The Supreme Court agreed on Monday to consider whether Congress had the constitutional authority to impose a ban on distilling spirits in private homes more than 150 years ago. Plaintiffs challenging the prohibition on home distilling claim the 1868 law is an antiquated relic of Reconstruction-er...
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Donnie Wahlberg is speaking out after he said he survived a failed plane takeoff Sunday.
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The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for 11 people believed missing after a boat thought to be carrying more than two dozen people sank off Mexico’s Baja California coast . Rescuers saved 16 of those who were on board, including several who had suspected shark bites , t...
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Democratic candidate for governor Gina Hinojosa rallies with supporters the day before the state of early voting. The race has tightened in recent weeks. Governor Greg Abbott is also expected to spend time in the southeast Texas this week....
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A military service member was transported to a hospital after he fell while attempting to rappel from the rafters of the Alamodome.
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Deputies said two groups of people were playing softball when a fight broke out and continued into the parking lot, and that's when shots were fired.
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Former South African President Thabo Mbeki said Monday that he had neither ordered prosecutors to stop cases involving apartheid-era crimes nor struck secret deals to shield former security officers from justice. “I did not direct, authorize, or approve the suppression of the inv...
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A National Guard member and a suspect were shot late Sunday night as Guard members attempted to break up a fight in southeast Washington, according to D.C. police....
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The death was confirmed by U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, who said the 56-year-old Mexican national was found unresponsive in his cell. He’s the seventh person in Texas to die while detained by ICE this year....
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Buying a new car is getting more expensive, with monthly payments, loan amounts and interest costs reaching record highs in the third quarter of 2026, according to a new report from Edmunds. The average monthly payment for a financed new vehicle climbed to $787 from $777 in the s...
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Texas early voting begins Oct. 19 for the 2026 midterm elections. Find Houston-area polling locations, voting hours, ID requirements and key deadlines....
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An Air Force service member died after falling while rappelling from the Alamodome rafters during a pregame ceremony ahead of Saturday's UTSA-Navy football game....
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Gangs in Haiti have opened fire on an armored vehicle, leaving four soldiers from El Salvador unaccounted for in the first major attack since an international gang suppression force began operations in the violence-wracked country. The attack occurred Sunday in Croix-des-Bouquets...
