Almost a million households in and around Houston in Texas are without power since the power grid was knocked out on Monday. At the same time, weather services are warning of temperatures of up to 40 degrees.
WorldThe actress Shelley Duvall has passed away, 75 years old. Duvall died in her sleep at her home in Blanco, Texas, due to diabetes-related complications, says Dan Gilroy, her life partner since 1989, to The Hollywood Reporter.
TV & filmIran has released an oil tanker that the country seized over a year ago. The seizure last year was linked by Iranian authorities to a court case involving the Swedish company Mölnlycke. The verdict in the case was delivered on Thursday.
BusinessMore than 161 million people across the USA lived under heat warnings on Tuesday. Several people have died and the authorities are warning about the heat.
WorldThe storm Beryl swept in as a deadly hurricane over Mexico and the Caribbean before reaching the Texas coast and knocking out power for two million households. Now it has subsided in strength – but continues to cause problems as a tropical storm.
WorldAfter 378 days in a 3D-printed bunker, four NASA volunteers have been released into freedom. In the bunker, they lived isolated on Mars – but in Texas – to pave the way for future manned expeditions.
WorldUSA's President Joe Biden says he was ill during the debate against Donald Trump last week. I felt terribly, says Biden in a first TV interview after the heavily criticized performance. Four party colleagues in Congress have publicly demanded that Biden step aside ahead of the autumn election.
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