With Golden State the newly crowned WNBA champion, the league turns its attention to a pivotal offseason. Unlike last year when a new collective bargaining agreement dominated the offseason, the top priority is finding new leadership. Outgoing Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, who has been in the po...
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Robert Cyprian, 49, died early Thursday at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital after being taken there the day before for a medical emergency, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office . He was pronounced dead at 1:07 a.m. on Oct. 29. Cyprian had been sentenced Oct. 20 to th...
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Division is investigating the death of a 23-year-old man as a death in custody following a chase in northwest Harris County, authorities said. Pct. 4 Constable’s Office deputies responded to a family disturbance at a home on Carols Way ...
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People heading into the Affordable Care Act open enrollment period with plans to sign up for insurance should expect a variety of changes in 2027, including higher premiums and fewer coverage options. The sign-up window for the marketplace, also known as Obamacare, starts Sunday ...
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Two people were killed and two others were taken to a hospital after a two-vehicle crash near Jones Road and FM 1960 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office. The conditions of the two people transported to a hospital is not known at t...
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Somali pirates have seized an Iranian fishing vessel carrying 23 people, the Maritime Security Center Indian Ocean said, warning that the ship was approaching a commercial shipping lane and could become a floating base for further attacks. The Azini was hijacked Thursday between ...
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Day of the Dead festivities begin in October and lead up to November 1 and 2, when the souls of deceased loved ones are believed to return to earth.
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At least nine people were shot, and four people are dead after multiple shootings in Dallas' Deep Ellum district early Sunday morning.
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French authorities expressed relief Sunday after mass protests over rising living costs resulted in less violence than previous weekends. But police expect new demonstrations as high schools at the heart of the movement reopen Monday after their autumn break. Germany faced its ow...
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A woman was killed and an infant was critically injured in a shooting Saturday night at an apartment in the 7700 block of Willow Chase Boulevard, according to Houston police. The infant’s father went to the apartment to deliver diapers and got into an argument with the 19-year-ol...
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Israeli strikes on Gaza killed eight people, including a boy. Qatar's national gas company reported that one of its vessels was struck in the Persian Gulf. The U.N. is calling for an investigation into the death of a staffer who was being held by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels...
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At least one was killed in a mass shooting just outside Legion Field after the annual 'Magic City Classic' football game, police said.
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FORT WORTH — A lifelong Republican, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker embodies the type of voter who may decide the direction of the state’s largest GOP county — and perhaps the entire state — in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Parker said she planned to vote for two Democrats running ...
