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6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (192+ words) The long-rumored move of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun to Houston became official on Wednesday. The league announced that the NBA Board of Governors unanimously approved the sale of the Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman J. Fertitta. While the Sun will…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (116+ words) Episode: 2594 Mapping the World: Ptolemy's Geographia. Today, a man and a map. To embed this piece of audio in your site, please use this code: This article is part of the podcast Engines of Our Ingenuity Have a News Tip?...

34+ min ago  (74+ words) The 2026 FIFA World Cup is just weeks away, but Houston hotel owners near the stadium are sounding the alarm over a shocking lack of advance bookings. Was the promise of a billion-dollar economic boom overestimated? The 2026 FIFA World Cup is…...

7+ hour, 56+ min ago  (58+ words) New research from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health shows that one-time direct cash payments of, on average, $3, 700 can help prevent young people from falling into homelessness. Larry Cohen, co-founder and executive director of Point Source Youth, joins "The Daily…...

7+ hour, 49+ min ago  (47+ words) President Trump and Xi Jinping arrived for their high-stakes summit Thursday morning in Beijing. They are expected to discuss trade, Taiwan and the war with Iran. Jessi Mitchell anchors CBS News' special report. Watch: Trump, Xi arrive for summit amid…...

9+ hour, 24+ min ago  (423+ words) In response to concerns raised by workers in the past few months, Harris Health has engaged a third-party auditor to field complaints and to assist in reviewing wage related claims." Local labor organizations representing workers on the $1. 6 billion LBJ Hospital…...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (52+ words) Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin speaks with CBS News' Nicole Sganga in this exclusive interview about a number of topics, including ICE's role at the World Cup, "Alligator Alcatraz," the U. S. response to hantavirus and more. Extended interview: DHS Secretary Markwayne…...

7+ hour, 2+ min ago  (280+ words) After nearly a year of negotiations, the WNBA Board of Governors officially approved the sale of the Connecticut Sun to Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta and the franchise's relocation to Houston for the 2027 season. According to a release from the…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago  (306+ words) The governor announced the expansion after hundreds of arrests in Houston. Greg Abbott will expand a task force aimed at repeat violent offenders into the Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin and San Antonio metro areas after hundreds of arrests in Houston, the…...

13+ hour, 18+ min ago  (356+ words) Waymo's entire fleet of self-driving robotaxis, including those in Houston, will undergo a software recall. The recall comes just as Waymo is expanding its services in Houston and several other cities. Driverless transportation company Waymo has issued a software recall…...