Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink

The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, kicked off Sunday.
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The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, kicked off Sunday.
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Apple TV has quickly achieved the unofficial "studio EGOT" status after "Schmigadoon!" secured a Tony award Sunday night.

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake has shaken part of the southern Philippines, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts. Power outages were reported, and people were urged to go to higher ground.

Israel's recent airstrikes on central and western Iran escalate tensions in the Middle East, following missile fire from Tehran and stalling U.S.-Iran ceasefire talk

"Schmigadoon!," an adaptation of an Apple TV series that gently mocks big, brassy Broadway shows, won the best new musical Tony Award on a night when actor John Lithgow and playwright Bess Wohl made history.

Louis Erebia, 56, was killed Saturday afternoon after he and a family friend located a truck that had been stolen during an armed carjacking in north Houston.

Sugar Land police are searching for a man accused of attacking a nanny with a baseball bat during a walk with an infant, leaving her with serious injuries.

The Tony Awards, hosted by Pink, kicked off Sunday.

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Investigators said the owner of the stolen vehicle found his car and reportedly confronted the suspect, who shot and killed the owner. The suspect is in custody and charged with murder, HCSO says.

Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or casualties was immediately available.

Sirens sounded across multiple parts of Israel late Sunday night warning residents about missiles that the nation’s military reports were launched in Iran.

According to investigators, the injured 18-year-old and the man killed were involved in a physical altercation that led to a shooting.

The strikes come days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington. Iran had warned that an attack on Beirut would renew full-scale war across the Mideast.

Pasadena police said two vehicles were involved in a crash near Beltway 8 at Pasadena Boulevard that sent four people to the hospital, where one person later died.

One person was killed and three others were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash Sunday afternoon on the Beltway 8 service road in Pasadena=.

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A 23-year-old Houston woman has been charged with murder after a fatal Friday night stabbing at an apartment complex during an argument.

Police in Toledo, Ohio, continued searching Sunday for suspects after a shooting near the popular Old West End Festival left 12 people wounded.

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A shooting reportedly started between two people, then a third person came in and opened fire.

Investigators said they were working to piece together what led up to the fight and the shooting.

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Harris County court records state that Ariyanna Cooper is in jail and charged with murder after a man was fatally stabbed in southeast Houston.

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Twelve people were shot, but no suspects have been arrested as of Sunday afternoon, Toledo, Ohio police said.

Authorities said that Jersey Village police officers found a man lying on the ground on the Northwest Freeway before they pronounced him dead at the scene.

Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it in the first such bombardment since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

A truck carrying fireworks caught fire on Interstate 75 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Sunday, causing fireworks to explode in multiple directions.

A stunning satellite image over Houston revealed clouds seemingly tracing the city's highways.

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"What we know at this point, the deceased male and the male at the hospital were involved in some sort of physical altercation," said HCSO Detective Corey Castro.

Police are searching for a suspect who attacked a woman from behind with a baseball bat as she walked along a Sugar Land street on Friday morning.

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Deputies said the suspect claimed the gun went off by accident, but investigators said they found evidence that the gun had been shot multiple times.

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