Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

Red Rush 90 Expands to Every Home Game, Alongside Bobbleheads, Space City Saturdays and Kid Days

Reporters from CNN, MS NOW and Politico have been denied access to the White House.

The Czech Republic beat the United States to reach the Davis Cup Final 8 after U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton and Learner Tien both lost their singles matches.

Mississippi will assemble the state’s largest law enforcement presence ever for a college football game this weekend.

President Donald Trump says he is barring CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House due to what he called unfavorable coverage, and threatens that more such prohibitions of media outlets could follow.

U.S. Open finalist Ben Shelton has struggled to dominate with his serve and has been beaten 6-4, 6-4 by 24th-ranked Jiri Lehecka as the Czech Republic drew level 1-1 with the United States in the last qualifying round for the Davis Cup Final 8.

In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.

Countries are embracing clean power and taking steps to use less energy because of the war against Iran.

Real Betis continued its flying start to the Spanish league season with a 1-0 victory over Getafe.

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The Obamas’ pet dog Sunny has died.

Five professional sports leagues and their players associations have aligned forces to ask for protections for players and staff who face threats and harassment from sports bettors.

The U.S. military says it opened fire and destroyed two small Iranian boats this week that were trying to steal a drone ship in the waters off Iran.

The U.S. Justice Department has struggled to secure felony convictions against most of the 102 protesters arrested since last year for assaulting federal authorities in four major cities.

U.S. health officials have declared the largest cyclospora food poisoning outbreak in the country's history over.

Walmart customers in Texas and 15 other states are urged to check their freezers after a recall of frozen berries was expanded due to possible E. coli contamination.

Body camera footage of immigration arrests at a snack-food factory in upstate New York offers a rare glimpse inside a workplace immigration raid.

Thousands of water systems nationwide still have not accounted for potentially dangerous lead pipes supplying homes and businesses with drinking water.

A new study shows that little, wrinkly Mercury may be shrinking faster than expected.

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August.

One of the organizers who says she was sexually abused by Latino labor leader César Chavez decades ago has sued nonprofits tied to him.

Surveillance footage led deputies to identify Ellis, who has prior convictions including aggravated robbery and a previous indecent exposure charge dating back to 2008.

Venezuelans in the U.S. are grappling with the aftermath of the devastating back-to-back earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela on June 24, killing at least 6,500 people, with thousands more still missing.

Kelly Granado Montano, a Venezuelan living in the U.S., has been grappling with the aftermath of devastating earthquakes in Venezuela.

A new statewide poll asked Texans which college football fan base they consider the “most obnoxious,” and the answer came down to one of the state’s biggest rivalries.

A Southwest Airlines flight from Reagan National Airport was diverted to Baltimore shortly after take-off due to a bird strike Tuesday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will hold a public meeting Tuesday to update residents on the cleanup of the San Jacinto River Waste Pits Superfund site.

Star Trek marks a major milestone Tuesday as the beloved sci-fi franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary with events and tributes worldwide.

Barnes & Noble is continuing its Texas expansion, with several new bookstores opening across the state in 2026, including a new location in San Antonio opening this week.

Kevin Jennings shook off a pair of interceptions to lead No. 19 SMU’s winning scoring drive, capped by Nick Reed’s 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds to play, to wrap up a 27-24 win over Florida State.

Dream job alert: Snoop Dogg is looking for someone to travel the world, eat ice cream and get paid $30,000 to do it.

Global shares are mixed, with benchmarks in Tokyo and Seoul leading gains thanks to buying of computer chipmakers.

The Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab, Iran, is now a memorial for children and others killed in the Feb. 28 attacks that sparked the war with the United States and Israel.

Gas prices are taking a bite out of Labor Day travel this year, with drivers paying significantly more at the pump than they were a year ago.

Katie Taylor has closed out her remarkable career with a dominant victory over previously undefeated Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park.

Diagnosing endometriosis is often a challenge.

Tesla has officially opened rides in its Cybercab robotaxi to the public in Austin, Texas - a futuristic two-seat vehicle that comes without a steering wheel or pedals.

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Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage.

Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles is setting her sights on the 2028 Summer Olympics — and she brought some Houston star power along for the announcement.

If Kansas megachurch pastor and Democratic nominee Adam Hamilton manages to pull off an upset in his race for a Senate seat, he’d join a very small group.

McDonald’s is giving Texans something the rest of the country can’t get.

As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects.

Some schoolchildren in Nepal have survived catastrophic floods by leaving their classrooms for lunch.

Five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar has posted a photo from the hospital wearing a neck brace and with bandages on his hand and face on Sunday, a day after crashing out of the Spanish Vuelta.

Olivia Rodrigo is fundraising for women's well-being with a benefit show geared toward her young audience.

Mayor Robert Morris of Cave Creek, Arizona, is worried about more water shortages from the severely depleted Colorado River.

Humanitarian organizations are mobilizing to aid survivors along the Nepal-China border after catastrophic floods struck the region Wednesday.

Mount Kailash, a Himalayan peak in Tibet, is sacred to several religious traditions and draws pilgrims from across the region.

A U.S. military judge has set a summer 2028 trial date for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three others accused of plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that he says will provide more than $1 billion to the state while requiring the company to implement new safeguards aimed at protecting children on its platforms.

Here's how the Queen of Country left her mark on Houston and Texas

Erling Haaland’s famed flowing locks are no more.

Tommy Edman singled in the winning run with two strikes, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings.

Federal officials have announced sharp water cuts for the next two years for three Western states that rely on the imperiled Colorado River.

If you shop at Walmart and have ever tried to tap your card or phone at checkout, there’s some good news. That option is finally on the way.

Five Houston-area residents are facing federal charges after investigators say they tried to cash in on a counterfeit U.S. Treasury tax refund check worth more than $1 million.

A mysterious political firm admitted to fabricating multiple election polls this month.

Texas led all teams with four players named to the preseason Associated Press All-America team and the Southeastern Conference had 14 of the 27 first-team selections.

The Houston Astros host the Los Angeles Angels to start a three-game series.

For just the third time in the last 10 years, the Houston Football program was ranked in the Associated Press (AP) Preseason Poll at #23 in the country.

Spain’s World Cup-winning captain Rodri has arrive in Barcelona to seal his transfer from Manchester City to the Catalan club.

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday, affecting a large part of the western region.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld state laws denying tax incentives to farmers who adhered to the country's soy moratorium.

Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on Sunday to raise money for those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia.

A Houston nonprofit with deep ties to Colombia is mobilizing resources to help families and communities impacted by the powerful earthquake that struck the country this week.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez are husband and wife.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July.

Norway’s soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA’s embattled president.

An offshore wind company says it's reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana.

A Houston-area physician has been sentenced to 12.5 years in federal prison after admitting she operated an illegal prescription scheme out of her Kingwood clinic that prosecutors say fueled the distribution of more than 3 million opioid pills.

With the cost of groceries and gas continuing to strain household budgets, a postcard promising gift cards can be tempting. But the Better Business Bureau says consumers should think twice before responding.

Iran and Oman have moved closer to an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.

Residents who live, work, or spend time in Houston’s District C have an opportunity to weigh in on how to prioritize $1 million in city funding for neighborhood improvements.

In a story published Aug. 5, 2026, about dropping water levels in the Danube river, The Associated Press erroneously identified the ships being exposed because of low water levels as battleships, which are a specific type of very large vessel.

The girl made it through the waves to Spanish territory.

Washington state will hold a primary Tuesday for the U.S. House and other offices as firefighters battle wildfires that have devastated the Spokane area and forced local election officials to operate under a state of emergency.

Rock legend Patti Smith has met with Pope Leo XIV.

Several months after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Texas Department of State Health Services can reclassify the majority of hemp-derived THC as a schedule I drug, the state’s ban is set to go into effect on Friday.

The Houston Astros bring a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Los Angeles Angels.

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the legitimacy of President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission.

FIFA World Cup 2026 is now in the books and it was no easy feat to put on.

A wildfire in southwest France grew so powerful that its towering smoke column became a thunderstorm, generating lightning that struck the ground and ignited new fires beyond the original blaze, French officials said.

A heat dome is set to expand across much of the central United States, pushing temperatures above 100 degrees from Dallas to North Dakota.

Dry, windy weather is fueling a big wildfire a few miles north of Sisters, Oregon.

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has been arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence.

Georgia is the preseason pick to win the Southeastern Conference championship.

The FDA has issued several recent food and dietary supplement recall notices that specifically impact Texas, including a significant recall of 1.6 million dozen shell eggs and Cyclospora-related iceberg lettuce concerns.

For many people, the end of a marriage is one of life’s most emotionally difficult experiences, even as divorce rates in the U.S. have declined over the past several decades.

A new federal program that will allow some airports to replace Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers with private security contractors could eventually expand to other airports, including those in Houston.

University of Miami scientists are working to save an endangered coral species from extinction by bringing them ashore.

The Boston Red Sox won their 15th straight game to match a club record for the longest winning streak in team history from 80 years ago, beating the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 in the opener of a split doubleheader.

Texas resident Kenneth Kovar has a home energy setup from Ford, in which drivers of certain popular F-150 models can plug their vehicle directly into their electric meter to power their home during an outage.

The England World Cup forward Morgan Rogers has completed his British transfer record move from Aston Villa to Premier League rival Chelsea.

Dozens of Democratic U.S. senators and Maine's Independent senator are demanding more details from Immigration and Customs Enforcement about vetting practices for new agents.

In Japan, the Gion Matsuri festival brings towering floats to the streets in Shinto religious processions that are rooted in rituals dating back more than 1,000 years and that were intended to ward off epidemics.

Islamic militants and a separatist group have ambushed a Malian army convoy in the north, resulting in the killing or capture of scores of soldiers.

Democratic members of Congress are demanding answers about Homeland Security’s vetting and training of immigration enforcement officers.