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LOS ANGELES — Comedic actress Teri Garr is dead at the age of 79. The star of films including “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” for which she received an Oscar nomination, died Tuesda...

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Unpopular Opinion: Candy Corn Is The Best Halloween Candy As the leaves turn golden and the air fills with the crisp whispers of autumn, one iconic treat makes its grand entrance… CANDY CORN! O...

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https://youtu.be/ytASiHAq3UA On the Tony Katz Today show, Griff Jenkins of Fox News shared a poignant account of the devastation in western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene. He highlight...

https://theboxhouston.com/11497514/watch-more-effective-disaster-relief-strategies-are-needed/

WATCH: Explaining The Different Levels Of Damage From Category 1-5 Hurricanes Sadly Hurricanes have been a topic of discussion with North Carolina getting hit by Helene and now Milton hitting Flo...

https://theboxhouston.com/11496832/watch-explaining-the-different-levels-of-damage-from-category-1-5-hurricanes/

Former President Donald Trump recently made a notable return to Butler, Pennsylvania, a town that gained national attention due to a previous assassination attempt during one of his rallies. RELA...

https://theboxhouston.com/playlist/donald-trump-returns-to-butler-pennsylvania-rally-at-site-of-assassination-attempt/

LOS ANGELES–Kris Kristofferson, a Rhodes scholar who later went to become a country music singer and an A-list Hollywood actor, has died. Kristofferson died at his home in Maui, Hawaii on Satur...

https://theboxhouston.com/11489395/actor-singer-songwriter-kris-kristofferson-dies-at-88/

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The search is on for the suspects believed to be responsible for killing four people in an Alabama mass shooting Saturday night. Birmingham Police Officer Truman Fitzgerald t...

https://theboxhouston.com/11483419/four-dead-in-weekend-mass-shooting-nearly-20-more-people-injured/

A new study suggests that following a MIND Diet or Mediterranean diet may enhance cognitive function and memory in Black individuals.

https://theboxhouston.com/11481282/what-is-a-mind-diet-and-why-is-it-good-for-black-people/

Diddy was sent to the Metropolitan Detention Center, which is notorious for its extreme violence and lack of adequate medical care.

https://theboxhouston.com/11481283/what-jail-is-diddy-in-heres-what-we-know-about-the-brooklyn-detention-center/

JD Vance had a blog post criticizing the GOP for being “openly hostile to non-whites” and alienating “Blacks, Latinos, the youth" deleted.

https://theboxhouston.com/11480246/jd-vances-2012-rebuke-of-gop-for-being-openly-hostile-to-non-whites-was-deleted-at-his-request/

Ready Life will launch a pilot program that replaces monetary down payments with comprehensive financial literacy education.

https://theboxhouston.com/11480247/new-homeownership-pathway-trades-down-payments-for-financial-literacy/

A Mississippi town has finally taken down a Confederate monument that was built in 1910 and stood in front of the courthouse ever since.

https://theboxhouston.com/11480248/mississippi-town-finally-removes-confederate-monument-that-was-built-in-1910/

JARRATT, Va. — Following multiple listeria-related deaths linked to Boar’s Head deli meats, the company has announced that it will be closing its plant in Jarratt, Virginia, “indefinitely.�...

https://theboxhouston.com/11476398/boars-head-closing-virginia-facility-following-listeria-related-deaths/

Trump treats Fox News like a stepchild he's ashamed on the relatively rare occasions the network reports the truth about him.

https://theboxhouston.com/11463831/trump-campaign-lashes-out-at-fox-news-over-poll-showing-kamala-harris-leading-in-3-out-of-4-swing-states/

Kamala Harris has a strong chance of beating Donald Trump in November’s presidential election, according to a new poll analysis conducted by Decision Desk HQ.

https://theboxhouston.com/11463832/vp-kamala-harris-has-lead-over-trump-ahead-of-november-election-according-to-new-late-august-polling/

CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. — For the second time in a week, a Georgia deputy has died after being shot in the line of duty. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that Investigator ...

https://theboxhouston.com/11459913/georgia-deputy-shot-and-killed-suspect-also-dead/

MANHATTAN, NY.–Talk show host Phil Donahue has died at the age of 88. His family said he passed away Sunday night after a long illness. Donahue was surrounded by his family, including his wife,...

https://theboxhouston.com/11455326/talk-show-host-phil-donahue-dead-at-88/

CAIRO — Palestinian authorities say Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip have killed 19 people today, including six children. Health officials say the children and their mother were killed in an a...

https://theboxhouston.com/11454356/nearly-two-dozen-killed-in-israeli-strikes-including-children/

NATIONAL — Whooping cough cases are over three times higher than last year. That’s according to recent numbers from the CDC, which found that there have been over 10,800 recorded cases of who...

https://theboxhouston.com/11453754/cdc-number-of-whooping-cough-cases-has-increased/

LOS ANGELES, CA.— Multiple people are under arrest related to the death of actor Matthew Perry. Reports say police executed search warrants and seized technology from people they say supplied t...

https://theboxhouston.com/11452199/arrests-made-in-actor-matthew-perrys-death/

LAS VEGAS — Democratic candidate for president Kamala Harris says she will end federal income taxes on tips if elected president. Vice President Harris announced her proposal Saturday at a rall...

https://theboxhouston.com/11449013/vp-harris-promises-to-end-federal-income-tax-on-tips-trump-calls-idea-stolen/

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. — Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56, according to social media posts by her husband, Dennis Troper, and by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Accordi...

https://theboxhouston.com/11448397/former-youtube-ceo-susan-wojcicki-dead-at-56/

STATEWIDE — If you sometimes use Boar’s Head deli products, you should know that some are currently being recalled. The USDA says Boar’s Head liverwurst and other items may have been contam...

https://theboxhouston.com/11436470/boars-head-recalls-products-possibly-contaminated-by-listeria/

Before her groundbreaking tenure in the White House, Harris forged a path marked by significant achievements in social justice, criminal justice reform, and advocacy for women’s rights.

https://theboxhouston.com/playlist/9-things-you-should-know-about-vice-president-kamala-harris/

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle has resigned. She had faced mounting pressure from both sides of the aisle to step down following the assassination attempt on form...

https://theboxhouston.com/11433761/secret-service-director-resigns/

Writing on X, the Clintons said “We are honored to join the President in endorsing Vice President Harris and will do whatever we can to support her. They further added that, “Now is the time ...

https://theboxhouston.com/11432423/kamala-harris-agrees-to-make-history-by-running-as-the-democratic-partys-presidential-nominee/

“President Biden pointed us away from the four years of chaos, falsehood, and division that had characterized Donald Trump’s administration. Through his policies and his example, Joe has remi...

https://theboxhouston.com/11432424/obama-thanks-biden-for-years-of-devoted-public-service/

WASHINGTON — President Biden is dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. This comes after Democratic leaders for weeks have expressed concerns about the 81-year-old’s mental fitness and hi...

https://theboxhouston.com/11431659/joe-biden-drops-out-election/

The Congresswoman’s cause of death was not disclosed but it would appear that the cancer that invaded her body was particularly fast-moving and virulent. Even still, it was a shock to those who...

https://theboxhouston.com/11384960/grief-grace-gratitude-the-passing-of-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee/

WASHINGTON — A cybersecurity firm says recent updates from Microsoft have caused worldwide IT outages – grounding flights and grinding businesses to a halt. It’s all because of an update is...

https://theboxhouston.com/11383439/issues-with-microsoft-updates-ground-flights-impact-business-worldwide/