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Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare. Today, Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
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Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare. Today, Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
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The U.S. launched strikes on Iran, hours after President Donald Trump said Washington is "reinstating" a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.

Episode: 1660 Simplicity, complexity, and Shakespeare. Today, Seattle Actor Megan Cole is here to talk about complexity, simplicity, and Shakespeare.
Dangerous. Brazen. Unprecedented. Uncharted territory. Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security questions involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One — a legal maneuver seen as a troubling escala...
The death toll from a huge fire in a Bangkok music bar has increased to 30, officials said Tuesday.More than 70 people were injured, with 24 of them still in critical condition, according to a statement by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.The blaze at the Rong Beer Na Ladprao bar, the city...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett will make a rare appearance before Congress Tuesday, weeks after the end of a historic term.The justices are appearing before a House appropriations panel as the court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to ...
Oil prices climbed early Tuesday as fighting intensified in the Middle East, while Asian shares declined, dragged lower by losses for artificial-intelligence stocks. The price of Brent crude climbed to just over $84 a barrel after soaring nearly 10% on Monday. U.S. benchmark crude was up 1.4% at ...
President Donald Trump has been trying to force Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz for months, turning to everything from airstrikes and naval blockades to negotiations and threats to destroy a “whole civilization.”But restoring oil tanker traffic in the vital Middle East shipping corridor...

A woman has been arrested and charged with manslaughter for the deadly stabbing of Houston rapper Judy World over the weekend.

Flock license plate reader cameras have become a key crime-fighting tool for law enforcement agencies across the Houston area, but questions about privacy and oversight are growing after a Pasadena police officer was accused of improperly using the system to track a fellow officer.
Residents in a Montgomery County neighborhood say they are growing increasingly concerned as repeated flooding continues to impact their community, leaving streets underwater, vehicles stranded and, at times, making their main entrance impassable.Neighbors in the Decker Oaks Estates community nea...

A Louisiana woman is behind bars after a crime spree across east Harris County Saturday, according to authorities.

HCSO said it was possible the man was pushed down the shaft at the construction site.
An investigation is underway after a woman said she was sexually assaulted while she was exercising on Monday evening, according to the Office of Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen.

An investigation is underway after a woman who was exercise-walking was attacked, according to Harris County Constable Precinct 1 Alan Rosen.

More rainfall will be possible across the Houston area on Tuesday. As a result, a FOX 26 Storm Alert is in effect for Tuesday.
Authorities are searching for a suspect after a woman reported being attacked while she was exercising along White Oak Bayou in the Inwood area Monday evening.The Harris County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office said they got the call around 6:30 p.m. The woman reportedly told deputies she had fought off ...
Jordan Walker wore his Cardinals hat backward, chewed a big wad of bubble gum and wore the top of his jersey splayed open as he dug in for his final Home Run Derby swing. The picture of Cardinals cool, Walker chased down Kyle Schwarber, shut up a rambunctious Philly crowd and introduced himself t...
Widespread showers and thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall across the Houston area Monday, triggering multiple flood advisories and causing street-flooding.Monday was round one of three. More widespread storms are expected Tuesday and Wednesday. Here’s the timeline and totals.Tuesday morning: H...

A Houston man is federally charged with threatening to kill Jews at a Georgia-based hardware company on Monday, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore S. Hertzberg.
Hugo Balderras-Ibarra, the immigration attorney representing two of three men who were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Arraujo during last week’s deadly ICE shooting, is facing a felony assault charge, according to Harris County court records.Balderas-Ibarra was indicted on a felony assault famil...

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old in Montgomery County, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.

President Donald Trump signed an order Monday drastically reducing the size of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Bears Ears National Monument. Combined, the lands will shrink by more than 90%, from more than three million acres to just over 300,000 acres, according to White House st...

Some county commissioners are pushing for dedicated funding for the district attorney's office to support the investigation into an ICE officer who killed a Houstonian.

Having spent decades acting, singing and dancing, Mark Ballas is now adding judge to his list of credits with "Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro."

A 33-year-old man died after being swept away by a river current while fishing in Montgomery County on Sunday evening, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office.
The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says a 33-year-old man drowned Sunday after he was overcome by the current while fishing in the San Jacinto River.Authorities say it happened near Hill Road and Sorter Road in the Porter area.The sheriff’s office says they received a call at approximately 6:...

A Houston DoorDash driver is speaking out for the first time since security video captured the moment she was struck by a car during a police chase and then, still in shock, delivered the food anyway.

Lindsey Graham's sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as her late brother's temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate.

The sheriff’s office is investigating after a man fell 30 feet down a shaft at a construction site near Sheldon, officials say.

A new report shows the financial challenges Harris County faces just weeks before commissioners will adopt a new budget.

The latest census data shows nearly 23,000 homes in Houston and its surrounding area don't have air conditioning.
Six days after an ICE agent shot and killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare said federal authorities still haven’t been fully transparency or answered questions about what happened.The Harris County District Attorney’s Off...

The lawsuit argues that the $81 billion mega merger would "extinguish competition" in Hollywood.
What started as a little extra buzzing outside a League City home turned into a major problem hiding inside the walls for homeowner Ron Humason, “I found some bees in the corner of my house out front. I was out trimming some trees the other day and I noticed some bee activity coming in and out of...
Subscribe to The Y’all — a weekly dispatch about the people, places and policies defining Texas, produced by Texas Tribune journalists living in communities across the state.Harris County officials still don’t know the names of the agents who were present when an ICE officer shot and killed Loren...

The deep moisture that brought us heavy downpours Monday will do the same Tuesday, some of which could lead to street flooding again. That's why Tuesday continues the ABC13 Weather Watch.

Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis is seeking county funding for an independent investigation into the July 7 ICE agent-involved shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

A Pasadena police officer has resigned following an ongoing investigation into misuse of the Flock camera system, according to Pasadena City Councilmember Emmanuel Guerrero.
A woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Houston rapper Judy World in southeast Houston, according to court records.The stabbing was reported around 9:55 a.m. Saturday in the 11900 block of Bat Sheva Lane.The suspect, 28-year-old Kayla Wynita Rodgers, is charged with manslaughter in the ...
Nearly a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston, important details are still unclear.Federal authorities have offered limited information about the July 7 shooting beyond saying Salgado Araujo tried to hit an agent with h...
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