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America's top states according to US News & World Report: See where your state ranks

The latest Best States rankings according to the 2026 US News & World Report are in. See which states climbed to the top.

Coy ‘Denver’ Parton, brother of Dolly Parton, dies at 82

Coy "Denver" Parton, who passed away on Thursday, worked for years as a crane operator building bridges, according to his obituary.

AllyGPO names Faircloth president of oncology division

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...

Teen gets life without parole for killing 4 at Georgia's Apalachee High School

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a teenager who killed two students and two teachers in a shooting at Apalachee High School in Georgia to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole, calling his crimes “deliberate, contemplated evil.” Colt Gray, 16, had pleaded guilty Frid...

American Airlines flights temporarily halted nationwide due to massive IT outage

American Airlines flights were held at airports around the country as the company dealt with what it called a “systemwide IT outage” Tuesday. An alert from the FAA’s Operational Information System indicated all flights that had not taken off at airports around the country would b...

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 ...

Body camera video shows missing fisherman’s rescue at Lake Tawakoni

Texas Game Wardens released video of a fisherman’s rescue at Lake Tawakoni. The man spent more than three hours in the water after being thrown from his boat....

Surveillance video captures confrontation before Wilmer councilman's arrest

Surveillance video exclusively obtained by NBC 5 shows the confrontation that investigators said led to the arrests of a Wilmer city councilman and the city’s acting police chief. The video captures the moments after Wilmer City Councilman Moses Garcia approached an employee at a...

Talarico leads Paxton in latest poll on Texas US Senate race

The U.S. Senate race in Texas continues to be competitive, according to a poll published Tuesday.

Audio tapes appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with biographer

Newly released audio tapes, disclosed by a conservative activist group, appear to show Joe Biden sharing classified information with a biographer and sometimes claiming memory lapses during interviews that occurred before his election to the presidency in 2020. About three hours ...

Dallas ISD starts school in July for 20 campuses as part of state program

This first day of school is like most others, except the calendar says July 28. “It’s sad because I love her being at home with me, but at the same time it’s exciting because I know it’s good for them,” said Alycce Fragoso, who walked her little sister to John Quincy Adams Elemen...

FIFA World Cup delivers record tourism numbers across North Texas

The Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau is celebrating record-breaking tourism success following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. According to a report released Tuesday, Arlington hotels generated a record $31 million in room revenue during the tournament. The city hosted nine match...

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%...

Texas universities continue course reviews under controversial Senate Bill 37

Texas lawmakers and university leaders defended the early implementation of Senate Bill 37 on Tuesday, saying public universities are seeing record enrollment while continuing to review and revise academic programs under the new law. Senate Bill 37 gives university regents appoin...

Georgia's Okefenokee swamp named a UNESCO World Heritage site

In the Southeast, a vast wildlife refuge filled with alligators is now considered one of the most important natural sites in the world. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, known as UNESCO , added 25 sites to the World Heritage List during their m...

Joint Base Charleston to be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, White House says

Joint Base Charleston in South Carolina will be re-named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, the White House said Tuesday.

Frisco ISD students earn medals at FCCLA nationals

Red Cross declares second-ever national blood supply crisis as donations fall to four-year summer low

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis after blood donations this summer are at a four-year low and is now limiting distribution of type O blood to hospitals....

Fort Hood soldiers help train DeSoto football team

Soldiers from Fort Hood are helping the DeSoto football team get ready for the season. It's part of the U.S. Army Experience Roadshow. High school athletes get a glimpse into the life of Army soldiers...

Back to School: Dallas ISD welcomes back students on 20 campuses

Summer is over for thousands of Dallas Independent School District students. On Tuesday morning, the district welcomed back students on 20 of its campuses....

Jerry Jones gives annual State of the Dallas Cowboys address ahead of training camp

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches, players and the front office know it...

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...

Frisco council to vote on Trader Joe's-anchored development

Frisco council to vote on Trader Joe's-anchored development WFAA

Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are a combined $1.4 billion this week

Expect lines at lottery retailers as the combined Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots are over $1.4 billion. Tuesday’s Mega Millions jackpot is an estimated $800 million and Wednesday’s Powerball is an estimated $663 million....

CatVideoFest coming to North Texas theaters in August

The best of the internet’s cat videos are coming to the big screen next week. CatVideoFest is a 70-minute selection of all things feline —silly, cuddly, sentimental and comedic—that’s playing in independent theaters in the U.S. and Canada. A portion of ticket proceeds benefit cat...

Lindsey Graham’s funeral brings Trump’s remarks and world leaders to DC

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who became one of his generation’s most influential U.S. politicians, will be honored Tuesday during memorial services across Washington, D.C....

Inside Travis Kelce's instant reaction as Taylor Swift walked down the aisle

Nothing could have prepared Travis Kelce for the moment he saw Taylor Swift walk down the aisle at the couple’s wedding. Sportscaster Joe Buck, who attended the celebration, said the Kansas City Chiefs star was in tears during the star-studded ceremony. “Travis was a puddle watch...

AT&T Performing Arts Center, Dallas Theater Center to merge in money-saving move

The AT&T Performing Arts Center and Dallas Theater Center have announced preliminary plans to merge. The partnership is intended to save money and expand programming as both groups face financial difficulty. A written release explains that the move comes as the nonprofit arts ind...

Sheriff says Nancy Guthrie case is still active and is ‘positive' it will be resolved

In the wake of Savannah Guthrie releasing a new video pleading for the return of her mother, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos emphasized that the case is “still active” nearly six months after Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. There have been no major breaks in the case in the months...

Heat advisories continue as North Texas faces triple-digit temperatures and high humidity

North Texas faces high humidity and triple-digit heat through the workweek, with a weak cold front bringing slight relief by the weekend.

New charges filed against former Plano ISD elementary teacher

An investigation in Plano is expanding this morning as a former elementary teacher is charged with sex crimes. FOX 4's Dan Godwin is outside the Plano Police Department as we learn more about charges....

Richardson bartender speaks about stabbing attack

A bartender is still healing months after a stabbing attack in Richardson. She says she's trying to overcome the physical and mental scars of that horrific night. Fox 4's Tisia Muzinga has a look at the victim's healing journey....

Dallas ISD starts extended school year on July 28

This morning, some Dallas ISD students are headed back to the classroom. The district's new "Additional Days School Year" program kicks off today. Fox 4's Payton May is at John Quincy Adams Elementary to show us what's ahead....

How Tom Brady granted the wish of teenager who underwent heart transplant

Eli Griffith was preparing for his exclusive interview. The 16-year-old from Ann Arbor, Michigan – an aspiring journalist about to sit down with a hometown hero – went over the questions he planned to ask Tom Brady. “He likes avocado ice cream, so I’m going to ask him about that,...

Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that's often a waste

If you’ve ever tossed out a carton of milk or a container of yogurt solely because the date on the packaging had passed, you’re not alone. Many people throw away food simply because of the date printed on the label. But often it is still perfectly edible, according to experts. Wi...

Johnson & Johnson proposes $5.5 billion talc settlement to end marathon legal fight

Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $5.5 billion to tie up remaining lawsuits that claim its talc products caused ovarian cancer. The drugmaker, which has been fighting talc-related lawsuits for more than a decade, said that the settlement is conditioned on at least 95% of remain...

Yes, you can breastfeed without giving birth. How this couple did it

For Nova Scotia couple Allie and Sam Conway, welcoming twins into the world was the ultimate exercise in teamwork: Sam underwent egg retrieval via IVF, Allie carried and gave birth to twins … and then Sam, who has never given birth, breastfed the babies. Yes, you read that right....

Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November

Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs , federal health officials said Friday. The 98 people had illnesses that started between Nov. 21 and June 30, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. No deaths have been r...

Want to be an influencer when you grow up? University offers major in content creation

Forget pre-med. Bye bye business majors. College students at Arizona State University can now opt to earn a degree in content creation. The bachelor of arts in content creation is offered through the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State Uni...

Eight federally indicted in alleged Harry Hines sex trafficking operation

The U.S. Attorney’s Office held a press conference on Tuesday regarding a sex and human trafficking investigation at an adult bookstore on Harry Hines Boulevard. Ryan Raybould, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, announced federal grand jury indictments aga...

Lindsey Graham eulogized as an ‘American original' in Washington

Sen. Lindsey Graham, the son of pool hall owners who rose to become one of his generation’s more influential U.S. politicians at home and abroad, was eulogized Tuesday as “a true American original” during memorial services in Washington . Graham’s flag-draped casket arrived for a...

Judge allows some Mo3, Yella Beezy rap lyrics to be heard in murder-for-hire trial

A judge ruled that most of more than a dozen songs cannot be heard at the murder trial of Dallas rapper Mo3, whose real name was Melvin Noble. Fellow rapper Markies Conway, known as Yella Beezy, is accused of orchestrating a murder-for-hire plot tied to Noble’s death. Noble was s...

A professor created a trap in his midterm to catch students using AI. Nearly all made the same mistake

When Dr. Jason Gibson began grading midterm exams for two summer history courses at Alcorn State University, he noticed a pattern that quickly became impossible to ignore. The assignment asked students to compare the Industrial Revolution with today’s digital age. Many of the res...

Busiest U.S. death chamber: Florida executes 2 men in a day, including an octogenarian

Florida on Tuesday became the first state in nearly a decade to carry out two executions in a single day , putting to death an 80-year-old man who was the second-oldest inmate known to receive a lethal injection in modern U.S. history. Hours earlier, the state executed a former p...

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...

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 ...

Cowboys arrive for camp; Dak in Super Bowl XXX merch, Pickens reports as expected

The Dallas Cowboys are looking to return to the playoffs and win the NFC East for the first time since 2023. That will likely require a much-improved defense this season, after 2025 ended with one of the worst in team history. Cowboys coaches and players know it too. “I mean, you...

Rays host the Rangers, look to extend home win streak in battle of division leaders

Texas Rangers (54-52, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (62-43, first in the AL East) in St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 5:40 p.m. CST PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Cal Quantrill (3-3, 4.05 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 32 strikeouts); Rays: Griffin Jax (6-7, 3.89 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 82 st...

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...

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...

Soccer legend Zinedine Zidane named head coach of France's national team: ‘I'm a bit emotional'

Zinedine Zidane is France’s new coach, replacing Didier Deschamps at the helm of the team he led to glory as arguably its greatest ever player. French Football Federation president Philippe Diallo announced Zidane’s appointment at the FFF headquarters in Paris on Tuesday, saying ...

The second of two red panda cubs born at a California zoo dies

The second of two red panda cubs born at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California this summer died over the weekend, the zoo said Monday. Another cub born to a red panda named Ruby died this month, the zoo said in a statement . The zoo’s staff found that cub dead on July 21. Red panda...

Driver charged with manslaughter after fatal McKinney street racing crash

A 51-year-old man faces two counts of manslaughter after an alleged street racing crash in McKinney killed 77-year-old couple William and Sandra Lazarus, sparking local calls for improved intersection safety....

Darius Rucker, Luke Grimes Lead Omni Hotels Summer Festival & Music Series

Darius Rucker, Luke Grimes Lead Omni Hotels Summer Festival & Music Series Rolling Stone

Bartender describes "darkness" in Richardson stabbing suspect

A Richardson bartender is still recovering after suffering multiple stab wounds during a May attack. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more.

Wilmer officials arrested after gas station incident

Both a Wilmer City Council Member and the city's acting police chief were arrested following a racially-charged gas station confrontation last week. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more on the turmoil among Wilmer leadership....

Richardson bartender still recovering after May stabbing attack

The bartender who was attacked in a May stabbing in Richardson says she can still see the “darkness" in her attacker's eyes from that night.

Multiple Wilmer city officials arrested after racially-charged gas station confrontation

A Wilmer City Council Member and the city's acting Chief of Police have been arrested after a racially-charged confrontation at a convenience store.

How much red meat is healthy to eat per week? A dietitian weighs in

Protein is an essential nutrient throughout life. But where you choose to get your protein matters, too. Some protein sources, particularly red and processed meats, aren’t as good for you as other options . And some may even contribute to health risks if you eat them too often. H...