Houston's Hotel Daphne in the Heights earns Michelin Key award

The Key award "celebrates the best of the best" of the Michelin Guide's hotel selections, according to its website. Michelin added 65 new hotels to its U.S. list on Friday, including six others in ...

Wall Street drifts lower as bond yields rise and oil prices swing

Asian shares are mostly up, as markets get a lift after Wall Street rallies to its best day in six weeks. Benchmarks have ...

Man found dead outside Conroe courthouse before sentencing, police say

He was discovered around 6 a.m. outside the Lee Alworth Building in Conroe. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said West ...

Warren Buffett, 96, steps down as Berkshire Hathaway chairman. His son Howard will take over.

Iconic American investor and billionaire philanthropist Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.  The holding company announced Friday that Buffett, 96, has been named ...

A new stage for '¡GOOOOL!': Andrés Cantor’s next move is to Netflix for Women's World Cup

Andrés Cantor and his iconic “¡GOOOOL!” call will be part of Netflix’s coverage of next year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil. The streaming giant has added Cantor to its broadcast ...

Shooting at high school in the Philippines leaves 2 students and gunman dead, several injured

A shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines has left two 14-year-old students and the teenage gunman dead. Local ...

Spain coach announces Nations League squad in Ceuta in show of support after its migration crisis

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente has announced his Nations League squad from Ceuta in a show of support for the Spanish city in ...

Saddiq Bey, Pelicans agree on a 3-year, $55.5 million contract extension

Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the New Orleans Pelicans that will pay the veteran power forward $55.5 million. Bey’s agents with Excel Sports Management announced ...

Shake Shack on the Thames, then kickoff at Wembley for Kansas and Arizona State

The Jayhawks and Sun Devils skipped tea and feasted on Shake Shack burgers along the Thames River. Culture clashes abound as Kansas and Arizona State bring American college football to Wembley ...

Houston Public Library expands Dolly Parton's free children's book program

Houston is expanding access to free books for young children through a new partnership between the city's public library system and Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.

Despite heroic performances from Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe, 'The Weight' is a drag

As a convict leading a team of ruffians transporting bars of gold through the wilderness of Depression-era Oregon, Ethan Hawke takes a beating — suffering for his art in a heroic attempt to lift “The ...

Judge isn't swayed by government's claims that plans for an 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead

A federal judge who blocked the creation of a $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” for compensating President Donald Trump’s political allies isn't swayed by a government ...