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Mesquite Uber driver has account suspended after shooting at attempted robbery suspects
An Uber driver from Mesquite says he's being unfairly punished by the company after defending himself from would-be robbers this weekend.
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Texas renters: Check if you qualify for share of RealPage settlement
Renters who lived at properties using RealPage software from 2018 through 2025 may qualify for a share of a proposed $360 million settlement.
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See list: Facebook and Instagram’s new limits on kids under settlement: Daily caps, no nights, forced pauses
The settlement calls for Meta to make major changes that would limit when children could use its social media services, give parents more control over their kids’ accounts, and implement more safety protocols....
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Dolly Parton had many projects in the works before her death. Where they stand
Before her death , Dolly Parton had a slew of projects she was excited about bringing to life and sharing with her millions of fans. On Aug. 26, a day after the country icon died at the age of 80 , her team shared an update on all the plans she had in development. “Dolly worked u...
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Cruz says 'it's no secret' he wants to be president
Sen. Ted Cruz said it is “no secret” that he wants to be president, but would not say whether he will run in 2028.
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Missouri grandma ordered to stop serving free breakfasts refuses to back down, 'They are my family'
A woman says she won't stop serving free breakfast in Harrisburg, Missouri, despite a health department letter saying she needs a permit.
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Man wanted for creepy mask threats at Philly City Hall arrested in Las Vegas
The man wanted by Philadelphia Police for allegedly terrorizing citizens near City Hall has been arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada,
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11 visitors trapped as dangerous flash flooding tears through iconic national park
Eleven visitors became stranded during flash flooding at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah after heavy rain swept through the area.
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Miley Cyrus remembers godmother Dolly Parton: 'I will always love her’
Miley Cyrus opened up Wednesday about the heartbreaking loss of her godmother, Dolly Parton.
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Rochelle's Canoe Rentals vows to rebuild after devastating Ross Fire
The Ross Fire has left a path of destruction across Palo Pinto and Jack counties. More than 83,000 acres have burned, and the fire is still far from contained. Some people are beginning to see the damage for themselves. One family returned to a place that has been part of their f...
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160 killed in China-Nepal flash floods; hundreds missing, including 47 Americans
Scores of people were killed Wednesday when flash floods swept through communities along the China-Nepal border. Rescue teams are still trying to locate hundreds more who are still missing in the Himalayan region, including nearly 50 Americans....
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Texas judge denies Minnesota’s request to stop release of ICE agent charged in fatal shooting
A federal judge has denied Minnesota’s request to prevent the release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer being held in a Texas jail in connection with a deadly shooting earlier this year....
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Father of USS Abraham Lincoln sailor released from immigration detention
A father was released from immigration detention after Border Patrol officers arrested him while he was waiting for his son, a Navy sailor, to return from the USS Abraham Lincoln....
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Meet Bolt, the TSA's cutest canine for 2026
Bolt, a “doggone dedicated” bomb sniffer at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, has been named TSA’s top dog for 2026.
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Man poses as a 49ers player to defraud women in Oregon, authorities say
A man was accused of pretending to be a San Francisco 49ers player to defraud women in Oregon, according to the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon. Beginning in February 2022, Daejon Labrayae Love, 35, and Taylor Jamie Chan, 18, created fictitious investments to ...
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A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. Thursday night
Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in southern Europe , a near-total lunar eclipse is set to put on a show Thursday night for people across North and South America. Lunar eclipses occur when Earth slips between the sun and the moon and casts a shadow on the l...
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Broken AC units leave some Fort Worth apartment residents in heat
Some residents at The Hayes apartments in Fort Worth say they have been dealing with broken air conditioning during the Texas heat, as city officials report multiple AC violations at the complex. A spokesperson for Fort Worth’s Code Compliance Department said the city has issued ...
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Some people say Panda Express isn't ‘authentic' Chinese food. The CEO says he ‘takes no offense' to that
Panda Express is known for its orange chicken, fortune cookies, egg rolls and more signature menu items. But is any of it “authentic” Chinese food? Does it matter? On Aug. 26, Panda Express CEOs and couple Andrew and Peggy Cherng, who have been married 50 years, spoke with Savann...
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Military trial date set for alleged mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks
A military judge ruled Wednesday that the man accused of being the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks will stand trial starting in June 2028. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed will be prosecuted alongside others suspected of conspiring in the attacks: Walid bin Attash, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali an...
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How to know if your visa was revoked by the U.S. government
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States. If it happens, the move would be the largest single mass revocation of visas in U.S. histor...
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Dallas police investigate fatal shooting of driver after pedestrian struck
Dallas police are investigating a fatal Red Bird shooting on West Virginia Drive after 20-year-old Aniya Edwards was shot, causing her to strike a pedestrian before dying at a local hospital on Tuesday night....
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Texas child care subsidy targets fall as costs rise
Something like: Texas expects its child care subsidy program to support roughly 14,000 fewer children on an average day next year, with newly approved TWC targets showing dramatically different changes across North Texas. Texas lawmakers took up the state’s child care system Wedn...
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Wildfire embers can travel a mile or more. Here's how to protect your home
As crews battle the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties west of Fort Worth, fire experts are reminding homeowners that one of the biggest threats from a wildfire can come from tiny embers carried far beyond the fire front. The Texas A&M Forest Service says airborne burning ...
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Talarico wants to unearth Paxton's depositions to keep focus on his past in Senate race
James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, wants to reveal depositions involving Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, as part of an ongoing effort to keep the focus on Paxton’s history of scandals. The depositions involve a civil case where Unity Resources...
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Army to ramp up nuclear power, build microreactors at Fort Hood, four other bases
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday that it plans to add nuclear microreactors at five military bases from New York to Texas as a reliable source of energy independent of the commercial electric grid. The announcement comes as the Trump administration pushes hard to develop the nex...
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Federal judge denies Minnesota bid to compel extradition of ICE officer from Texas
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. wrote in an order that he cou...
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Texas House Democrats urge Abbott to call for closing of Dilley ICE facility
Texas House Democrats are asking Gov. Greg Abbott to request the closing of a Texas immigration processing facility.
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Meta agrees to settle social media addiction case for up to $16.8B
Meta has agreed to pay nearly $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial that's been playing out in Oakland over teen social media addiction and settle claims filed by 47 states, court records show....
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MO3 Trial: Defense gives opening statements
Defense Attorney Myra McIntosh gives her opening statements in the trial for Kewon White, who is accused of killing MO3 in the middle of a busy Dallas interstate in 2020....
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Dolly Parton locked away a song the world won't hear until 2045
Dolly Parton’s legacy includes a song fans won’t hear until 2045. An unreleased Dolly Parton track has been sealed inside a time‑capsule box at Dollywood’s DreamMore Resort in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. It is a project she completed in 2015 when the resort first opened. “I have wri...
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A behind-the-scenes look at Big Tex's new cowboy shirt being made
The State Fair of Texas is less than a month away, and NBC 5 got a behind-the-scenes look at Big Tex’s new western classic shirt being made. How many stitches does it take to dress a 55-foot cowboy? Who knows. But one thing that’s certain: There was no way Jeff Teasley was turnin...
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What to bring if you need to evacuate during a wildfire
As crews continue battling the Ross Fire in Palo Pinto County, residents in parts of Palo Pinto and Jack counties are being urged to evacuate as a precaution , while the City of Graford remains on alert. As of Wednesday morning, the evacuation recommendation includes Palo Pinto C...
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Dallas caps property tax rate, bucking hikes in other Texas cities
While other Texas cities have increased taxes to balance their books, Dallas officials aren’t going to do that. The City Council voted 8-6 to cap the rate at 69.78 cents per $100 of taxable value. They agreed with City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert’s budget recommendation, indic...
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Tristan Peters stars as the White Sox beat Jacob deGrom and the Rangers
Tristan Peters hit a two-run double off Jacob deGrom during Chicago’s six-run first inning, and the White Sox held off the Texas Rangers 11-7 on Tuesday night. Peters also went deep in the sixth, extending his career-high homer streak to four games. The All-Star outfielder had th...
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The Dolly Parton you may not know, in her own words
For nearly five decades, Dolly Parton talked with Associated Press reporters about far more than the songs that made her famous. She talked about movie stardom, kissing a president and her charity work, among other things. Those interviews captured a Parton who could be funny and...
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Yella Beezy Trial: Testimony to begin in alleged gunman Kewon White’s case
Follow live updates as testimony begins in the murder-for-hire trial of Kewon White, the gunman who was allegedly hired by Dallas rapper Yella Beezy to kill rival rapper MO3 in 2020....
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Judge strikes down Texas ban on drag shows, tells people offended by them ‘just don't go'
A federal judge in Texas struck down a 2023 state law Tuesday that sought to restrict drag shows , ruling it was unconstitutional. U.S. District Judge David Hittner, a Reagan appointee, said the measure, known as Texas Senate Bill 12, improperly restricted speech, violating the F...
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Pair accused of burglarizing Florida home of couple killed in Kenya helicopter crash
A man and woman were arrested after they were accused of burglarizing the Coral Gables home and stealing the luxury cars of a couple killed in a helicopter crash in Kenya last week, records showed. Geybert Alexander Garcia, 40, and Melany Perdomo, 24, were arrested Tuesday on cha...
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How to avoid a Social Security cut? Lawmakers are floating ideas for what to do
With the few months they have left as senators, Democrat Dick Durbin and Republican Bill Cassidy have embarked on a mission to save tens of millions of Social Security beneficiaries from a projected 22% cut in their benefits, starting in just six years. It is one of the most peri...
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North Texas wildfire burns 80,000 acres, is 12% contained
Crews west of Fort Worth are battling the 80,000-acre Ross Fire in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, which remains 12% contained as shifting winds threaten remote structures and force evacuations....
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Miley Cyrus pays tribute to godmother Dolly Parton: ‘I have an angel by my side'
Miley Cyrus has paid tribute to her “fairy godmother,” Dolly Parton. The 33-year-old star shared a touching social media post Wednesday honoring Parton, her godmother who died this week at the age of 80 . “The feeling of losing my Aunt Dolly is beyond what feels right to share,” ...
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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drug that's shown to improve survival
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a groundbreaking new drug for the most common form of pancreatic cancer, offering U.S. patients a more effective treatment against one of the deadliest types of cancer. FDA officials gave expedited approval to the first-of-a-...
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Tim Curry, ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show' star, dies at 80
Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” has died. He was 80. Curry, who suffered a stroke in 2012 that put him in a wheelchair, died Wednesday at hi...
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Man convicted in murder-for-hire killing of Microsoft manager on Florida road
A man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of a Microsoft design manager on a Florida road was convicted Wednesday in a murder-for-hire scheme that followed years of a stormy child custody arrangement between the victim and his wealthy ex-wife. Jared Bridegan was shot in 2022 ...
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Epic La Tomatina food fight paints a small Spanish town red
Thousands of revelers descended on Buñol on Wednesday for the annual La Tomatina food fight , where they painted the small Spanish town red with up to 165 tons of overripe tomatoes. Loaded trucks plodded through the crowd with people in their cargo beds throwing tomatoes at the r...
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WATCH LIVE: Trial begins for accused gunman in Dallas rapper MO3's killing
The first trial for three men accused of plotting to kill Dallas rapper MO3, whose real name was Melvin Noble, in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme begins on Wednesday. Kewon White is the first of the three men to stand trial. He is charged with murder and is accused of being the...
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Meta agrees to settle social media addiction suit with states for up to $18 billion
Meta Platforms, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, on Wednesday agreed to settle a wide-ranging social media addiction lawsuit with the state of California and a number of other states. “The agreement includes a payment of approximately $18 billion, which can be used to fund yo...
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Montana man killed 8 relatives, including 4 kids, at Sunday dinner, family says
A man killed eight of his relatives, including four children, as they gathered for Sunday dinner at a home outside Billings, Montana, weeks after his parents asked him to move out, a family member told The Associated Press. Brad Ireland, whose former wife and two children were am...
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Next Atlantic storm will be named Dolly, but it's not connected to Parton's death
The next tropical storm that develops in the Atlantic this hurricane season will be named Dolly, but the timing is pure coincidence and has no connection to Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday . Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization, and the ...
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At least 8 dead after avalanche triggers catastrophic flash floods in Nepal
Hundreds of people were reported missing after an avalanche of ice and rock triggered massive flash floods that swept through parts of Nepal on Wednesday, killing at least eight people and causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure. Officials said 384 tourists, incl...
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Dress drive to help students find their fancy fit for free
If you’re cleaning out the closet, a group in Fort Worth wants to do something good with your new or gently loved formal wear and accessories. Volunteers are busy getting ready for the fourth annual “Your Dress, Their Dream” Prom Dress Drive on Sunday, August 30. “Each year, all ...
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In a divided America, left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers
In rural eastern Nebraska , a technology revolution could rise from fields of corn and soybean in the form of new data centers to power the artificial intelligence boom. But just like around many parts of the country, opposition has been building in ways that defy typical partisa...
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May 1, 2026; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Cole Hutson (68) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Maverick McIvor (5) jog off the field after practice at the Ford Center at the Star Training Facility in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-I
May 1, 2026; Frisco, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Cole Hutson (68) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Maverick McIvor (5) jog off the field after practice at the Ford Center at the Star Training Facility in Frisco, Texas. Mandatory Credit: Chris Jones-I The Lufkin Daily N...
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Three Secret Service officials are placed on administrative leave pending investigation
Three U.S. Secret Service officials were placed on administrative leave Tuesday, pending the outcome of an investigation by the agency’s professional standards office. The three were operating in non-law-enforcement capacities and were being investigated for potential misconduct,...
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Memory care facility employee facing sex assault charges
A memory care facility employee in Rockwall was arrested and accused of engaging in a sexual relationship with an elderly woman with dementia. FOX 4's David Sentendrey has more....
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Austin Metcalf's dad reacts to Karmelo Anthony retrial hearing
The father of Austin Metcalf spoke to reporters about Karmelo Anthony's motion for a new trial getting denied this past weekend. FOX 4's Amelia Jones has more....
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Dolly Parton dies at 80 after brief battle with cancer
Iconic singer, actress, and philanthropist Dolly Parton passed away on Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer. FOX 4's Vania Castillo reports on how Texas was a huge part of Parton's image....
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Youth camp destroyed by Palo Pinto County fire
A youth camp in Palo Pinto is one of many structures affected by the Ross Fire, which continues to devastate Palo Pinto County and other counties west of Fort Worth. FOX 4's Peyton Yager has more....