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Police Man attacked grandparents
Police say a couple in their 60's fell victim to their grandson Thursday around 1 a.m. Police say 20 year-old Oscar Lopez attacked his grandparents by hitting and biting ...
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Man poses as officer
DeFoor said the Hispanic man was in his late twenties to early thirties, about 220 pounds and 5 feet 10 inches,with dark hair, a stubble beard and light colored ...
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3D printing technology helps save baby
Doctors are using a high-tech 3D printer to create or print noses, jaw parts and airways, which have now been used to save one baby's life in spectacular ...
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Home burglaries reported in Shepherd Park area
Bouchet and his wife recently invested in a security alarm. He believes that's what kept the burglars from spending more time in their home than they ...
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Houston pastor indicted in real estate scam
According to federal prosecutors, a Mississippi woman turned to a Houston pastor for spiritual guidance and emotional support after her divorce. She claimed Samuel Palasot defrauded her out the lions share of her divorce settlement, which was more than half a million ...
80.6°F Scattered Clouds
Winds: From the West at 1.0 MPH Gusting to 7.0 MPH
Movie Review
Bowfinger
In "Bowfinger," Steve Martin plays the title character, Bobby Bowfinger, a struggling wannabe producer who is trying to get his first picture off the ground. This movie is a science fiction epic called "Chubby Rain," so named because the aliens come to earth in raindrops. With just over $2,000 and a crew that includes his accountant-turned-screenwriter and a group of illegal Mexicans, Bowfinger i ... ...
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Restaurant Report Card for May 23 Off-temperature foods at several spots
At Chang's Chinese restaurant in the 5700 block of San Felipe, the inspector saw a waiter picking up chips from the floor and putting them back in a ...
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Houston Man Charged with Threatening to Bomb Synagogues
According to the U.S. Attorney's Office Dante Phearse, 32, is being charged with one count of using an instrument of interstate commerce to communicate a threat to destroy a building by means of an explosive ...
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One dead after police chase ends in northeast Houston
Houston police got involved when the chase crossed into the city limits. The chase ended when the suspect vehicle hit another vehicle with a family of four inside, causing it to ...
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Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center celebrates millionth guest
A Buffalo, Texas woman got quite a surprise when she arrived at the Sam Houston Statue Visitor Center Wednesday and found out she was their millionth ...
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Police search for suspect in hit-and-run accident
Houston Police Department investigators are asking for the public's help in finding a person responsible for a hit-and-run accident that sent two to the ...
On the record
We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
Hotel Review
The Strand Palace
I've stayed at this central London hotel many times, so was comfortable in telephoning direct for a reservation. It was ...
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- Drone strikes are legal and extend to US citizens as well, says Obama
- Kerry holds talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials
- Trailblazer Sri Srinivasan creates history as top US judge
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Texas News
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- Lawmakers zero in on IRS meetings at White House
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