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Who’s leading in the primary races for Harris County judge? New poll offers clues
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (595+ words) HOUSTON " A new University of Houston poll shows dramatically different dynamics in the Democratic and Republican primaries for Harris County judge, with the Democratic race featuring a clear frontrunner while the Republican contest remains largely unsettled. The Hobby School of…...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address
7+ hour ago (91+ words) Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address. WASHINGTON (AP) " Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's ... Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver Democratic response to Trump's State of the…...
Texas Senate primaries: Harris County polls show tight races in both parties ahead of Election Day
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (603+ words) HARRIS COUNTY, Texas " Harris County voters will play a large role in deciding both the Democratic and Republican U.S. Senate primaries in March, and new polling shows competitive races on each side, with sharp demographic divides shaping the contests. The Hobby…...
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger to give Democratic response to Trump's State of the Union address
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (359+ words) The Democratic rebuttal will immediately follow Trump's address to Congress next Tuesday, offering the party's most high-profile opportunity to deliver a countermessage. Spanberger, who served three terms in Congress, became Virginia's first female governor earlier this year. She won the…...
Community leaders hold meeting over proposed changes to apartment ordinance
13+ hour, 36+ min ago (260+ words) HARRIS COUNTY, Texas " An apartment ordinance community meeting is scheduled in southwest Houston on Thursday, where new amendments will up for discussion that could hold bad landlords accountable. The meeting is scheduled to happen at the Alief Community Center from…...
Trump's White House ballroom design approved by panel made up of his appointees
15+ hour, 28+ min ago (368+ words) In layman's terms: "The vast, vast majority is negative in general," Luebke said. Luebke said 99% of the public comments were in opposition to the project. Many were about the illegal demolition of the East Wing, the huge ballroom dwarfing the…...
UN experts say destruction by Sudan's rebels in el-Fasher in October bears 'hallmarks of genocide"
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (927+ words) U.N. officials say several thousand civilians were killed in the RSF takeover of el-Fasher, the Sudanese army's only remaining stronghold in the Darfur. Only 40% of the city's 260,000 residents managed to flee the onslaught alive, thousands of whom were wounded, the officials…...
Air Force to paint Air Force One with new colors, scrapping classic Kennedy-era paint scheme
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (297+ words) WASHINGTON " The U.S. Air Force is revamping the color scheme for its executive fleet, including the next-generation Air Force One planes." The new color scheme will be red, white, dark blue and gold. The new colors mark a departure from the…...
When is daylight saving time? We'll 'spring forward' next month
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (705+ words) WASHINGTON " Millions of clocks across the United States will revert to daylight saving time next month. Clocks will "spring forward" one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2026, causing most people to lose an hour of sleep. We won't "fall back" to…...
Trump wants his Board of Peace to solve world conflicts. It still has a lot of work to do in Gaza
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1023+ words) Members pledged $7 billion in aid for Gaza " just a fraction of the $70 billion that international bodies say is needed to rebuild the territory after the Israel-Hamas war. The board also announced plans for international troops and police, and for reconstruction....