Houston has unveiled its starting lineup for Thursday's season opener vs. the Yankees.
Rays’ Wander Franco placed on administrative leave through June 1 as sexual abuse probe continues
Tampa Bay All-Star shortstop Wander Franco was placed on administrative leave through June 1 under an agreement between Major League Baseball and the players’ association while the investigation continues in an alleged relationship with a minor
Two people die after falling into the Atlantic along Spain’s north coast during high wind warnings
Emergency services in Spain say that two people have died after falling into the Atlantic Ocean on its northern coast
Prosecutors say Trump team trying to ‘rewrite indictment’ in bid to toss Georgia case
Attorneys for Donald Trump were back in a Georgia courtroom Thursday to argue that the election charges against the him should be dismissed on First Amendment grounds.
Return of UH’s top glue guy gives new life to national title run
The Houston-area native is already making an impact during March Madness.
Disgraced crypto CEO Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years, must pay $11 billion
Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for orchestrating what prosecutors have called one of the biggest financial frauds in American history.
Palestinian Authority announces a new Cabinet as it faces calls for reform
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform
Applications for US unemployment benefits dip to 210,000 in strong job market
The number of Americans signing up for unemployment benefits fell slightly last week, another sign that the labor market remains strong and most workers enjoy extraordinary job security
Ford to trim workforce at plant that builds its F-150 Lightning as sales of EVs slow
Ford will drastically cut the number of hourly workers at its factory that builds the Ford F-150 Lightning as sales of electric vehicles slow, according to a media report
Pope, looking strong, issues marching orders to priests during Holy Thursday Mass
Pope Francis has washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison
Biden announcing rule to protect consumers who purchase short-term health insurance
President Joe Biden is announcing new steps to protect consumers who buy short-term health insurance plans that critics say amount to junk
Astros’ best case for AL crown? Enter the Espada Effect.
'Joe knows the culture. He knows the players...He’s just like us.'
Why hasn’t Astros superfan Ted Cruz ever thrown first pitch?
The senator is a longstanding Houston fan, but has yet to toe the mound at Minute Maid.
No police charges for Taylor Swift’s dad over paparazzi incident in Sydney
Taylor Swift’s father will not be charged over a photographer's claim that Scott Swift assaulted him on the Sydney waterfront hours after the pop star’s Australian tour ended last month
Pennsylvania’s mail-in ballot dating rule is legal under civil rights law, appeals court says
A federal appeals court says a requirement for Pennsylvania voters to put accurate handwritten dates on the outside envelopes of their mail-in ballots doesn't run afoul of a civil rights law
Nobelist Daniel Kahneman, a pioneer of behavioral economics, is dead at 90
Daniel Kahneman, a psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in economics for his insights into how ingrained neurological biases influence decision making, has died
Former correctional officer at women’s prison in California sentenced for sexually abusing inmates
A former correctional officer at a federal women's prison in California has been sentenced to six years in prison for sexually abusing inmates
Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
The special U_N_ envoy for Congo says security in the African nation’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory.”
An indicted Tennessee judge is sent to jail after her bond is revoked for positive cocaine tests
A Tennessee criminal court judge is in jail after her bond was revoked for testing positive for cocaine while she was out of custody pending a trial on charges of coercion of a witness and harassment
A $500K house was built on the wrong Hawaii lot. A legal fight is unfolding over the mix-up
A woman who purchased a vacant lot in Hawaii was surprised to find out a $500,000 house was built on the property by mistake