King Haakon VIII formally pledged to uphold Norway’s constitution Tuesday during his first major institutional ceremony as monarch, while Queen Mette-Marit remained absent as she recovered from complications following a lung transplant.
Two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and producer Cassandra Wilson died Tuesday in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi, her manager said. She was 70.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce purchased a $5.35 million lakefront home in Bratenahl, Ohio, giving the couple a 3.5-acre property near Kelce’s hometown of Cleveland Heights, according to WKYC.
More than 27 inches of rain fell overnight north of Kountze in Hardin County as Tropical Depression Edouard continued to produce torrential rain Wednesday morning, prompting a Flash Flood Emergency for parts of Hardin and Tyler counties and a disaster declaration in Polk County.
Amazon-owned Zoox will begin testing autonomous vehicles in Houston later this month, using modified Toyota Highlander SUVs to map city streets and evaluate its self-driving technology before deploying its purpose-built robotaxis.
Phantom Hill Lake near Abilene has become the latest Texas lake with an established, reproducing population of invasive zebra mussels, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
More than 50 nonprofit organizations rallied at City Hall Wednesday to oppose a proposed $5.1 million reduction in city funding for fiscal year 2028, warning that the cuts could reduce services for more than 9,300 residents across San Antonio.
San Antonio’s sales tax collections rose about 2% in July from a year earlier, even as the city collected a lower sales tax rate, with the state comptroller set to distribute about $44 million to the city.
House leaders and impeachment prosecutors support longer trial days, including possible whole-day sessions, to speed up the presentation of evidence in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case before the Senate shifts its focus to the 2027 national budget.
Singer Lionel Richie was hospitalized in an intensive care unit after performing at The Muny in Forest Park on Saturday, with reports saying doctors evaluated him for possible mild dehydration.