The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas. The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction. That ruling marked a setback to one...
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas announced it will stop offering its Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans in 2027, requiring affected customers to select new coverage....
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Fort Worth Police announced one of their officers died on Wednesday after suffering an unexpected medical emergency while working in the line of duty.
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Robert Wayne Boling Jr. pleaded guilty in Texas federal court for conspiring to steal money and military benefits from thousands of U.S. veterans.
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A federal jury convicted 56-year-old Dallas man Phillip Daniel Peterson on six counts of sending violent threatening emails across state lines, carrying a potential sentence of up to 30 years in federal prison....
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At 18, Ava Soliz is walking across the Texas Christian University campus and into a new chapter of her life, one she once feared might never be possible. Two years ago, the young athlete was battling an aggressive form of bone cancer and facing a life-changing decision. Soliz was...
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An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the 2025 deaths of her twin toddlers. Andrea Shaw, 23, has pleaded not guilty and has said the 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving flu shots and routine childhood vaccinati...
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones does not anticipate making any more coaching changes this season. Additions to the roster are another story. Jones said Wednesday at the NFL’s annual fall meeting that the hiring of longtime defensive assistant Mike Pettine earlier this month was ...
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Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the fir...
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The Orionid meteor shower will peak Oct. 21–22, offering sky watchers a chance to see meteors from Halley’s Comet before dawn.
business
Imagine the thrill of shopping without ever getting a bill. That’s what’s happening on new websites that allow users to order everything from food to clothing without paying — because nothing gets delivered. These shopping simulation sites offer the rush that can come from shoppi...
schools
A couple from Texas was charged this week in the deadly freeway shooting of a 17-year-old high school girl who was driving to the zoo for a Halloween celebration. Willie Herndon, 42, was charged by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office in Missouri with first-degree m...
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New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant , accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a sprawling Santa Fe-area ranch where the disgraced financier entertained guests. The lawsuit seeks to stop att...
