Miss Grand USA has named Victoria Oluwakotanmi its new 2026 titleholder after the organization terminated Mekayla Li’s reign less than two weeks after she won the crown.
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone said the national team still has plenty to improve after it escaped with an 81-76 win over Korean Basketball League club Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus in a tuneup game Thursday at the San Miguel Corporation Sports Complex in Pasig.
A Texas appeals court on Friday reduced the damages Alex Jones owes two families who sued him over false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, cutting the total from nearly $50 million to $1.5 million.
Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate Muslim washing stations at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and a similar facility that Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport recently decided not to install, arguing that the facilities amount to religious discrimination.
A data center developer seeking to expand its massive campus in northwest Harris County is asking Houston to remove about 5,200 feet of a planned public road that has been part of the city’s transportation plan for more than four decades.
San Antonio-area residents should prepare for rising ragweed pollen counts as the allergy season approaches following a rainy July and sunny August, with the season expected to peak in mid-September.
More than 100 people gathered Friday at Fourth and Colorado streets to unveil a new historical marker honoring the area’s LGBTQ+ history, one day before the city’s annual Pride parade.
The race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat has shifted to a toss-up, with two major political handicapping groups changing their ratings this week as Republican Ken Paxton and Democratic state Rep. James Talarico compete for the seat.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday it will strengthen rules on the handling and safekeeping of firearms to prevent unauthorized access following the death of two students in a shooting at Ateneo de Zamboanga University.
The Senate has yet to reach a final decision on proposed changes to the schedule of the impeachment trial, with Senate leaders giving conflicting statements on whether a consensus has been reached.