On the Sunday evening of Labor Day weekend, after a delightful dinner with close friends, I tripped over one of those ubiquitous electric rent-a-scooters. I went down hard, landing on my knee and arm, though luckily not hitting my head. At home that night, I couldn’t even bend my left elbow enoug...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The sweeping victories that led Democrats to their largest congressional majority in decades did little to resolve the party’s long-term debate over its identity and what it should stand for. Tuesday's winners spanned the ideological spectrum and ranged from est...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nithya Raman, a little-known Los Angeles City Council member backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, has defeated Mayor Karen Bass, an upset that will alter the trajectory of the nation’s second-largest city. The India-born Raman's upstart campaign mark...
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Alaskans are awaiting more results from key races on the general election ballot, including a bitterly fought U.S. Senate campaign and an open seat for governor. A ballot measure seeking to repeal Alaska’s unique system of open primaries and ranked vote general elections was also...
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The UTPB men’s basketball team will begin its 2026-27 season with a mostly overhauled roster as the Falcons look to improve from last year’s record. The Falcons are coming off a 10-18 showing from last year, the team’s first losing record in three years. UTPB is also chasing afte...
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By MATTHEW DALY and GARY FIELDS The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal panel deciding whether to give final approval Thursday to President Donald Trump’s proposed memorial arch in Washington began its hearing with the chair of the commission praising Trump for pursuing an arch...
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By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Let’s start with the bad news: That A24 Dior T-shirt that you may have seen on Robert Pattinson and Sabrina Carpenter? It’s not for sale. But you know what is? A nesting-doll set featuring Pattinson’s A24 movie characters, from “Primetime” and “The ...
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A female postal worker shot two fellow employees at the main post office in Iowa’s capital city Thursday before being captured nearby, authorities said. A third employee was injured in a fall while trying to escape. None of the injuries were believed to be...
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York appeals judges grilled President Donald Trump’s lawyers and prosecutors Thursday about his bid to erase his historic hush money conviction, but the court didn’t signal how or when it would rule. The judges delved into legal theory, presidential immunity a...
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The U.S. Postal Service will hire holiday clerk assistants and rural carrier associates across various Texas locations.
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Happy Clouds Smoke Shop’s last stock of THCa flower bud at its Guadalupe St. in Austin on March 30, 2026. Credit: Leila Saidane for The Texas Tribune By Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has led a crusade against THC products over the past few years, eventua...
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Florida and Alabama plan to execute two men Thursday for killing older adults during home robberies, just hours after Indiana put a prisoner to death in the first of three lethal injections scheduled for the same day in the U.S. It would be Florida’s 19th execution this year unde...
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A school bus drives past the Texas Capitol Complex as State Board of Education members hold a meeting in the William B. Travis building in Austin on Nov. 17, 2023. Credit: Julius Shieh/The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Republicans’ unrestrained dominance over w...
