Mexican congress approves law allowing army to act as police
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's ruling party rammed a bill through Congress' lower house Thursday giving the military legal justification to act as police, stream-rolling objections by rights groups and opposition legislators who said it would effectively militarize the country.
MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexico's ruling party rammed a bill through Congress' lower house Thursday giving the military legal justification to act as police, stream-rolling objections by rights groups and opposition legislators who said it would effectively militarize the country.
Was That Fake? - LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP inclusiveness training
Is the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario offering LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP inclusiveness training? A poster advertising the training has circulated online. It triggered a lot of mockery of the seemingly ever growing LGBTQ acronym. The flyer is real and so is the acronym. But leaders of the group said they are trying to be a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Is the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario offering LGGBDTTTIQQAAPP inclusiveness training? A poster advertising the training has circulated online. It triggered a lot of mockery of the seemingly ever growing LGBTQ acronym. The flyer is real and so is the acronym. But leaders of the group said they are trying to be a bit tongue-in-cheek.
Y'all Asked - slave trade in Libya
There have been many questions to FOX 26 News regarding Libyan slave trade. There are alarming photos being distributed that suggest that people are being sold. CNN visited Tripoli and uncovered an actual slave auction. Journalists witnessed it firsthand.
There have been many questions to FOX 26 News regarding Libyan slave trade. There are alarming photos being distributed that suggest that people are being sold. CNN visited Tripoli and uncovered an actual slave auction. Journalists witnessed it firsthand.
Croat general commits suicide at war crimes trial
Slobodan Praljak, a former film and theater director turned wartime general, was always known for theatrics. So, when the former Bosnian Croat military commander suddenly threw back his head and drank what he said was poison from a small bottle after his 20-year war crimes sentence was upheld by a U.N. court on Wednesday, many Croats watching the drama unfold on live TV...
Slobodan Praljak, a former film and theater director turned wartime general, was always known for theatrics. So, when the former Bosnian Croat military commander suddenly threw back his head and drank what he said was poison from a small bottle after his 20-year war crimes sentence was upheld by a U.N. court on Wednesday, many Croats watching the drama unfold on live TV...
Who is Meghan Markle?
Brace yourself as checkout lanes are about to be wallpapered with royal wedding gossip magazine covers for the foreseeable future. Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle on a random night in Kensington Palace. He designed her ring with a setting that includes two small diamonds that belonged to his mother, the late Princess Diana. He believes his mother and Markle would have been good friends.
Brace yourself as checkout lanes are about to be wallpapered with royal wedding gossip magazine covers for the foreseeable future. Prince Harry proposed to Meghan Markle on a random night in Kensington Palace. He designed her ring with a setting that includes two small diamonds that belonged to his mother, the late Princess Diana. He believes his mother and Markle would have been good friends.
2 girls raped, 12-year-old sister killed in northern Mexico
A 12-year-old girl is dead after an assailant attacked her and raped her two young sisters in their home in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez.
A 12-year-old girl is dead after an assailant attacked her and raped her two young sisters in their home in the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Juarez.
Paramedics grant patient's last wish: one final beach day
A palliative care patient in Queensland, Australia, had a final wish: to see the ocean one more time before she died.
A palliative care patient in Queensland, Australia, had a final wish: to see the ocean one more time before she died.
Mexico enacts law targeting disappearances
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto has signed a new law aimed at addressing the country's staggering number of unsolved disappearances. Mexico has more than 30,000 missing people, many victims of the country's drug violence or corrupt security forces. Advocates are hailing the law as a long-awaited start, but caution that the law's implementation will be critical.
Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto has signed a new law aimed at addressing the country's staggering number of unsolved disappearances. Mexico has more than 30,000 missing people, many victims of the country's drug violence or corrupt security forces. Advocates are hailing the law as a long-awaited start, but caution that the law's implementation will be critical.
US ending temporary permits for almost 60,000 Haitians
The Trump administration is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation. The Homeland Security Department says conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so the benefit will be extended one last time until July 2019 to give Haitians time to...
The Trump administration is ending a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 citizens from Haiti to live and work in the United States since a 2010 powerful earthquake shook the Caribbean nation. The Homeland Security Department says conditions in Haiti have improved significantly, so the benefit will be extended one last time until July 2019 to give Haitians time to...
'Enormous number' of parasites in North Korean defector's body, doctors say
Doctors discovered an "enormous number" of parasitic worms slithering inside the body of a man who defected from North Korea this week, the ghastly find illustrating the food and hygiene problems rampant inside the guarded walls of the Hermit Kingdom.
Doctors discovered an "enormous number" of parasitic worms slithering inside the body of a man who defected from North Korea this week, the ghastly find illustrating the food and hygiene problems rampant inside the guarded walls of the Hermit Kingdom.
Trump taunts Kim: 'I would NEVER call him short and fat'
President Donald Trump is exchanging school yard taunts with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
President Donald Trump is exchanging school yard taunts with North Korea's Kim Jong Un.
Bayou City Buzz - World Series Grillz
FOX 26 News reporter CoCo Dominguez interviews jeweler Johnny Dang.
FOX 26 News reporter CoCo Dominguez interviews jeweler Johnny Dang.
Astros GM Luhnow presents Commissioner's Trophy
FOX 26 News anchors Melissa Wilson and Tom Zizka interview Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow.
FOX 26 News anchors Melissa Wilson and Tom Zizka interview Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow.
Twitter doubles character limit to 280 for almost everyone
Twitter says it's ending its iconic 140-character limit - and giving nearly everyone 280 characters. Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That's because writing in those languages uses fewer characters.
Twitter says it's ending its iconic 140-character limit - and giving nearly everyone 280 characters. Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That's because writing in those languages uses fewer characters.
The Breakdown - Great Pyramid of Giza
Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.
Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.
Championship gear at Academy Sports + Outdoors
FOX 26 News reporter CoCo Dominguez
FOX 26 News reporter CoCo Dominguez
Japanese company gives non-smokers six days off to compensate for cigarette breaks
Two rest breaks and a meal period are often considered the standard break times throughout the day - unless you smoke... then you tend to get a couple more.
Two rest breaks and a meal period are often considered the standard break times throughout the day - unless you smoke... then you tend to get a couple more.
Verlander, Springer address Game 7 'trash talk'
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and outfielder George Springer address Game 7 'trash talk.'
Houston Astros pitcher Justin Verlander and outfielder George Springer address Game 7 'trash talk.'
Jeff Luhnow has Game 7 experience
FOX 26 Sports Director Mark Berman interviews Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow before World Series Game 7.
FOX 26 Sports Director Mark Berman interviews Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow before World Series Game 7.
Jeff Luhnow prepares for World Series Game 6
FOX 26 Sports Director Mark Berman interviews Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow before World Series Game 6 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
FOX 26 Sports Director Mark Berman interviews Houston Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow before World Series Game 6 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.