The Odessa High volleyball team got its first win in district play with a five-set win over Midland Lee Friday. The Lady Bronchos won by scores of 13-25, 26-24, 25-21, 20-25, 15-13. The Lady Bronchos improved to 14-14 overall, 1-1 in District 2-6A. The Lady Rebels (who lost to Permian in three se...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a fe...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court's three liberal-leaning justices ...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Tens of millions of people are in ...
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By MAURICIO SAVARESE The Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO The Dallas Cowboys began their preparations in Rio de Janeiro on Friday for their game against the Baltimore Ravens with an eye on the task at hand and not the sights for which the city is known. Brian Schottenheimer, coach...
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. I...
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Sister Norma Pimentel, executive director of Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley, speaks during a one-on-one conversation with Niala Boodhoo, journalist and podcast host of “Oh God Now What,” at The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 25, 2026. Credit: Eli Hartman for The Tex...
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State Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin, speaks during a rally outside of the Texas Department of State Health Services building in Austin on Sept. 25, 2026. The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee met the same day, but closed its meeting to the public. Credit: Lori...
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Shawn Carrasco explores DGK and its community impact in the second episode of the From Prison to Powerful Purpose podcast, available on the Big 2 Plus app....
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their first winning week in the last three. The S&P 500 added 0.5% to break a three-day losing streak marked ...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) has helped secure $20 million for the Christoval Road Improvement Project. By voting for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, P.L. 119-21) and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7148, P.L. 119-75), Pfluger helped...
