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Romanians and Moldovans are observing a national day of mourning Saturday ahead of the burial of Anne of Romania, the wife of the last king of Romania." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   CURTEA DE ARGES, Romania (AP) — As church bells rang, thousands of Romanians turned out Saturday in a central town for the grand funeral and burial of the woman they call Queen Anne, the wife of Michael, ...  </p> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/On-90th-birthday-Fidel-Castro-thanks-Cuba-9140583.php">On 90th birthday, Fidel Castro thanks Cuba, criticizes Obama</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/Rajoy-3rd-vote-would-make-Spain-laughingstock-9140534.php">Rajoy: 3rd vote would make Spain "laughingstock of Europe"</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/South-Sudan-softens-rejection-of-regional-9140544.php">South Sudan softens rejection of regional protection force</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/Thai-bombings-A-look-at-who-may-have-been-9140517.php">Thailand bombings: A look at who may have been responsible</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links last"> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/Germany-calls-for-air-bridge-to-supply-besieged-9140535.php">Germany calls for "air bridge" to supply besieged Aleppo</a> </h4> </div> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="zone zone-4">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-19813-premium_section_below_the_fold">   <div class="collection section-btf hc-section-hl"> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item "> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/us-world/science-environment">Science & Environment</a> </h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/US-agency-studies-how-to-detect-algae-bloom-9140720.php">US agency studies how to detect algae bloom outbreaks</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/US-agency-studies-how-to-detect-algae-bloom-9140720.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/51/00/76/10751923/3/727x0.jpg" alt="FILE - This July 20, 2016, file photo, Jason Garrett, water quality bureau director at the Utah County Health Department, looks at the water in Utah Lake Wednesday, July 20, 2016, near American Fork, Utah. Scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey will study how nutrient levels contribute to algae bloom outbreaks on the heels of this summer's massive algae bloom that closed Utah Lake, sickened people and left farmers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Scientists spent this week studying how nutrient levels contribute to algae blooms on the heels of this summer's massive outbreak that closed Utah Lake, sickened people and left ...  </p> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/Director-New-Mexico-spaceport-positioned-for-9140688.php">Director: New Mexico spaceport positioned for next frontier</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Texas-lawyer-who-lost-all-death-penalty-cases-9140712.php">Houston lawyer labeled 'worst lawyer in the United States'</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/UK-promises-to-maintain-EU-funding-for-farming-9140518.php">UK promises to maintain EU funding for farming, science</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/Puerto-Rico-reports-10-690-Zika-cases-amid-9138980.php">US declares health emergency in Puerto Rico due to Zika</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links last"> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science/article/Junk-food-fight-Science-tests-how-birds-compete-9139185.php">Junk food fight: Science tests how birds compete for Cheetos</a> </h4> </div> </div>  </div> <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-19815-premium_section_below_the_fold">   <div class="collection section-btf hc-section-hl"> <div class="sec-hl-item first-sec-item portrait"> <div class="header"> <h4 class="kicker-link"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/us-world/politics-policy">U.S. & World Politics</a> </h4> </div> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Well-funded-disciplined-Cheney-formidable-in-US-9140159.php">Well-funded, disciplined, Cheney formidable in US House race</a> </h2>  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Well-funded-disciplined-Cheney-formidable-in-US-9140159.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/51/01/02/10752187/3/727x0.jpg" alt="This June 2, 2016 photo Liz Cheney, one of eight Republican candidates for Wyoming's U.S. House seat, speaks at a Wyoming Retail Association forum in Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has emerged as the best-funded candidate by far." border="0"/> </a>  <p class="blurb">   CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — This time around, Liz Cheney's the one to beat. Accusations of carpet-bagging, a ticket for illegal fishing and a family spat over gay marriage led up to Cheney abandoning her bid ...  </p> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Robert-De-Niro-compares-Trump-with-Taxi-Driver-9140645.php">Robert De Niro compares Trump with "Taxi Driver" character</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Trump-a-factor-in-surprisingly-close-Missouri-9140634.php">Trump a factor in surprisingly close Missouri Senate race</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Frustration-abundant-GOP-could-be-near-breaking-9140545.php">GOP could be near Trump breaking point; frustration abounds</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links "> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/What-Trump-and-Clinton-didn-t-say-in-their-9140592.php">What Trump and Clinton didn't say in their economic speeches</a> </h4> </div> <div class="item rel-links last"> <h4> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/Marines-looks-for-a-few-more-good-women-in-9140465.php">Marines turn to girls high school sports teams for recruits</a> </h4> </div> </div>  </div>   </div> </div> <div class="right-rail"> <div class="zone zone-5 wide-only">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-19429-premium_headlinelist_illus">   <div class="collection prem-hl-illus list-sec">  <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/New-Mexico-police-officer-shot-killed-during-9140453.php">Ohio fugitive arrested in killing of New Mexico officer</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/New-Mexico-police-officer-shot-killed-during-9140453.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/51/01/00/10752023/3/135x0.jpg" alt="Police officers and state employees prevent drivers from entering Hatch, N.M., after a shooting on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. Dona Ana County authorities say a Hatch police officer has died after being shot during a traffic stop on Friday. (Anayssa Vasquez/The Las Cruces Sun-News via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">12:11 PM</span> <span>  HATCH, N.M. (AP) — An Ohio fugitive wanted for murder has been arrested in the fatal shooting death of a New Mexico police officer Friday. Dona Ana County Sheriff's spokeswoman Kelly Jameson says that ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Report-Chicago-cop-says-18-year-old-reached-for-9140765.php">Report: Chicago cop says 18-year-old reached for waistband</a> </h2> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">11:41 AM</span> <span>  CHICAGO (AP) — Newly released police reports show that Chicago officers involved in the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old said he didn't comply with commands while "reaching into his waistband." The ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/world/article/Airstrike-on-Yemen-school-kills-10-children-9140764.php">Airstrike on Yemen school kills 10 children, wounds dozens</a> </h2> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">12:32 PM</span> <span>  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials and aid workers say an airstrike on a school purportedly carried out by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen has killed at least 10 children and ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/6-Virginia-plane-crash-were-from-Indiana-9140762.php">6 Virginia plane crash were from Indiana, Kentucky, Germany</a> </h2> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">11:39 AM</span> <span>  FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Officials say the six people who died in a small plane crash in Virginia were from Indiana, Kentucky and Germany and that three of the six were teenagers. Virginia State ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Arpaio-won-t-take-blame-for-failed-case-against-9140730.php">Arpaio won't take blame for failed case against Flake's son</a> </h2> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">11:29 AM</span> <span>  PHOENIX (AP) — The sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix refused during a recent deposition to accept responsibility for bringing a failed animal cruelty case against the college-age son of a U.S. senator over ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item last"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Report-Ferris-wheel-that-dropped-girls-had-worn-9140376.php">Report: Ferris wheel that dropped girls had worn out rivets</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Report-Ferris-wheel-that-dropped-girls-had-worn-9140376.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww1.hdnux.com/photos/50/74/55/10734444/11/135x0.jpg" alt="Law enforcement cordon off the area surrounding the Ferris wheel Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, after three people fell from the ride during a county fair in Greenville, Tenn. Baileyton police Officer Kenneth Bitner is visible at right. Police say one of three people who fell from the Ferris wheel suffered a head injury and remains hospitalized in serious condition. (O.J. Early/The Greeneville Sun via AP)" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb"> <span class="timestamp">12:17 PM</span> <span>  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Worn out rivet fasteners on a Ferris wheel are being blamed for an overturned gondola at an eastern Tennessee fair that earlier this week sent three girls plummeting more than 30 ...  </span> </p> </div> </div>   </div> </div> <div id="placeholder_1024"></div> <div class="zone zone-6">  <div class="hide-rss-link hdnce-e hdnce-collection-53152-premium_headlinelist_illus">   <div class="collection prem-hl-illus list-sec">  <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-Man-wanted-in-Ohio-arrested-New-9140798.php">The Latest: Man wanted in Ohio arrested; New Mexico cop dead</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  HATCH, N.M. (AP) — The Latest on the slaying of a New Mexico police officer (all times local): 11:05 a.m. An Ohio fugitive wanted for murder has been arrested in the fatal shooting death of a New ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/5-wounded-in-Joplin-shootings-police-say-9140786.php">5 wounded in Joplin shootings; police say apparently random</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — A 26-year-old man has been arrested after five people were injured Saturday morning in apparently random roadway shootings, police said. Police say there is no apparent motive for the ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/The-Latest-More-rain-expected-for-Louisiana-9140557.php">The Latest: Flash flood warnings in effect for Louisiana</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/The-Latest-More-rain-expected-for-Louisiana-9140557.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/51/00/54/10750782/3/135x0.jpg" alt="A member of the St. George Fire Department assists residents as they wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, Aug. 12, 2016." border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Latest on weather-related flooding in the Deep South (all times local): 11:50 a.m. Flash flood warnings are still in effect for southeast Louisiana as more rain is in the ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/texas/article/Baby-found-dead-after-being-left-all-day-in-hot-9140456.php">Baby found dead after being left all day in hot SUV in Texas</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  HELOTES, Texas (AP) — A 7-month-old boy died after being left all day in a hot sport utility vehicle in a San Antonio-area Wal-Mart parking lot, authorities said. His death brings the number of children ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item "> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/us/article/Woman-critically-injured-by-tree-branch-in-San-9140770.php">Woman critically injured by tree branch in San Francisco</a> </h2> <p class="blurb">  <span>  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Officials say a woman is in critical condition after a large tree branch fell and hit her on the head while she and her children were visiting a San Francisco park. The San ...  </span> </p> </div> <div class="prem-hl-item last"> <h2 class="headline"> <a href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Thai-police-look-for-suspects-after-bombs-hit-9140485.php">Thai police hoping to quickly identify bombing suspects</a> </h2> <div class="img-wrap">  <a class="without_u " href="/web/20160813173852/http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/crime/article/Thai-police-look-for-suspects-after-bombs-hit-9140485.php"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20160813173852im_/http://ww4.hdnux.com/photos/50/77/45/10746235/9/135x0.jpg" alt="In this Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, photo, an injured person is helped after a bomb blast in the southern resort city of Hua Hin, 240 kilometers (150 miles) south of Bangkok, Thailand. Police are investigating a series of bomb blasts in Hua Hin and other cities in Thailand. (Daily News via AP)" border="0"/> </a>  </div> <p class="blurb">  <span>  BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand said Saturday that they were hoping to identify suspects over the next couple of days in a series of bombing and arson attacks that struck several tourist towns, killing ...  </span> </p> </div> </div>   </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad-bottom"> <div class="ad-inner">  <div id="BP300" class="ad_deferrable"><script type="text/javascript">/*<![CDATA[*/ hearstPlaceAd("BP300"); /*]]>*/</script></div> </div> </div>    <script> // This must be correctly defined before Viafoura is called // or else we run the risk of tainting the comments for a particular url $('meta[property="og:url"]').attr('content', location.href); (function (v, s) { v.type = 'text/javascript'; v.async = !0; v.src = location.protocol !== 'https:' ? 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