1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (551+ words) Ladies and gentlemen, grab your peanuts, popcorn, and political scorecards. Senator Ted Cruz has en- tered the ballpark, and apparently nobody told him he only gets to play one position. Pitcher? Cruz. Catcher? Cruz. First base? Cruz. Outfield? Cruz. Baseball…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (367+ words) HOUSTON — The Houston Police Department stopped automatically investigating shootings involving federal officers inside city limits more than a year before an immigration agent fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, according to a Houston Chronicle investigation published Sept. 9. The policy change has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (242+ words) Former NFL quarter- back, civil rights activist and entrepreneur Colin Kaepernick will receive the Muhammad Ali Center’s Humanitarian of the Year Award at the 13th annual Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards on November 7, 2026, in Louisville, Kentucky. The award recognizes Kaepernick’s continued work…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (322+ words) A Texas judge has denied Karmelo Anthony’s request for a new trial, leaving his murder conviction and 35-year prison sentence in place. Retired Kaufman County District Judge Michael Chitty issued the decision Saturday following a two-day hearing in Collin County....

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (241+ words) The U.S. Department of Education has issued new guidance warning schools against changing student-discipline policies for the purpose of reducing racial disparities, prompting concern from civil-rights and education advocates. The guidance, issued Aug. 18 by the department’s Office for Civil Rights, says…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (216+ words) Hayden Panettiere, the actress known for starring in the television series “Heroes” and “Nashville,” has died at age 36, her family confirmed Monday through her publicist. Panettiere was found unresponsive Sunday at her apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, and was pronounced…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) At least six people, including a 4-year-old boy, have died after powerful storms and flooding swept across Indiana, state emergency officials reported Saturday. The deaths occurred in Delaware, Jennings, Lake, Porter and LaPorte counties after the storm system began Tuesday,…...

4+ week, 15+ hour ago   (169+ words) A U.S. Army soldier’s wife is back home after immigration officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil and released her following more than a month in federal custody. Eliaser remained aboard as other detainees left the plane in Brazil,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (197+ words) The United States has recorded 2,566 confirmed measles cases so far in 2026, extending the country’s highest annual total in more than 35 years, according to updated federal data. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the cases had been reported as…...