcard-perfect scene framed by the Himalayan mountains. But all is not perfect in one of South Asia’s best-known lakes. Pollution from local buildings, invasive plant species ...
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Fort Bend Crawford High School's 4-star WR Alvin Mosley commits to Ole Miss football
ABC13's Joe Gleason showcases why 4-star wideout Alvin Mosley decided Ole Miss was the best fit for him.
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Gexa Energy gives back: Make-A-Wish reveal brings joy to local child
Gexa’s commitment: more than corporate giving Gexa Energy’s president, Ryan McGeachie, says the best days at the office aren’t about contracts or quarterly numbers — they’re about moments like the company’s Make‑A‑Wish reveals. Recently, Gexa turned its training room into a surpr...
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When the odds become real: The lessons left behind in Kerrville
As we approach the one-year remembrance of the Kerrville flood, I find myself thinking back to everything that unfolded in just a matter of hours.The way the storm came together. The torrential rain. The terrain that turned dangerous so quickly. And ultimately, the tragedy that f...
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Trump nominates acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to be agency's permanent chief
President Donald Trump said Monday he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be the secretary of labor, elevating him from the agency's acting director two months after Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned amid abuse-of-power allegations. Sonderling, a lawyer who has held a variety of acting ...
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New Zealand by train: Scenic journeys, culture and food
Train travel is hot right now — even here in the U.S., Amtrak set ridership records this year — and New Zealand is enjoying its own rail renaissance. Travel expert Gabe Saglie visits Christchurch on New Zealand’s South Island to show how rail travel here mixes scenic views, comfo...
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Water safety tips every Houston parent needs to know after toddler's drowning death
A toddler’s death in a swimming pool in Huffman is raising tough questions about water safety and what parents can do to protect their children.A 1-year-old was found unresponsive at a home in the 500 block of Lago Trace Drive in Huffman. While details surrounding the incident ar...
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2 Helps You: Fighting for Houston woman after $5K memorial to honor mother is delivered damaged to local cemetery
When Patrina Marshall lost her mother, she wanted to honor her memory with a permanent memorial.Instead, she says she’s been left grieving twice.According to her records, Patrina paid $5,455 to Headstone World for a memorial ledger to be placed at her mother’s gravesite at Golden...
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OSHA proposes $3.5 million in fines after chemical spill in Houston Ship Channel
6 months after a chemical leak caused dozens of people to be treated near the Houston Ship Channel, the U.S. Department of Labor is now holding three different companies accountable.....
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Princess Kate climbs Britain's three highest peaks in 24 hours to raise money for cancer hospital
Catherine, Princess of Wales, completed Britain's arduous Three Peaks Challenge over the weekend to support the hospital where she underwent cancer treatment two years ago....
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'Adventure Time: Side Quests' stars discuss Finn and Jake's early adventures
"Adventure Time: Side Quests" has officially dropped on Disney+ and Hulu! ⚔️ Sasha Knight and John DiMaggio discuss returning to Ooo, reviving Finn and Jake's early brotherly bond and taking on epic new quests....
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