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High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in ... Read More

World News

The youth had been under monitoring for having extremist tendencies. Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way ... Read More

Biden's false cannibal story described as a simple ‘misstatement,’ ‘off on the details’ by the media

A headline for NBC on Wednesday read, "Biden mischaracterizes his uncle's disappearance during World War II," and ... an associate editor for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to lindsay ... Read More

WITF News Stories

May 1, 2024 • A bill to help counties process mail-in ballots by Election Day will move from the state House to the Senate. WITF's Jordan Wilkie reports the county commissioners association says ... Read More

Synod on Synodality

Pope Francis has decided the next world Synod of Bishops at the Vatican, which will take place in October 2022, will have the theme: "For a synodal church: Communion, participation and mission." ... Read More

Unknown sailor's notebook found hidden in furniture tells story of USS Amesbury's WWII journey

A Massachusetts woman discovered a historic artifact that dates back to World War II and was hidden ... keeping adds another layer to the vessel's story. “The notebook's information allows ... Read More

World

The most interesting, unusual, and captivating images from around the world. Russia and China make ... it’ll be bad news for Iran. Swiss Guards attend a training session ahead of their swearing ... Read More

Conservative Brazilians laud Elon Musk at rally in support of ex-president Bolsonaro

Conservative ... of fake news by supporters of Bolsonaro. Musk said the social platform X wouldn't comply with a high court justice's order to remove certain accounts accused of spreading ... Read More

Lede Stories

"Prison is more than a place. It’s also a mindset," Brittney Griner writes in an excerpt from her book about surviving imprisonment in Russia. 3 MIN READ President Biden signed an anti-TikTok ... Read More

Unmanned news

There was a lot of press noise in December 2023 about DOD’s Replicator program– which has been interpreted as a project to field thousands of U.S. UAVs to counter a perceived weakness in the face of ... Read More

World News

Her latest film focuses on an elementary school. Having a team in the world’s richest sports competition might alter how people think of Luton, a place long dogged by a ramshackle image and ... Read More

World News

King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling ... Read More