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40+ min ago (80+ words) Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum." Today, a head in a jar. Episode: 2829 Cesare Lombroso and his Museum. Today, a head in a jar. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Resources like these are made possible by the generosity of our community of donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Join others and make your gift to Houston Public Media today!...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (775+ words) HOUSTON " The FIFA World Cup 2026 is coming to Houston " and so are the scammers. With tickets ranging from $205 to nearly $1,000 " and that's for the cheap seats " criminals know desperate fans are willing to look past red flags for a "killer deal." For more information on the scams to look out for ahead of the big matches, KPRC 2's Michael Horton spoke with Kayla Ramsey, who serves as the office manager at Houston Ticket Store & Midtown Tickets and is known as the "Ticket Queen" by Houston's sports fans and concertgoers. MORE FROM THE TICKET QUEEN: "Buy now': Houston ticket broker says FIFA World Cup 2026 ticket prices are sky-high and trending upward People are traveling far and wide to the Houston area to catch the World Cup action, and the scammers are no exception. Ramsey said scammers will even come from out…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago (602+ words) December 8, 2025 / 9:19 PM EST / CBS News A NASA astronaut and two cosmonaut crewmates strapped into their Soyuz ferry ship and undocked from the International Space Station on Monday, heading for landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to wrap up an eight-month mission. "We wish you a soft landing and hope to see you on the ground very soon," a Russian flight controller radioed. With Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov strapped into the descent module's center seat, flanked on his left by cosmonaut Alexey Zubritsky and on the right by NASA's Jonny Kim, the Soyuz MS-27/73S spacecraft undocked from the lab at 8:41 p.m. EST. After moving a safe distance away to a precise point in space, the Soyuz braking rockets were expected to fire at 11:09 p.m., slowing the ship's 17,100-mph velocity by about 286 mph, just enough to drop the far side of the orbit into…...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago (40+ words) Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas launched a bid for U.S. Senate on Monday. CBS News reporter Shawna Mizelle has the details. Rep. Jasmine Crockett launches Senate bid: "What we need is for me to have a bigger voice"...

5+ hour, 41+ min ago (42+ words) The self-driving taxi company Waymo is being investigated by federal safety regulators over a persistent problem: failing to stop for school buses. Kris Van Cleave reports. Waymo's robotaxis seen failing to stop for school buses at least 20 times, police say...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago (47+ words) Luigi Mangione, charged with murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last year in New York City, was back in court as his lawyers fight to have certain evidence withheld from his upcoming state trial. Lilia Luciano reports. The evidence Luigi Mangione's defense is fighting to exclude from trial...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago (62+ words) A fresh blanket of snow and a blast of cold weather gripped the Midwest and parts of the South, with colder-than-normal temperatures felt from Minnesota to Maine. Lana Zak reports and Lonnie Quinn has the forecast. Crisis center braces for "tsunami of need" as frosty weather grips Midwest Crisis center braces for "tsunami of need" as frosty weather grips Midwest...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago (42+ words) "One Battle After Another," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is leading the 2026 Golden Globes nominations with a whopping nine nods. Variety executive editor Brent Lang joins with his reaction to this year's nominations. "One Battle After Another" leads overall 2026 Golden Globes nominations...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago (56+ words) Paramount Skydance, the parent company of CBS News, has launched a $108 billion hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery just days after WBD said it had agreed to a nearly $83 billion deal with Netflix. Fortune business editor Nick Lichtenberg joins with analysis. How Paramount Skydance's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery compares to Netflix deal...

6+ hour, 35+ min ago (48+ words) The rise in the use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs across the U.S. is shifting not only scales, but also how Americans are spending their time and money. Washington Post retail reporter Jaclyn Peiser explains. How the rise of GLP-1 drugs is shifting consumer habits...