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For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or conflict with North Korea. But this year's Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise, one of the two main drills conducted by t...
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A one-year-old boy is safe after police say his mother's car was stolen in Philadelphia's East Falls neighborhood.
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Apple opened a new manufacturing facility in Houston as part of a $500 billion initiative to strengthen production in the U.S. and the Houston area.
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Over two dozen Texas families represented by the ACLU and other groups petitioned the nation’s highest court to hear their challenge after the conservative-leaning 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in April upheld the Texas law in a 9-8 ruling....
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CenterPoint Energy launched its “Hurricane Safety and Preparedness Week” Monday, kicking off a week-long campaign aimed at helping Greater Houston customers stay safe and prepared as peak hurricane season gets underway. The campaign highlights the company’s ongoing preparedness e...
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If you’re a State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company auto insurance customer, you may have some money coming your way as the company begins a one-time $5 billion cash-back dividend to qualifying customers....
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Police said the standoff began after a woman called 911 to report that her boyfriend was holding her against her will in an apartment on Crosstimbers near Fulton....
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The organization said, "This year, we are making meaningful changes to admission and parking while continuing to offer the experiences, traditions, and attractions our guests look forward to every fall."...
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El Paso and Harris counties joined cities in Tennessee and Ohio in the suit arguing the new requirements are unconstitutional and would cost millions to implement....
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Disney filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Trump administration’s Federal Communications Commission alleging a violation of its First Amendment rights. The suit comes after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr recently defended the agency’s actions against ABC, saying broadcasters have a du...
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President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday hosted the head of Myanmar’s military-backed government , who visited Russia on a trip to boost their cooperation. Speaking at the start of the talks with President Min Aung Hlaing , Putin noted both countries have cooperated on foreign policy ...
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Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Tuesday aimed at blocking nonferrous mining near the Boundary Waters, following Congress' move to roll back federal protections for the region....
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Philadelphia police are looking for a man in a 'Chucky-doll' type mask that was captured on video harassing and chasing people near City Hall last week. Police say he asked at least one woman if she was 'ready to die?'...
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A Trump administration task force created to combat antisemitism pushed for settlements with Ivy League universities despite government investigations that were rushed and incomplete or that failed to establish legal violations by the schools, a former Justice Department lawyer a...
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Madonna leads the 2026 MTV Video Music Award nominations, the network announced Tuesday. The pop superstar has been nominated in every decade of her musical career. She has 19 competitive MTV VMA wins and in 1986 became the first solo female artist to receive the Video Vanguard A...
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Disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., admitted to FBI agents that he had "physical relations" with suspected Chinese intelligence operative Christine "Fang Fang" Fang on a "handful of occasions," newly declassified FBI records show....
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Russia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the Japanese ambassador to protest Tokyo's condemnation of President Vladimir Putin's trip to the Kuril Islands, the Moscow-controlled Pacific archipelago that is claimed by both countries. Last week, Putin visited Iturup, one of the ...
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Relations between the U.S. and Canada could deteriorate further at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday if Trump goes ahead with his plan to impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products. The two countries are seeking a truce on the new taxes as the deadline approaches. The fate o...
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Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and Instagram....
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The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged for more than a week confronted Israeli settlers on Tuesday and demanded Israeli forces remove them from his property. But on his first day back at his home in the village of Qusra, Loui Ridi was ulti...
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Norway’s soccer federation president on Tuesday accused FIFA of fear tactics for the removal of a senior official who publicly opposed FIFA leader Gianni Infantino’s now-withdrawn World Cup sell-off plan. Lise Klaveness, who heads the Norwegian Football Federation since 2022, tol...
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Planned alternatives could address the oil shortage but risks abound, some experts said.
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One Texas town is hoping to prove everything really is bigger and merrier in the Lone Star State this Christmas. Boerne, located in the Texas Hill Country, is a finalist in the Hallmark Channel’s Merriest Christmas Town contest , giving Texans a chance to rally behind a local fav...
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OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship. The San Francisco-based company says ChatGPT for Teens, whi...
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For millions of Americans, retirement is supposed to be the finish line after decades of work. But a new survey suggests many workers aren’t sure they’ll ever make it there. Nearly half of Americans who have not yet retired, 47%, say they are skeptical they’ll ever be able to ful...
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Sonia Gandhi has a memoir coming out this fall in which she will reflect on the promise and the tragedy of marrying into India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty and on her own career in government. Alfred A. Knopf announced Tuesday that Gandhi's “Belonging: A Journey of Love” will...
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On Tuesday's show: We take a closer look at the redistricting saga in Galveston County. We discuss how to deal with job and career burnout. And we learn how brisket became the centerpiece of Texas barbecue....
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Today, we announce our full program for the 2026 Texas Tribune Festival, and it comes at one of the most consequential moments in our state and our country’s future. This Sept. 24-26 in downtown Austin, over three days and more than 100 programs, we reckon with American democracy...
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A Houston-area pastor is waking up in ICE custody after agents detained him at George Bush Intercontinental Airport while he and his wife were preparing to travel to New York. Luis Morales came to the United States from Venezuela with his wife, Karina, and their two daughters in ...
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Fourteen people are facing charges in connection with an alleged cocaine-trafficking operation at Penn State University.
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Hello, Houston.☀️ It’s a new week, and I hope your students are getting settled back into school and their routine. Before we get into the breaking news of the day, let’s talk about the weather... It’s going to be HOT this week. So, if you have kiddos who have outside activities ...
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The suspect allegedly harassed multiple people in the Center City area during a nearly 20-minute period last Wednesday, starting around 5:18 a.m., police said....
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A former Memorial Hermann transplant physician accused of falsifying patient records to prevent some liver transplant candidates from receiving organ offers is expected back in federal court Thursday. Dr. John Steven Bynon Jr. is facing federal charges stemming from allegations t...
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Hayden Panettiere was the mother to one child, a daughter, Kaya Klitschko, whom she had in 2014 with her ex-fiance, heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko....
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As a new NFL season approaches, football fans are getting ready for another year of game days at Reliant Stadium. The countdown is on to the Texans’ home opener on Sept. 13 against the Buffalo Bills. And if you’re heading to the opener, or any game this season, expect an upgraded...
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Home Depot’s sales improved during the second quarter as customers focused on smaller projects during the summer months. Revenue for the Atlanta company increased to $47.86 billion from $45.28 billion, edging out the $47.24 billion that Wall Street had expected, according to a su...
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Texas lawmakers will examine Tuesday whether colleges are doing enough to protect research from foreign adversaries, while Gov. Greg Abbott plans to unveil measures aimed at limiting foreign influence in education during a campaign event later that day. The House Higher Education...
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Los Angeles Angels (49-76, fifth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (63-62, first in the AL West) Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: George Klassen (1-1, 5.52 ERA, 2.11 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Astros: Cristian Javier (1-3, 6.68 ERA, 1.70 WHIP, 25 strikeouts...
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An explosion near a school complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul wounded at least 42 children, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The U.N. political mission in Afghanistan confirmed the injuries near the education center and said the children are between 9 and 14 years old, acc...
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Ukrainian forces staged one of their biggest drone attacks on Russia since Moscow’s invasion more than four years ago, firing almost 800 drones just two days after launching a similar salvo , officials said Tuesday. Meanwhile, a Russian missile strike on a village in Ukraine’s no...
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A projectile hit a ship as it sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz early Tuesday, according to the British military's UK Maritime Trade Operations center, and an Iranian official said the waterway would not be reopened until the United States meets Iran's conditions. There was no i...
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Thousands of people remained displaced on the Indonesian island of Flores on Tuesday, three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged thousands of homes . The disaster left many children struggling with fear and trauma. M...
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Episode: 3401 Samuel Smiles and James Nasmyth: Strange bedfellows. Today, two views of a polymath.
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Ayoub Akbili needed money for his mother’s surgery. Hamza Haibouri wanted a shot at a professional soccer career. Abdelouahed Iken was chasing the glossy life a friend posted about on Facebook from Italy. So when they heard rumors that Morocco’s border with Spain was open, they d...
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A Republican attempting to become Florida's first Black governor faces a crowded field Tuesday while Democrats wage primary battles for a reduced pool of left-leaning seats under redrawn congressional maps . U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds is banking on President Donald Trump ’s endorsem...
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As a long and contentious primary season nears its end, attention is turning to Florida, Wyoming, California and Alaska, where primaries Tuesday will highlight Republican-led redistricting efforts that have scrambled congressional maps and new battles between the Democratic estab...
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Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending to the daily barrage of guinea pig needs can be either a fairy tale or a horror show. For Smothermon, it’s often a mix of both. “If I could figur...
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Opening arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking extensive financial damages plus changes to how the company operates Facebook and In...
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A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting his estranged wife and wounding his mother-in-law is set to be executed Tuesday, continuing the state's aggressive use of the death penalty in Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ' final term. William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th pris...
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Alaska voters are choosing candidates for November's general election in a series of primary contests Tuesday, including a U.S. Senate race that will be among the most closely watched in the nation this fall. The campaign featured over a dozen contenders in each of the top races ...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong hit his first career walk-off homer, a two-run shot in the 10th inning, and the Chicago Cubs rallied for a 7-5 win over the crosstown White Sox Monday night at Wrigley Field. The All-Star center fielder and MVP contender hit his fifth leadoff homer of the seas...
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A Houston ISD mother is pushing for changes after she says her 10-year-old daughter was assigned a bus stop about three miles from their home.
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The new sensation among some Chinese moviegoers is an animated film whose characters appear to have been created with rudimentary 3D animation and have been described as “ugly” and “eerie.” But it is the scathing online reviews that seem to have prompted interest in “Niulai,” an ...
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Serena and Venus Williams played their first doubles match together since the 2022 U.S. Open and lost a thriller, 2-6, 6-1 (10-8) to Marta Kostyuk and Peyton Stearns on Monday night at the Cincinnati Open. The sisters nearly recovered from a 6-0 deficit in the match tiebreaker be...
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A man with an extensive criminal record is behind bars after police say he punched an 87-year-old woman in the face while attempting to rob her of her purse....
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Asian shares declined in early Tuesday trading, as rising oil prices and worries about inflation worked as a dampener on some markets, countering the optimism that had come from robust corporate earnings reports. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 1.6% to 68,098.54. Australia's ...
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A man is behind bars, months after a Houston woman’s body was mysteriously found inside his apartment. Dennis Greer, 45, is charged with criminal mischief for allegedly causing $6,500 worth of damage to his unit at 666 Maxey Road. It is the same apartment where 34-year-old Britta...
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A man has been taken into custody after a hours-long standoff at an apartment complex on Houston’s north side. It happened near the intersection of E. Crosstimbers and Fulton Street. Houston police responded to the apartment at around 3 p.m. after getting a report of a woman that...
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Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream is recalling several varieties of its fruit bars over concerns that they may be contaminated with glass.
