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New York sanitation workers report increase in needle-stick injuries amid spike in GLP-1 use
New York City sanitation workers are reporting an uptick in needle-stick injuries, a trend that may be linked to needles for weight-loss medications.
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Paxton rolls out data center plan; Talarico questions his motives
Texas Attorney General and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Ken Paxton has released his plan to address data center concerns in Texas, but Democrats have questioned his motives....
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Houston-area man arrested for thousands of images of AI-generated child pornography
A Houston-area man was arrested after detectives found what they say are thousands of images of AI-generated child pornography at his home, Harris County Constable Precinct One Alan Rosen announced Monday. Alexander Bigelow, 29, has been charged in an ongoing investigation by Con...
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49ers owner Jed York pleads no contest to two misdemeanor charges in Ohio
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested over the weekend in Ohio and pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools. York was arrested Sunday morning at a mobile home community in East Palestine, Ohio, and was released after ...
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San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio for prostitution: court documents
San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York was arrested in East Palestine, Ohio, over the weekend for engaging in prostitution, court documents show. He pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and possessing criminal tools....
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Second person charged following SWAT standoff near Kingwood elementary school
The homeowner told ABC13 he was unaware that his daughter, Molly Gundrum, 36, had brought the convicted sex offender into their home after picking him up in New Mexico....
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Pedestrian fatally hit on Aldine Westfield Road in north Harris County, HCSO says
Investigators said the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene after the impact propelled him up in the air.
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Washington Post ordered to reinstate Black opinion writer fired after Charlie Kirk posts
An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year's killing of Charlie Kirk. The ruling Thursday said the newspaper did not have sufficient cause to terminate Karen Attiah , ...
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Suspect found dead after 5 bodies discovered in rural area outside Portland, Oregon
A quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered on a rural property outside Portland, Oregon, authorities said....
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Houston teen charged with capital murder in shooting death of 19-year-old man
A teen has been charged with capital murder in the deadly shooting of a 19-year-old man in Houston earlier this month.
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Texas has second most Flock cameras in the country raising privacy concerns
While law enforcement agencies praise Flock cameras as a critical crime-fighting tool, privacy advocates warn it is quietly constructing a digital footprint tracking everyday citizens....
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Firefighters are trying to stop a fast-moving Nevada wildfire from spreading to homes in Reno
A wildfire that mushroomed over the weekend in the Sierra Nevada foothills spread perilously close to neighborhoods in Reno, Nevada, forcing authorities to urge more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes. The out-of-control fire has already burned some homes, but there's con...
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'Jeopardy!' steps up the game with Season 4 of 'Jeopardy! Masters'
Who will be crowned the "Jeopardy! Masters" champion? Ken Jennings reveals what's to come during the two-week primetime tournament, beginning Aug. 25 on ABC....
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After a stop in the NFL, Dae’Quan Wright could be heading back to LSU thanks to court order
After a stop in the NFL, former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright could be heading to LSU thanks to a court order that is creating havoc throughout college sports by allowing Wright and others an unexpected fifth year of eligibility. Wright's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told The Asso...
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Gang coalition unleashes violent new attack on farming community in Haiti
A powerful gang coalition attacked a once peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Haiti’s capital, killing multiple people, an official told The Associated Press on Monday. Kenscoff Mayor Jean Massillon said armed men raided the community late Sunday, setting fire t...
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Trump tells Canada to ‘fall in line’ as Carney rejects subordination
President Donald Trump told Canadian leaders on Monday to “fall in line” or face consequences that would be “far WORSE” than the tariffs he has already imposed, as Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Washington of trying to subordinate Canada. Trump’s warning on social media came ...
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HCSO responds to 2-vehicle crash after car reportedly drives into house, another goes through fence
The sheriff's office said it's investigating a two-vehicle crash at a home on Wallisville Road. SkyEye13 flew over the damage left at the property.
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Houston Astros announce Dana Brown is no longer its general manager
Dana Brown is no longer the Houston Astros general manager, according to a statement the team released on Monday morning.
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Gulf Freeway crash: Woman hit, killed while running across service road lanes
Houston police are investigating after a woman was hit and killed along the Gulf Freeway service road Sunday evening.
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What to know about President Trump's 50% tariffs on Canadian goods that just went into effect
After trade negotiations crumbled down to the eleventh hour, U.S. President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday...
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Suspect in killing of five people, multiple animals in Washington found dead
Five people in a rural part of Oregon were found dead early Saturday morning after firefighters responded to a vehicle fire and discovered human remains....
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Man, woman arrested in Mexico for murder of beloved Clovis, California educator, police say
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the murder of Geoff Bernardi, who was attacked last December in Clovis, California.
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Deshaun Watson named Cleveland Browns starting quarterback, AP source says
Deshaun Watson has won the competition to be the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback for the Sept. 13 opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, a person familiar with the move told The Associated Press on Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because coach Todd Monk...
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Astros’ general manager to ‘part ways’ with team after string of losses
The Astros are currently tied with the Rangers for first place in the American League West. Both teams have a 65-66 win-loss record this season.
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Houston Astros, GM Dana Brown part ways after four seasons
The Houston Astros and General Manager Dana Brown have mutually agreed to part ways, the team announced Monday. Brown’s contract was set to expire at the end of the 2026 season. He had served as the Astros’ GM since Jan. 26, 2023. Houston officers jump in Uber for help chasing ru...
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Train blocking Kuykendhal Road as crews investigate deadly single-car crash, HCSO says
SkyEye13 flew over the scene where the train was stalled, and the crossings were down, with the involved several feet away.
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Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run in northeast Harris County, HCSO says
The victim was reportedly riding on the unimproved shoulder north of the roadway when a car failed to drive in a single lane and hit the bicyclist.
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La Marque Mayor released on bond after arrest for alleged indecent exposure
The city said Saturday it had not been in contact with Bell and that he had not yet reached out to city staff.
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Kazakhstan's pro-government party wins parliamentary election, boosting president's grip on power
Kazakhstan’s pro-government Adilet Party won a landslide victory in a parliamentary election, officials announced Monday, a result expected to further strengthen President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s grip on power in Central Asia's largest nation. Adilet, which is led by the former h...
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The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: 'Bigger shocks are on the way'
In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with a breakdown of the electrical grid in India kills 20 million people. The devastation causes the world's nations to unite to combat climate change. Scientists ha...
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Economists don't expect reopening the US to Mexican cattle imports to reduce high beef prices
The U.S. reopened a border crossing in Arizona to cattle from Mexico on Monday as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to reduce record-high beef prices, though economists doubt the move will mean much to grocery store shoppers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
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Flock cameras face growing backlash across Texas counties, but getting rid of them is complicated
Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.
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Judge denies motion for new trial for Karmelo Anthony
Judge Michael Chitty from Kaufman County denied Karmelo Anthony's request for a new trial for the killing of Austin Metcalf.
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The Latest: Canada’s prime minister promises retaliatory tariffs as negotiations with the US falter
President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on scores of Canadian imports kicked in Saturday. The new taxes will raise prices for American companies and consumers on about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S., roughly $20 billion in goods ranging from agricultural products to hocke...
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Former commissioner Tim Finchem donates $13 million as PGA Tour reshapes its charity strategy
Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour. The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tou...
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Houston’s triple digit stretch continues Monday
More heat, humidity and triple-digit temps: We hit 100° again on Sunday afternoon, marking the fourth time this week and the fifth time this summer that Houston has reached the century mark. More triple-digit temperatures are in the forecast. Combined with Houston’s humidity, aft...
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US strikes a vessel in the eastern Pacific, killing 2 people in first attack in months
U.S. forces have struck another vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused of trafficking drugs, the Department of Defense said Monday, in the first attack announced in about two months. The death toll in the nearly yearlong U.S. campaign of bombing boats all...
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Hayden Panettiere's mother breaks silence after her death
Lesley Vogel shares how she hopes her daughter will be remembered.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s special U.S. Senate primary runoff
South Carolina Republicans will return to the polls Tuesday for the fourth time since June to replace the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on the fall general election ballot. Graham won the June 9 Republican primary for renomination to the seat he first won in 2002, but his unexpec...
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Empire State Building climbers back in court after viral engagement stunt
The couple who scaled to the top of the Empire State Building are back in court as they face a series of criminal charges stemming from the high-profile stunt....
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NYPD investigating video of 3 people climbing out of sewer near Penn Station in NYC
Video posted to social media shows people in overalls and what appears to be headlamps emerge from the manhole, one by one.
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What we know about the 5 people charged in a multi-million-dollar check scheme
Five people, including three U.S. Postal Service mail carriers, are facing federal charges in an alleged stolen-check operation prosecutors say involved nearly $24 million worth of checks. A federal grand jury indicted Tryston Tremaine Vaughn, Catherine Clauzelle Kilpatrick, Drak...
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Trump announces temporary pause of beef import tariffs in effort to lower prices ahead of midterms
Farmers and lawmakers have raised concerns over increasing foreign beef imports.
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2 Newsletter: Houston hits triple digits for 5th time this summer
Hello, Houston.☀️ We have reached 100 degrees five times this summer! Can you believe it? If you’re headed out at any time today, make sure you are staying cool. Now, let’s get into some news of the day. As always, follow us for the latest on Click2Houston.com and watch us live o...
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle have not decided how long they'll stay in UK, source says
The couple plan to stay for an extended period as their family prepares to return.
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Inflating school ratings (Aug. 24, 2026)
On Monday's show: Reporters discuss issues in education affecting Houston, including how HISD and other districts may be gaming the system to artificially inflate their state accountability grades...
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Iran warns of a harsh response to anticipated US sanctions and other Middle East news
Iran warned that U.S. sanctions set to be announced Monday would not bring peace to the region. Meanwhile, Israeli and Syrian officials met less than a week after Israeli strikes in Syria . And Israel said it killed a Hamas commander in Gaza. Here’s a look at the latest developme...
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Sean Grayson, convicted in Sonya Massey's killing, dies in prison
Sean Grayson, the former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, has died while serving a 20-year prison sentence.
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Texas man mails $50 tip to Los Angeles deli after worrying he forgot to tip server
A Texas man went the extra mile to make sure a restaurant server received a tip, even though he wasn’t sure he had actually forgotten one. Roberto José Andrade Franco, an ESPN feature writer from El Paso, Texas, visited Langer’s Deli in Los Angeles in May while on a work trip wit...
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Dr. Dre says AI is not a threat to music: ‘People who have trouble creating’ see it that way
Dr. Dre is weighing in on the growing debate over artificial intelligence in the music industry, and his comments are already sparking reactions online. The legendary rapper and producer said he does not view AI as a threat to music. Instead, he sees the technology as another too...
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Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as wildfire haze spreads to Malaysia
Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders. Indonesian police have arrested 72 people suspe...
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We investigated development rules after the deadly 2025 Hill Country flood. Then it flooded again.
When deadly flooding swept through the Texas Hill Country in July of last year, Joan Connor and her husband swam and waded out of their home, surviving only by clinging to a pergola in their front yard. The Guadalupe River flood destroyed most of their possessions. It killed at l...
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Industry warns of blackouts, economic woes if Texas overreacts to data center, transmission line anger
For the first time in five years since Winter Storm Uri turned the electrical grid into a political albatross for Texas leaders, the state’s grid has again become a liability for politicians. Many residents don’t want data centers in their communities, fearing their massive energ...
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Lane closures on Will Clayton Parkway near Bush Airport this week
Drivers heading to George Bush Intercontinental Airport should plan ahead this week as lane closures are expected along Will Clayton Parkway. Houston Airports will repair concrete in the westbound lanes of the 6100 block of Will Clayton Parkway, between Kenswick Drive and Lee Roa...
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Sean Grayson, former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey, dies in prison, lawyer says
Sean Grayson, a former Illinois sheriff’s deputy whose fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her home became a flashpoint over police use of force, died Sunday....
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Iran's rial currency hits new record low as US prepares to announce more sanctions
Iran’s currency hit a record low Monday as Washington prepared to announce new sanctions it said would be an “economic D-Day” and would add further pressure on an economy already battered by previous sanctions and a U.S. naval blockade. The rial dropped to 2.02 million to the U.S...
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European leaders join Zelenskyy in Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russian invasion pushes on
European leaders joined President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Monday for official celebrations marking Ukraine’s Independence Day as Russia pushes on with its 4-year-old invasion of the country. One of President Vladimir Putin’s key goals in starting a war with Russia’s neighb...
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Asian shares mostly decline as bond market pressure mounts
Asian shares were mostly lower and oil prices slipped on Monday at the outset of a week capped by an annual meeting of top U.S. economic officials at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. U.S. futures edged lower. In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.7% to 65,528.09, while South Korea’s Kospi lost 3...
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The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3403: Telephone in 1904
Episode: 3403 An old book about telephones reminds of a time before our technologies were not "black boxed." Today, we look under the hood.
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Houston Dash fall late at Bay FC 1-0, Keep playoff hopes alive
A late goal lifted Bay FC to a 1-0 victory over the Houston Dash at PayPal Park this afternoon. Houston closed a three-match week with a 2-1-0 (WLD) record after earning consecutive victories over North Carolina and Chicago earlier in the week. Houston applied heavy pressure thro...