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President Donald Trump met with Ryder Williams on Monday, a 16-year-old lifeguard who was seen rescuing a child in the California surf last month.
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Construction of a section of border wall through Big Bend National Park has been paused.
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Demetri O'Neal Thomas was allegedly seen shooting at cars in Houston, Texas, injuring 3.
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An American tourist was killed after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, which was recently active, Italian firefighters said Monday....
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There is US military news. New recruits are enlisting in big numbers, but not for the reason Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says.
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Major League Baseball's team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E. Feliciano and his wife and business partner, Kwanza Jones. The league announced the approval Monday after a vote. Felician...
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that his agency is pausing construction work in Big Bend National Park while he conducts an “on-the-ground evaluation,” reversing course after heavy machinery had begun moving dirt. In a video pos...
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A 16-year-old boy was killed and four others were wounded in a mass shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
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Authorities have released a sketch of a man accused of beating a woman with a baseball bat while she was walking with a baby.
government
Morath, the Texas Education Commissioner, says HISD could exit state intervention "relatively soon" and added the district needs to make special education changes a "primary" goal to ensure that....
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"Dancing with the Stars" pro Witney Carson is returning to the ballroom for season 35 and has a new partner to tango with.
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A man has been charged for allegedly shooting three people in their vehicles on Friday in northeast Houston. He was then shot by police and a trooper.
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Hayden Panettiere’s death remains under investigation as officials release new details from a preliminary autopsy of the beloved actress.
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A reported friend of the victim said he found her unresponsive in a motel room the morning after seeing her alive the previous night, investigations said....
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A San Diego 18-year-old pleaded guilty to a federal charge after he was caught on video kicking and chasing a protected sea lion at a La Jolla beach.
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The death of a young man with a serious medical condition who was arrested and allegedly beaten by Syrian security forces has stirred up dark memories of torture and other abuse in detention centers under the Assad dynasty’s decades-long rule. Syrians have taken to social media a...
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Disney's Tim Burton classic inspires Bath & Body Works' latest collection that you can shop now.
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The Palestinian American whose home in the occupied West Bank has been besieged by Israeli settlers for over a week traveled to his property on Monday to join other family members who have been defending it. The standoff, in the village of Qusra, has seen groups of settlers surro...
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Eight construction workers uncovered gold coins and bars worth $10.5 million in Belgium last week while at work, according to authorities.
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When will it finally start to feel like fall? Here's what you need to know.
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Minnesota Vikings safety/linebacker Jamal Adams was placed on injured reserve Monday, two days after leaving a preseason game on a cart with what was later diagnosed as a torn tendon in his right quadriceps. Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell told reporters before practice that Adams ...
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The 60-day deadline for an agreement to end the Iran war and resolve the dispute over its nuclear program is expiring
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FBI Houston says it is investigating several threats made against Houston-area schools this year. During the 2025-26 school year, FBI Houston received 42 tips related to school threats. So far this school year, 2026-27, FBI Houston has investigated three school threats. Two resul...
government
The Conroe City Council voted 3-2 against putting Flock cameras on the November ballot for voters to decide whether the city should continue using them....
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday that had directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to "substantially reduce" planned joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises....
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Fans crowded outside a Welsh church Monday where family and friends remembered husky-voiced singer Bonnie Tyler as a star loved worldwide. Tyler's “If I Sing You A Love Song" played as her rose-covered coffin was carried into Swansea Minster for the invite-only funeral that was p...
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The Bowers family was searching for shells at the Jersey Shore when they made the prehistoric discovery.
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Prosecutors have finished presenting their case in the emotionally charged trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who has admitted killing her three young children but blamed her actions on her failing mental health. The prosecution rested its case Monday after three week...
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Hayden Panettiere spent most of her life in front of a camera. The actor, who died Sunday at age 36, made her debut in a toy commercial when she was just 11 months old. From her soap opera beginnings and early breakout roles holding her own opposite acting legends, Panettiere had...
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The wait is almost over. The 2026 AP Top 25 preseason poll drops at noon ET, giving college football enthusiasts a look at how voters view the top teams approaching the season. The Top 25 voters are decided by more than 60 journalists covering college football for AP members and ...
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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports published Monday....
government
A Russian court on Monday convicted a prominent opposition politician for speaking out against the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to 11 years and one month in prison in the latest crackdown leading up to next month's parliamentary election. The verdict against Lev Shlosberg, a ...
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Houston airport workers will receive a minimum wage increase of $5 for a new wage of $20 an hour starting in August, which will gradually rise to $23 an hour by 2028....
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The Supreme Court has again rejected President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn a $5 million jury verdict in favor of writer E. Jean Carroll.
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The fight over Nick Reiner's trust fund is expected to play out Monday in probate court in Los Angeles.
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Thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding continued to threaten a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic Monday, extending a deadly stretch of unsettled weather. The National Weather Service said repeated rounds of heavy rain and thunderstorms would continue fo...
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The trial of Massachusetts mother Lindsay Clancy has turned to her search history about mental health concerns and medication side effects.
safety
The Trump administration declined to immediately appeal a ruling by a federal judge in Lubbock that invalidated parts of the 1934 National Firearms Act....
safety
Jeremy and Brandy Jenkins, who are survived by three sons, were traveling northbound on Highway 60 in Wharton County on Saturday night when their vehicle overturned as they approached a curve, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety....
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Dave Marsh, a longtime music critic who wrote several influential books about Bruce Springsteen , including the early biography “Born to Run,” has died. He was 76. Marsh died Friday in Connecticut, his friend Jeffrey St. Clair, a co-editor of the online magazine Counterpunch, tol...
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Houston is on a shortlist of host cities for the 2031 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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The mind behind "seven seconds or less" revolutionized NBA basketball with a style that teams have either sought to replicate — or adapt to.
government
Katy City Council approved a contract amendment with Texas Pride Disposal to raise solid waste collection and disposal rates by 4.8%.
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Congo’s fast-moving Ebola outbreak has now killed over 2,300 people and become the deadliest outbreak of the disease on record in the Central African nation. The outbreak unfolding in one of Congo’s most vulnerable regions is the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak ever, with 4,945 ca...
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DFW said late Friday that plans to install the religious washing station had been canceled.
government
Commissioners are expected to review the budget, as the county is projected to face a $178 million shortfall.
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Cy-Fair ISD's board of trustees called for a 12-cent voter-approval tax rate election, or VATRE, and a four-proposition bond election.
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A frightening encounter was caught on camera as a homeowner scared off a group of would-be burglars in Pasadena, California.
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Wealth, perhaps second only to loyalty, has been a prized attribute for Donald Trump during his second presidency. The number of people worth at least $100 million whom the Republican president has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total under t...
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Several senior apartment complex residents in Kingwood are worried about their safety because of ongoing elevator problems, such as overheating and break downs....
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Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the long‑awaited trial aiming to answer one of hip‑hop's biggest unanswered questions: who killed Tupac Shakur?...
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Hurricane Lala weakened Sunday to a tropical storm after raking Hawaii without making landfall, its heavy rains and winds strong enough to sweep around 100 homes off their foundations on the Big Island, officials said....
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President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to scale back annual joint military exercises with South Korea as his war against Iran stretches the limits of U.S. aircraft carriers . Trump said South Korea wouldn’t help with his war against Iran and cited his good relationship w...
schools
As students across Texas return to classrooms this month, a state lawmaker is pushing for a major change to when the school year can begin. State Rep. Jared Patterson is preparing legislation that would move the start of the school year to after Labor Day, arguing that students a...
safety
One of Belgium's biggest ever wildfires blazed out of control Monday even as cooler weather and rain eased conditions for firefighters, while in Greece a fire briefly flared up near the main airport on the outskirts of Athens. Europe is sweltering through one of its hottest and d...
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The water level at Lake Powell, the United States' second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening concerns about the ongoing crisis in the Colorado River system....
business
Russia attacked facilities of Ukraine’s Naftogaz Group 13 times over the past week and has targeted its premises almost 300 times since the start of the year, the state energy company said Monday. Russia has repeatedly battered the Ukrainian power grid since its all-out invasion ...
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Panettiere, star of "Heroes" and "Nashville," died at 36, her representative told ABC News.
schools
On Monday's show: We discuss the latest state school ratings and questions about reading proficiency at some HISD schools. And we mull over the reasons people, industry, and venues are moving from the core of the city outward....
parks
The Houston Texans continue training camp after coming off their 27-7 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Thursday. They are now preparing for their busiest week of camp. Starting Tuesday, the Las Vegas Raiders will be in town for a joint practice following by preseason game nu...
