DALLAS – A lavish Dallas mansion in the Preston Hollow neighborhood gained viral fame for its elaborate Christmas light display, but the spectacle came with an unexpected cost: $25,000 in city expenses. The homeowners, known for their festive spirit, posted a TikTok video inviting rapper Snoop Dogg to visit, which quickly captured widespread attention. Dubbed…… MORE
A strong cold front has swept through North Texas, causing temperatures to plummet. As a potential snow or wintry mix looms later in the week, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is already taking proactive measures to ensure road safety. Although the start of the week is expected to remain dry, TxDOT crews have been…… MORE
The man who carried out a deadly New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans purchased a firearm in Arlington, Texas, just weeks before the tragedy, authorities revealed on Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Houston, drove a truck into a crowded street, killing 14 people and injuring more than 30…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with hands-free glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, also traveled to Cairo, Egypt, as…… MORE
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Jimmy Carter’s long public goodbye has begun in Georgia, where the 39th U.S. president’s life started more than 100 years ago. A motorcade Saturday with Carter’s flag-draped casket began at the Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus and passed through his hometown of Plains and family farm. Former Secret Service agents…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson was reelected as House speaker on a single vote. But there’s a difficult year ahead. Johnson faces many of the same demands from hard-line conservatives that led to the ouster of his predecessor as speaker, Kevin McCarthy. But the stakes are far higher now as Republicans try to deliver on…… MORE
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year’s crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier. Officials told The Associated Press that Shamsud-Din Jabbar purchased a cooler and gun oil before the attack. They…… MORE
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital staff in Gaza say the latest Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 21 people including at least two children. Gaza’s Health Ministry said Saturday at least 59 people had been killed by strikes in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, a new effort is underway in Qatar toward a…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — Data collected by Tesla on the driver and vehicle in the Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion and then shared with law enforcement has shined a spotlight on a difficult ethical question for the auto industry: Are companies violating your privacy rights? Many cars now not only know where you’ve been, they have…… MORE
DETROIT (AP) — New vehicle sales in the U.S. rose 2.7% last year as prices and interest rates eased a bit, making SUVs, cars and trucks a little more affordable. Industry analysts say discounts, such as rebates and low-interest financing, should get even better as 2025 rolls along. They see the biggest deals coming from…… MORE
