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Starbucks ordered to pay $50M after tea spill burns LA delivery driver

A Los Angeles delivery driver was awarded $50 million after a Starbucks tea spilled in his lap at a drive-through in February 2020, causing severe burns and permanent disfigurement.

March 17, 2025 12:11pm CDT

Coogs in March Madness: UH men takes No.1 seed in Midwest region of the NCAA tournament

WHOOOOOOOOSE HOUSE!?!? The University of Houston has clinched the No. 1 seed for the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament.

March 16, 2025 6:01pm CDT

NASA, SpaceX launch Crew-10 from Florida to relieve stranded astronauts at space station

NASA and SpaceX successfully launched four Crew-10 astronauts from Florida on Friday evening. The crew is headed to the International Space Station (ISS) where they will rendezvous with NASA’s two stranded astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams.

March 14, 2025 7:53pm CDT

Rice University fires head baseball coach José Cruz Jr. 

Rice University has announced that its baseball team is “parting ways” with head coach José Cruz Jr.

March 13, 2025 3:44pm CDT

Facebook whistleblower barred from promoting new tell-all book

A former Facebook executive released a tell-all book about her “critical years” at Facebook/Meta, but an arbitrator has blocked her from promoting it.

March 13, 2025 10:39am CDT

Another TikTok ban looms as Trump says a deal is coming—here’s what could happen next

With an April 5 deadline looming, TikTok could be sold, banned again, or given another extension. Here’s what’s at stake.

March 11, 2025 10:06pm CDT

Deputies identify accused drunk driver in fatal Hardy Toll Road wrong-way crash

Harris County Constables, Pct. 4 have identified the woman accused of being intoxicated during a wrong-way crash that killed a man on Saturday.

March 10, 2025 10:00am CDT

2 Houston police officers hospitalized after crashing into pillar

Two Houston police officers were taken to the hospital after crashing into a pillar while making a U-turn early Sunday morning.

March 9, 2025 9:34am CDT

Harris County jail officials say 55-year-old died hours after being booked

A 55-year-old was found unresponsive in the processing area of the Harris County jail about 12 hour after being arrested last week.

March 5, 2025 6:06pm CST

Family of 83-year-old former Harris County inmate wants answers about his death

According to attorney Randall Kallinen, the family wants to know if everything was done to assist Mr. Brandl in his medical care prior to his death.

March 4, 2025 10:43pm CST

Montgomery County deputy charged with sexually assaulting child

A 15-year deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child. He resigned from the sheriff's office after his arrest.

March 4, 2025 4:07pm CST

Harris County 16-year-old charged with murder of mother's fiancé

The Harris County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal stabbing that sent a 16-year-old to jail Saturday night.

March 2, 2025 9:19am CST

Is Facebook down? Thousands of users report outage

Thousands of users reported an outage on Facebook on Wednesday evening, according to Downdetector. 

February 26, 2025 9:05pm CST

Mothers shares grief after her son was killed during hit and run in West Houston

Ifeyinwa Obienu Onyeka currently lives in England, and says the question, "How are you?," was normal a month ago. But now, she can barely answer.

February 26, 2025 8:51pm CST

HPD says physical altercation turned deadly at SW Houston business; attorney discusses possible charges

According to Houston police, around 4 p.m. Monday they were called to Saravia’s Tire Shop where a man was found dead after being shot at least once.

February 25, 2025 10:24pm CST