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2 killed and several wounded in shooting during a Juneteenth celebration in a Texas park
A shooting in a Texas park left two people dead and several wounded on Saturday, authorities said. The victims were shot shortly before 11 p.m. Saturday during a Juneteenth celebration at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock, about 19 miles (30.5 kilometers) north of Austin. ...
LaViolette robs Florida of homer in 9th to preserve Texas A&M's 3-2 College World Series win
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jace LaViolette robbed Cade Kurland of a go-ahead home run in the ninth inning, Justin Lamkin and two relievers struck out 16 and Texas A&M held off Florida 3-2 in a weather-delayed College World Series opener that ended early Sunday. The Aggies (50-13) will...
Daly's homer lets Kentucky celebrate 5-4, 10-inning walk-off win in its College World Series debut
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Seven of the eight teams in the College World Series have hit at least 100 home runs this season. And then there's Kentucky. Well, the Wildcats showed the long ball can be a big part of their offense, too. Ryan Nicholson hit the tying home run in...
What we know about the fight between conspiracist Alex Jones and Sandy Hook families over his assets
HOUSTON (AP) — Bombastic conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been ordered to liquidate his personal assets as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which killed 20 first graders and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was a hoax. ...
Alex Jones’ personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed
HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones′ personal assets but dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the immediate future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the...
Opal Lee gets keys to her new Texas home 85 years after a racist mob drove her family from that lot
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 97-year-old Texan known for her push to make Juneteenth a national holiday, was given the keys Friday to her new home, which was built on the same tree-lined corner lot in Fort Worth that her family was driven from by a racist mob when she was 12. ...
Supreme Court strikes down Trump-era ban on rapid-fire rifle bump stocks, reopening political fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation's political spotlight. The high court's...
New Mavs owners with casino ties preach patience on gambling in Texas as they plan for new arena
DALLAS (AP) — New Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont, part of the two families with casino ties that bought the club late last year, says the timing is uncertain for when legalized gambling might come to Texas. Dumont also says the timing doesn't matter as it relates to...
Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A large excavator stretched to the top floor of the three-story building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, punching its first hole Friday into the classroom where teacher Scott Beigel perished saving students. ...
Top US bishop worries Catholic border services for migrants might be imperiled by government action
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church’s work serving migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, says a top U.S. bishop. Archbishop Timothy Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of...
