A small settlement south of Dallas has never had running water in its 148 years of existence – despite being only 15 miles from the ninth largest city in the country. Sand Branch residents are working to revitalize their community after numerous struggles.
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Texas crews achieve 100% containment on the historic 90,000-acre Ross Fire while battling active blazes including the 8,761-acre Dry River Fire in Sutton County....
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A small settlement south of Dallas has never had running water in its 148 years of existence – despite being only 15 miles from the ninth-largest city in the country. Sand Branch residents are working to revitalize their community after numerous struggles....
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A Mississippi school district is no longer subject to a federal desegregation order after more than 50 years of court oversight.
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Protesters in San Francisco are gathering Thursday morning to express their disapproval of artificial intelligence during the final day of the Dreamforce conference....
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Pop artist Peter Max, whose kaleidoscopic, cosmic-themed imagery helped define the visual language of the 1960s counterculture, died at 88.
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A West Virginia woman is accused of leaving her frail and ailing husband on the toilet for 19 hours, an act investigators say contributed to his death....
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Investigators are hailing a 6-year-old boy’s quick actions in the wake of a stabbing spree that left four people dead in South Louisiana.
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It was another big year for Clear The Shelters . NBCUniversal Local’s 12th annual pet adoption and donation campaign led to over 135,000 adoptions and raised more $480,000 in donations for participating shelters and rescues. The adoption push took place over the entire month of A...
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Things to watch this weekend in the Atlantic Coast Conference: Game of the week No. 16 SMU (2-0, 1-0 ACC) at No. 23 Louisville (1-1, 0-0), Saturday, 2:30 p.m. CT (ESPN2) This is an early matchup of the teams picked to be the top contender to preseason ACC favorite Miami. The Must...
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Oklahoma coach Brent Venables isn’t ready to hit the panic button yet. But after a 17-10 loss to unranked Michigan on Saturday, the Sooners’ margin for error to return to the College Football Playoff is thin. Venables knows what’s ahead of his team — showdowns with No. 2 Georgia ...
