Mississippi voters are deciding between longtime U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson and his 34-year-old Democratic primary challenger.

Italy's Culture Ministry says the government has bought a rare portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio for 30 million euros, one of the largest investments ever for a single artwork.

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo continues to draw massive crowds to NRG Park, but on Wednesday the forecast could add a new challenge for visitors.

As spring break travel ramps up across Houston, some passengers flying out of William P. Hobby Airport are facing unusually long waits to get through security.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed.

Traditional reindeer racing that's been delighting spectators for decades in Finland brought hundreds of fans to the Salla Reindeer Cup in the town of Salla this past weekend. Around 1,000 people ...

A new study in the journal Nature Cities shows that as temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway riders reporting uncomfortable heat belowground increases.

Defending champion Japan completed an unbeaten group stage at the World Baseball Classic, beating the Czech Republic 9-0 behind a nine-run eighth inning capped by Munetaka Murakami’s grand slam.

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A man was seriously injured after he was struck by a train at Hermann Park Monday, according to the Houston Police Department ...

Officials in Harris County and the Department of Public Safety are responding to an active scene in southwest Houston.

Reed Blankenship #32 of the Philadelphia Eagles reacts after making a tackle in the second quarter of the game against the ...