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Suspect in Student's Kidnapping Linked to Abduction Fantasy Web Page, FBI Says

Before Brendt Christensen allegedly kidnapped Yingying Zhang, he may have visited an online forum called "Abduction 101," with threads called "Perfect abduction fantasy" and "planning a kidnapping," an FBI agent said.

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Amtrak Train Derails Near Chambers Bay Golf Course in Washington

An Amtrak train derailed in Washington state near a well-known golf course on Sunday.

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5 Things for Monday, July 3: Trump Tweets, Health Care, An Attack in Iraq

Have a great 4th! Five Things is off tomorrow, but when we get back, the world will be waiting for the Trump-Putin meeting at the G20 summit in Germany. Until then, here are the 5 things you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door.

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Congressman Al Green’s Public Forum on Medicaid

Photography by Vicky Pink - Congressman Al Green hosted a Public Forum on Medicaid in …

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Las Terrazas Resort in Belize; The Resort That Has Everything

Located 3.5 miles north of San Pedro, tucked away in the small country of Belize is a secret treasure called the Las Terrazas Resort. With its white sand beaches that go on for miles and tall palm trees swaying in the wind, it is one of the most beautiful places I have ever visited on earth and one of the most tranquil. Hard to believe it is just two and a half hours away from the states. In order to get to Las Terrazas, I had to land at the main airport in Belize City, take another plane to a small island and board a boat to get to my final destination of paradise.

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USAA and Frost Join National Mobile Payment Network to Fight Venmo

Two of San Antonio's largest financial institutions have plugged into a national virtual wallet network that enables customers to transfer money without fees. USAA Federal Savings Bank, Frost Bank and more than two dozen other big players in the financial sector plan to join the network, called Zelle, by the end of the month.

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LaTavia is Using the Low Points to Live a High Life

Issues that would break most have just made two-time Grammy Award winning artist, actress, mother, writer and businesswoman LaTavia Roberson stronger. It has made her grateful for her struggle and even prouder of the path she is on now.

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Avenida Houston to Add New Restaurant Concept, Major Exhibition Planned

Six months after its initial debut, the downtown district known as Avenida Houston continues to expand with the announcement of a new restaurant and entertainment concept and upcoming attractions.

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Houston Native Serves in Norwegian Sea Aboard USS Ross

Fire Controlman 2nd Class Luis Moreno, from Houston, mans a .50-caliber machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) as the ship transits the Norwegian Sea June 29, 2017.

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Delegitimizing His Presidency, One Tweet At a Time

It marked a rare presidential moment on a most un-presidential day -- Donald Trump stood at a podium flanked by flags as "Stars and Stripes Forever" rang out, after delivering a speech on energy.

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How Yellow Affects Your State of Mind

Ever heard that if you looked at the color yellow for too long, you might begin to feel anxious or irritated? Or that babies are more likely to cry in yellow rooms and a colleague sporting the color would be judged deeply? Or considered a coward?

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Houston Could Renovate Astrodome

The Oilers last played in Houston in 1996, and their stadium, the Astrodome, was declared unfit for occupancy in 2009. But the Astrodome, as dilapidated as it is, still stands in the parking lot of NRG Stadium.

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Black Lawmakers Urge Uber to Diversify Its Leadership

A coalition of black lawmakers wants Uber to diversify its top ranks. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus sent a letter to the embattled ride-hailing company, urging Uber's board to consider African American candidates for its top post after CEO Travis Kalanick was forced to step down last week.

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Suffers No More: Houston Band The Suffers Celebrate After Stolen Van Replaced

Houston band The Suffers had its tour van stolen recently, according to an Instagram post from the group.

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J.D. Power Names Fort Wayne Assembly Highest Quality in the Americas

General Motors Fort Wayne Truck Assembly plant today earned the prestigious J.D. Power Gold Plant Quality Award and was recognized as delivering the highest-ranked automotive manufacturing quality in the Americas in 2017.

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Former NBA Player Marcus Camby Sued Over Nephew’s Drowning

Former NBA player Marcus Camby has been named defendant in a wrongful death lawsuit over the drowning of his 9-year-old autistic nephew in a pond on Camby's Houston-area property last Thanksgiving.

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Summer Kickoff: Carnival Cruise Line and Houston Texans Partner for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Houston

The Houston Texans are big and burly on the gridiron as they dish out fierce hits and mean mugs but get them around a group of kids and that tough exterior just melts away. With smiles spread wide across their face it was hard to tell who was having the better time at the first ever summer kickoff celebration of the Carnival Cruise Line and Houston Texans at the Boys & Girls Club of Houston.

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Texas Gives the Green Light to Racial Profiling

A judge in San Antonio heard opening arguments on a lawsuit against Senate Bill 4, a law passed in Texas last month that is the single biggest attack on immigrants this country has seen in decades.

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NAACP Houston’s Let’s Talk Criminal Justice

Photography by Vicky Pink - Let’s Talk Criminal Justice – NAACP Quarterly Conversation Series Dinner …

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Carfentanil Seizure Brings Opioid Epidemic to Houston

The Houston Forensic Science Lab says a drug seized on June 7th — field-tested as methamphetamine — turned out to be carfentanil.