Maps. Where would we be without them? And how would we even know? They can anchor us in a place or help us get somewhere else. They can show us global political realities via the drawing of contested country borders. We take it as truth that not only does X mark the spot, it shows us the size of...
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Three people were on board the helicopter, which crashed into Biscayne Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 1,500 points on Wednesday, just hours after election results showed Democrats had taken control of the U.S. House and Senate....
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NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to meet a fiery end early Wednesday, nearly 22 years after it launched to space
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Democrat Letitia Plummer, projected to beat Republican Orlando Sanchez, is set to be the next Harris County judge.
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Tucker and his Republican opponent, Nate Sheets, ran to replace longtime Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
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Several of the county's top elected leaders were on the ballot this week. Voters also selected a new Harris County Judge to lead the nation's third largest county....
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Harris County authorities are working a SWAT scene in north-east Harris County after a suspect barricaded himself inside a home.
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The election results will maintain the Democratic majority on Fort Bend County Commissioners Court, with Democrats continuing to hold three of the five seats — a balance that has been in place since 2019 in a county that has traditionally leaned Republican....
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ABC News projects that the Democratic Party has won a majority of seats in the U.S. Senate. Here’s how Democrats won some key races to get there.
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The scene is active at a residence in the Evergreen Villas subdivision, as Precinct 3 said there appears to be a search for a fugitive at the home.
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A Coast Guard aircrew spotted the sailboat 460 miles off San Diego after an emergency beacon alert launched a dramatic search and rescue mission.
