A shooting at a Fourth of July cookout near New York's Coney Island beach wounded eight people, including four children, police said. One of the victims, a 21-year-old woman, was in critical condition while the others were described as being stable and expected to survive, Police...
If your summer survival plan includes staying cool and snacking on something sweet, put this on your calendar: the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable’s Office is hosting their annual free watermelon giveaway on Tuesday, July 14, starting at 10 a.m.The event will take place at Atk...
A bright and sunny Sunday morning in southeast Texas will quickly give way to scorching heat and high humidity, with feels-like temperatures expected to soar into the triple digits, meteorologists said....
As families across Houston start preparing for the 2026–2027 school year, one local effort is again stepping in to help students begin the semester with confidence. The Boykins Youth Foundations is teaming up with community partners Rock-In-Hood Foundation and Madlineman Foundati...
With wildfires burning across many Western states, wildland firefighters gathered Sunday to pay tribute to three of their own who died after they were trapped by flames a week ago.Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson and Sydney Watson were remembered for being courageous public servants...
Hundreds of firefighters battled wildfires in Portugal, Greece and Spain on Sunday, with Spain and Italy sending reinforcements to Portugal to help with a massive blaze burning for more than three days.Authorities urged residents in parts of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest ...
The lawyer for a prominent Palestinian doctor who was seized by Israeli forces 18 months ago said his client has been abused in captivity and is in critical condition, according to the human rights group representing him.Hussam Abu Safiya who served as director of the Kamal Adwan...
A child was hospitalized in serious condition after a near-drowning in Humble, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said deputies responded to the 15808 block of Crystal Terrace Drive, where the child — believed to be about 8 years old — was rescued...
Deputies with Harris County Constable Precinct 4 responded to reports of a shooting in the 1500 block of Ridgebriar Drive, where authorities said two people were injured, including an 8-year-old child. Officials reported the victims’ injuries were not life-threatening.Investigato...
Fourth of July celebrations ended in gunfire for some neighbors in Houston’s South Side after a fireworks-related dispute escalated into a shooting that injured two people, according to the Houston Police Department.HPD said officers were called to the 6800 block of Winton Street...
A tropical storm killed two people, caused dam breaches and forced tens of thousands to evacuate in southern China, state media reported Monday.Tropical Storm Maysak killed two people in Nanning, in China’s southern Guangxi province. The storm affected about 55,000 people, includ...
One person was killed in a Ukrainian attack on Russian-occupied Crimea, Moscow-installed officials said in the early hours of Sunday, as Russian and Ukrainian leaders held separate calls with U.S. President Donald Trump on ending the war, now in its fifth year.Two others were inj...
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Since he started work as NATO secretary-general almost two years ago, Mark Rutte has spent much of his time trying to keep the United States anchored to the world’s biggest military alliance, employing outright flattery to dissuade U.S. President Donald Trump from acting on threa...
Atop a steep granite cliff overlooking a river about two hours' drive west of Kyiv, hundreds of people pitched tents on a festival camping ground. By day, they climbed the rock face, swam in a nearby reservoir or enjoyed stand-up paddling. As evening fell, live bands and DJs took...
Charlie Kirk’s widow and parents are expected this week in a Utah court where prosecutors seeking the death penalty will argue that the man charged with killing the conservative activist should stand trial for murder.The five-day preliminary hearing that starts Monday will be the...
A performer at the funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for the death of U.S. President Donald Trump before a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people Sunday in the capital, Tehran. Mohammad Rasouli, a poet, drew calls of “Death to America!” and “D...
As FIFA draws fans from around the world to Houston, many international visitors are spending America’s 250th Independence Day experiencing an American Fourth of July for the very first time at the City of Houston’s Freedom Over Texas celebration.The annual event transformed Elea...
A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, according to rights advocates.Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, o...
Avoid tragedy on America's 250th anniversary by properly disposing of any leftover fireworks - whether you used them or not.
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One hundred fifty people from 50 nations gathered Saturday at the home of the United States’ first president to celebrate not only the 250th anniversary of the nation’s founding but also their first day as American citizens....
Harris County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the apartments on Wortham Boulevard just after 7 p.m. They performed CPR at the scene.The child was transported to a hospital and was pronounced deceased.Homicide detectives are responding to the scene near the Northwest Freewa...
Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a young child was found unresponsive in a community pool in Cypress and rushed to the hospital, where they were pronounced dead....
Harris County authorities are on the scene investigating after a child has died after being found unresponsive in a community pool in northwest Harris County....
ICE arrested 10,000 people over a five-day period at the end of June. The arrests translate into roughly 2,000 per day, a sharp increase over previous periods....
The age-old debate about what to do with the air conditioning when no one is home is heating up, especially as a record-breaking heatwave grips the eastern United States....
The hot and humid conditions will remain across the area for your Sunday.
The people who were about to become United States citizens sat in folding chairs on George Washington's lawn at Mount Vernon on Saturday, 250 years after the Declaration of Independence. The sun beat down and the well-dressed crowd was a flutter of paddle fans stamped with Americ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke in Kerrville on Saturday to mark one year since the deadly Hill Country flooding that claimed 136 lives across Central Texas....
The university said Dr. Sloan led HCU for two decades of unprecedented growth and that his death was sudden.
The husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was involved in a hit-and-run in California that left a car with “major” damage authorities said Saturday, and he could face misdemeanor charges.Paul Pelosi was driving his brown convertible Friday in Yountville, a town in the hear...
Dr. Sloan was approaching his 20-year mark as HCU president before his sudden passing.
As America celebrates its 250th birthday, members of the country's Indigenous communities explain what the holiday means for them.
A South Carolina sheriff announced that investigators now believe 4-year-old Javeayah Harris is dead.
The Nathan’s hot dog eating champions retained their crowns Saturday as both Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo continued their impressive, digestive runs at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest....
The Montgomery County Fire Marshal's Office said the fire started after residents discharged the fireworks, picked up the debris, and placed it in the bed of the pickup truck....
Along Galveston’s waterfront Friday night, Battleship Texas did more than provide a backdrop for a holiday crowd — it served as the main symbol of the celebration.Houston’s Fourth of July guide: everything you need to know for America’s 250th celebrationThe legendary warship help...
A federal appeals court upheld a Texas death row inmate's sentence, finding that state courts did not unreasonably allow evidence of his affiliation with Satanism because it was relevant to “future dangerousness.”...
Houston Christian University President Robert B. Sloan Jr. has died, the university announced Saturday. He was 77.HCU Board Chairman Ramiro Peña said Sloan’s death was sudden and happened Saturday morning. In a statement to the university community, Peña credited Sloan with steer...
July 4 marks one year since the devastating Hill Country floods that killed at least 138 people, including 119 in Kerr County. For one Kerrville family, the grief of losing a son and brother still feels as raw as the day it happened.After the Storm: The flood that changed the Hil...
As the U.S. prepares to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 and 250 years of Independence on July 4, American flags will be flying prominently throughout the country. Here is the proper way to display Old Glory....
A man is injured after getting shot and crashing into a home in Cypress on Friday morning, the Harris County Sheriff's Office said.
The Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest marks the United States' 250th birthday with chomp and circumstance on Saturday.
With Fourth of July weekend underway, beach communities along the Texas Gulf Coast are ramping up safety measures to protect holiday visitors.Galveston deploys 30 lifeguardsOn Galveston Island, the Galveston Island Beach Patrol will have 30 lifeguards stationed along the beach. O...
Canada and Morocco are facing off for a Fourth of July match at Houston Stadium for the city's final FIFA World Cup 2026 game.
Highs soar to the mid to upper 90s with heat index values between 106 and 110. There is a Heat Advisory in Harris County today.
Harris County deputies are investigating after a driver was discovered to have multiple gunshot wounds after crashing into a home.
Texas Children’s Hospital brought the Fourth of July spirit in full color with a celebration that mixed creativity, family fun, and a few picture-perfect moments. Patients and their loved ones jumped into the holiday with plenty of festive touches—think flags, playful props, and ...
Doctors and others are sounding an alarm: More U.S. children have been drowning in recent years.“When drowning occurs, seconds matter,” said Dr. Rohit Shenoi, the lead author of a recent American Academy of Pediatrics warning. “Quick rescue and resuscitation can mean the differen...
Harris County Precinct 5 deputies were called to a crash early Saturday after a vehicle slammed into a home in the 19700 block of Mountain Dale Drive, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.When deputies arrived, they found the driver suffering from multiple gunshot wound...
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A Ukrainian drone attack struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg on Saturday, Russian officials said, as Kyiv presses on with bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pre...
The Malian army said Saturday that several northern towns, including Gao and Sévaré, were targeted by rebels. The statement came as a rebel group announced a new offensive to capture a northern town. Mohamed Elmaouloud Ramadane, a spokesperson for the Azawad Liberation Front (FL...
Delegates at the national convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday overwhelmingly reelected its leaders, including Alice Weidel, as tens of thousands of protesters aimed to disrupt the meeting and some clashed with police.Alternative for Germany, or A...
Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on Saturday in the epicenter of Europe’s migration debate to honor the tens of thousands of people who have died trying to reach Europe to find freedom and prosper...
The 250th anniversary of American independence is colliding with a country gripped by political polarization and a heat wave bearing down on millions of people across multiple states as celebrations get underway across the United States on Saturday.The signing of the Declaration ...
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Crowds gathered in the sweltering heat Saturday to celebrate the United States' 250th birthday by watching famed competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut defend his world hot dog eating championship in Coney Island, where he downed 66 hot dogs in just 10 minutes. Miki Sudo defended...
Iran began a dayslong funeral Saturday for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after an airstrike killed him at the start of the war. He was 86.Khamenei’s body was to be on display at the Grand Mosalla in Tehran, Iran’s capital. Early Saturday, mourners wearing...
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