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The former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and the former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme one week before they were set to face trial.Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Ant
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The ABC13 Loves Teachers School Supply Drive on Friday, July 31, 2026, will collect donations to help educators who spend out of pocket to stock their classrooms.
U.S. forces are carrying out "powerful" airstrikes against Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said.
In the wake of the report, a number of Democrats across the country called for Platner to get out of the race.
The Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a vehicle stolen by a domestic violence suspect on Sunday was the car shot at by Houston police on Monday.
President Donald Trump, during the first day of the NATO Summit in Ankara on Tuesday, said he will consider allowing Turkey to buy American F-35 fighter jets.
Country star, Rodney Atkins chats with Lauren Leal on Houston Life to chat about the release of his new album, ‘True South,’ a 12-track project that reflects on his rural upbringing and the life lessons that have shaped his career.An Academy of Country Music Award winner, Atkins is celebrating th...
An investigator says the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk strolled Utah Valley University in shorts and a T-shirt and bought a meal at Chick-fil-A on the morning of the conservative activist's assassination.
Houston Ballet is taking dance beyond the stage and into the community with Dance 2 Thrive, a program designed to help adults and seniors improve their physical, emotional and cognitive well-being through movement.The initiative combines dance, live music and creative expression in a welcoming en...
<p>A Houston-area youth pastor has been arrested and accused of child exploitation, according to Montgomery County Precinct 3 officials. </p><h2>Houston-area youth pastor arrested, charged</h2><p>20-year-old Noel Walker of Conroe was arrested and charged with five counts of possession of child po...
Track Live Radar:We have been tracking thunderstorms through SE Texas over the last several afternoons and evenings. Tonight is no different. You can check out our current radar below. Wednesday’s Forecast:By Wednesday, high pressure will build back over the region, lowering rain chances. That me...
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent on Tuesday fatally shot a man in Houston early Tuesday after he allegedly tried to run over the agent, according to the federal agency. Federal agents were conducting a vehicle stop as part of a targeted enforcement operation just before 7 a.m. when Lo...
2 children were found living with dead animals in a squalid Philadelphia, Pennsylvania home.
<p>A ground stop has been issued at Bush Intercontinental Airport due to thunderstorms in the area. </p><h2>Ground stop in effect at Bush Intercontinental Airport until 5 p.m. </h2><p>According to the FAA, the ground stop is in effect until 5 p.m. </p><p>Officials said the probability of an exten...
A ground stop has been issued at Bush Intercontinental Airport due to thunderstorms in the area.The FAA says the ground stop is currently scheduled to last until 5 p.m. with a medium probability of being extended.Current radar as of 4 p.m. show thunderstorms near and just south of the airport.
The oldest standing church in New York State has witnessed the rise of colonial New York, the American Revolution and the history of the nation.
ICE agents were involved in a deadly shooting that stemmed from a targeted enforcement operation on Tuesday, according to the agency.
Deputies say that 20-year-old Noel Walker, of Conroe, Texas, is charged with five counts of possession of child pornography and one count of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
<p>FIFA Fan Festival in Houston has announced they are closing early for Tuesday, July 7. </p><p>According to a post on X, FIFA Fan Festival is closing due to continued weather conditions. </p><p>Officials said FIFA Fan Fest will reopen on Thursday, July 9 at 1:30 p.m. </p>
The gym isn’t just a place to sweat anymore.Here in Houston and across the country, 24 Hour Fitness is rolling out a new generation of clubs designed around a simple idea: getting stronger isn’t just about how hard you train. It’s also about how well you recover.We visited the newly upgraded Gulf...
Aides to McConnell have declined to release any information about his condition, fueling speculation about his prognosis.
Brittany Armstrong was charged with involuntary manslaughter after illegal fireworks started a fire that killed Cashmere Elijah Parker in Dunn, North Carolina.
<p>A man was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Houston on Tuesday morning, officials confirm.</p><p>According to ICE, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was allegedly in the country illegally, was shot around 6:50 a.m. on Canal Street between S. Sgt....
The small coffee house in Cairo was turned Tuesday into a tiny stadium.Several hundred people, mostly men and boys as young as 7, gathered around wall-mounted screens ahead of the kickoff whistle.The scene played out across the soccer-mad nation as Egypt faced the defending World Cup champion in ...
Trailing 2-0 against Egypt with 11 minutes of regulation time to play on Tuesday, the defending champions rallied for an improbable 3-2 victory.
Toyota is making one of its largest manufacturing investments in Texas, announcing Monday it will spend $3.6 billion to expand its San Antonio assembly plant and move production of its popular Tacoma midsize pickup truck from Mexico.The investment is expected to create approximately 2,000 jobs an...
KPRC2, the Graham Media Group-owned NBC station in Houston, is committed to elevating local investigative reporting, exploring stories that delve into the issues affecting our community. As an Investigative Reporter, you will have the opportunity to work within an innovative news team committed t...
The U.S. Department of Justice cannot have the names and personal contact information for every person who worked during the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.The Justice Department in April served a grand jury subpoena seeking the names and personal contact ...
Officers say the workers spotted structural support beams beginning to buckle on the 21st floor and self-evacuated.
The studio behind AI-generated "actress" Tilly Norwood has announced its creation will be "starring" in a new film.
More afternoon storms are possible this week before Saharan dust returns to Southeast Texas, but the rain chances come right back up this weekend.
'Star Wars: The Experience' will make its world debut in February, 2027 at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia as part of the Star Wars 50th anniversary celebration.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to block Texas from enforcing a state law requiring age verification for app downloads.
An undocumented immigrant was shot and killed Tuesday morning in east Houston by an ICE agent during an attempted arrest, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.The man has been identified as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national who was in the U.S. illegally, according to ICE...
ABC's hit show "Shark Tank" is back with a new group of all-star guest Sharks, as well as permanent Sharks for season 18! ✨🦈✨
Lionel Messi let the tears flow at the final whistle, succumbing to emotion after Argentina conjured up an incredible two-goal comeback to beat Egypt 3-2 on Tuesday and advance to the World Cup quarterfinals.Argentina's three goals came in the final 11 minutes of regulation and injury time. Messi...
George E. Johnson Sr., a pioneer in Black hair care whose multimillion dollar business was the first Black-owned company to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, has died at age 99, according to his family.Johnson died Monday at his home in downtown Chicago. A cause of death was not released....
This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for ProPublica’s Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox as soon as they are published.Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attorney General K...
A new accusation that Graham Platner once sexually assaulted a woman he was dating has rocked the U.S. Senate race in Maine and cast fresh doubt on Democrats’ path to a Senate majority.Republicans currently have a 53-47 advantage in the Senate, and Maine is viewed as a necessary win for Democrats...
Wall Street banks have high hopes for SpaceX but at the moment shares of Elon Musk's rocket market appear to be earthbound.Many of the investment firms that underwrote SpaceX's initial public offering issued their first research notes about the company Tuesday, and almost all recommended that inv...
For all the growth in American soccer over the past quarter-century, the U.S. men's national team remains stagnant.Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie fared no better at the World Cup in 2022 and 2026 than Tim Howard, Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore did in 2010 and 2014.“We want ...
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