UK police arrest 5 men under terrorism, explosives acts close to US air base
British police announced on Sunday morning that several people were arrested "on suspicion of offenses under the explosives act" close to an air base hosting U.S. forces.
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US 90 at Old Beaumont Hwy. blocked after rollover crash traps driver in Harris County
A man was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition following a single-vehicle rollover crash in east Harris County early Sunday morning, authorities said....
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18-year-old shot and killed while driving in N. Harris County, suspect at large, deputies say
Deputies said they responded to reports of a single-car crash on Kuykendahl Road, but when they arrived, they realized the driver had been shot multiple times....
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Fatal pedestrian crash on I-10 leads to second crash injuring Houston officer
A pedestrian was struck and killed late Friday night on the East Freeway, and a Houston police officer was injured shortly after when a motorist crashed into a patrol vehicle blocking the accident scene, authorities said....
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Police believe dismembered body found at Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna, Georgia is Shanteria 'KT' Mosley; Kingston Bradley charged
Kingston Bradley is charged in connection with the death of Shanteria Mosley, woman found dismembered at the Park Valley Apartments in Smyrna, Georgia....
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Houston weather: Remnants of Hurricane Polo to bring storm chances and flood risks
Relative humidity will gradually rise in Texas this week alongside mid-90s temperatures ahead of a mid-week cold front.
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Powerful nor’easter floods Northeast, leaves over 100,000 without power as high tides threaten coast
A powerful nor’easter continued to batter the Northeast on Sunday, flooding coastal communities and leaving tens of thousands of homes and businesses without power as forecasters warned that another round of high tides could inundate vulnerable shorelines. The slow-moving storm, ...
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Person found fatally shot in back after car crashes into pole in northeast Houston
Houston police are investigating after a person was found with a gunshot wound following a vehicle crash early Sunday, near Mesa Drive and Nyssa Street in northeast Houston. According to HPD, officers responded around 1:40 a.m. after reports that a car had struck a pole. A securi...
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A persistent nor'easter batters US Northeast, causing coastal flooding, outages and at least 1 death
A slow-moving, powerful storm crept along the coast of the U.S. Northeast on Saturday, producing high winds that caused power outages while whipping up big waves and heavy rains that created dangerous conditions....
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Kean returned to Congress after an unexplained absence. Now it's time for his first and only debate
Tom Kean Jr., the Republican congressman from New Jersey whose four-month absence from the House this year went unexplained until he disclosed that he was being treated for depression , and Democrat Rebecca Bennett are readying for the first and only campaign debate Sunday night ...
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Man fatally struck while crossing East Freeway on foot; officer injured while blocking traffic
A man was hit and killed while crossing the East Freeway late Saturday night after his truck reportedly ran out of gas, according to Houston police. The crash happened around 11:55 p.m. on I-10 near Mercury Drive. Investigators believe the man crossed the freeway to get fuel and ...
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Supreme Court vote shadows Maine Sen. Susan Collins in her first bid after abortion rights decision
For years, Planned Parenthood’s endorsement of Susan Collins was enough to persuade Erin Evans to vote for Maine's longtime U.S. senator, believing that the moderate Republican would protect abortion access. Evans is now “just furious with myself” for those votes. The 56-year-old...
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'Lower 48' is a phrase to fight over in Alaska. It's a fixture in the state's US Senate contest
One of the most biting insults in Alaska politics is to be accused of being aligned with the “Lower 48," code for candidates taking marching orders from powerful forces in the contiguous United States rather than sticking up for Alaskans. It's a central theme of the Alaska's U.S....