Red Cross issues urgent plea to North Texas residents to donate blood amid severe summer shortfall
The American Red Cross declared an emergency blood shortage Monday, warning that its national blood supply plummeted by nearly 25% during June.
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'No Kings' demonstrations held across Texas Saturday
Communities and organizations will gather in cities across the Lone Star State on Saturday for a "day of action" focused on nonpartisan voter participation and election protection....
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'No Kings' demonstrations draw hundreds across North Texas as midterm elections near
North Texans are two days away from being able to cast their votes and the political divide was on display as hundreds took to the streets with a message for President Trump....
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College football: 5 of the top 7 teams lost in the regular season for the first time
College football has never experienced a Saturday like this. Five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day in the regular season for the first time in history. The last time anything even remotely close happened was on Jan. 2, 1989, according to Sportradar, wh...
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This is the No. 1 risk factor for dementia that you can actually prevent, according to a geriatrician
As we get older, the world gradually starts looking and sounding a little different. Our vision may not be as sharp as it once was, and we may need to hit the “increase volume” button on the remote a few extra times to hear the television. Most people will experience some degree ...
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Tampa Bay Rays capitalize on Cleveland Guardians errors, win 7-3 to tie ALCS at 2-2
Jonathan Aranda single led to two runs in the seventh inning when the ball got by right fielder Chase DeLauter, Nick Martinez pitched 5 1/3 innings for his first postseason win and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 Saturday night to even the AL Championship ...
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Former Detroit Lions punter dies at 35 from brain cancer
Former Detroit Lions punter Kasey Redfern has died at age 35 after a battle with brain cancer. His wife told the California Post that he was diagnosed three-and-a-half years ago with central nervous system lymphoma....
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Major fire breaks out in Alberta after deadly incident at military base
Canada’s defense minister said Saturday that people were killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire. “I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Defense Minister Da...
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Temu agrees to new data security, product safety standards to settle Texas lawsuit
Online retailer Temu has agreed to implement new data security and product safety standards as a part of a $3 million settlement with the State of Texas....
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Val Chmerkovskiy hit with one-week suspension on ‘Dancing With The Stars'
Val Chmerkovskiy will not be participating in the upcoming episode of “Dancing With The Stars.” The show announced Oct. 17 that Chmerkovskiy, a pro on the competition who’s currently paired with actor Jenna Dewan, will be suspended for a week. It comes after Chmerkovskiy found hi...
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Boy and man killed, 10 injured after woman drives through youth soccer game in Wichita, Kansas
A 6-year-old boy and 35-year-old man were killed, and 10 others were injured, when a woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game at a city sports complex in Wichita, Kansas , Saturday afternoon, police said. The 34-year-old driver, from Garden City, Kansas, was in custody, th...
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2 killed in early morning house fire in Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie firefighters are investigating the cause of an early morning house fire that killed two.
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Guns to Gardens DFW hopes to turn unwanted firearms into garden tools, art
From firearms to garden tools, art, and jewelry…that’s the goal of Guns to Gardens DFW, a movement that’s holding events in North Texas. “Perhaps they have young children in their homes or no longer hunt. Others may have family members suffering illness or depression, whom they f...