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Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday, ending a near year-long impasse between Texas and the federal government. “This funding is a major victory for Texas patients,” Abbott said in a statement. “It authorizes n...
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The woman said she recently received an email that the Heritage Park Community Improvement Association has run out of money and will be cutting services as a result....
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Meet Daisy, Davenport American Girl's latest addition.
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Minnesota officials on Thursday dropped their lawsuit against Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of Christian Castro, a day after arresting the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis. The dismissal capped a Minnesota-Texas fight that landed in cour...
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Christian Pulisic is out and 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is in. Mauricio Pochettino picked 13 newcomers Thursday for the first roster of his second term as U.S. coach, dropping the team's top star and picking a forward who could become the youngest American national team player in...
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Before her grandmother died, Dr. Sabrina Norman, 70, promised her she would move back to their family home in Independence Heights to protect their legacy. The neighborhood –the first Black municipality to be incorporated in Texas - has changed rapidly in the last 20 years, with ...
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The family of Bryan Kohberger is supporting his efforts to challenge his 2025 conviction
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"Leave the Kennedy center alone," Kerry Kennedy said on Tuesday.
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A Mississippi school district is no longer subject to a federal desegregation order after more than 50 years of court oversight.
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Alvin PD said a daycare employee left the 5-year-old in a locked van after the child was picked up from school. Police estimate the child was in the van alone for 30 to 45 minutes....
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An investment advisor who defrauded Travis Kelce and others out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 11 years in prison.
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A new synthetic opioid that San Francisco officials say is more powerful than fentanyl is circulating on the city's black market.
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A mother and social media influencer said she was targeted by a phone scam in which callers claimed to be from the Bergen County Sheriff's Office.
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Investigators looking into conduct within Bill Belichick's North Carolina football program examined a range of allegations tied to potential drug use, inappropriate relationships and NCAA rule violations. They talked to the six-time Super Bowl-winning coach among a lengthy list o...
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Human remains found in the Grand Canyon this week were those of the last remaining person missing after the deadly flash flooding in late August, the victim’s wife said Thursday. The discovery of Timothy Allen Smith brought the death toll to three from flooding that devastated th...
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According to ESPN, two-time Pro-Bowler Nico Collins met with the team doctors, who said they don't think the injury is 'serious'.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since 2023. Here's what that means for you.
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Democrat James Talarico is consistently leading in the polls over Ken Paxton, which is unheard of in recent decades. National forecasters are calling Texas a tie, or else giving the advantage to the Democrat....
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Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran, but it is not yet enough to help address climate change. When the U.S. and Israel launched the war in February, some backers of renewables opined it could drive a green transi...
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The decision comes after university officials consolidated seven ethnic studies departments into two earlier this year. Faculty within the College of Liberal Arts were told most majors could be consolidated into one before the fall 2027 semester....
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Nearly 60 different people can be seen in more than 1 million digital images and videos recovered from a home in Philadelphia.
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Another week, another taunt as Southampton continues to be dogged by its conduct in the “Spygate” soccer scandal . This time, the jibes are coming from Wrexham’s famous co-owners . Ahead of a match between the teams in England’s second-tier Championship on Saturday, Ryan Reynolds...
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Harris County Commissioners approved a historic property tax increase Thursday that will raise the combined tax rate to about 67 cents for every $100 of taxable value. That means if you own a home assessed at $400,000 your taxes will increase by almost $200 a year. The public com...
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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department reported Thursday that jobless claims slid to 196,000, the fewest since mid-July and down from 206,...
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A witness who was inside the van when an ICE agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in east Houston this summer appeared before a grand jury on Wednesday....
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Kennedy Center to provide 30 days’ notice before making any major physical changes to the building , including demolishing it, as President Donald Trump has threatened. Trump said Wednesday that without his efforts to restore the aging buil...
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Pop artist Peter Max, whose kaleidoscopic, cosmic-themed imagery helped define the visual language of the 1960s counterculture, died at 88.
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A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death....
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Investigators are hailing a 6-year-old boy’s quick actions in the wake of a stabbing spree that left four people dead in South Louisiana.
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U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdrew from the Laver Cup and will be replaced by 16th-ranked Brandon Nakashima on Team World, organizers announced Thursday. No reason was given for Shelton’s withdrawal but he's slated to play Davis Cup for the United States in the Czech Republ...
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Wiles shared in March that she had been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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The men had their time in the spotlight for night one, but now it's all about the ladies. Here's who's at the top of the pack and who has been eliminated....
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Ireland will boycott the Eurovision Song Contest for a second year over Israel’s participation, the country’s national broadcaster said Thursday. RTÉ said it will not send an act to the 2027 competition in Bulgaria and will not broadcast the show because of the “appalling and ong...
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Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and this week climbed to just below 7% — its highest level in over 19 months. The benchmark 30-year fixe...
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Nearly 10 years after the publication of the million-selling “Educated,” Tara Westover is returning with a second memoir in which she reflects on the fallout from her celebrated and controversial debut. Random House announced Thursday that “Brothers and Sisters” will come out on ...
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On Thursday's show: We mark Constitution Day by asking listeners what amendment they’d add to the nation’s founding document. And retired astronaut Butch Wilmore discusses his career and the nine months he spent on the ISS when his mission was originally only supposed to last eig...
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Good morning, Houston.☀️ We’ve got tropical moisture moving in today, so heavy rain is possible across southeast Texas—but a strong cap could keep storms from developing as much as expected. Also, Harris County commissioners are also set to vote on a budget that could mean higher...
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Officials also shared a photo of the rollover, adding, "This crash involves a spilled load of sand." The road has since reopened.
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Saudi Arabia said debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person, while the leader of the Iran-backed Houthis called for protests and said the kingdom committed a “monstrous fabrication” when it accused the rebels of trying to attack Islam's holiest city. Meanwhile, Un...
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The Hall announced its 12 finalists for the Class of 2026 on Wednesday. Voting is open to the public and a panel of judges until Sept. 23.
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A man was hospitalized after being shot during a drive-by shooting at a bowling alley on Wednesday night, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. Deputies responded to AMF Diamond Lanes in the 200 block of North Forest Boulevard after receiving reports of gu...
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The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study. A report by Protect Democracy found that 34...
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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. HOUSTON — As executive director of the Harris County Domestic Violence Coordinating Council, Barbie Brash...
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The Obamas’ pet dog Sunny has died. Former President Barack Obama posted about the family's loss on social media Wednesday.
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Bournemouth kicked off its first European campaign with a 2-1 over Real Sociedad, Crystal Palace beat Polish champion Lech Poznań 4-0 and Juventus routed Dutch team N.E.C Nijmegen 5-0 in the Europa League on Thursday. Celtic suffered a blow with a 3-1 loss at home to Ferencváros,...
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At least 48 people have died and around 100 others are receiving treatment in southern Nigeria after consuming a locally brewed alcoholic concoction suspected to contain methanol , officials said on Thursday. Banji Ajaka, Ondo state's commissioner for health, said the cases had b...
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South African police said Thursday a ninth woman’s body has been discovered in an area east of Johannesburg, and said it could be linked to a series of killings they are investigating. All nine bodies were found in the Ekurhuleni municipality over the last two months, raising con...
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King Charles III on Thursday urged senior leaders from OpenAI , Anthropic , Google DeepMind and Nvidia to make sure that artificial intelligence remains under control and in the service of people and the planet. The gathering in Scotland was convened to discuss how AI can benefit...
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Experts commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body say they have found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran, including on a school in the southern city of Minab . They also accuse Iran’s theocratic government of carry...
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Chinese technology giant Huawei launched new chip technologies in a challenge to global leaders such as Nvidia that highlights the narrowing gap between China and the U.S. in artificial intelligence . Huawei's announcement Thursday at its annual key conference in Shanghai came ju...
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Buckingham Palace has forcefully denied a claim by the brother of the late Princess Diana that King Charles III said she his ex-wife would soon be forgotten after her death. In a new book, Charles Spencer recounts the traumatic days after Diana was killed in a car crash in Paris ...
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Russian missiles and drones injured at least 19 people overnight in Ukraine's capital and the surrounding region, authorities said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Thursday that Ukrainian forces had also carried out overnight strikes against targets in Russia, including an ...
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The third person who was killed after news helicopter crashed in LA has been identified as the investigation continues into what caused the aircraft to go down....
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The U.S. stock market rallied to its best day in six weeks Thursday after falling oil prices and easing pressure from the bond market helped Wall Street reverse many of its moves from the prior day . The S&P 500 jumped 1.1% for just its second rise in the last nine days. The Dow ...
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The heads of state of Lebanon, France and Jordan met on Thursday as part of an effort to drum up support for the struggling Lebanese military . Ahead of the talks in Paris, a statement from the office of Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the three leaders would discuss the situ...
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The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold Thursday while indicating that it could raise them soon in order to dampen inflationary pressures emanating from the fallout of the Iran war . The decision was widely anticipated, with six members of the Monetary Policy Committee vo...
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Episode: 2460 In praise of the City: A fine piece of the natural world. Today, another look at form and function.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday embraced the prospect of his country becoming the European Union’s first associate member , saying closer ties with the continent would ensure no country could control Canada’s markets or undermine its sovereignty. Carney’s speech t...
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Trump criticized the moving, calling on the Fed to "LOWER THE INTEREST RATES."
