Hurricane Harvey smashed into Texas late Friday, lashing a wide swath of the Gulf Coast with strong winds and torrential rain from the fiercest hurricane to hit the U.S. in more than a decade, AP reported.
The National Hurricane Center said the eye (...)
United Airlines has issued an apology five days after a passenger was forced to sit with her two-year-old toddler on her lap for more than three hours after the airline gave her child's seat away to a standby customer, according to Hawaii News (...)
Dallas Keuchel allowed three hits in six innings and Carlos Correa smashed a three-run homer as Houston continued its torrid start with a rout of Texas 7-1.
The win, the eighth straight for Houston, moved the Astros 23 games over .500. That is the (...)
American steakhouse chain in the world, opened Tuesday in Riyadh, bringing the unique churrascaria dining concept for the first time to Saudi Arabia. The restaurant›s menu combines the cuisine and culture of Southern Brazil with the generous spirit (...)
Kevin Kisner discarded his bridesmaid tag when he sank a clutch, five-foot putt for par to seal a one-stroke victory at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday.
Kisner, a six times runner-up on the PGA Tour, boldly slammed his (...)
Webb Simpson lipped-out a birdie chance at the final hole and had to settle for a two-stroke lead over Paul Casey and Danny Lee after the third round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational here Saturday.
Simpson's 15-foot putt was headed for the center (...)
Sergio Garcia, back at the scene of his first PGA Tour victory, moved within one stroke of the lead after the second round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational here Friday.
The Masters champion made a sizzling start with four birdies in the first seven (...)
Colonial debutant Graeme McDowell carded a four-under-par 66 to trail the leaders by one stroke after the first round at the Dean & DeLuca Invitational here Thursday.
Americans Kelly Kraft, J.T. Poston and Derek Fathauer lead on 65, but most of the (...)
A white Texas police officer faces a murder charge in the shooting of a black teenager after being fired earlier in the week, authorities said.
Roy Oliver turned himself in on Friday night, just hours after the Dallas County Sheriff's Office issued (...)
HGTV star Chip Gaines is speaking out on Twitter about a lawsuit filed against him by his former business partners.
Gaines is being sued in state court in Texas for $1 million by his former partners in a real estate company. They say he bought them (...)
Japan's Haru Nomura maintained her lead through three rounds of the LPGA Texas Shootout despite a late stumble on Saturday in Irving, Texas.
Nomura double-bogeyed the par-three 17th en route to a one-over 72 in windy conditions at Las Colinas (...)
Haru Nomura shot a 6-under 65 Friday for a two-round total of 133 and a one-shot lead in the North Texas LPGA Shootout.
Ariya Jutanugarn is second following a 67 with Suzann Pettersen another shot behind. Moriya Jutanugarn, Ariya's older sister, is (...)
hitting Tony Finau stumbled at the final hole to fall back into a share of the second-round lead with fellow American Bud Cauley at the Texas Open Friday.
Finau, buoyed by an eagle at the par-four 11th, looked set to enjoy sole possession of the (...)
Carlos Santana led off with a home run while Carlos Carrasco struck out seven in his first start since breaking a bone in his right hand as the Cleveland Indians held on for a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers Tuesday night.
Carrasco missed the (...)
Georgia native Russell Henley said he had "chills" thinking about his return to the US Masters, a reward for his three-stroke victory at the Shell Houston Open in Texas on Sunday.
The amateur guitar player made a career-best 10 birdies to surge past (...)
Sung Kang shot a 9-under 63 to take a six-shot lead in a record-breaking second round at the Houston Open Friday.
After shooting a 65 Thursday, Kang was at 16-under 128 through two rounds, setting the 36-hole tournament record of 129 by a stroke, (...)
An early-morning fire has destroyed a Texas mosque that had been a target of hatred in the past.
The Victoria Advocate reports that a convenience store clerk spotted smoke and flames billowing from the Islamic Center of Victoria at around 2 a.m. (...)
A bystander to a botched robbery at a Texas jewelry store was killed on Sunday, before one of the two robbers involved shot and wounded six other people while fleeing, police said on Sunday.
The robbery took place at a Kay Jewelers outlet in the (...)
Lewis Hamilton celebrated his 50th Formula One victory on Sunday with a pole-to-flag US Grand Prix drive that kept his title hopes alive and trimmed Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg's lead to 26 points with three races remaining.
Rosberg, who had been (...)
Formula One's commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone has spoken out in support of Ron Dennis amid continuing speculation that shareholders are seeking to replace the McLaren boss.
"If I was going to run a team I'd like to have Ron with me," the Briton (...)
Triple Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won a qualifying battle with Mercedes teammate and title rival Nico Rosberg Saturday to secure pole position for the US Grand Prix.
Hamilton, 33 points behind the German with four rounds remaining, (...)
Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg and Mercedes teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton limbered up for their US Grand Prix duel with each setting the pace in practice sessions Friday.
German Rosberg, chasing his 10th win of the season and (...)
Toronto's Marco Estrada held Texas scoreless into the ninth inning as the Blue Jays cruised to a 10-1 win over the Rangers Thursday in the opening game of their American League Division Series.
It was much closer in the other ALDS opener as (...)
quarterback Tyrone Swoopes scored on a lunging 6-yard touchdown run in the second overtime, giving the Longhorns a 50-47 victory over Notre Dame in college football Sunday.
Swoopes broke a tackle, burst up the middle and stretched the ball across (...)
A hot air balloon carrying 16 people caught on fire and crashed in Central Texas, and it appeared no one survived, authorities said.
Authorities would not confirm the exact number of deaths in Saturday's crash, but Lynn Lunsford with the Federal (...)