Hundreds of thousands of empty for-sale lots could help fix America’s home shortage, Zillow says
Zillow estimates the U.S. is short about 4.7 million homes, but building on every listed vacant lot could reduce that shortage by more than 6%.
Dollar Tree to shutter 75 stores while growing its overall footprint
Dollar Tree plans to close dozens of stores nationwide this year while continuing to expand its overall footprint.
NYPD probes incident at Federal Plaza; video shows plume of smoke outside building
The NYPD is investigating after video showed a plume of smoke rising outside 26 Federal Plaza and officers appearing to apprehend a person on the ground.
Houston evacuation routes, zones by zip code for 2026 hurricane season
Houston and Galveston area evacuation routes and zones by zip codes for the 2026 hurricane season. Know when to evaucate.
Tucson downtown shooting: 10 critically injured after gunman opens fire
Ten people total, including a suspect, were critically injured following an overnight shooting in Tucson.
State Department warns Americans traveling or living abroad to be extra cautious
Americans living or traveling anywhere outside the United States need to be extra cautious and pay attention to the news for any breaking events, the State Department warned in a…
Motel maintenance worker shot multiple times in Houston’s South Side: HPD
Houston police are searching for a group who allegedly shot a maintenance worker multiple times in southeast Houston at a motel.
North Texas soldier among two service members killed in Jordan drone strike
A 19-year-old soldier from North Texas was among two service members killed in Jordan during recent Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, raising the total U.S. military death toll in…
Harris County apartment fire: 1 dead, 12 injured in multi-alarm fire
One person is dead after a multi-alarm fire broke out at an Harris County apartment complex early Monday morning.
Uvalde County flooding forces residents to gut homes as creek overflows
After historic, record-shattering rainfall sent the Leona River and local creeks overflowing into Uvalde County homes, residents are left gutting their properties down to the studs while local disaster relief…
$11K reward for Florida murder suspect Isabelle Johnson as search widens
A multi-state manhunt is intensifying across Florida, Georgia and Alabama for 38-year-old Isabelle Rose Johnson, who is wanted for murder.