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When the odds become real: The lessons left behind in Kerrville

A look back one year later

Water safety tips every Houston parent needs to know after toddler's drowning death

A toddler’s death in a swimming pool in Huffman is raising tough questions about water safety and what parents can do to protect their children.

KPRC 2 Click2Houston Local • 9m

Trump’s weekend Iran strikes keep sparking Monday stock rallies. Here’s what the data shows us.

Call it the ‘Axios put’: On average, stocks have been up more on Mondays in the second quarter than in recent years

MarketWatch Top Stories Business • 13m

2 Helps You: Fighting for Houston woman after $5K memorial to honor mother is delivered damaged to local cemetery

According to her records, Patrina paid $5,455 to Headstone World for a memorial ledger to be placed at her mother’s gravesite at Golden Gate Cemetery. While the company eventually delivered the memorial months after the purchase, Patrina says it arrived damaged. According to Patrina, Headstone World removed the damaged piece and never replaced it.

KPRC 2 Click2Houston Local • 13m

Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

Michigan Gov. Whitmer is one of four Democrats who sent their states' National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. ahead of America 250 celebrations in recent weeks, amid President Trump's ongoing — and controversial — deployment in the city.

NPR U.S. News Us • 17m

What to know about the looming deadline on North American free trade

The US, Canada and Mexico were to reach an agreement on whether to extend their free trade pact by 1 July. All signs point to them blowing past that deadline.

BBC US & Canada Us • 19m

Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

More than 100 people removed on ICE flight were being held in hotel in La Guaira when earthquakes struckMore than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble, according to survivors.A deportation flight from Miami arrived in Venezuela hours before Wednesday’s earthquakes. Onboard were 146 Venezuelans, including 19 women and seven children, according to ICE Flight Monitor, an initiative of Human Rights First, which tracks deportation flights. They were transported to a hotel in La Guaira. Continue reading...

The Guardian World World • 42m

Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

Students pursuing graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and several other fields will be eligible for higher student loan limits after a federal judge blocked part of a Trump administration rule that held them to lower caps.

KPRC 2 Click2Houston Local • 1h

Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda.

KPRC 2 Click2Houston Local • 1h

Tech

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

Hacker News 1h

Scientists find molecular-level evidence for two structures in liquid water

Hacker News 1h

US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

Ars Technica 1h

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Wired 2h

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

TechCrunch 2h

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web

The Verge 3h

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users

TechCrunch 3h

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

Ars Technica 3h

Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants

Ars Technica 3h

.self: A new top-level domain designed to support self-hosting

Hacker News 4h

Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright

The Verge 4h

At $499, Apple’s M3-powered iPad Air is a good deal

The Verge 4h

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’

The Verge 4h

Sony erases digital content from libraries; we're reminded we don’t own what we buy

Ars Technica 4h

Watch out, Amazon: The Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival

TechCrunch 4h

JumpServer: Open-Source Privileged Access Management

Hacker News 4h

Ozone loss was a thing even before CFCs were widely used

Ars Technica 4h

OpenAI is teasing new hardware… for Codex

The Verge 4h

Waymo and Uber quietly part ways in Phoenix

TechCrunch 5h

Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data

Ars Technica 5h

Anthropic and Gov. Newsom forge deal allowing California government to use Claude at half price

TechCrunch 5h

Science

Northwest Earth and Space Science Pathways Project Celebrates Student Innovation Through ROADS from Earth to Venus National Challenge

NASA Breaking News 1h

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When the odds become real: The lessons left behind in Kerrville

Water safety tips every Houston parent needs to know after toddler's drowning death

Trump’s weekend Iran strikes keep sparking Monday stock rallies. Here’s what the data shows us.

2 Helps You: Fighting for Houston woman after $5K memorial to honor mother is delivered damaged to local cemetery

Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

What to know about the looming deadline on North American free trade

Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling

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When the odds become real: The lessons left behind in Kerrville

Water safety tips every Houston parent needs to know after toddler's drowning death

2 Helps You: Fighting for Houston woman after $5K memorial to honor mother is delivered damaged to local cemetery

Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling, but theology now dropped

Arkansas will move forward with a ban on using SNAP for candy and soda despite recent court ruling

Colorado court rejects November ballot initiatives aimed at redrawing congressional districts

Ashland Specialty Chemicals union workers go on strike at Texas City facility

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui gets 30 years in US prison for fraud conviction

Galveston County commissioners approve new precinct map despite criticism from residents

Director Carl Rinsch is sentenced to prison in $11M fraud case over unfinished Netflix show

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing

Commercial truck driver charged in fatal crash that killed Montgomery County deputy

Echoes of deadly Arizona wildfire with 3 firefighters killed in Colorado-Utah blaze

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Brazil, Japan fans turn out for down-to-the-wire World Cup knockout match in Houston

New Mexico governor says state could seek billions after DEA let fentanyl hit streets

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US

Michigan governor threatens to pull troops from D.C. if used for Trump task force

What to know about the looming deadline on North American free trade

'Football was always in our blood': Canada midfielder's journey to World Cup history

Search suspended for six missing after charter boat sinks near Vancouver

Lilo & Stitch star Daveigh Chase's cause of death was Aids

Wheelchair users say private equity is making repairs harder

When resources run thin, volunteer ranchers fight local fires

The Temporary Protected Status program may effectively be over. Here's what we know.

Mother of murdered sailor demands Navy change how it handles sexual assault cases

Supreme Court takes sledgehammer to much of federal government's regulatory structure

Hollywood director gets two and a half years in prison for defrauding Netflix

One big win and three defeats for Trump in dramatic day at Supreme Court

Supreme Court allows late-arriving mail-in ballots in defeat for Trump

JetBlue pilot reports striking a drone while landing at JFK airport

World

Venezuelans newly deported from US missing after hotel collapse

Lilo & Stitch star Daveigh Chase's cause of death was Aids

'No one move!': The agonising silence as Venezuela rescuers listen for survivors

Osaka pays 'love and respect to Japan' in Wimbledon kimono

Aftershock frays nerves as many Venezuelans left to fend for themselves

Six people shot dead at centre for mothers and children in Germany

South African leader warns anti-migrant protesters ahead of unofficial deadline

EU sets up three months of talks with China over €360bn trade deficit

Business

Trump’s weekend Iran strikes keep sparking Monday stock rallies. Here’s what the data shows us.

‘I don’t think I’ll make it to 80’: I’m 70 and single. Do I take out a reverse mortgage or a home-equity agreement?

‘I claimed Social Security at 62’: At 76, I’m working at Walmart. Why do I still owe payroll taxes?

Rocket Lab to take on SpaceX’s Starlink with $8 billion acquisition

Tesla’s stock rips higher after a long-awaited update to self-driving technology

Charter may be making ‘frenemies’ with SpaceX, and its stock is soaring

Most Americans have no idea how close we just came to financial chaos

Value stocks beat growth when inflation is high. Here are 13 stocks top newsletters are betting on now.

Bye-bye, ‘HODL’: Strategy now has a plan to sell bitcoin to raise cash and buy its stock

My sister died and I’m leaving New York to help raise my niece in Colorado. At 33, am I making a financial mistake?

Tech

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

Scientists find molecular-level evidence for two structures in liquid water

US offers $10 million for info on group behind Signal and WhatsApp hacking spree

Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

South Korea to spend $1T on more memory chip production and humanoid robots

T-Mobile is booting customers from its oldest plans

Buying a Mattress in 2026? We Tested 100+ and These Were the Standouts

After a great start, DC’s new cinematic universe is already slowing down

Chamath Palihapitiya raises $135M Series A for his AI coding startup, takes CEO role

Leaked iPhone 18 Pro photos reportedly wound up on the dark web

Gemini’s personalized AI image generation is now free for US users

US renewable boom passes key milestone in April

Supreme Court ruling guts government’s use of geofence warrants

.self: A new top-level domain designed to support self-hosting

Tidal won’t pay royalties on AI-generated music but isn’t banning it outright

At $499, Apple&#8217;s M3-powered iPad Air is a good deal

At $499, Apple’s M3-powered iPad Air is a good deal

Sony’s next-gen PlayStation will go ‘beyond the living room’