What is the Waffle House Index - Why the government says it works
One favorite restaurant chain of the South, somehow plays an important role when it comes to measuring the impact of a storm and how it will affect a community....
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre celebrates “50 Years in Motion” during their 2026-2027 anniversary season
NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre (DBDT) invite you in the celebration of five decades of contemporary modern dance and community impact. DBDT, the oldest continuously operating professional dance company in Dallas, announces its 50th anniversary season, “50 Yea...
‘Pretty Little Liars' actor Keegan Allen says he was robbed in LA
Deputies with the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department are investigating a reported assault and armed robbery Thursday involving actor Keegan Allen outside a Los Angeles grocery store. The “Walker” and “Pretty Little Liars” actor posted a video on social media saying he was assaulted...
It's Christmas in Cowtown!
An annual tradition is back in Fort Worth, and the first shoppers came, saw, conquered, and will probably return for more. The Christmas in Cowtown Gift Market kicks off the holiday shopping season. More than 230 vendors are at the Will Rogers Memorial Center through Sunday and r...
Terminally ill child's medication stolen at Texas State Fair
A Dallas mother is pleading for help after a thief stole her purse where her terminally ill son's life-saving medication was stored. FOX 4's Alex Boyer has more....
Acetaminophen sold on Amazon recalled over complaints
Amazon shoppers: check your medicine cabinet. More than 112,000 bottles of Amazon-brand Acetaminophen have been recalled, according to the FDA.
Surveillance video captures burglary at Oak Cliff restaurant as business owners raise concerns
A surveillance camera captured the moment a burglar broke into an Oak Cliff taqueria early Wednesday morning, using a concrete block to shatter a window before making off with cash. According to the owners of Donde Los Tacos on West Davis Street, the suspect tried multiple times ...
3 new Texas restaurants receive Michelin Stars, including Goldee's BBQ in Fort Worth
Three new Texas restaurants received a Michelin Star on Thursday, including Fort Worth's Goldee's Bar-B-Q, while several other North Texas establishments earned Bib Gourmand and recommended distinctions....
Here is the most popular Halloween candy in 2026
Halloween candy rankings are back, and there’s a new race for the top. M&M’s are once again the most popular Halloween candy in America, according to CandyStore.com’s 2026 ranking , holding onto the No. 1 spot from its last ranking in 2024. But Sour Patch Kids are making a seriou...
Microsoft being suspended from program to apply for green cards for H-1B visa workers, Vance says
President Donald Trump’s administration is suspending tech giant Microsoft from a program to apply for green cards for workers who come to the U.S. to live and work using an H-1B visa as it accuses the company of fraud. “If you do the math, for every worker that Microsoft laid of...
Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection
A Texas man who fatally shot a convenience store clerk was put to death Wednesday evening, becoming the 30th person executed in the U.S. this year and the first since Tennessee’s failed attempt to administer a lethal injection to Christa Pike a week ago. Jamaal Howard, 46, was pr...
As prediction markets spread in Texas, therapists warn about gambling addictions
Jessica Steinman fell hard for a gambling addict. They met when the Austin woman had just moved to Los Angeles in June 2011. She passed him her phone number while dining at a 24-hour restaurant where he had worked as a host. He called her the next day. Their relationship progress...
Everyone is talking about ferritin levels. How much does it really matter for your health?
Ferritin is having a moment. The iron-storage protein is showing up more and more in conversations about fatigue, wellness and blood work, but what does your ferritin number actually tell you? Ferritin is a blood marker that gives doctors a window into how much iron is stored in ...
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to selling plutonium imported from Russia
A Massachusetts accused of importing plutonium from Russia and selling the radioactive material through an online business called “Collect the Periodic Table,” has pleaded guilty to felony charges, federal prosecutors said. Jacob Miller, 44, of South Hadley, pleaded guilty to imp...
Budding food scrap pickup services across the U.S. want your coffee grounds and eggshells
Every Monday, Ricky Blanding drives his Ford Ranger pickup truck around Detroit along a carefully planned route. Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to...
Amazon Prime gas discount: Save 20 cents a gallon on Fridays
As Americans grapple with record-high gas prices, Amazon is offering Prime members a little more relief at the pump just in time for the holiday travel season. Starting Oct. 2, Prime members can save 20 cents per gallon of gas when they fill up on Fridays. The company added a fue...
More than 122,000 cases of Gatorade recalled across the country: What to know
PepsiCo has recalled thousands of cases of Gatorade because the drinks have undeclared food dye that could pose a health risk. According to an enforcement report from the Food and Drug Administration , the company initiated a recall on Sept. 25 for 122,021 cases of 28-ounce bottl...
Supreme Court begins new term with cases on climate change, immigration, gun rights
The Supreme Court’s new term begins Monday with cases on climate change , religious rights and President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration high on the agenda. Here’s a look at what’s in store: Climate change The high court is starting its term with a major climate change ca...
Texas businessman gets 13 years in prison, must sell 90 collector cars to pay back fraud victims
A Stephensville businessman’s fraudulent scheme has left him with more than a decade of prison time, and he will have to give up over 90 collector vehicles in order to pay the victims back....
King of Dallas Tex-Mex Michael ‘Mico' Rodriguez, co-founder of Mi Cocina, has died
Michael “Mico” Rodriguez, who was born into the Dallas Tex-Mex restaurant business and co-founded Mi Cocina, died on Oct. 1, confirmed three of his colleagues. The Dallas Morning News could not immediately confirm the cause of death with his family members. Rodriguez was in his l...
4 Texas Lottery players win $5M in scratch ticket prizes
Four Texans are around $1 million richer after purchasing winning Texas Lottery scratch tickets at various convenience stores across the state.
Most Americans now blame Trump for high prices, poll finds
Public frustration with President Donald Trump is mounting as a new poll shows disapproval of his economic policies and handling of rising prices.
Two North Texas moms turn hobby into Homecoming mum business
It’s a Texas tradition that keeps growing: homecoming mums. Starting from humble beginnings, the small homecoming flower has transformed into a large display of ribbons, colors, and charms. Sabrina Rosser’s home in Argyle has been transformed; her entire upstairs is now a mum-mak...
Sofía Vergara's ¡Dios Mío! Coffee celebrates the women behind Colombia's coffee culture
For many people in Colombia, coffee is more than something to drink in the morning. It is part of the rhythm of everyday life, a reason to gather and a familiar presence at family meals, conversations with friends and even business meetings. For Antonia Sandoval, brand manager fo...
Downtown Dallas plan calls for doubling residential population by 2036
Dallas leaders are laying out a new vision for the city’s downtown core, with a goal of doubling the number of people who live there over the next decade. Downtown Dallas Inc. shared its Downtown Vision 2036 plan Thursday during the State of Downtown. The strategy focuses on grow...
VP Vance in TX a day ahead of Pres. Trump's visit to Denton on an economic tour
Vice President JD Vance will visit Brownsville on Wednesday, Sept. 30, as the White House continues its economic tour of the country. Vance is expected to visit the site of Austin-based Saronic Technologies’ new $3.2 billion shipyard, according to the Austin American-Statesman. G...
Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum still a concern for local metal fabricating company
Inside All Metals Fabricating in Allen, working with sheet metal is their business. “What that means is we can take a sheet of metal or block of metal and make it into just about anything,” All Metals Fabricating CEO Lance Thrailkill said. He said a large portion of his aluminum ...
Ken Paxton details childhood eye injury during Dallas USHBC event
U.S. Senate candidate Ken Paxton spoke in Dallas at a United States Hispanic Business Council event, sharing a personal story about a childhood eye injury to argue against government-run health care....
Walmart says it's not using personal information to set prices as it expands digital shelf labels
Walmart is aiming to assuage customers’ fears about its new pricing technology as it rolls out digital price labels at its stores. In a statement posted on the company’s website, Walmart Inc.’s CEO John Furner vowed that the Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer isn’t using person...
Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus store closing permanently
The historic Downtown Dallas Neiman Marcus flagship store on Main and Ervay streets is closing permanently on Wednesday.
Historic Neiman Marcus flagship store in Downtown Dallas closing Wednesday
The historic Neiman Marcus flagship store in Downtown Dallas will officially close its doors on Wednesday after more than 100 years on Main and Ervay streets....
St. Vincent de Paul North Texas to build thrift store, fundraise for financial aid
The Society of Saint Vincent De Paul North Texas is made up of around 850 volunteers and serves more than 85,000 people in North Texas. The organization, which was founded in 1956, is working to expand its services as they recognize a growing need in the community. Volunteers ser...
OpenAI pauses training of latest models after agents probed U.S. government sites
OpenAI said it has paused training of its latest artificial intelligence models as reports of AI agents going rogue mount. The decision to halt development came just hours after the company disclosed Friday that it was reviewing several incidents from the summer in which OpenAI a...
It's cute. It's cuddly. And it wants all your data.
Meta hopes its new AI agent will win people over by being cute. Muse, the tech giant’s cuddly, doll-like AI agent, shot to the top of the Apple App Store charts after it was featured this week at the company’s Meta Connect conference. The company is touting the tool, designed to ...
Starbucks to close 250 stores in North America this week in 2nd wave of cuts
Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week. It is the second big round of store closures under Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol , who joined the company in 2024. Last September, Starbucks closed 627 stores in North America and Europe. In a letter to...
Judge blocks Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, Politico
A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s move to bar three news organizations from the White House complex, ordering officials to immediately restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico....
Schottenheimer talks Brazil trip, injury updates, and preparing for Ravens offense
Dallas head coach Brian Schottenheimer is not resting on his laurels after defeating the Washington Commanders on Sunday to level the Cowboys at 1-1. Schottenheimer is treating the Cowboys’ Week 3 trip to Rio as a business trip. “I’m not planning any touristy attractions,” Schott...
Meta bets big on new AI agent and glasses as Zuckerberg pushes back against doom
Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time to be building.” At the company’s annual Connect conference on Wednesday, Zuckerb...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico allowed back at the White House after judge blocked Trump's ban
CNN, MS NOW and Politico journalists were allowed back at the White House Thursday, nearly a week after President Donald Trump banned them. The reinstatement came after a judged ruled that the administration had to temporarily restore their access. White House reporters Betsy Kle...
Turtle Creek apartment cleared to restore power, gas after leak forced multi-day evacuation
Residents of a Dallas apartment complex will be able to return home Friday after a gas leak forced a multi-day evacuation of the building.
National Coffee Day deals 2026: Where to get free coffee and more
National Coffee Day is Tuesday, Sept. 29, and coffee shops and retailers are celebrating with free drinks, discounts, giveaways and deals on coffee makers and beans. Whether you take your coffee hot, iced, blended or brewed at home, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the annua...
Billion-dollar entertainment district planned around FC Dallas's Toyota Stadium
The area surrounding FC Dallas’s Toyota Stadium is set for a billion-dollar transformation, with plans for a new entertainment district featuring restaurants, a hotel and a mini soccer pitch. FC Dallas President Dan Hunt said his family’s company, Hunt Sports Development, is part...
Dolly Parton's estate accuses her nephew of threatening to destroy his aunt's legacy
Dolly Parton’s estate accused the country music icon’s nephew of threatening to commit violence and destroy his aunt’s legacy and business empire in court filings submitted Tuesday and asked a judge to keep him away from its employees and business dealings. Court documents filed ...
GOP senator calls for subpoenaing Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden over their business dealings
A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the business dealings of Donald Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden following the revelation that a Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.’s post-wedding festivities in the Caribbean earlier this year. Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, sent a...
Presley Gerber, son of Cindy Crawford, dies at 27
Presley Gerber, the son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died Sunday at age 27, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Gerber died at a rehabilitation facility, according to the Medical Examiner report . An autopsy had not yet been complet...
Hackers breached OpenAI, adding to fever pitch of security and safety concerns
A small group of cybersecurity researchers said Sunday that they broke into OpenAI earlier this year, an announcement that has added a new element of alarm around AI security and safety . The researchers, from a small company called Hacktron , found that by chaining together two ...
Toys ‘R' Us is opening 120 new stores as grownup collectors fuel toy sales
Some people never seem to grow up. A resurgent Toys “R” Us is hoping to take that fact to the bank. The storied chain announced Thursday it was opening 120 standalone Toys “R” Us locations this holiday season. In total, 160 standalone stores will be open in time for Christmas, th...
Anthropic says its model Claude is helping to build itself as fears grow over an AI takeover
Anthropic’s Claude is helping the company develop the next, more intelligent version of the model, the artificial intelligence lab said in an announcement Thursday. Claude is leading 26% of Anthropic’s model research and development, which the company said means it can complete m...
$12 billion in Medicaid funding restored to Texas hospitals
The federal government has agreed to restore nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday.
Struggling U.S. homebuyers, and market, face new hurdles as mortgage rates brush 7%
Home shoppers holding out for relief from rising mortgage rates may be in for a long wait. The weekly average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate home loan has been rising for months and this week climbed to just below 7% — its highest level in over 19 months. The benchmark 30-year fixe...
You can now order from Costco on DoorDash and Uber Eats
Costco said Thursday it’s partnering with DoorDash to offer delivery from its U.S. warehouse stores. DoorDash already offers Costco delivery in a few markets, including Australia, Sweden and Puerto Rico. But the nationwide partnership is a first for the San Francisco-based delive...
OpenAI reveals new instances of ‘concerning' AI behavior during testing
OpenAI has disclosed six reports of “unexpected or concerning” behavior in artificial intelligence models as the debate on AI safety becomes increasingly heated. The AI company also said Wednesday it was introducing a new framework for tracking, probing and disclosing instances o...
Swords, knight helmet stolen from cutlery store at Shops at Willow Bend Mall
A cutlery store in The Shops at Willow Bend Mall was hit by burglars earlier this week, and saw several valuable swords and custom knives taken during the robbery....
Built in Our Backyard: Fort Worth company providing solutions to sticky problem
North Texas is full of innovators, movers, shakers and entrepreneurs. A company Built in Our Backyard in Fort worth is providing literal solutions to a problem that impacts everyone when it comes ears. Along the 5000 block of South Fwy in Fort Worth is a building with purple lett...
How Kraft Heinz is keeping its legacy brands affordable to cost-conscious shoppers
Years of high inflation have strained household budgets across America, putting a spotlight on the rising costs of necessities like gas and groceries. They have also contributed to a shift in how consumers perceive value at the supermarket. New research from McKinsey finds that A...