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Council Members Call for Special Council Meeting

A special City Council Meeting was called by Council Members Brenda Stardig, Greg Travis, Michael Kubosh, Martha Castex-Tatum, and Dwight Boykins to hear a resolution for Mayor Turner to honor petitions signed by Houstonians and certified by the City Secretary.

17 killed in Missouri duck boat sinking ranged in age from 1 to 70

An amphibious tour boat carrying 31 people sank in a furious squall on a southwestern Missouri lake Thursday evening, leaving 17 people dead, including children, officials said.

Trump Gives Putin a Free Pass

Russian President Vladimir Putin came late to the Helsinki Summit with Donald Trump on Monday and spoke first at the news conference afterward. He handed Trump a soccer ball from the World Cup, but he clearly walked away with the …

Obama Says Men Have Been Getting On 'his nerves' And Urges 'empowering more women'

Former US president Barack Obama is urging more women to get involved in social movements and governance "because men have been getting on my nerves recently."

Why are the All Blacks so good?

Since the 2011 Rugby World Cup, New Zealand has boasted an 89% win record. It's an intimidating haul of results since it won that event on home soil, including a second consecutive World Cup title in 2015, the nation's third …

Washington Post: Trump loyalists reassign, remove VA employees

Staffers at the Department of Veterans Affairs loyal to President Donald Trump have reassigned or remove staffers perceived as disloyal to the President and his agenda for veterans, people familiar with the actions told The Washington Post.

Man dies from infection that he got from eating oyster in Sarasota

Health officials say that a 71-year-old man died after eating a bad oyster in Sarasota earlier this month.

Cow kicks worker in the jaw at farm

A 23-year-old man was injured when a cow kicked him in the head early Thursday morning In Ellington. According to emergency officials, the man was kicked at Oakridge Dairy Farm.

Ex-DNI confirms Trump was briefed on Putin's involvement in 2016 election

Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper confirmed Thursday that Donald Trump was briefed on US intelligence findings that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered cyberattacks to attempt to sway the 2016 presidential election.

'Serial stowaway' Marilyn Hartman will have to wear an ankle monitor as she awaits trial

Marilyn Hartman, the 66-year-old Illinois woman who has been nicknamed a "serial stowaway" because of her alleged attempts to sneak onto commercial airline flights, is mentally fit to stand trial, a judge in Chicago ruled Wednesday.

FBI director: Russia is the 'most aggressive actor' in election interference

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Wednesday that Russia was engaging in real-time "malign influence operations" against the United States and called the country the "most aggressive actor" in the space of election interference. The wide-ranging interview at times placed him …

Giuliani says Trump open to resisting wide-ranging Mueller interview

Rudy Giuliani says President Donald Trump might be coming around on the idea that he should resist sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with special counsel Robert Mueller.

Trump's military parade expected to cost nearly as much as 'tremendously expensive' canceled war games

President Donald Trump's military parade in DC is likely to cost nearly as much as the now canceled military exercise with South Korea that Trump called "tremendously expensive" and said cost "a fortune," three US defense officials tell CNN.

Vigil held for 11-month-old who drowned in basement of Detroit home

A baby is dead, and her tragic death was brutal and unexpected. Now a Detroit family is looking for answers from the person, the babysitter, who was supposed to be in charge of her care.

At least four injured after explosion at Army Depot

Crews are on the scene of an explosion at Letterkenny Army Depot. According to Col. Steven Ledbetter, the commander at Letterkenny, a small explosion and fire in the paint area of Building 350 left four people requiring medical assistance.