The Engines of Our Ingenuity 3419: A Better Spacesuit
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Heat and humidity are back for Wednesday and our fall front is still on track for this weekend!
Wednesday’s Forecast: Humidity and moisture continue to stream in. Less coverage and fewer chances of any rain or isolated thunderstorms on your Wednesday. We’ll still remain hot and humid. Tuesday evening’s heat indices reached into the upper 90’s still! Yikes. Early Week: After...
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Vietnam buries remains of 731 war dead nearly 6 decades after the Tet Offensive
Thousands carrying white flowers lined the roads in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday as the remains of 731 people believed to have been killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive were taken for burial nearly six decades after their deaths. Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung att...
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House Democrats plan a first 100-days agenda if they sweep to power in midterm elections
House Democrats are preparing an ambitious 100-days agenda focused on delivering their campaign promises — making life more affordable and conducting vast oversight of the Trump administration — if the party seizes majority control in next month's elections . Democratic leader Ha...
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Roller coaster rider's death puts spotlight on the safety of ever more thrilling rides
The horrific death of a man who was ejected from a Six Flags roller coaster in Georgia is drawing attention to the safety of amusement park rides that have become increasingly faster and steeper in their quest for the biggest thrill. Even so, deaths on roller coasters are still e...
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Jury finds Tyreek Hill liable for 2 battery counts, awards $500,000 to the NFL star's estranged wife
A Miami jury on Tuesday found Tyreek Hill liable for two counts of battery but not liable for the eight remaining claims made by Lakeeta Vaccaro — ending the high-profile civil trial involving the NFL wide receiver and his estranged wife. Hill, who has played for the NFL's Kansas...
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New bridge linking China and North Korea will open more than a decade late
A new bridge linking China and North Korea is set to open Thursday after more than a decade of delay in the latest sign of closer ties between the two countries. The official Chinese news agency Xinhua reported Wednesday that both sides will hold a ceremony for the launch of the ...
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Pope surgery update: Vatican says Pope Leo XIV has lung cancer and the lower lobe of his right lung was removed
In the latest Pope Leo surgery news, the Vatican says he has lung cancer and had the lower lobe of his right lung removed. He has lung adenocarcinoma.
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Baytown mother holds community meeting to discuss proposed 'Andrew's Law'
A Baytown mother is pushing for change after her teenage son was allegedly stabbed to death by a classmate at school last year. On Tuesday night, Rebecca Meismer held a community meeting in Baytown, bringing together school district leaders, city council members and community adv...
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18-year-old killed in shooting near Sugar Land park, family says
Family confirms an 18-year-old man was killed Friday afternoon after being shot near a Sugar Land park.
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Ground stop lifted after fiber optic cable damage at Bush Intercontinental Airport, officials say
A ground stop has been lifted after damage to a fiber optic cable line was sustained at Bush Intercontinental Airport, officials said.
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Houston film studio targeted in string of camera equipment burglaries
A Houston film studio owner says his business was burglarized in late August, possibly making him one of the first victims in a series of break-ins targeting production studios....
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Great Wolf Lodge homicide: Metallica Rose Harrison accused of stabbing husband Charles Harrison, son to death at family resort in the Poconos in Scotrun, Monroe County, Pennsylvania
Metallica Rose Harrison allegedly killed Charles Harrison and her son, ID'd in the complaint as T.H., in a double homicide at Great Wolf Lodge in Scotrun, Pennsylvania....