Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal. Authorities appeared to give Pike two doses of pentobarbital, and she wa...
safety
With the Boston bats ice cold at Yankee Stadium again, a couple of quick hooks by Red Sox rookie manager Chad Tracy led to an early postseason exit. Same story, different year. And this time, it wasn't even close. For the second consecutive season, the Red Sox were sent home for ...
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The family of a 22-year-old man fighting a rare life-threatening illness wants to bless another family with two club-level tickets to Sunday's Houston Texans game....
safety
Family has identified the 4-year-old girl who was killed in a shooting on Tuesday night as Vivian Savella. Police say Vivian’s mother killed the girl before turning the gun on herself....
safety
Thousands of vehicles may have received fraudulent passing inspection reports as part of an alleged organized crime operation that investigators say was valued at more than $1 million....
government
A heated dispute between Houston Mayor John Whitmire and City Controller Chris Hollins erupted during Wednesday's City Council meeting over a senior mayoral financial adviser's nearly $127,000 salary and the amount of work he performs for the city....
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Max Fried dominated Boston in the playoffs for the second straight year, Cody Bellinger and Luis García Jr. homered, and the New York Yankees romped over the Red Sox 9-2 Wednesday night for a two-game AL Wild Card Series sweep. Clinging to a 2-1 lead after Willson Contreras homer...
Local
A suspect is at large after a shooting left a Harris County Sheriff's Office deputy injured in east Harris County on Wednesday, according to the sheriff's office....
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Asian shares mostly rose in early Thursday trading amid investor interest in technology-related issues, despite ongoing worries about the war in Iran. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4% in morning trading to 68,355.81. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 lost 1.7% to 8,638.10. South Ko...
schools
Houston Independent School District students and teachers are feeling the heat — literally — as aging HVAC systems leave some classrooms sweltering. KPRC 2 has received a flood of emails, messages and comments from parents and teachers about the uncomfortable conditions inside HI...
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Rain becomes more widespread Thursday and Friday as tropical moisture interacts with a slow-moving front.
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Tennessee was not able to carry out the planned execution of a woman convicted in the 1995 killing of a classmate, according to media witnesses.
schools
Houston Independent School District teachers are facing sudden job losses and budget adjustments as the district undergoes its annual "campus leveling" process, leaving displaced educators scrambling for their next career moves before their pay ends Oct. 2....
