The Compass Academy football team enters its fifth week of the season still searching for its first victory of 2026. The Cougars are coming off another setback, falling to Merkel 47-30 in last week’s game. Despite the loss, the Cougars showed some signs of progress in their matchup against a toug...
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Actor Hayden Panettiere died from an accidental overdose of several drugs, including fentanyl, and had been in rehab just weeks before, according to a coroner’s report obtained by The Associated Press. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive in an apartment...
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President Donald Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials met Tuesday, shortly after he threatened in his address to the U.N. General Assembly that he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end nearly seven-month war. Trump told reporters about the mee...
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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is becoming “increasingly cavalier, dangerous and risk accepting,” as his war in Ukraine drags on and as he seeks to divide Western allies, NATO's deputy commander in Europe said Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stringer...
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Polo grew into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades on Tuesday, and it was expected to skirt Mexico’s southwestern coast as a Category 5 hurricane. Polo was an “extremely dangerous” storm with maximum sustained winds of 180 mph (290 kp...
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It may not have been pretty at times in last week’s Permian game, but the Panthers got it done to remain undefeated and move on to 4-0. The Panthers used a strong second half to take down previously undefeated El Paso Pebble Hills 38-24 last week at Ratliff Stadium. The game was ...
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Edward Eastland breaks down in tears as he’s comforted by Tweedy Eastland, right, and Mary Liz Eastland, left, during a hearing on a lawsuit against Camp Mystic in an Austin courtroom on April 14, 2026. Credit: Mikala Compton/Austin American-Statesman/POOL By Colleen DeGuzman, Th...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market held near its record high on Tuesday after oil prices eased again . The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged, edging down by less than 0.1%, and is sitting 0.4% below its all-time high set last month. The Dow Jones Industr...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A Special Report will air Wednesday as September marks Suicide Prevention Month, a time to honor those we’ve lost to suicide, remember those affected, and raise awareness about suicide prevention. An Odessa-based nonprofit is working to do that year-round w...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A man has been arrested for multiple sexual assault charges in Ector County. According to the arrest affidavit, on Wednesday, September 2, an Ector County sheriff investigators responded to Medical Center Hospital about a sexual assault. When the investigat...
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The Odessa Police Department is advising motorists to avoid Dixie just south of 2nd St. as both southbound and northbound lanes are currently shut down. Please use alternative routes as power lines are currently blocking the road. The post OPD issues Dixie traffic alert appeared ...
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By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer No. 11 Texas Tech is 3-0 for the second straight season, something the Red Raiders haven’t done since a three-season run 13 years ago. This season has a different vibe than last year’s run to the College Football Playoff. “We don’t look the same,...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Venezuelan man shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Texas was back in a federal detention center Tuesday after being taken to a hospital for a second time with a bullet still lodged in his back, according to his attorney. A federal ...
