The number of Texans who paid for the first month of their Affordable Care Act coverage dropped 4% this year, the state’s first year-over-year decline since 2019, according to a first nationwide glimpse at how coverage through the federal marketplace is shaking out this year.Texas was one of a ha...
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Bonnie Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday
The fatal shooting of a man in Houston by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday is the latest in a series of migrant deaths while in federal custody or interacting with agents in Texas since President Donald Trump returned to office in 2025. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a man from Mexi...
The number of Texans who paid for the first month of their Affordable Care Act coverage dropped 4% this year, the state’s first year-over-year decline since 2019, according to a first nationwide glimpse at how coverage through the federal marketplace is shaking out this year.Texas was one of a ha...
New suspected cases of Ebola have been reported in parts of Congo that were previously unaffected, the government said, as the death toll in the country's latest Ebola outbreak reached 600.The Congolese government's latest report, published late Wednesday, said two new cases were suspected in Kis...
Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983, and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Tyler died unexpectedly ...
A late-night crash in northwest Houston left one person dead and another fighting for their life early Wednesday after a truck slammed into a tree on Ella Boulevard.The crash happened around 12:16 a.m. on July 9, 2026, at the intersection of Ella Boulevard and Pinemont Drive.According to Houston ...
Ukrainian drones on Thursday hit more Russian oil facilities and set two oil tankers ablaze in the Sea of Azov, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to grant Ukraine a license to manufacture the Patriot air defense systems.Ukraine's strikes on oil refineries and other infrastructure ac...
7,000+ traffic stops. 70+ felony arrests. 30 DWI arrests. 36 warrants served, and much more That’s just the first month of Operation Safe Kickoff, a Texas Department of Public Safety initiative along the I-45 corridor focused on keeping Texans and the thousands of FIFA-related travelers safe. Du...
Authorities in southern China said Thursday that 39 people died in flooding after a tropical storm dumped heavy rainfall, as the country's east coast and Taiwan prepared for a typhoon expected to make landfall in the coming days.Most of the deaths were in Hengzhou, where the partial collapse of a...
World shares were mixed and oil prices slipped on Thursday as conflict escalated in the Middle East, with Iran and the U.S. launching fresh attacks.U.S. futures were little changed. The United States launched more airstrikes on Iran, and Iran responded by firing at Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar, a da...
Utah prosecutors plan to play audio clips in open court Thursday of law enforcement officials interviewing the roommate of the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk.Defense attorneys fought against the public release of the statements from Tyler Robinson's roommate and romanti...
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens is spending the closing weeks of Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary making a simple case: she’s the candidate who wins.Stevens flipped a Republican-held House seat in suburban Detroit in 2018 and hasn’t lost since, including surviving a bruising primary against a fellow ...
"He did not deserve to die," Ronaldo Salgado said of his father, Lorenzo Salgado, who was shot and killed by an ICE agent Tuesday.
An investigation is underway after a shooting left one man and one juvenile injured on Wednesday afternoon in Alvin, according to the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office.
The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East.Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repea...
Hundreds of people gathered Wednesday evening in Houston’s Magnolia Park neighborhood to demand answers and justice following the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo during an ICE enforcement operation.Protesters marched along Canal Street chanting “ICE out of Houston” and dropped off memora...
FOX 26 reconstructed the timeline surrounding the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston's East End. Using surveillance video, bystander cell phone footage, family interviews and ICE statements, here's what we know, what ICE says happened and what investigators are still trying ...
HOUSTON — A diverse crowd gathered Wednesday evening with a sense of anger mixed with grief for a vigil honoring Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent, where they demanded justice and that the agency leave the city.Hundreds of people flooded the residential street where the...
Doctors told Chizoma Ekechukwu something no one wants to hear. She has leukemia.
Baleigh Burmaster, the Houston Methodist veterinary technician who was a victim of a violent attack inside a parking garage, has filed a lawsuit against TMC.
Professors at Texas Tech University are suing the school over mandatory course reviews they say are discriminatory and censor instruction.
The reaction following the deadly ICE shooting in Houston has reached Mexico. On Wednesday, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo addressed the shooting.
The Walt Disney Company is celebrating 125 Emmy nominations, including nods for "Abbott Elementary," "The Bear," "Paradise" and "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour."
Starting Aug. 1, there will be new rules for minors attending UIL athletic events at HISD district facilities.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested a man during a targeted operation in the Spring area on Wednesday, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson.
Dwayne Johnson said, "I will never forget this night," as the live-action "Moana" made a big splash at the Hollywood Bowl for the world premiere.
Profound concern expressed at Houston City Hall over Tuesday's deadly Eastside ICE shooting, with multiple councilmember calling for both calm and full accountability.
Graham Platner said Wednesday that he plans to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race in Maine after facing an allegation of sexual assault, shuttering an insurgent campaign that had withstood months of controversy only to implode and imperil Democrats’ attempt to regain power in Washington. Platner’...
Wednesday afternoon Magnolia Firefighters were disatched to El Pichon Taco Stand at FM 2978 and Carraway. Units arrived to find the structure fully involved. El Pichon was one of the original street taco stands in South Montgomery County.
With its ensemble of doctors, nurses, interns and patients squeezed together into a small emergency department with scripts that play out in real time, “The Pitt” feels like a lab made to grow great performances. The Emmys rewarded it accordingly Wednesday. Thirteen of the 25 nominations for HBO ...
A new report is ranking the best U.S. cities for renters in 2026 – and here's which cities dominate the list.
There are 16 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis in the City of Houston, according to the Houston Health Department.
On Wednesday, Houston city leaders approved a multimillion-dollar drainage project on the city's northwest side.
Just six weeks on the job, and the new mayor of Galena Park was rolling up his sleeves last night to help combat localized flooding.
The damage comes as questions continue over the growing use of this surveillance technology in public spaces.
A west Houston man says he’s been paying for someone else’s electricity for years — and now he wants answers and his money back.Peter Yang, a recently retired resident who says he’s always looking to save a buck, noticed something was off last month when he switched electricity providers to try t...
When 2 Helps You first visited the neighborhood of Forrest Pines in May, residents had one simple question: What happened to the speed bumps the City of Houston promised nearly 10 years ago?For years, neighbors said drivers regularly used their streets as a shortcut, speeding through the neighbor...
Additional details have been released about the criminal case against former Liberty Police Officer Jason Anthony Grindstaff, 45, of Willis, who turned himself in Friday after a Liberty County grand jury returned two indictments against him. According to the indictments, Grindstaff has been charg...
Houston-area law enforcement agencies are at the scene of an ICE-related incident in the Spring-area, according to reports.
Family and activists are speaking out following the deadly shooting of a man in Houston by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
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