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Tay Keith, hip hop producer, dies at 29
Grammy-nominated hip hop producer Tay Keith, the producer behind chart-topping tracks like Travis Scott’s “Sicko Mode," has died.
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Etan Patz killer: Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction for Pedro Hernandez in 1979 case of missing New York City boy
Who is Etan Patz? The 6-year-old went missing in 1979. The Supreme Court reinstated a murder conviction for Pedro Hernandez in the case.
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Clive Davis, music mogul, dies in New York City at age 94
His family reports that he passed away peacefully from age-related illness at his home in Manhattan, surrounded by his family and loved ones.
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Clive Davis, music industry starmaker, has died at 94
Clive Davis, the record company lawyer who became one of the music industry's most powerful figures, launching or resurrecting the careers of such superstars as Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston, Carlos Santana and Alicia Keys, has died, his family confirmed. He was 94.Earlier this y...
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Carmine Street Guitars: Making music from the 'bones' of old New York
At Carmine Street Guitars, you're welcomed by the smell of fresh wood, the sound of saws, the strum of guitars and a smile from Rick Kelly.
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Former South Texas teacher turns family tragedy into children’s book series fighting obesity and diabetes
What started as a prayer during a drive home from work has grown into a children’s book series designed to get kids moving, reading and making healthier choices.For David Norec, the idea came during one of the most difficult periods of his life after losing two siblings to diabet...
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World Cup concessions: $75 caviar-topped tots in Miami, a day's pay worth of beer in Mexico City
World Cup tickets are expensive. Flights to North America are expensive. Hotel rooms in many places are expensive.Then there's the price of beer.There are some fun — and yes, sometimes pricey — food and drink offerings at the venues playing host to the World Cup. A $75 caviar-top...
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Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician and comedian, killed at 32 in a Brazil helicopter crash
Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician known for viral stunts, alt-pop tracks like “Alien Boy” and “Life Goes On,” and his unconventional style, died in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro on June 14. He was 32.Representatives for Tree directed The Associated Press to an o...
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SHERIFF DOOLITTLE’S BED AND BREAKFAST BOOKINGS FOR SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2026
Important Reminder Please remember that no employee of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, jail staff, or legitimate bail bond companies will ever call you to demand immediate payment of any sort. They will not request payment via gift cards, cash, or other unusual methods, n...
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi plays in Texas World Cup match today
One of the biggest names in soccer will play in Texas on Monday.
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Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says
Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations around the world are experiencing one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so. Regions previously untouched by heat stress are now feeling it, too....
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Iran team leaves note in World Cup locker room: ‘Thank you, Los Angeles’
Iran left a note in their locker room at SoFi Stadium following their match with Belgium, showing their gratitude to the city of Los Angeles for their hospitality....
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Mavericks are hiring national champ coach Dusty May away from Michigan, AP source says
The Dallas Mavericks and Dusty May of national champion Michigan are finalizing a deal for the coach to make the jump from college to the NBA, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Monday.The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the ...
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Warsh's gamble: A quieter Federal Reserve could mean volatile markets, higher rates
The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy. But in his first press conferen...
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13 Alert Traffic: Lanes reopened on I-10 East Fwy at Mercury after rollover, 3-vehicle crash: HCSO
The wreck reportedly involved three vehicles, including one that overturned on the freeway. The crash has since cleared.
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Aerial spraying begins in Fort Bend County after mosquito population grows to become public health emergency
Aerial mosquito spraying begins in Fort Bend County on Monday evening as part of an emergency response to the overwhelming mosquito population, county officials said....
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Former Wimbledon champion Vondrousova suspended 4 years for refusing doping test
Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova was suspended for four years on Monday for refusing an anti-doping test — even though the Czech player cited “mental stress” and fear when the testing agent “rang my door late at night without properly identifying themselves.”The Inte...
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Houston Weather Forecast: Summer Heat Returns as Rain Chances Fade This Week
Sunday marked the Summer Solstice — the official start of summer and the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Right on cue, Southeast Texas is settling into a much more typical summer weather pattern. After several days of widespread rain and storm chances, a stren...
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New World screwworm in Texas: New cases detected
The first case of New World screwworm in the United States was reported on June 3, 2026. Since then, the country has recorded 15 total cases across two states, all found in domestic animals rather than wildlife....
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Milan designers go lighter in silhouette, if not materials, for next summer
In complicated, heavy times, Milan designers went lighter — if not in materials, then in silhouette.Amid economic uncertainty, geopolitical tensions and a sweltering Milan Fashion Week, designers largely stripped things back for next summer, embracing clean lines and pared-down l...
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Decomposing bodies of 2 men found in vehicle bought at Harris County, Texas auction
Two bodies were found inside a vehicle hours after being purchased at an auction, the sheriff said.
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Supreme Court reinstates murder conviction in case of Etan Patz, missing New York City boy
The Supreme Court on Monday reinstated a murder conviction in the 1979 disappearance of 6-year-old Etan Patz.The justices, by a 6-3 vote, granted an appeal from New York prosecutors who had urged them to undo a federal appeals court decision that overturned the verdict. The three...
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Traffic Alert: I-45 NB – South County – Wreck
8:50 a.m. I-45 northbound on ramp north of Rayford Road – wreck
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Everything you need to know about Amazon Prime Day
Here's everything you need to know about the 4-day sales event on Amazon.
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Northern Ireland's former unionist leader convicted of decades-old child sexual abuse
Jeffrey Donaldson, the former leader of Northern Ireland’s largest unionist party, was convicted Monday of rape and sex abuse charges involving two girls decades ago.Donaldson, 63, was found guilty at Newry Crown Court of one count of rape, four counts of gross indecency and 13 i...
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Which Bible passages are in Texas' proposed student reading list? Here's what the selections reveal
The chosen readings, to be voted on soon by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.
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Alan Greenspan, economist, former Federal Reserve chairman, dies at 100
Former chairman of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, Alan Greenspan, died on Monday at the age of 100.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife warns 3 million hunting, fishing license customers about data breach
Texas Parks and Wildlife (TPWD) is alerting more than 3 million people who have purchased Texas hunting or fishing licenses that their personal information may have been exposed in a cybersecurity incident tied to the outside company that runs the state’s license sales system.TPW...
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Krispy Kreme data breach settlement claim deadline is June 22
Thousands of Krispy Kreme customers impacted by a data breach have until the end of today to file a claim as part of a class-action settlement.The doughnut chain agreed to pay $1.6 million following a 2024 data leak that exposed sensitive customer information, including Social Se...
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Precinct 4 deputy released from hospital after being shot during Humble apartment gunfight
A Harris County Precinct 4 deputy who was shot during a chaotic gunfight at a Humble-area apartment complex has been released from the hospital.In a statement, Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman called Deputy Dante Zepeda’s progress “a milestone” and said his recovery will continue...
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Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan dies at 100
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100. He died on Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, said his wife of 29 years, NBC News correspondent Andrea Mitchell. “To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984," Mi...
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Deadly crash involving SUV and motorcycle under investigation in west Harris County, HCSO says
The sheriff's office confirmed one person had died in the wreck on Mason Road at Katy Briar Lane on Monday morning.
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s state primary runoff
Two of South Carolina’s top officeholders will compete one-on-one for the Republican nomination for governor in a primary runoff election on Tuesday. Voters will also select nominees for a handful of congressional races and other contests in which no candidate received a majority...
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday that he will step down as leader of the governing Labour Party, ending a tenure that lasted less than two years after his landslide victory in 2024....
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New York’s state primary
Democratic nomination contests for New York’s seats in the closely divided U.S. House take center stage Tuesday in a state primary where relatively few of the state’s top officeholders will appear on the ballot.One incumbent who is not up for election but has emerged as a key fig...
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2 Newsletter: Waitlists for Houston-area public housing reopen today + more heat
Good morning, Houston.☀️It’s going to feel like full-on summer today, with sunshine and heat indices pushing well into the triple digits—so pace yourself and stay hydrated. In today’s headlines: public housing waitlist applications open today for the first time in nearly three ye...
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Child allegedly exposed to feces, urine, gasoline inside NW Harris County apartment, court records say
Court records accuse a 20-year-old woman and a 17-year-old male of exposing a child to dangerous living conditions inside a northwest Harris County apartment, conditions investigators say were so severe the child later underwent decontamination procedures twice before receiving t...
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US and Iran wrap second day of talks after rough start
The talks hit turbulence after President Donald Trump made remarks that Iran called insulting, prompting a temporary pause, according to Iranian state media....
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More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board today
Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible. The State Board of Education has two pivotal votes slated for this week that would usher in these changes: one on a rewrite of Te...
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A Russian drone strike in Ukraine kills 3 from one family, including a 13-year-old boy
A Russian drone strike on the city of Sumy in northeastern Ukraine killed three members of the same family, including a 13-year-old boy and his father, and wounded another two, a regional official said Monday.Russia has pounded civilian areas of Ukraine with drones and missiles s...
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The Latest: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer quits and will stay on until successor is chosen
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigned on Monday, paving the way for Britain to have its seventh prime minister in just over a decade. He said he was stepping down as leader of the governing Labour Party but will remain caretaker prime minister until a new Labour leader is cho...
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France braces for a week of punishing heat as red alerts spread
France gritted its teeth Monday for a week of record-busting temperatures, sweltering under a grueling heat wave that combines daytime highs above 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) and sleep-robbing sweaty nights.The national weather service, Meteo France, said that most of the...
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Confirmed Ebola cases in Congo outbreak top 1,000 with 254 deaths, authorities say
Confirmed cases in the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo have reached 1,003, including 254 deaths, officials said in a statement late Sunday.A total of 100 people have recovered in the outbreak concentrated in the Ituri province since it was declared on May 15, Congo’s Ministry of ...
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REPORTED STANDOFF WILLIS
12:30 AM-Montgomery County units are on the scene of a possible standoff with a male held up in a home in the 1900 block of North Acres, off African Hill Road....
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Britain's economic woes fuel discontent with Brexit a decade after historic vote to leave EU
Simon Boyd’s firm makes prefabricated steel structures on the south coast of England and ships them to customers as far away as Ghana and Barbados. Mike Hawes represents Britain’s carmakers as the head of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.The business leaders were on...
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Egypt’s Mo Salah adds to list of accolades in World Cup against New Zealand
While Mohamed Salah's club career is still undecided, he's building his legacy with Egypt. Salah scored his 68th goal in international play, a total now just one goal shy of current Egypt coach Hossam Hassan’s career record for the Pharaohs, in a 3-1 World Cup victory Sunday nigh...
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Asian shares are mixed and US futures fall as Iran talks make progress
Asian stocks were mixed Monday with markets in Japan and South Korea trading higher, while oil prices edged lower on fresh optimism over progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations.U.S. futures were trading lower.Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6% to 72,364.82, after reaching a new all-time r...
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2 young suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3
Two young students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.The suspects, aged 14 and 15, were armed with one pistol each. They were arrested. The suspects and the victims were student...
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Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the war
Vice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they negotiate bringing a permanent end to the war that the U.S. and Israel began in late February.“The final deal is t...
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New York's congressional candidates make final case in last day before primary
New York's congressional candidates have a final chance to make their case Monday on the last full day of campaigning before a primary election in which an ascendant progressive left is taking on establishment Democrats.The races have become bellwethers of Mayor Zohran Mamdani's ...
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Starmer seen as likely to announce an exit timetable as rival Burnham heads to UK Parliament
Expectation is building that U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer will set out a timetable for his resignation as soon as Monday, conceding to pressure from his Labour Party to hand over the reins of power.If he does, Starmer will be the sixth prime minister in a decade to stand outs...
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Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia's election as his rival challenges vote
A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party’s progressive candidate.De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President ...
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Texas man fatally shot following fight outside Southwest Houston convenience store
Police are searching for a suspect who fled after fatally shooting a young man following a physical altercation outside a Southwest Houston convenience store on Sunday evening....
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China hits back at US sanctions on tech giants, restricting its exports to American defense firms
China on Monday announced sanctions on 10 American military-related companies in response to a recent U.S. move that bars some leading Chinese tech companies from defense contracts.The Commerce Ministry said that Chinese companies would be blocked from exporting “dual-use” items ...
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Video appears to show Tesla speeding, jumping curb before slamming into Katy-area home
Newly obtained video shared with ABC13 by the victim's family shows the moments before a Tesla crashed into a Katy-area home, killing a 76-year-old woman inside....
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US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 2, leaves 6 survivors, in the eastern Pacific Ocean
The U.S. military has conduced another strike against a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Thursday, immediately killing two people and leaving six survivors amid an ongoing campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.The latest attack — whi...
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2 charged after child found living in filthy conditions requiring hospital decontamination
Two people are facing child endangerment and animal cruelty charges after authorities say a young child was found living in shocking conditions inside a Harris County home....
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Wounded Pct. 4 Deputy Goes Home
HARRIS COUNTY, TX- On Sunday, Pct. 4 Constable Mark Herman’s Office happily announced wounded Deputy Dante Zepeda was released from the hospital. Pct. 4 posted the following (Scroll down for Pct. 4’s previous post regarding Deputy Zepeda’s in the line of duty incident): OUR HERO ...
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Man found shot dead outside southwest Houston convenience store, suspect missing, HPD says
According to HPD, the man was found lying in the grass outside the store with a gunshot wound by a person who then called 911.
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Wyndham Clark quiets a US Open crowd that rooted for him to lose
Wyndham Clark heard it all day from the Shinnecock Hills crowd. Fans shouted for his golf ball to go in the bunker and the rough. One was ejected after yelling: “Don’t choke, Wyndham!”He quieted them with a 52-foot putt to tap-in range for his second U.S. Open title in four years...