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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida event venue canceled a campaign rally featuring U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib after a state lawmaker criticized the gathering, intensifying debate over political speech,…

The United States has recorded 2,566 confirmed measles cases so far in 2026, extending the country’s highest annual total in more than 35 years, according to updated federal data. The…

HARRIS COUNTY — Two men face felony water-pollution charges after investigators said an unlicensed vehicle-repair operation repeatedly allowed oil and transmission fluid to contaminate soil and wash into Halls Bayou.…

Luigi Mangione has pleaded guilty to two federal stalking charges tied to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while a separate New York state murder case remains pending.

HOUSTON — Drivers traveling through east Houston should prepare for major delays this weekend as the Texas Department of Transportation closes all westbound Interstate 10 main lanes between Freeport Street…

The Kennedy Center’s board voted Thursday to restore President Donald Trump’s name to the performing arts landmark and close most of the complex for two years, renewing a legal and…

Two U.S. Army soldiers were killed Wednesday when an AH-64 Apache helicopter from Fort Hood crashed during a routine training flight near Salado in Central Texas, military and local officials…

Majority-Black Texas schools are far more likely than majority-white schools to receive low accountability ratings, forcing families to weigh academic resources, school culture and new education choices.

Federal sex-trafficking prosecutions have fallen to their slowest pace in more than 15 years despite the Trump administration’s pledge to intensify the fight against trafficking, according to a new Reuters…

New York leaders announced a new push Wednesday to limit local involvement in federal immigration enforcement, directing 12 police and sheriff’s agencies to end their formal partnerships with U.S. Immigration…