An assailant attacked and killed a security officer near the Sri Lankan Embassy in Jordan’s capital Amman on Thursday, in what Jordanian authorities described as a terrorist act. Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said that a member of its forces was assaulted with a sharp object and died “in a...
government
The Senate race between Cindy Hyde-Smith and Scott Colom remains uncalled. Mississippi election law does not provide for automatic or requested recounts....
government
On Thursday's show: We consider the implications the election results could have for the future of education in Greater Houston, from the HISD takeover, to vouchers, and beyond. And local foodies discuss their favorite pizza places....
News
Thursday’s forecast: We’ve got another fantastic fall feeling day. Temperatures start in the mid-50s with highs climbing to the upper-70s and lower-80s. There will be clouds that start moving in late in the day, but the rain associated with the system below will miss us to the so...
safety
Flights from across Europe were diverted or forced to make emergency landings on Thursday because of bomb threats, authorities said. So far inspections have not turned up hazardous or suspicious materials. The incidents followed hoax bomb threats earlier this week that prompted s...
News
Cristiano Ronaldo won’t play for Portugal anymore, ending a career that spanned six World Cups and included a European title.
safety
A father is in critical condition after a fire broke out inside a garage and spread to a home on Houston’s north side Thursday morning, forcing a mother and two children to jump from a third-story window to escape. Officials said the fire started around 1:30 a.m. in the area betw...
safety
Multiple flights in Europe made emergency landings on Thursday after being diverted because of bomb threats, authorities said.
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Russia and Ukraine exchanged airstrikes overnight as talks were set to resume in Brussels on Thursday on Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction and security guarantees once the conflict ends. Moscow launched its full-scale invasion nearly five years ago. The latest Russian aerial barra...
business
A Houston business owner says she finally has running water again after spending seven weeks trying to get a water line repaired, all while receiving a bill for nearly $2,000. Vicky Maldonado, whose family operates an auto shop in southwest Houston, reached out to KPRC 2 News aft...
safety
Houston police are investigating the death of a woman found inside her southeast Houston apartment Wednesday evening. According to the Houston Police Department, officers with the Southeast Patrol Division responded around 5 p.m. Nov. 4 to an apartment in the 8400 block of Broadw...
schools
For years, Texas Republicans wielded power over public universities with little political resistance as they banned DEI efforts and tightened their grip on what students can learn, leading in a nationwide conservative overhaul of higher education. Now, a stunning political shift ...
News
When Vikki Goodwin was elected the first Democratic lieutenant governor of Texas since 1999 on Tuesday night, she appeared poised to inherit one of the most powerful positions in state government. But come January when the Austin state representative is sworn in, most of the posi...
