Heat as oppressive as British colonial rule is bearing down on the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans.Dangerous, record-breaking heat will continue across much o...
After two surgeries and several rounds of radiation therapy over the past four years to treat a tumor, Irisleydis Tristá has spent the past seven months unable to get a CT scan to determine whether the cancer has grown or spread.The CT scanner at Havana’s Hermanos Ameijeiras Hosp...
A beloved Galveston beach that has welcomed families for generations will sit empty this Fourth of July, and likely through the rest of the summer, marking the first closure in its 70-year history.The owners of Porretto Beach say a city drainage project at Stewart Beach has made ...
California has become the first state to standardize food date labels, banning terms like "sell by" on most consumer-facing food packaging in an effort to reduce food waste....
Rescuers pulled a 43-year-old security guard alive from a collapsed basement early Thursday, ending a grueling days-long operation that became a symbol of hope after the devastation of twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela eight days earlier....
The Food and Drug Administration has upgraded a popular potato chip recall to their highest risk level over salmonella concerns.
Judge Tamika Craft said her personal information was accessed by a Guardant employee, who she says was her estranged husband's new girlfriend, over the course of six months in 2023 without her consent....
An 11-year-old boy from Houston was born with a disfigured eye and, with the help of a local optometrist, he's found a way for both eyes to look the same....
Authorities serving a search warrant at a dilapidated Ohio home found 16 children living in deplorable conditions, surrounded by human waste and confined to one room for the past several years....
Sony is ending production of physical discs for all new PlayStation game releases beginning in January 2028, marking a significant step in the gaming industry's ongoing transition to digital distribution....
Tesla car sales rose over the past three months for the second straight quarter in a sign the worst of the damage from boycotts and rivals stealing market share could be behind it.The electric vehicle maker run by Elon Musk reported Thursday that it delivered 480,126 cars, much h...
Amanda Anisimova served three of her 20 aces in the deciding tiebreaker to hold off Sofia Kenin 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (3) and reach the third round at Wimbledon on Thursday as Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited the All England Club.Anisimova, who was consoled by Kate a year ago after b...
An explosive device was detonated Thursday in a cafe in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing at least nine people, Syria's Health Ministry said. The explosion near the main courthouse complex left 20 others wounded, the ministry said as reported by Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbari...
A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem.Northrop Grumman ’s rocket-launching plane took off from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific on Thursday, following weather delays all week. While in flight, t...
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule on Thursday to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by The Associated Press.The rule would apply t...
U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 27 fell by 1,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 225...
Judges at the European Union's top court dismissed an appeal by Google over a landmark, 4.1 billion euro ($4.5 billion) antitrust fine imposed for throttling competition and reducing consumer choice through the dominance of its mobile Android operating system.The case has been ta...
When powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela on June 24, killing hundreds and leaving thousands missing, Houston Astros bench coach Omar López felt the devastation personally. López, who guided Venezuela to a World Baseball Classic championship in March, is now helping coordinate a...
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from charging markups on discounted drugs for Medicare patients and says that could save consumers $1.1 billion next year, according to estimates obtained by the AP. The rule expected Thursday comes as the Republi...
The NYPD believes the duo who climbed the Empire State Building Wednesday entered through a locked maintenance hatch on the 102nd floor observation deck....
For decades, all that separated the U.S. from Mexico was barbed wire.Now, after a massive infusion of cash from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall (9-meter-tall) steel fencing and ...
"This case continues to be investigated as a kidnapping for ransom case," the FBI said in a statement.
Houston’s summer pattern is not going anywhere, but rain chances are trying to sneak back into the forecast over the next few days. That does not mean everyone gets rain, and it definitely does not mean a washout. It means our classic July setup is back: warm and muggy mornings, ...
Kate, the Princess of Wales, met tennis fans lining up in Wimbledon's famous Queue on Thursday before attending a second-round match featuring British player Arthur Fery on one of the outer courts at the grass-court Grand Slam.The princess, who early last year announced her cance...
With their numbers already in decline, secretaries and administrative assistants face another growing threat: artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT and Claude that can accomplish aspects of their workload with a tap.Employment projection data offers a grim outlook for the wo...
This article is co-published with KRIS 6 News and ProPublica as part of an initiative to report on state and federal efforts to restrict local control.The Corpus Christi region, in the midst of an ongoing water crisis, has experienced another setback: Design work has halted on a ...
Iran’s joint military command warned Thursday that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response,” again ratcheting up tensions over a waterway crucial for international energy supplies. The strait, the narrow mouth ...
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned on Thursday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during a TikTok livestream.Aceh’s Sharia court ordered the two people to be whipped with a rattan cane 21 tim...
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Shares slumped Thursday in Japan and South Korea in the latest spate of heavy selling of computer chip stocks, while U.S. futures edged lower after modest losses on Wall Street.Oil prices fell after negotiators from the U.S. and Iran met separately with mediators from Qatar and P...
Reeling from an early exit in the NBA playoffs, Jaylen Brown was still a Boston Celtics star when he dissed Joel Embiid and called him a flopper on a livestream.“Joel Embiid is a great player, one of the best bigs in (expletive) basketball history,” Brown said. “Flops. He know it...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Italy’s premier have had an unintended consequence.After Trump questioned Italy’s reliability as a wartime ally and claimed Giorgia Meloni had groveled for his attention, European leaders rallied to Meloni's side, thawing what had been a f...
The satirical news site The Onion isn’t waiting to take possession of Infowars to launch a parody of Alex Jones ’ conspiracy platform.More than a year after first trying to buy Infowars, The Onion on Thursday will debut a send-up under its own website with plans to give some of t...
New Jersey is launching a new fee on companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage instead of being covered by their employers. Other states are considering it, too.Democratic lawmakers and governors see it as a way to help pay for the joint federal and state insurance pr...
NHL free agency spilled into Thursday with some high-profile players still on the open market, including a three-time Stanley Cup champion.Patrick Kane is still available after spending the past three years with Detroit. Kane is 37 now and a decade from winning the Hart Trophy as...
Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night to advance to the round of 16.Ba...
Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine's capital overnight into Thursday that killed at least eight people and injured dozens as loud explosions shook Kyiv for hours.The attack with ballistic and cruise missiles and drones damaged buildings and civilian infrastructure ac...
Rain and storm chances are possible on Thursday across the Houston area.
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19-year-old Samoan Australian breakout star Catherine Laga'aia landed the title role in Disney's new live-action film "Moana."
In the hotly contested Texas race for U.S. Senate, the closely linked issues of pay and affordability are drawing major attention, with Democrat James Talorico pushing for a dramatic increase in the minimum wage....
The University of Texas Medical Branch is facing a federal lawsuit after a female employee claimed she was not being paid fairly compared to a male colleague....
More soccer fans have contacted 2 Helps You, saying they purchased World Cup tickets through StubHub, only to have them canceled before their game. After 2 Helps You first reported on so-called “ghost ticketing,” others have shared nearly identical stories.One such story came fro...
The historic Garden Oaks Theatre could be demolished this summer if local donors don't raise millions of dollars to buy it.
Whether you'll be watching from home, celebrating with friends, or making your way to the stadium, score big with must-have FIFA merch!
A search warrant affidavit is revealing new information in connection to the death of John Mendoza, Jr. in Lake Jackson last month.
Jaylen Brown's time in Boston has come to a surprising end, with the Celtics deciding to trade him to one of their most storied rivals.Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league's fourth-leading scorer this past season — is getting traded by the Celtics ...
If you purchased FIFA World Cup tickets from a third-party vendor, such as StubHub, you’ll need to complete a few additional steps to secure your tickets on your phone before heading to the match.After completing your purchase and receiving your order confirmation, you’ll need to...
Acting Comptroller of Public Accounts Kelly Hancock announced Wednesday that he would step down from the position.
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Senegal and Belgium are headed to extra time at the World Cup after playing to a 2-2 score through 90 minutes of regulation on Wednesday.The teams will now play 30 minutes of extra time, split into two 15-minute halves. If the score is still even after extra time, there will be a...
The Catholic Diocese of Brownsville called the detention of a nun who was walking to Sunday Mass by Immigration and Customs Enforcement “wildly disturbing.”...
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock will step down from his post as Texas’ chief financial officer at the end of July, according to a resignation letter he submitted to Gov. Greg Abbott Wednesday.Hancock’s departure notice, first reported by Texas Bullpen and confirmed by Abbott, co...
A former Tomball ISD Tax employee has been charged with wire fraud following an investigation. That's according to a letter sent to family and staff by Tomball ISD....
Several homeowners in The Highlands community of Porter say they’re growing increasingly frustrated after finding black sediment in their water, bathtubs, toilet bowls and water filters.“It’s almost like dirt,” resident Helen Coward told KPRC2’s Re’Chelle Turner.While residents s...
A Texas court has ordered that the domain name of a porn website be locked down after failing to comply with the state’s age-verification law.
Newly obtained court records reveal Texas Rangers investigated former Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Tippit for possible criminal offenses, including manslaughter, after he fatally shot 18-year-old John Mendoza Jr. during a pursuit that ended inside a Lake Jackson garage....
Texans cornerback Ajani Carter and outside linebacker Xavier Thomas were waived from injured reserve Wednesday.Carter is healthy enough to return this season after undergoing and rehabbing from successful arthroscopic knee surgery, per a league source.The cleanup procedure for th...
A man was shot by a Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputy while deputies responded to a reported disturbance at a home in the Humble area Wednesday afternoon, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.The shooting happened in the 15600 block of Morning Dove Drive.According to the Harris C...
Four people died during massive celebrations in downtown Mexico City following the national team's victory over Ecuador, Mexican health authorities said Wednesday....
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