UPDATE- WEDNESDAY 1/1/2025 7:30-pm. Fox News has now confirmed that an explosion in Las Vegas this morning is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack. The driver was inside the vehicle when it caught fire and was killed. Seven other people suffered minor injuries.… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (WFAA TV) — One of the 15 people killed in the attack on New Year’s Day on Bourbon Street in New Orleans was the brother of a wide receiver for the Texas Christian University football team. According to CBS Sports, 28-year-old Tiger Bech, who previously played as a wide receiver for Princeton University,…… MORE
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Cowboys released running back Ezekiel Elliott on Tuesday, a quiet end to a Dallas career that started with two rushing titles in three seasons but faded quickly from there. The move was the end of Elliott’s second stint with the team that drafted him fourth overall in 2016. The Cowboys dumped him in a…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecution. Luigi Mangione, 26, was shackled and seated in a Manhattan court when he leaned over to a microphone to enter…… MORE
(ASSOCIATED PRESS) – American Airlines said Thursday it has settled a federal race discrimination lawsuit filed by three Black men who were ordered to deboard a flight last January. Financial details of the settlement weren’t released. American called it an “amicable resolution” to the lawsuit, which was filed in May in federal court in New…… MORE
HOUSTON – (WBAP/KLIF) A 23-year old mother, twin newborns and two additional children were taken crying from their American father when they showed up as ordered to what they believed was an immigration hearing near Houston. The father maintains the mother and children were refused warm clothing, had no money and no contacts when they…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point — its third cut this year — but also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned, largely because of still-elevated inflation. The Fed’s 19 policymakers projected that they will cut their benchmark…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reverse the action. The California rule is stricter than…… MORE
UPDATE: Madison Police now identify the shooting suspect as a 17 year old female student found dead when they entered the school. Officials now confirm 2 people were killed in the shooting; a teenaged student and a teacher. Several more are hospitalized; reports place the injured between six and nine others. UPDATE: Madison Police now…… MORE
By JUAN A. LOZANO Updated 11:27 AM CST, December 13, 2024. HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. The death of Jocelyn Nungaray was among several cases this year that became flashpoints…… MORE
