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DoorDash launching in-house drone delivery system after receiving FAA approval

DoorDash is going airborne. The company announced on Wednesday that it has launched DoorDash Air, an in-house drone delivery system. The news comes after DoorDash received Federal Aviation Administration certification to operate commercial drones in the U.S. DoorDash said it is b...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 29, 2026

McKinney teen defends chess championship title

For Andy Woodward, every chess game lives on, not as a score, but as a story that he can replay, move by move, from memory. Andy, 16, has thousands of chess games stored in his mind. “It feels really great to just be among the top players for my age in the world,” Andy Woodward s...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 29, 2026

Cyclospora outbreak may have peaked in Michigan after lettuce recall

There are promising signs that illnesses linked to contaminated lettuce may be slowing in Michigan, the hotspot of the multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis in the U.S. That doesn’t mean all the affected produce is gone from stores or restaurants, or that more people aren’t still...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

eBay agreed to pay nearly $50 million to couple sent cockroaches, bloody pig mask

eBay Inc. agreed to pay almost $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who said former employees of the company targeted them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries — including live insects, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask, according to settlement details re...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

Female athletes surge in NIL deals as data reports a 123% jump in participation

College sports marketing company Learfield saw a 123% increase in female athlete participation in name, image and likeness compensation activities over the 2025-26 fiscal year, the company revealed in a report released Tuesday. Solly Fulp, Learfield’s head of NIL , doesn’t think ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

North Texas food banks sound alarm as hunger crisis rises across Texas

While the Dallas-Fort Worth area continues to be recognized for its strong economy, new numbers released Tuesday highlight a growing divide between economic growth and the number of families struggling to put food on the table. More than 6 million Texans are facing hunger, an 11%...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

FIFA plan for Kushner-backed operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe

FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s plan to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family was announced Tuesday — and immediately attacked by European soccer body UEFA. “It is not FIFA’s to sell,” UEFA said in a statement. “N...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

KFC founder Colonel Sanders' personal items, former home and restaurant up for auction

KFC founder Colonel Sanders ‘ pressure cooker, black bow tie and dozens of other personal items are up for public auction, along with his former home and a dinner house Sanders opened after selling his iconic restaurant chain . Harland Sanders, still known as the face of the worl...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

Village of support helps former inmate build new life in Tarrant County

Eight months after walking out of the Tarrant County Jail, Channing Walker-Ragsdale is building a future he once struggled to imagine. The longtime Fort Worth resident, who spent years battling addiction and cycling in and out of incarceration, now runs his own personal training ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

Major earthquake rocks southern Japan, forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Japan on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate and prompting the collapse of several buildings, including a shopping mall. Japanese officials instructed roughly 300,000 people in the country’s southern Kumamoto pre...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected

An earthquake registering a magnitude of 7.1 shook Kumamoto on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu late Tuesday afternoon, causing damage and injuries, officials said. The second floor at the Aeon Mall shopping center in Kashima Town collapsed, trapping an unknown number of pe...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 28, 2026

Texas lawmakers reconsider tax incentives for data centers

Texas lawmakers are reconsidering massive tax breaks offered to attract data centers, pointing to a dramatic shift in the political and economic climate since the incentives were first established twelve years ago....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 27, 2026

Texas forces Discord to implement UK-style age verification and safety rules

Texas and Discord have agreed to a temporary injunction requiring the platform to roll out its UK-standard age verification and teen safety features to Texas users within 90 days as a state lawsuit against the company proceeds toward a 2027 trial....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 27, 2026

SpaceX launches Starship on another test flight, with the most advanced Starlinks

SpaceX’s mammoth Starship rocket blasted off Friday on another test flight stretching halfway around the world, this time releasing 20 of the most advanced Starlinks. Towering 407 feet (124 meters), Starship soared from the company’s base at the southern tip of Texas. NASA monito...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 27, 2026

Carnival addresses viral video of passenger using fork to scratch foot in dining area

Carnival Cruise Line responded to a viral video showing a passenger using a fork to scratch their bare foot in a public dining area. The cruise line addressed the incident on Instagram , emphasizing that “forks are intended for food, not for foot care.” In its message, the compan...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 25, 2026

Americans rewire their grocery shopping routines amid biggest price jump in 50 years

What’s for dinner? Lately, at Apral Jack’s house, it’s whatever is on sale. Jack, 50, scouts an app for deals at her local supermarket before she buys groceries. When she reaches the store, she looks in the weekly circular for coupons she might have missed. If shelf prices look t...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 25, 2026

Dallas CASA calls for volunteers amid shakeup in foster care system

Dallas CASA , which helps children navigate the foster care system, says the need for volunteers is heightened now. It comes after a week of turmoil that saw the Texas foster care agency remove the private company overseeing Dallas County cases. Kathleen LaValle says the current ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 24, 2026

Taylor Farms releases new statement amid cyclosporiasis outbreak

Taylor Farms released a new statement Friday amid an investigation into the source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak across the U.S. The company, which remains at the center of U.S. health officials’ investigation , said it has taken added precautions despite no positive test results ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 24, 2026

SpaceX Starship launch planned for tonight after being aborted on pad last week

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket has a test flight planned tonight. Last week, the rocket triggered a last-second abort before liftoff for its 13th flight, which, at 407 feet (124 meters) tall with 33 main engines, is the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket. The company lost ab...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 23, 2026

Biking to work: Tips to get started, stay safe and look presentable when you arrive

When 72-year-old Michael Roper rides his bicycle to and from the pub he owns in Chicago, he can’t imagine a better way to commute. He’s getting exercise, drifting through fresh air and catching glimpses of neighborhood life — a recently opened coffee shop or a diving owl at night...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 23, 2026

FDA: Nearly 20M eggs recalled due to possible Salmonella contamination

The FDA announced that nearly 20 million eggs (more than 1.5 million cartons) are being recalled due to the risk of Salmonella. Midwest Poultry Services voluntarily issued the recall of white shell eggs and brown cage-free shell eggs that were sold at Kroger and Brookshire Grocer...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 23, 2026

Peter Rabbit Organics fruit pouches recalled over possible soft plastic exposure

Pumpkin Tree Organics issued a recall Tuesday for one of its products due to the potential presence of soft plastic in the finished products, the company said. Only one flavor from the brand was included in the recall: Banana & Strawberry Fruit Puree Pouches, 4 oz. (113 g). The O...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 22, 2026

Chick-fil-A customers’ information exposed in data breach

An internal data breach has exposed the information from some certain customers of Chick-fil-A’s loyalty accounts in what the company described as an automated attack on their website and mobile app....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 22, 2026

Novo Nordisk sues rival Eli Lilly over ‘misleading' weight-loss drug advertising

Two of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies are headed to court after Novo Nordisk , the maker of Ozempic and a pioneer in diabetes and obesity treatments, sued rival Eli Lilly on Tuesday, accusing the U.S. drugmaker of false advertising. The Danish company filed the laws...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 22, 2026

Chick-fil-A customers in 10 states may have been part of data breach, company says

Chick-fil-A is warning customers from 10 states and Washington, D.C., about a data breach last month that potentially exposed sensitive information for loyalty members. The fast-food chain sent a letter to customers about a cyberattack on the company’s website and mobile app betw...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 22, 2026

OpenAI says AI models acted on their own in ‘unprecedented' hack of another company

ChatGPT maker OpenAI said Tuesday that its artificial intelligence system hacked into another AI company on its own in what the company called an “unprecedented cyber incident.” “We had a significant security incident during evaluation of our models,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said i...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 22, 2026

Inside the world of family offices: How ultrarich dealmakers invest billions

Dallas business mogul Darwin Deason sold Affiliated Computer Services to Xerox for $6.4 billion in 2010. With such a big windfall to manage, the late billionaire beefed up what has become the tool of the ultrawealthy to manage their fortunes: the family office. These offices hand...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 22, 2026

Kelsy and the Portland Timbers host FC Dallas after World Cup break

For FC Dallas, restarting the season after the World Cup is, as they say in show business, a tough act to follow. Dallas (7-4-4, sixth in the Western Conference) plays the Portland Timbers (5-8-2, 12th in the Western Conference) in Oregon on Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. CST LINE: Portlan...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 22, 2026

Cut the number of choices you make each day. Your brain will thank you

Jeans that fit perfectly. The ideal Netflix show for a Tuesday night. Your one and only soulmate. Modern life promises that with enough options, you will happily find the best of everything. But behavioral scientists say the increasing flood of choices — whether it comes to shopp...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 21, 2026

Wilt Chamberlain Lakers jacket found by teen at thrift store fetches over $89,000

A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA Finals that was bought by a teenager for $3.07 at an Oregon thrift store sold for $89,600 at auction on Monday. Quinn Brown had been eyeing a massive bin of clothes at a Goodwill store outside Portland in January when h...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 21, 2026

Samsung laying off hundreds amid U.S. headquarters move to Plano

South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics is laying off hundreds amid the move of its U.S. headquarters to Plano. According to an email from the company, 739 employees are being laid off or given relocation offers in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., the former location of Samsung Electr...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 21, 2026

Rhode Island fugitive captured after 20 years was running biotech company in LA

A Rhode Island fugitive physician who was recently captured after being on the run for more than two decades had been living in Los Angeles, where he ran a biotech company, law enforcement sources confirmed. Investigators said Dr. Ronald Fischer was accused of raping a woman on h...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 20, 2026

FDA says it's still investigating Taylor Farms in cyclosporiasis outbreak

Taylor Farms continues to be the subject of a Food and Drug Administration investigation into the growing cyclosporiasis outbreak, despite a false-positive test result, the agency said Monday. Late Sunday, the FDA said that a lettuce sample from the company had falsely tested ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 20, 2026

The men behind Trump's $3.47 gas: An NFL coach, a GOP fundraiser and two brothers

President Donald Trump and his White House have enthusiastically promoted the Freedom Fuel Network, a chain of star-spangled convenience stores selling gas at $3.47 per gallon in honor of the 47th president. Untangling exactly who is behind the Philadelphia-area venture has pr...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 20, 2026

Texas Tech signs naming rights deal with digital assets company Galaxy

Texas Tech has signed a 15-year naming rights partnership with digital assets and infrastructure company Galaxy. Terms of the deal announced on Friday were not disclosed. The partnership will begin with the 2026 season. The Red Raiders’ football stadium, formerly known as J...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 20, 2026

Andy Burnham becomes U.K.'s 7th prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

Prime Minister Andy Burnham acknowledged his precarious perch Monday as the seventh British leader in just over a decade as he set out an ambitious but vague vision to create a new political and economic establishment. Burnham used his inaugural speech as prime minister to ren...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 20, 2026

Why popular bar Kanvas is closing in Deep Ellum despite strong business

A popular Deep Ellum bar is closing its doors, with the owner saying concerns about violence in the neighborhood outweighed the business’s financial success. Kanvas by Kevin Kelley announced on social media that Sunday, July 19, will be the business’s final day operating in De...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - LocalJul 17, 2026

Fairlife pauses U.S. production after cyberattack breached milk brand's systems

Milk brand Fairlife is pausing its production in the U.S. after a ransomware cyberattack breached the Chicago-based company’s systems. Coca-Cola, which owns Fairlife, announced Thursday that its dairy company had identified “unauthorized access by a third party” to a portion o...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 17, 2026

Chipotle giving away 100K free entrées during World Cup final: Here's how to win one

Argentina or Spain won’t be the only winner in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final. Chipotle is giving away 100,000 free entrées to fans during Sunday’s championship match in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the restaurant chain announced Thursday. The giveaway will take place during...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 16, 2026

Economic impact of the Dallas Zoo

New data shows the Dallas Zoo will generate billions in economic impact for the city. The announcement comes as the city is trimming next year's budget....

FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) - NewsJul 15, 2026

Taco Bell issues statement, some locations pull ingredients over cyclosporiasis outbreak

Taco Bell has issued a statement as the fast food chain pulls certain ingredients from some locations amid the outbreak of parasitic infections causing “explosive” diarrhea across the U.S. In a statement to NBC News, the company confirmed that it “has voluntarily and tempo...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 15, 2026

McDonald's introduces new caesar sauce and menu items

McDonald’s is introducing a savory new Caesar sauce that’s ready to put a fresh — and garlicky — spin on some of the fast food chain’s popular menu items. The limited-time McDonald’s Caesar Sauce arrives July 21 at participating restaurants across the country. The sauce is ...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 14, 2026

Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoffs hit workers on parental and medical leave

A group of 26 Meta employees has sued the company, claiming it used artificial intelligence systems to select people for layoffs, disproportionately targeting those on medical, parental or family leave. They are among the 8,000 employees, or about 10% of its workforce, Meta sa...

NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (KXAS) - Top StoriesJul 14, 2026