Letter notifying of layoffs sent to multiple HFD cadets

HOUSTON (FOX 26) — A flurry of "pink slips" were distributed on Thursday as dozens of firefighter cadets were formally notified that the City of Houston was laying them off.

Police: 10-year-old girl dies after apparent road-rage shooting in Phoenix

PHOENIX (FOX 10/AP) - Police say a 10-year-old girl has died after she and her father were both shot outside their home during a possible road-rage shooting in Phoenix on April 3.  According to a statement released by Sgt. Vince Lewis, a family of four was driving near 37th Avenue and Portland Street when they noticed a white Ford F-150 with dark-colored trim was following them.

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Making the Grade - Doris Crisp (Phillis Wheatley High School)

She owns a 4.1 GPA, is number two in her class, loves math and science, and she's a three-sport star who happens to have a nice jump shot.

FOX Faceoff - Houston not selected as Democratic National Convention site

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Milwaukee will host the 2020 Democratic National Convention, party leaders announced Monday, highlighting the battleground state of Wisconsin that helped elect President Donald Trump and now will launch an opponent who could oust him.

FOX Faceoff - O'Rourke fundraising effort, reparations for African Americans

CENTER LINE, Mich. (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke boasted Monday that the more than $6 million he raised online within a day of announcing his White House bid, the most reported by any 2020 candidate, was helping to create "the largest grassroots campaign this country has ever seen."

Reports: Airman killed while trying to stop Arkansas robbery

(FOX NEWS) - A 23-year-old senior airman from Maine was killed Friday night inside an Arkansas gas station when he tried to intervene in an armed robbery. Shawn McKeough was fatally shot inside a Valero Big Red gas station in North Little Rock.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Mass shootings at New Zealand mosques kill 49; 1 man charged

New Zealand Police officials say multiple people are dead following shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.

Astros pitcher Martes suspended 80 games for drug test

NEW YORK (AP) — Injured Houston Astros pitcher Francis Martes has been suspended for 80 games following a positive test for the banned performance-enhancing drug Clomiphene.

Review expands to more than 2,000 cases, 2nd officer identified

The Harris County District Attorney's Office will expand its ongoing review to include at least 800 cases linked to Houston Police Department Officer Steven Bryant during his career, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said Monday.

Trump celebrates North Dakota football champs with fast food

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is again feting football champions with burgers and fries. Trump is celebrating the Division 1-winning North Dakota State University football team at the White House with a lunch that includes Big Macs, french fries and Chick-fil-A sandwiches. Trump served a similar spread that included hundreds of hamburgers to the college football champion Clemson...

The Breakdown - young adult migration to Houston

Millennials are young adults of this generation from their mid-20s into their late 30s and they are not the same as the college-aged students of today.