Meet Cooper Lutkenhaus, North Texas’ teenage track prodigy
Lutkenhaus, 17, has already won gold in the 800 meters on the professional track and field circuit.
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'Camp Rock 3': Liamani Segura, Malachi Barton on stepping into more 'grounded' roles
After 16 years, "Camp Rock 3" welcomes a new class of young musicians, with stars Liamani Segura and Malachi Barton trading their fantasy ro…
Migrant kids are often being held in a South Texas detention center five times longer than a court order allows
The nation’s only detention center for families is routinely holding children beyond the 20-day limit, including an Iranian-born “average Am…
Major supermarket chain closes at least 39 stores as nationwide overhaul takes shape
Kroger has closed at least three dozen stores since announcing plans last year to shutter 60 locations that were not "delivering sustainable…
Two central Texas men killed in two-truck crash in Fisher County, DPS says
Two central Texas men were killed, and another driver was injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash at an intersection in Fisher Co…
Houston law firm with ties to Trump administration declines offer to represent migrant children
Burke Law Group published a short statement on social media saying it had considered applying for a “small portion” of the $150 million cont…
3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010
Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday, the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on t…
Rare Egyptian treasures make US debut at San Francisco's De Young Museum
The "Treasures of the Pharaohs" exhibition opens to the public Aug. 1 and runs through Jan. 31, 2027, at the De Young Museum in San Francisc…
Bruce the dog update: Ventura County, California euthanizes Great Pyrenees mix after motion filed with U.S. Supreme Court
A 3-year-old Great Pyrenees mix named Bruce was euthanized after being deemed vicious following several biting incidents, despite an emergen…
Police searching for person following car crash SE Houston Thursday, HPD says
SkyEye flew over the scene where a gray car was heavily damaged, with multiple police cruisers surrounding it.
NYC Parks worker arrested after 10-year-old girl loses fingers in fireworks accident
Authorities said the child found an M-80 firework in a park bathroom and showed it to a Parks Department worker, who authorities say helped …
Texas’ mail ballot ID requirements restored by federal appeals court
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuked the lower court’s 2025 ruling that struck down nine provisions of a sweeping election law rela…