4 h. ago The cruellest twist of JFK's assassination revealed in new intimate account of his final days... and Jackie's eerie 3am premonition the night before he died

'They appeared to be such a loving couple with not a care in the world,' said Sancy Newman - all the more striking because of long-standing problems in the Kennedy marriage.

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6 h. ago Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley arrested on felony assault charge in Texas

Former NBA guard Patrick Beverley has been arrested and charged with felony assault in what police in Texas are calling a “family violence” incident

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6 h. ago Texas trooper sent home after confronting South Carolina player during game

Trooper exchanged words with Nyck HarborLeBron James among critics on social mediaA Texas trooper who had an altercation with South Carolina’s Nyck Harbor after his touchdown on Saturday was sent home from the game, according to the state’s Department of Public Safety.Harbor scored on an 80-yard reception in the second quarter and ran into the tunnel after the score. As he and three teammates were walking back to the field, the trooper walked in between Harbor and another player and bumped into them. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Feds charge more people in connection with July shooting at Texas detention center

Federal prosecutors in Texas have charged six more people with a new terrorism-related charge in the July shooting outside an immigration detention center near Dallas

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12 h. ago ‘Trump is inconsistent with Christian principles’: why the Democratic party is seeing a rise of white clergy candidates

From Texas and Iowa to Arkansas, faith leaders are wading into politics to counter the rise of Christian nationalismHe grew up on a farm in Indiana, the son of a factory worker and eldest of five children. He studied at Liberty, a Christian university founded by the conservative pastor and televangelist Jerry Falwell, and recalls wearing a T-shirt expressing opposition to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.Two decades later, Justin Douglas is running for the US Congress – as a Democrat. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago From guardrails to potholes, AI is becoming the new eyes on America’s roads

Cities and states in the U.S. are turning to AI to improve road safety

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24 h. ago Future data centers are driving up forecasts for energy demand. States want proof they'll get built

Utilities are producing eye-popping forecasts about the amount of electricity they'll need to power massive new data centers that are feeding the fast-growing AI economy

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30 h. ago What is whooping cough and how to protect your family from the bacterial infection

Whooping cough, a bacterial infection that can be especially dangerous for babies and young children, is on the rise. As of November 2025, the U.S. has already recorded 20,939 cases for the year. That’s slightly lower than the 21,391 cases during the same period in 2024, but these numbers are significantly higher than in 2023, when there were 2,993 cases by this time. Texas has issued a health alert on a surge in cases, and rates are rising in other states, too.

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31 h. ago Buddy Holly crosswalk in Texas hometown to be removed following governor's order on road safety

A crosswalk honoring Buddy Holly with a painted depiction of the rock and roll legend's iconic glasses will have to be removed from his hometown of Lubbock, Texas

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37 h. ago Court blocks new rules limiting which immigrants can get commercial drivers' licenses

The Transportation Department’s new restrictions that would severely limit which immigrants can get commercial driver’s licenses to drive a semitrailer truck or bus have been put on hold by a federal appeals court

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39 h. ago 79 unknown ‘cremains’ found in Houston funeral home damaged in hurricane as police ask for help identifying them

Police are trying to link the remains to their next of kin

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40 h. ago How a Texas shrimper stalled Exxon’s $10bn plastics plant | Shilpi Chhotray

Diane Wilson recognized Exxon’s playbook – and showed how local people can take on even the most entrenched industriesWhen ExxonMobil announced it would “slow the pace of development” on a $10bn plastics plant along the Texas Gulf coast, the company blamed market conditions. But it wasn’t just the market applying pressure; it was a 77-year-old shrimper named Diane Wilson who refused to stay silent. Her fight exposes big oil’s latest survival plan: ramping up oil and gas production to create plastic.I first met Wilson back in 2019 while tracking her historic lawsuit against Formosa Plastics, the Taiwanese petrochemical giant accused of dumping toxic plastic waste throughout coastal Texas. Billions of tiny plastic pellets were contaminating waterways, shorelines, and even the soil itself.Shilpi Chhotray is the co-founder and president of Counterstream Media and Host of A People’s Climate for the Nation Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Texas A&M University professors now need approval for some race and gender topics

Texas A&M University System regents on Thursday adopted a new policy requiring professors to first get approval to discuss some race and gender topics

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55 h. ago Ghislaine Maxwell enjoys a bathroom break that fellow inmates in her Texas Club Fed prison don’t get

The convicted Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking accomplice is serving a 20-year prison sentence at a cushy federal Texas prison after an interview with the Trump administration

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56 h. ago US justice department joins lawsuit to block California’s new electoral map

Move escalates legal battle over a redistricting effort designed to help Democrats flip House seats in 2026The justice department on Thursday joined a lawsuit brought by California Republicans to block the state’s new congressional map, escalating a legal battle over a redistricting effort designed to give Democrats a better chance of retaking the House of Representatives next year.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in California, challenges the congressional map championed by Gavin Newsom, the state’s Democratic governor, in response to a Republican gerrymander in Texas, sought by Donald Trump. The justice department’s intervention in the case sets up a high-profile showdown between the Trump administration and Newsom, one of the president’s chief antagonists and a possible 2028 contender. Continue reading...

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59 h. ago AT&T reached a $177M data breach settlement. What consumers should know about claiming their money

AT&T has reached a combined $177 million settlement over two data breaches

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65 h. ago Michael Duarte's mental health battle before being shot by cops after 'waving knife'

Michael Duarte - known as FoodWithBearHands - was reportedly shot by police in Texas for 'waving a knife erratically' - the tragedy happened days after his anniversary

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3 d. ago Titans cornerback L'Jarius Sneed indicted in Texas for failing to report an aggravated assault

Tennessee Titans cornerback L’Jarius Sneed has been indicted in Texas on a misdemeanor charge for failing to report an aggravated assault

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3 d. ago Cowboys' hearts heavy after the death of Marshawn Kneeland, coach Brian Schottenheimer says

Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer says his heart and the hearts of his players are still heavy after the death of defensive end Marshawn Kneeland

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3 d. ago Food influencer Michael Duarte, 36, shot by police after 'erratic' star threatened deputy with knife

Food influencer Michael Duarte was killed by police responding to a 911 call involving a 'male subject with a knife acting erratically' on November 8 in Castroville, Texas.

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