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Ilia Malinin reflects on Olympic experience: "You learn a lot more from failure"
32+ min ago (352+ words) February 18, 2026 / 3:32 PM EST / CBS News When a star athlete delivers a poor performance while the world is watching on the Olympic stage, it's a challenge to move forward." But Ilia Malinin, Team USA's favorite for a gold medal, doesn't want…...
NRG Energy to expand power plant complex in northeast Harris County
33+ min ago (444+ words) The company plans to build another natural gas facility that will power about 110,000 homes once it is completed. NRG Energy, Inc. has plans to build a new gas plant in Harris County that will power about 110,000 homes per year. The…...
What qualifies as a hardship with the IRS?
48+ min ago (167+ words) February 18, 2026 / 3:15 PM EST / CBS News So what exactly does the IRS consider a hardship, and how do you prove you qualify? Below, we'll detail what you need to know. Find out how to get help with your IRS tax debt…...
Hello Houston (February 18, 2026)
1+ hour, 10+ min ago (180+ words) Today: We look at FEMA's updated floodplain maps for Harris County, hear the newest installment of "Friends of Frank," talk with playwright James Anthony Tyler, and much more. On today's Hello Houston, Dr. Tina Petersen, executive director of Harris County…...
Former Harris County tax office employees arrested, charged in alleged vehicle registration bribery scheme
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (287+ words) Probable cause records allege county employees, Renisha Wilkins, 35, and Sarah Anderson, 31, used their employment as auto title registration clerks to override system requirements in the Texas Registration Titling System, a program managed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles. Two…...
8 skiers dead after avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe; 9th still missing
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (389+ words) Updated on: February 18, 2026 / 11:56 AM PST / CBS Sacramento Authorities said eight of the nine skiers reported missing after an avalanche near California's Lake Tahoe have been found dead, with the ninth skier still missing but also presumed deceased." The avalanche was…...
From the archives: Robert Duvall
3+ hour, 5+ min ago (90+ words) Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feb. 15, 2026 at the age of 95. In this June 25, 2006 "Sunday Morning" profile, the star of such classics as "The Godfather," "Apocalypse Now," and the TV miniseries "Lonesome Dove" talked with Rita Braver about his…...
Colbert blasts CBS again over his interview with James Talarico
3+ hour, 20+ min ago (107+ words) "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert criticized CBS again on Tuesday, claiming the network's lawyers told him to drop an interview with Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful James Talarico and cited the FCC's equal-time rule. In a statement, CBS said the show…...
Ukraine and Russia wrap second day of U.S.-brokered talks with no breakthrough
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (47+ words) Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of U.S.-brokered peace talks in Geneva without a breakthrough. Both sides called the negotiations "difficult." CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest. Ukraine and Russia wrap second day of U.S.-brokered talks…...
Mark Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial
3+ hour, 25+ min ago (31+ words) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is testifying in a landmark social media addiction trial on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans has more. Mark Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial...