For years members of Congress and their staff had special privileges at airports, allowing them to quickly skip TSA screening lines.

Notre Dame has suspended its men’s swimming program for at least one year after an external review found members of the team violated NCAA rules by wagering among themselves on results of their competitions.

Harris County Precinct 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia said late Wednesday that a Deer Park company is being contracted to dispose of wastewater from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment.

Three months after a damaging scandal forced the departure of its top leader, Time’s Up is announcing a “major reset,” pledging to rebuild from the ground up.

Instead, the group of oil producers opted for caution, and their decision in favor of supply restraint quickly sent crude oil prices even higher. OPEC countries led by Saudi Arabia joined with other countries including Russia to reach the deal in an online meeting Thursday. Under the deal, non-OPEC countries Russia and Kazakstan can make small production increases. While Saudi Arabia has been more cautious about production increases, Russia has been a reliable advocate for more supply. One factor contributing to differences is that Russia can balance its state budget at lower oil prices than can Saudi Arabia, according to the International Monetary Fund.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday that China is violating the sovereignty of the United States by conducting an operation known as “Fox Hunt.”Eight people have been charged in connection with the case -- five inside the United States and three others who are believed to have already returned to China. This developing story will be updated.

The Houston Association of Realtors no longer uses the word master to describe bedrooms and bathrooms on its Multiple Listing Service. Earlier this month, HAR replaced the phrases master bedroom and master bathroom with primary bedroom and primary bathroom on its property listing database. The change came after several HAR members called for a review of the terminology. The MLS Advisory Group regularly reviews the terms and fields used in the MLS to make sure they are consistent with the current market environment, according to a statement HAR sent its members regarding the change. It was not a new suggestion to review the terminology, according to the statement HAR sent its members.