The Atlantic hurricane season could get its first named storm this week. Here's the latest on the Gulf disturbance that may become Tropical Storm Arthur, when development is most likely, and why flooding rainfall remains the biggest concern for Texas and Louisiana.

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez may have scored for Mexico, but Merlin the duck stole the show.

The biggest World Cup ever has brought some logistics challenges to the 48 teams in a tournament being played across three countries and four time zones.

Yasin Ayari scored twice and Sweden showed it belonged at the 2026 World Cup, pounding Tunisia 5-1 to move atop Group F.

The New World screwworm poses a multibillion-dollar threat to the state’s cattle industry. We’re keeping track of where these cases are reported.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of an over-the-counter drug to treat New World screwworm infestations in dogs and cats as officials work to contain the parasite’s spread in Texas, New Mexico and other affected areas.

Pet owners can once again travel with their dogs from the United States to Mexico after federal officials reversed a brief restriction tied to concerns over the spread of the New World screwworm.

Hwang In-beom has led South Korea to a 2-1 comeback win over the Czech Republic in the World Cup.

The World Cup's opening match saw three players sent off with red cards, a rarity in international soccer.

Julián Quiñones and Raúl Jiménez helped Mexico make an exuberant start to the World Cup by scoring a goal each in a 2-0 win over South Africa in the opening match of the tournament.

After years of preparation, a supersized World Cup has finally arrived.

New data from the World Health Organization shows foodborne illnesses continue to be a major global health threat, causing an estimated 866 million illnesses and 1.5 million deaths every year.

Iran’s World Cup soccer team is traveling from Turkey to their training base in Mexico.

Members of the Iranian World Cup soccer team have been granted U.S. visas, clearing them to enter the country ahead of their first two matches near Los Angeles this month.

It’s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas’ jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico’s most iconic decorations.

The president of the governing body of Iranian soccer says the nation’s World Cup training base has been moved to Mexico from the United States after getting approval from FIFA.

The 2026 NFL season will kick off with a Super Bowl rematch.

A United Airlines flight headed to Houston from Mexico was forced to divert Sunday afternoon after the crew reported a mechanical issue and declared an emergency.

U.S. immigration authorities have canceled the visas of more than two dozen people, including some who worked on a Disney Cruise Line ship, amid allegations they possessed or had viewed child sexual abuse images.

Cinco de Mayo is in just a few days and this weekend, the festivities will kick off downtown with non-profit Grupo Teatro Indigo. Their 2nd annual Cinco de Mayo: Mexico, Legends, and Heritage at The Hobby Center is this weekend, and we spoke to powerhouse mariachi and opera singer Vanessa Alonzo about how you can enjoy live mariachi music and traditional dance performances.

A Houston firefighter and his wife, an emergency room doctor, are being praised after they helped injured victims during a shooting at the Teotihuacan pyramids in Mexico.

Brian José Morales García has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. ICE agents accused him of lying and says he entered the country illegally.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Houston field office announced it arrested 277 people over a two-week period in April who the agency says were in the country without legal authorization and had prior criminal convictions.

The crew of Carnival Legend rescued a boater in distress while en route to Cozumel in Mexico Tuesday night.

U.S. authorities say a Guatemalan man has pleaded guilty in federal court to a felony offense stemming from the crash of human smugglers' truck in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants in 2021.

The 48-team field for FIFA's biggest ever World Cup is complete after a qualifying process that spanned more than two and a half years.

Mexico’s government says it has identified signs of life for as many as a third of the country’s 130,000 registered missing people.

Arctic sea ice has shrunk to a tie for its lowest winter peak on record.

The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border and whether the Trump administration should be able to revive it.

Iran’s Embassy in Mexico has suggested the country is negotiating with FIFA to move Iran’s World Cup matches from the U.S. to Mexico after President Donald Trump discouraged the team from attending the tournament, citing safety concerns.

Criticized for their cool, American players head into the World Baseball Classic championship also appreciating opponents’ flamboyant flair.

Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an “overly confident statement” and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that point.

A day later than expected, the United States has punched its ticket to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic.

Vinnie Pasquantino had the World Baseball Classic’s first three-homer game, leading Italy over Mexico 9-1 to win Pool B and advance the United States to the quarterfinals as group’s second-place team.

The surprising loss by the United States to Italy in the World Baseball Classic on Tuesday night means that the Americans need help to advance to the quarterfinals.

Iraq’s hopes of World Cup qualification are being impacted by the Iran war because players cannot get visas for the playoff tournament in Mexico and the team’s coach is stranded in the United Arab Emirates.

With 100 days to go until the World Cup, the Iran war has added a new layer of complexity to the tournament co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada.

A Super Bowl streaker’s brief moment in the spotlight is now serving as a warning shot to soccer fans eyeing the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Three Americans. Three different choices. As unrest unfolded in the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta, visitors responded in sharply different ways.

The Portuguese soccer federation says it is monitoring the situation in Mexico amid a surge in violence ahead of its friendly against the Mexican national team in March.

After the Mexican government killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel over the weekend, prompting retaliation from cartel members that resulted in a shelter-in-place order being issued for Americans in certain parts of the country, KPRC 2 News is talking with an expert about what happens next.

The U.S. military says it killed three people in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea.

Houston-area travelers are already seeing disruptions as violence escalates in parts of western Mexico following the killing of cartel leader Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho.

Gov. Greg Abbott is urging Texans traveling in Mexico, or with loved ones there, to closely monitor federal travel warnings as violence escalates in several regions of the country after the death of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

Business chiefs and government leaders are poring over the fallout of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated some tariffs by President Donald Trump's administration and his response to it.

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

The Justice Department is intensifying efforts to choke off cartels’ financial networks, targeting the money launderers who are increasingly relying on cryptocurrency to move drug proceeds from the U.S. to Mexico.

BTS's upcoming concerts in Mexico have reached a presidential level, with demands from fans prompting a response from Mexico's president.

A man accused of fatally shooting his brother-in-law in 2022 has been arrested in Mexico and extradited back to the United States.

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year.

Five victims of last week’s Galveston Bay medical plane crash are being honored in Texas City before their remains are flown back to Mexico.

Scientists from Mexico’s National Autonomous University have created the first three-dimensional image of the Popocatépetl volcano's interior.

A day after a fatal plane crash involving a Mexican Navy aircraft on a medical support mission in Galveston, crews were out at the wreckage searching for one person still missing.

A small plane has gone down in Galveston Bay, authorities confirm.

The man said a witch that he met in Mexico made him commit the abuse, and also hacked into his phone and watched child porn.

Texas lawmakers heard conflicting reports on the state’s readiness to fight the New World Screwworm, which is approaching the southern border.

The former president of Mexico sat down for a virtual interview with Berenice Garcia, Rio Grande Valley reporter for The Texas Tribune.

The third storm in just over a week drenched Southern California and prompted some local flooding but caused no major widespread damage before heading east over the mountains and south toward Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.

Fátima Bosch Fernández of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe 2025 at this year's competition in Bangkok.

Two weeks ago, Margarita Barron’s life took an unexpected and painful turn.

The woman said ICE took her husband during a raid at her home two weeks ago, and since then, she has been struggling to make ends meet.

The bill is the latest effort from the Texas delegation that demands the U.S. get tougher with Mexico for failing to honor a 1944 treaty that in part governs Rio Grande water.

Dreamers Books + Culture brings Latino stories, local authors, and community connection to the East End.

Torrential rains in east-central Mexico last week have left at least 76 dead and raised concerns about the government's ability to alert people to severe weather.

The death toll from Mexico’s torrential rains has increased to 44, as the fallout mounted from widespread flooding and landslides across the country.

Authorities say the death toll from landslides and floods set off by incessant rainfall in central and southeastern Mexico has increased to 37 people.

Tropical Storm Raymond has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

Priscilla has lost hurricane strength as it churns off Mexico's western Pacific coast ever closer to the Baja California peninsula.

Hurricane Priscilla was strengthening early Monday in the Pacific Ocean with heavy rain and gusty winds threatening coastal areas of southwest Mexico.

Tropical Storm Priscilla has formed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.

Tickets for next year's FIFA World Cup officially go on sale Wednesday.

PGA Tour winner Jake Knapp is grieving the loss of girlfriend Makena White.

Hurricane Gabrielle is churning across open Atlantic waters toward the Azore Islands as forecasters warn residents of the archipelago to be on guard for a possible strike later in the week.

Cadillac F1 has announced a multi-year partnership with Jim Beam, making the bourbon distiller its official spirits partner.

Hispanic Heritage Month began September 15, honoring the culture and contributions of Latinos across the country. Here in Houston, celebrations are taking shape in neighborhoods like Second Ward — or Segundo Barrio — where residents say the month is about more than tradition.

A New York federal indictment has charged the longtime head of a Mexican megachurch with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

Authorities in Mexico say a train has collided with a double-decker bus northwest of Mexico City, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 50.

The article provides information on back-to-school immunization events in the Houston area and surrounding counties. It highlights no-to-low-cost vaccine opportunities for school-aged children, detailing event dates and locations, as well as additional health services offered. The piece encourages early registration due to limited availability and offers resources for those outside Houston.

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Kiko is now a Category 4 storm in the Pacific.

A new tropical storm has formed in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

A report reveals that over 14,000 migrants, mainly Venezuelans, have reversed their journey to the U.S. and headed back south since U.S. President Donald Trump took office.

Mexico says its postal service is suspending package shipments to the United States, following similar steps taken by countries from the European Union and elsewhere.

Low-value imports no longer are eligible to enter the U.S. duty-free.

Cadillac has chosen Formula 1 veterans Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Pérez for its first F1 lineup, bypassing an American driver.

Australian Open champion Madison Keys has been undone by 89 unforced errors during a 6-7 (10), 7-6 (3), 7-5 loss to Mexico’s Renata Zarazua in the first round of the U.S. Open.

Fifteen-year-old Isela Anahí Santiago Morales' coming-of-age party has become a sensation.

United States attacking midfielder Gio Reyna is switching Borussias.

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, will also now serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

The U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory in southern Texas to breed billions of sterile flies to ramp up its efforts to keep flesh-eating maggots now in Mexico from damaging the American cattle industry.

Every day we will see coastal showers to start, but by the afternoon commute you can see a few thunderstorms further inland. These showers will be brief but heavy dropping anywhere from half an inch to two inches.

Two men, a father and son duo, were arrested and extradited from Mexico to Houston on multiple counts of child sex abuse charges against two minors, Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced.

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologized for an Adidas sandal that he created after being accused by Mexican authorities of “cultural appropriation” for copying an indigenous shoe design.

Yosbelin Pérez is starting over with nothing in her name after trying to escape Venezuela's political, social and economic crisis.

A massive investigation has uncovered a network of organized retail thefts linked to Mexican cartels, operating across 28 states.

IndyCar driver Pato O’Ward and series officials are shocked by a social media post from the Department of Homeland Security.

The article provides information on back-to-school immunization events in the Houston area and surrounding counties. It highlights no-to-low-cost vaccine opportunities for school-aged children, detailing event dates and locations, as well as additional health services offered. The piece encourages early registration due to limited availability and offers resources for those outside Houston.

Stellantis is forecasting that U.S. tariffs would cost the carmaker $1.7 billion this year.

The U.S. government says it's placing a 17% duty on most fresh Mexican tomatoes after negotiations ended without an agreement to avert the tariff.

During the month of June, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 1,361 Houston-area undocumented immigrants who were charged with or convicted of crimes after entering the United States.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep working toward a new trade framework with the United States despite U.S. President Donald Trump saying he'll raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%.