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The Hamas militant group said Monday it had dissolved its government in Gaza and is preparing to transfer power to a technical committee backed by the United Nations as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal.Hamas did not say whether it planned to take the crucial step of disarmi...
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A weeklong preliminary hearing for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is set to get underway on Monday. Prosecutors will aim to show that they have enough evidence against 23-year-old Tyler Robinson to proceed to a trial. The hearing marks the most sign...
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President Trump gets to ring the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the golden confines of the Oval Office, a symbolic act that reflects how he has increasingly tied his presidency to the stock market....
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A fire broke out at a Houston hotel room, leaving two people hospitalized and causing severe damage to dozens of units, officials report.
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The Belgian soccer federation wants explanation from FIFA about a decision to let U.S forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game.Belgium takes on the United States later Monday for a spot in the quarterfinals.The Belgian federati...
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A suspect was arrested after they allegedly stole a vehicle with children inside in the Aldine-area, according to Harris County Sheriff's Office.
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Even as $TRUMP memecoin investors lost money, Trump reaped the rewards.
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President Donald Trump plans to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Wednesday while attending the NATO summit in Turkey, the White House said. Kyiv is trying to refocus Trump’s attention on the conflict with Moscow and Trump h...
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On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon.Fifth-seeded opponent Alex de Minaur could barely touch the serve and the Australian’s weak...
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Fire crews said the person who was inside the room where the fire started is in critical condition with severe burns. A woman in the room just above that one is stable but has some burns and smoke inhalation, HFD said....
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A Delta Air Lines flight and a firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.
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A prescription refill program that quietly launched in Utah earlier this year has kicked off a big medical debate: Is artificial intelligence ready to take over tasks that, until now, could only be performed by doctors?The program allows Utah residents to skip the doctor’s office...
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A fire broke out at a Westchase-area apartment complex on Sunday night, leaving 12 units damaged and several families without a home.
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Harris County Constable Precinct 4 says deputies arrested 25 suspected drunk drivers during an enhanced Fourth of July holiday weekend DWI enforcement initiative across Precinct 4.According to the constable’s office, the proactive operation was designed to create a strong law enf...
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A key hearing kicks off Monday in Charlie Kirk's murder case in Utah, where prosecutors aim to convince a judge they have enough evidence to try the man accused of killing him and seek the death penalty....
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UEFA said in a statement FIFA “crossed a red line” with its decision not to enforce United States forward Folarin Balogun’s mandatory one-game ban
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The discussions will come as Kyiv tries to refocus Trump's attention on the conflict with Moscow and as Trump has publicly mused about Syria's role in the Middle East....
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Three children are safe after a carjacking early Monday morning in the Aldine area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to the incident in the 12200 block of Aldine Mail Route Road near Henry Road.Car fire spreads to northwest Houston laundromat, fo...
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Michael Alfonso, the 26-year-old son-in-law of U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, has an answer for people who say he doesn’t have the experience necessary to join Congress as its youngest member.He points to George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.“They were 26 when they w...
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Good morning, Houston.☀️I hope you had a great holiday weekend! In today’s newsletter: the top local stories, a few “Things 2 Know,” and a powerful new KPRC 2 documentary, After the Storm: The Flood That Changed the Hill Country—our full-length documentary revisiting one of the d...
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A car fire spread to a northwest Houston laundromat Sunday night, forcing customers to evacuate as flames and thick smoke filled the area.The Houston Fire Department responded around 8 p.m. to the fire at a washeteria in the 200 block of West Tidwell Road near Yale Street.Gunfire...
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Two people were hospitalized after an overnight fire at a hotel in south-central Houston, including one person who remains in critical condition.The Houston Fire Department responded just after midnight Monday to the Deluxe Inn in the 2600 block of Truxillo Street near Live Oak S...
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A traveler who spent nearly a decade visiting every presidential museum in the United States completed his journey at the Obama Presidential Center, achieving a goal he set as part of a broader effort to explore the country's history ahead of America's 250th birthday....
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WASHINGTON — Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido is bringing new life to his party’s hopes of flipping a key South Texas district, starting as a household name from his decades as a Tejano musician and projecting a moderate image he says is grounded in the region’s cu...
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WASHINGTON — On the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the constitutional right to abortion, Samantha Casiano carried a picture of her daughter, Halo, with her to meetings on Capitol Hill.The photo showed Halo without a fully formed skull and br...
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The expenses to operate three restaurants in Waco are rising across the board, but there’s one growing cost in particular that feels nearly impossible to manage — providing employee health insurance, co-owner Kyle Citrano said. “Every year, it can change on you in a heartbeat,” s...
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An all-time controversy in the World Cup’s 96-year history was raging Monday ahead of the co-host United States and forward Folarin Balogun facing Belgium with a quarterfinals place at stake.The Belgian soccer federation said it is challenging FIFA's ruling to let Balogun play de...
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Clashes broke out inside a prison in the outskirts of Sri Lanka’s capital, killing at least 25 people and injuring more than 100, officials and a TV station reported Monday. Police said the unrest at the prison in Negombo, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) north of the capital, Colo...
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Before becoming one of the Middle East’s most acclaimed cooks and food writers, Anissa Helou had no intention of either path. She entered the world of cooking and writing almost by accident when she was in her late 30s.Now 74, Helou has a wide following in the region and elsewher...
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China’s navy test-launched a long-range ballistic missile Monday from one of its nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific in a rare move that drew protest and concerns from countries in the region.The missile was launched at 12:01 p.m. and carried a dummy warhead, accordin...
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Asian shares were mixed, while U.S. futures rose Monday following a long weekend on Wall Street, while selling of technology shares pulled benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul lower. Oil prices slipped after OPEC+ announced Sunday that seven of its members plan to expand oil production ...
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Australia and Fiji on Monday signed a new bilateral defense alliance in a second major diplomatic win within a year for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese against Chinese influence in the South Pacific.Chinese official media later reported a submarine had test-launched a ...
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The United States' 250th birthday carries ambitions to galvanize Americans behind nationwide community-service drives and patriotic brand launches. Well-known U.S. nonprofits hope to inspire a record-setting level of volunteerism, while major companies such as Walmart and Coca-Co...
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The drama that seems to surround Prince Harry returns to the U.K. this week, and the previews already have the British press buzzing with anticipation.King Charles III’s wayward son is traveling to the land of his birth for a series of charity engagements that begin Tuesday. But ...
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Bill Hillmann has been gored three times while running with the bulls in Spain, but he wouldn’t miss this year’s San Fermin festival for anything.It marks the 100th anniversary of the publication of Ernest Hemingway ’s book that launched the future Noble Laureate to literary fame...
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The Trump administration plans to open a 528-bed holding facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub, positioning itself to speed up deportations.The location in Alexandria, Louisiana, would remove logistical headaches caused by wrangling child...
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President Donald Trump got what he wanted from NATO at last year’s summit: an alliance whose members had largely acceded to his demands to step up their defense spending.This week when he meets leaders in Turkey, his mission is to enforce that pledge.The speed with which most NAT...
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Thank you, H-Town! Freedom Over Texas saw a record-breaking crowd, according to Houston officials.
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Iran began a procession Monday through its capital, Tehran, for the funeral of the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Khamenei's flag-draped coffin, and those of his family killed Feb. 28 in an airstrike at the start of the war launched by Israel and the United States, w...
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A 74-year-old woman died and a 2-year-old child was hospitalized after they were pulled from a neighborhood pond in northeast Harris County, authorities said....
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Russia launched waves of missiles and drones targeting Kyiv overnight into Monday that killed at least five people, authorities said, hours after Ukraine’s president warned that another large-scale attack was imminent.A residential building in the Podilskyi district partially col...
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Chase Briscoe held off Christopher Bell on Sunday night in NASCAR’s return to Chicagoland Speedway, racing to his first Cup Series victory of the season.Briscoe was followed closely by Bell in the final laps on the 1.5-mile oval about 50 miles southwest of downtown Chicago. But B...
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Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the Spring neighborhood along Spring Lakes Haven just before 6 p.m Sunday.Deputies were responding to reports of a drowning.An adult and child were rushed to the hospital where the adult was pronounced dead.KPRC 2 has a crew he...
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A person has died, and another is hospitalized after deputies responded to a drowning in Spring Lakes Haven, HCSO said. A child and an adult were involved, but deputies did not say who died....
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Neymar said he is retiring from playing for Brazil after his team's World Cup exit at the hands of Norway in the round of 16 on Sunday.
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The Philippine Senate, acting as an impeachment court, opened the trial of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday in a politically volatile event that will unfold with the backdrop of her bitter political feud with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.More than 6,000 police officers, inc...
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The grocery chain also advised anyone who has GreenWise frozen blueberries that were purchased before Saturday to get rid of them too.
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Jude Bellingham scored two goals 98 seconds apart, Harry Kane converted a penalty when England was down to 10 men, and the Three Lions handed Mexico its first World Cup loss at Estadio Azteca, a wild 3-2 victory on Sunday night to reach the quarterfinals.England moves on to face ...
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Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes hit solo home runs, and four pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout, and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0....
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There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis.Yet for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday, the All England Club's 11 p.m. curfew made it seem like there was.And Gauff hit the winning shot at the buzzer.Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match point with a service...
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Miami Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez is working on a perfect game through seven innings against the Athletics on Sunday.The 23-year-old Pérez, who has never pitched a complete game in his major league career, has retired all 21 batters he’s faced with eight strikeouts. Pérez has...
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Vinícius Júnior had the ball at the penalty spot, a perfect chance to give Brazil the lead.And he handed it to Bruno Guimarães.And by the time Neymar — in what he said was his final World Cup appearance — took and made Brazil's second penalty kick, it was too late for the five-ti...
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Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday over a tiny U.S. territorial island in the western Pacific near Guam, bringing powerful winds and torrential rain to the Northern Mariana Islands as residents were urged to stay indoors.The storm started passing through the island of Rota M...
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Trump is expected to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa during summit as well.
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A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.The pilot of Delta flight 1076 notified air traffic controllers just before landing at Chicago Midway International Airport ...
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Records say two other crashes happened on I-45 before the crash that killed Deputy Erika Serrato.
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Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said. The Guard members were part of a troop deployment the Trump administration launched...
