The Houston Police Department shared surveillance video and the sketches of the suspect who shot a man and then fired multiple rounds at a deputy's vehicle while fleeing on foot....
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of turning a blind eye to harassment of Jewish students. The decision from U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns said President Donald Trump's administration failed to ...
Stephen Biebelhausen and his daughter Blake ran in Cleveland's Guardian Mile "Stroller Mile," potentially setting a record with their 4-minute, 17-second race time....
Jimmie Johnson gets his old No. 48 back for his final Cup race at next season's Daytona 500 . His former sponsor should be along for the ride. Take a look at pit road on NASCAR's brightest day and don't be surprised to see celebrities from the kitchen to the stage rooting on John...
Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform.
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
Actress Melanie Lynskey has a pretty impressive résumé when it comes to making us laugh and cry, but now she’s bringing all of that emotional magic to a brand-new Netflix film. ‘ Don’t Say Good Luck ’ starts streaming August 14th and stars Sunny Sandler as Sophie Birenbaum, a hig...
Former professional boxer Prichard Colón has died after a long health battle years after suffering an injury from a professional fight, according to Remezcla....
The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water levels to plunge. The bridge — known as Nero's Bridge, named for the former Roman emperor — once connected Rome’s city center with the Tibe...
Houston ISD’s latest STAAR results show students making academic gains across much of the district, but a closer look at the numbers reveals another significant trend: some of the longstanding achievement gaps between Black, Hispanic and White students are narrowing substantially...
Former Southern Poverty Law Center official Heidi Beirich has been charged in the Justice Department’s criminal case against the civil rights group.
The Trump White House said in a new report on Thursday that countries are routing their exports through third countries to avoid U.S. tariffs , estimating that there are tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26 billion annually. The report specifically highlights that China respo...
Identification requirements for mail-in ballots that became Texas law in 2021 can be enforced after a court ruling issued Wednesday.
Cristobal weakens in the north Atlantic with two more waves to watch in the Atlantic.
We're tracking another batch of tropical moisture that should boost our rain chances for Friday. Next week could bring a stretch of dry weather with near triple-digit temperatures as a heat ridge takes over....
A Louisiana grand jury in June declined to indict Christopher Gillum on a state terrorism charge that could have carried up to a 15-year sentence, court records show....
With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia called for silence Thursday as they listened for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake that has killed more than 270 people and left hundreds more missing. The call for quiet was part of last-ditch effort...
After 16 years, "Camp Rock 3" welcomes a new class of young musicians, with stars Liamani Segura and Malachi Barton trading their fantasy roles for more "grounded" characters. It premieres Aug. 13 on Disney Channel and streams next day on Disney+....
Kroger has closed at least three dozen stores since announcing plans last year to shutter 60 locations that were not "delivering sustainable results" by the end of 2026....
Two central Texas men were killed, and another driver was injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at an intersection in Fisher County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety....
Burke Law Group published a short statement on social media saying it had considered applying for a “small portion” of the $150 million contract. It did not explain why it decided against it....
Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday, the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the U.S....
The "Treasures of the Pharaohs" exhibition opens to the public Aug. 1 and runs through Jan. 31, 2027, at the De Young Museum in San Francisco.
A 3-year-old Great Pyrenees mix named Bruce was euthanized after being deemed vicious following several biting incidents, despite an emergency request....
SkyEye flew over the scene where a gray car was heavily damaged, with multiple police cruisers surrounding it.
Authorities said the child found an M-80 firework in a park bathroom and showed it to a Parks Department worker, who authorities say helped light it.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked the lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law related to voter assistance....
The biological parents won a temporary restraining order against the surrogate, who tried to claim parental rights, and are with their baby, their attorneys say....
The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has spread to a sixth province after a death was recorded in the previously unaffected Bas-Uele province, the head of Africa's CDC said Thursday. The man died in Buta, the capital of Bas-Uele, after traveling there from Isiro in Haut-Uele province, said Jea...
A Russian plan to kill a Ukrainian American citizen in Warsaw was thwarted by Poland before it could be carried out, the Polish prime minister said Thursday, adding it was the first time that “someone on the order of Russia” sought to attack a U.S. citizen on the territory of ano...
A Powerball ticket sold in Illinois matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's drawing, winning an estimated $1.04 billion jackpot, according to the lottery organization....
Dog food sold in 11 states has been recalled because it’s contaminated with salmonella.
The dead sharks were scattered across roughly 10 blocks of beach in Sea Isle City, New Jersey.
The decision to sneak Trump out of Ankara on separate Air Force jet was driven by intel that an Iranian terror cell had snuck into Turkey with a shoulder-fired missile....
Eleven people are facing federal charges after authorities say they orchestrated a massive, multi-million dollar sham marriage ring designed to secure U.S. immigration status for foreign nationals....
Prosecutors allege 11 people in New York arranged sham marriages for foreign nationals trying to obtain legal status in the United States.
A New Jersey woman died while trying to save one of her daughters during a powerful earthquake that caused widespread destruction in Colombia.
Houston police say a driver was killed in a rollover crash along US 290 Northwest Freeway on Wednesday night.
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels. The Labor Department reported Thursday that 209,000 people filed jobless claims last week, up from a revised 200,000 the week before and higher than the 205,000 forecast...
The Kennedy Center will move forward with a two-year closure of the sprawling performing arts venue to allow for substantial renovation work, while some outdoor programming may continue. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity b...
Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta's federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and track children in violation of federal law. The trial is scheduled to begin next week and is expected to last six to eight weeks....
President Donald Trump’s botched repairs at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool have landed the National Park Service in a tight spot, forced to serve the public while managing controversial demands by the Republican president. The beloved federal agency, its iconic park rangers...
A federal lawsuit accuses the Trump administration of violating the First Amendment by selling special advance access to Truth Social posts before they go public....
A Spring man is being held on a $1 million bond after investigators say he severely injured his girlfriend’s 2-year-old daughter — repeatedly — over the course of several days. Gerardo Gonzalez is charged with injury to a child. Prosecutors say the charge could be upgraded depend...
The Bell County sheriff's office said it received a 911 call about a helicopter crash after 1:30 p.m., and that it had sparked a grass fire that was "out of control" when deputies arrived on the scene....
A petition to declare U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra "persona non grata" and have him removed from his post has received more than 104,000 signatures....
The WNBA on Wednesday criticized those trying to create a narrative about transgender women playing in the league.
On Thursday's show: We learn about a pair of issues voters will decide in the November election. And a Houston biologist considers how living on Mars might affect the human body and mind....
Thursday’s Forecast: Did you know tomorrow marks a unique point in Houston’s climate calendar? On Thursday, August 13, the average high drops from 96° to 95°. From a climatological standpoint, that means we’re now on the downhill side of summer, with average temperatures graduall...
Clashes between Iran-backed Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen raged overnight Thursday as renewed violence continues to spread and feed growing fears that the country's civil war could reignite and create a new front in the Middle East war. Here’s a look at the latest ...
Next year's Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Burgas, a port city on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, organizers said Thursday. It's the first time the music extravaganza is held in the Balkan country, which scored its first-ever victory in the contest in May, when Bulgarian ...
Tropical Storm Hernan formed Thursday in the Pacific Ocean and wasn't threatening land while a different storm system that could bring heavy rain and flooding this weekend moved toward Hawaii, forecasters said. Hernan was about 1,460 miles (2,350 kilometers) west of the southern ...
A lightning strike at Grafton Correctional Institution sent 16 incarcerated people to hospital for treatment Wednesday evening
Editor’s note: The migrants in this story asked to be identified only by their first names or initials because they are undocumented and fear arrest and deportation. SAN ANTONIO — Jossman had told himself many times that the day a cop eventually pulled him over, he wouldn’t run. ...
Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico portray their U.S. Senate campaigns as a fight for the soul of America — one in which God plays an active yet vastly different role. Talarico, believing God is on the side of the oppressed and the marginalized, focuses his message...
Someone has won the $1 billion Powerball Jackpot in Illinois. Here are the winning numbers from the Aug. 12 drawing.
For five nights, Israeli settlers surrounded three Palestinian homes on the outskirts of a town in the occupied West Bank , preventing the families from leaving safely as their food and water supplies dwindled. Qusai Abu Rida was holed up inside with his teenage son when settlers...
For 30 minutes, the internet in parts of Taiwan crawled. The slowdown Thursday for people in the capital, Taipei, and six other cities and localities was part of the last phase of the island's annual Han Kuang exercises , military drills that began last week and aim to model a re...
A cloud of dust billows behind Maarten Janse’s tractor as he spreads a mixture of compost, straw and manure over a field to nourish the parched soil. Janse's farm on the fertile land of the Netherlands' southwestern Zeeland Province is drying out despite his efforts to make it mo...
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The Houston Police Department shared surveillance video and the sketches of the suspect who shot a man and then fired multiple rounds at a d…
A federal judge in Boston on Thursday dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit that accused Harvard University of turning a blind eye to har…
Stephen Biebelhausen and his daughter Blake ran in Cleveland's Guardian Mile "Stroller Mile," potentially setting a record with their 4-minu…
Jimmie Johnson gets his old No. 48 back for his final Cup race at next season's Daytona 500 . His former sponsor should be along for the rid…
Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform.…
Polls have shown the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Texas is in a dead heat.
Actress Melanie Lynskey has a pretty impressive résumé when it comes to making us laugh and cry, but now she’s bringing all of that emotiona…
Former professional boxer Prichard Colón has died after a long health battle years after suffering an injury from a professional fight, acco…
The remains of an ancient bridge have emerged in Rome’s Tiber River, near St. Peter’s Basilica, as weeks with virtually no rain caused water…
Houston ISD’s latest STAAR results show students making academic gains across much of the district, but a closer look at the numbers reveals…
Former Southern Poverty Law Center official Heidi Beirich has been charged in the Justice Department’s criminal case against the civil right…
The Trump White House said in a new report on Thursday that countries are routing their exports through third countries to avoid U.S. tariff…
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