Hello Houston (July 29, 2026)

Houston Public Media 31m

Spring Branch ISD to open Guthrie Center career hub, with real-world training for teens

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

'Pleading the Fifth' invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US society

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

Jared Leto denies sexual assault allegations described in BBC documentary

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

Trump is set to announce a $22B makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the 'people movers'

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

ICE releases witness in fatal Lorenzo Salgado Araujo shooting after federal judge’s order

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

Houston homicide investigators respond after report of body found along Gulf Freeway

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 1h

Lindsey Graham returns home one last time for his funeral in South Carolina

KPRC 2 Click2Houston 4h

DHS waives environmental laws for border barriers and roads from Big Bend to Lake Amistad

Houston Public Media 5h

US interest rates held for fifth time in a row

BBC US & Canada 9m

'Blood everywhere' - Lindsay Clancy's ex-husband recounts day of children's deaths

BBC US & Canada 43m

Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins

BBC US & Canada 1h

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct when they were teenagers

BBC US & Canada 2h

Two Americans convicted of murdering Canadian couple in Dominica

BBC US & Canada 4h

Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

BBC US & Canada 5h

Saudi Arabia's dilemma as it tries to stay out of US-Iran war

BBC World 58m

Anthony Fauci refuses to answer questions during tense US Senate hearing about Covid origins

BBC World 1h

Fifa opens disciplinary proceedings against Argentina

BBC World 2h

Four women accuse Jared Leto of criminal sexual conduct

BBC World 2h

France fire crews face searing heat in battle to contain flames

BBC World 2h

Two firefighters die in Crete as wildfires threaten parts of southern Europe

BBC World 3h

Oscar-winning songwriter Glen Hansard killed in crash

BBC World 4h

Rescue teams face ‘race against time’ in search for trapped survivors as death toll in Japan rises to at least 13 – as it happened

The Guardian World 5h

Saudi Arabia joins US in strikes on Iran-backed militias in Iraq

BBC World 5h

I’m managing a former colleague who just can’t keep up with her workload. How do I handle this without being a jerk?

MarketWatch Top Stories 13m

Americans are living longer than our retirement system can handle — and many of us are unprepared

MarketWatch Top Stories 18m

The big focus now is on the potential for a September rate hike after the Fed stands pat

MarketWatch Top Stories 28m

Ford’s big-truck bet is paying off — and Wall Street is taking notice

MarketWatch Top Stories 1h

Individual investors are dumping stocks at the fastest pace since the COVID crash

MarketWatch Top Stories 1h

I’ve seen families destroyed by this common estate-planning mistake. Here’s how to protect yours.

MarketWatch Top Stories 2h

Why SoFi’s stock is dropping, even after its earnings beat expectations

MarketWatch Top Stories 2h

The dollar’s rally matters — but it still won’t help Fed’s Warsh win the inflation fight

MarketWatch Top Stories 2h

My girlfriend is 62. Can she claim her late husband’s full Social Security benefit — or does she have to wait?

MarketWatch Top Stories 2h

‘I’m in my peak earning years’: I’m working beyond 70. Will that help increase my Social Security?

MarketWatch Top Stories 2h

Kimi K3-256k

Hacker News 14m

The US government just banned Roombas

The Verge 29m

Which of Dyson’s 2026 Vacuum Models Is the Best?

Wired 31m

What’s the catch with the Apple Upgrade program?

The Verge 44m

Austerity Breeds Financial Protectionism

Hacker News 49m

Claude Opus 5 became downright ruthless when tasked with running a vending machine

TechCrunch 54m

The motion-sickness cure hidden in iPhone settings

Hacker News 56m

It’s Frighteningly Easy to Jailbreak Some Frontier AI Models

Wired 1h

Turning a Dumb AC Unit Smart (Without Losing My Security Deposit)

Hacker News 1h

OpenAI president says it’s ‘building a family of devices’ for its AI chatbots

The Verge 1h

Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play

Ars Technica 1h

Elon Musk’s xAI is trying to sue its way out of a Grok reckoning

Ars Technica 1h

Sorry, haters. Ferrari’s first EV is doing just fine

TechCrunch 1h

Waymo robotaxis are starting to return to freeways

TechCrunch 1h

US government bans new foreign-made humanoids, robot dogs, and solar inverters, citing risks to national security

TechCrunch 1h

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Ars Technica 2h

Actually, Starliner might fly into space this year

Ars Technica 2h

PgDog (YC P25) Is Hiring

Hacker News 2h

Full school day cellphone bans are more popular than ever

The Verge 2h

Google brings its age-assurance technology to Android developers worldwide

TechCrunch 2h

Some thoughts about Anthropic's new cryptanalysis results

Hacker News 2h

Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice

Hacker News 3h

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Wired 3h

The Ferrari Luce has at least 500 fans

The Verge 3h

Anthropic is finding bugs faster than Microsoft can fix them

Ars Technica 3h

Superlogical

Hacker News 3h

Elon Musk’s X settles multiyear legal battle with the World Federation of Advertisers

TechCrunch 4h

Hint, a new AI startup co-founded by Martha Stewart, offers an AI assistant for homeowners

TechCrunch 4h

New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck

Ars Technica 4h

Gaming and IRL worlds collide in Jumanji: Open World trailer

Ars Technica 4h

Remarkable’s refurbished bundle is an awesome deal that’s over $350 off

The Verge 4h

Show HN: Open-source engine running Gemma 4 26B in 2 GB RAM on any M-series Mac

Hacker News 4h

Perplexity employee who worked on Comet launches an AI browser aimed at knowledge work

TechCrunch 4h

A.I. companies are recruiting electricians and carpenters by the thousands

Hacker News 4h

Encore AI raises $30M to build AI agents that learn from customer calls

TechCrunch 4h

‘No one’s making a phone like this’: Light’s co-founders on building for the anti-smartphone generation

TechCrunch 5h

Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 feels like the future

The Verge 5h

X Says Australia’s Under-16 Social Media Ban Risks Interfering With Foreign Law

Wired 5h

Elephants can relearn how to live wild after years in captivity

Science News 1h

NASA Sets Coverage for August Northern Hemisphere Total Solar Eclipse

NASA Breaking News 2h

NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte

NASA Breaking News 3h

NASA’s Curiosity Discovers a Field of Martian Polygons

NASA Breaking News 3h

NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Discovers Field of Honeycomb Textures

NASA Breaking News 4h

APOD: 2026 July 29 – Psyche Receives Gravity Assist from Mars

NASA Breaking News 4h

Understanding How Martian Auroras Are Made

NASA Breaking News 4h

NASA Webb Explores Family Tree of Newly Discovered Distant Objects

NASA Breaking News 5h