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06/04/2020

Over 60,000 people showed up for a Houston protest and rally in the wake of George Floyd's tragic death last week. .

06/04/2019

Boyd gets Tigers started in 3-0 shutout of skidding Orioles https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Boyd-gets-Tigers-started-in-3-0-shutout-of-13902516.php

BALTIMORE (AP) - For the first time in weeks, the Detroit Tigers played the game of baseball the way it's supposed to be performed. They pitched well. They didn't make an error. Not only that, but the Tigers even added a notch to their AL-low home run total. Matthew Boyd took a five-hitter into the....

06/03/2019

Astros& #39; Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa both sidelined with injuries https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-Jose-Altuve-Carlos-Correa-out-injured-hurt-13902125.php

Jose Altuve returned from back-to-back games at his rehab assignment with "fatigue and soreness" in his surgically repaired right leg while Carlos Correa was scratched from Houston's lineup after reporting soreness around his rib.

06/01/2019

Marlins send Giants to 6th consecutive loss, 11-3 https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Marlins-send-Giants-to-6th-consecutive-loss-11-3-13902494.php

MIAMI (AP) - Runs were tough to come by for the Miami Marlins until their recent turnaround, and now they're scoring several at a time. Jorge Alfaro and Garrett Cooper hit Miami's first three-run homers of the year Tuesday in an 11-3 win over the San Francisco Giants, who lost their sixth game in a....

06/01/2019

Dietrich hits 3 HRs, Lyles injured as Reds beat Pirates 11-6 https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Dietrich-hits-3-HRs-Lyles-injured-as-Reds-beat-13902440.php

CINCINNATI (AP) - Derek Dietrich was describing his three-homer game for the media when Scooter Gennett walked past and put it in a slightly different perspective. "Anybody can hit three, Derek," said Gennett, who did him one better in 2017. No, Dietrich's latest big game didn't set any records. But...

06/01/2019

Look out! First pitch goes a bit awry for White Sox employee https://www.chron.com/news/article/Look-out-First-pitch-goes-a-bit-awry-for-White-13902519.php

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target. The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing close by, between the mound....

06/01/2019

MLB All-Star Game voting rolls out new format https://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/MLB-All-Star-Game-voting-rolls-out-new-format-13902007.php

Major League Baseball rolled out a new selection process Tuesday for the July 9 All-Star Game in Cleveland, expanding opportunities for fan balloting but also splitting the selection process into two phases.

06/01/2019

Texas Bus Company Settles Worker-Bias Charges http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261239908/texas-bus-company-settles-worker-bias-charges

WASHINGTON - A Texas-based passenger bus operator has reached an agreement with the U.S. Justice Department to settle charges it discriminated against Am

06/01/2019

Search suspended today for missing 4-year-old Houston girl due to weather (Video) https://news.yahoo.com/search-suspended-today-missing-4-135429696.html

The search for 4-year-old Maleah Davis has been suspended until further notice due to the flood water in the area.

06/01/2019

Current Technicals- Houston Wire And Cable Company (NASDAQ- HWCC) https://reagentsglobalmarket.com/2019/05/29/current-technicals-houston-wire-and-cable-company-nasdaq-hwcc/

Houston Wire And Cable Company is part of the industrials sector and trades as part of the industrial distribution industry. The company CEO is James L. Po

06/01/2019

More Americans Are Moving West and South http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261236080/more-americans-are-moving-west-and-south

Americans have long felt the call to go west, but they're also moving south. Between July 2017 and July 2018, more people relocated to counties in the

05/31/2019

Democratic 2020 candidates call for Trump's impeachment http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261237309/democratic-2020-candidates-call-for-trump-impeachment

Several candidates seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination seized upon remarks on Wednesday by Special Counsel Robert Mueller to call for the i

05/31/2019

DNC Announces Criteria For Fall Debates And Ups The Ante CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/29/dnc-criteria-fall-presidential-debates/

Democratic presidential candidates hoping to appear in the party's official third and fourth round of debates will need to meet higher polling and fundraising thresholds.

05/31/2019

High School Students Pro-Trump MAGA Hat Blurred Out In Yearbook CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/29/high-school-students-pro-trump-maga-hat-blurred-out-in-yearbook/

A Pennsylvania teen who supports President Donald Trump fell victim to censorship and digital editing when his "Make America Great Again" hat was blurred out of his high school yearbook.

05/31/2019

Baseball Report- Josh Bell Turns On Power In Pittsburgh CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/28/baseball-report-josh-bell-pirates-power-surge/

Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues his plate production, as Pittsburgh struggles in the tough National League Central.

05/31/2019

10 Tons Of Trash Collected On Beach After Memorial Day Floatopia Event CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/28/10-tons-trash-collected-beach-after-memorial-day-floatopia-event/

Ten tons of trash was left behind Monday morning on the shore of Virginia Beach after a Memorial Day event known as "Floatopia."

05/31/2019

Funeral Held In Dallas For Murdered Transgender Woman Muhlaysia Booker CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/28/muhlaysia-booker-funeral-dallas-murder-transgender/

Muhlaysia Booker, the transgender woman who was shot and killed in East Dallas 10 days ago, will be laid to rest today.

05/31/2019

Supreme Court Will Hear Case Involving Mexican Teen Shot By Border Patrol Agent CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/28/supreme-court-mexican-teen-shot-border-agent/

Can the family of a Mexican teenager shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent sue for damages? That's the question the Supreme Court will soon try to answer.

05/31/2019

Hes Not Dead, Hes Just Sleeping- Dogs Napping Habit Alarms Locals CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/29/hes-not-dead-hes-just-sleeping-dogs-napping-habit-alarms-locals/

A dog named Hudson has only one trick, but it's good enough to make just about everyone stop and stare.

05/31/2019

$1 Million Of Co***ne, Ma*****na Washes Up On Alabama Beach CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/28/1-million-co***ne-ma*****na-wash-up-alabama-beach/

More than $1 million worth of co***ne and ma*****na washed up on an Alabama beach over the course of two days last week, but police still don't know where it came from.

05/31/2019

We're in a golden age of black horror films http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261235433/were-in-a-golden-age-of-black-horror-films

In the horror genre, black is definitely back. The movie “Ma,” which premieres on May 31, will star Academy Award winner Octavia Butler as Sue

05/31/2019

Severe Air Pollution Can Produce Birth Defects, Deaths http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261235451/severe-air-pollution-can-produce-birth-defects-deaths

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Researchers have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregn

05/31/2019

Weekley buys land near Heights farmer& #39;s market for new development https://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/David-Weekley-Homes-buys-land-near-Heights-13900663.php

David Weekley Homes has purchased two parcels near the Houston Farmers Market redevelopment in the Heights for a new development. NewQuest Properties handled the sale.

05/30/2019

Severe air pollution can cause severe birth defects, say researchers http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261234262/severe-air-pollution-can-cause-severe-birth-defects-say-researchers

Researchers have determined that severe air pollution can lead to birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy.

05/30/2019

Home price growth falls for 12th consecutive month, approaching rate of inflation https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Home-price-growth-falls-for-12th-consecutive-13900599.php

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, which measures home prices of cities throughout the country, showed the rate of price increases slowed for the 12th consecutive month. The average annual home price increase is now 2.3 percent, just above the inflation rate, which the Bureau of Labor....

05/30/2019

Expect a sweet peach crop out of the Hill Country this year https://www.chron.com/business/article/Expect-a-sweet-peach-crop-out-of-the-Hill-Country-13901778.php

Despite a season marked by early and late freezes, rain dumps and heavy spring winds, just about every peach tree in just about every Hill Country orchard is full of ripe or ripening fruit.

05/30/2019

Southwest will allow passengers to avoid the 737 Max (when it resumes flying) https://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Southwest-will-allow-passengers-to-avoid-the-737-13892023.php

Southwest Airlines will allow passengers flying on a Boeing 737 Max plane to rebook their flight without additional fees.

05/30/2019

Downtown & #39;Milam Art Wall& #39; to rotate exhibits from Sawyer Yards artists https://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/Downtown-Milam-Art-Wall-to-rotate-exhibits-from-13901486.php

Skanska has partnered with Sawyer Yards, a creative community in the Arts District northwest of downtown, to provide rotating art installations to Understory, the 35,000-square-foot community hub and culinary market at downtown's Bank of America Tower.

05/30/2019

Sugar Land hires engineers to assess risks to its buildings and pipelines https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Sugar-Land-hires-engineers-to-assess-risks-to-its-13900762.php

Sugar Land will assess its water systems, buildings and pipelines to determine what needs to be maintained or replaced. Engineers said the effort is the first time the city has assessed the risks to its assets to create a management plan.

05/30/2019

U.S. refiners face summer snags amid heavy oil shortage https://www.chron.com/business/article/U-S-Refiners-Face-Summertime-Hurdles-Amid-Heavy-13900245.php

A global shortage of heavy crude will create hurdles for America's key refining belts just as they ramp up gasoline production for summer driving season.

05/30/2019

New EaDo facility shows self-storage doesn& #39;t have to be boring https://www.chron.com/business/bizfeed/article/New-EaDo-facility-shows-self-storage-doesn-t-have-13884664.php

The Jenkins Organization has opened a spirited self-storage facility just east of downtown. The 100,000-square-foot EaDo Storage at 1025 Sampson St. consists of 850 climate and non-climate controlled units.

05/30/2019

California man sentenced in embezzlement scheme over Houston construction project https://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/California-man-sentenced-in-embezzlement-scheme-13901835.php

A Los Angeles man who pleaded guilty in a scheme to embezzle $3.1 million from Dallas-based Beck Group was sentenced to six years in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick announced Tuesday.

05/30/2019

Texas money reaches corner of Canada& #39;s oil patch as majors leave https://www.chron.com/business/article/Texas-money-reaches-corner-of-Canada-s-oil-patch-13901870.php

Texas money is flowing into a small corner of Canada's oil sands at a time when big international companies are pulling out. Rangeland Energy, based in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land, is building a 50,000-barrel-a-day, 53-mile (85 kilometer) pipeline in the Marten Hills area of the Athabasca oil s...

05/30/2019

Heated Exchanges As Texas Lawmakers Discuss New Sandra Bland Cellphone Video CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/24/sandra-bland-cell-video-texas-house-committee/

There were heated exchanges Friday as Texas authorities discussed why cellphone video Sandra Bland took during a controversial traffic stop in 2015 was never made public.

05/29/2019

Study- NFL Players More Likely Than MLB Players To Die From Brain, Heart Problems CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/24/study-nfl-mlb-die-cte-heart-problems/

A new study suggests professional football players may be more likely to die from degenerative brain diseases and heart problems than pro baseball players but the reasons are unclear.

05/29/2019

U.S. Spends More Than $5B To Buy Out Flood-Prone Homes; Claims Still Coming CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/27/5b-buy-flood-prone-homes-more-claims/

Over the past three decades, federal and local governments have poured more than $5 billion into buying tens of thousands of vulnerable properties.

05/29/2019

Rifts Widen In Arguments Over State Abortion Laws And R**e And In**st CBS Houston https://houston.cbslocal.com/2019/05/24/abortion-state-laws-r**e-in**st/

Even as the anti-abortion movement celebrates the sweeping bans passed in several states, it's divided by a widening rift over whether those prohibitions should apply to victims of r**e and in**st.

05/29/2019

Indianapolis Colts Justin Houston named most dangerous new weapon https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2019/05/27/indianapolis-colts-justin-houston-most-dangerous-new-weapon/

Is Justin Houston the Colts’ most dangerous new weapon?

05/29/2019

Political violence targeting women on the rise - ACLED http://www.houstonnews.net/news/261226705/political-violence-targeting-women-on-the-rise---acled

28 May 2019: Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence. According to new data on political violence targeting