Kennedy Center officials were long aware of serious structural issues that they cited as new problems after the abrupt decision to close the performing arts venue this month, a group of former employees allege in a letter to Congress. The center’s executive director and chief operating officer,...
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The German and Russian foreign ministers met Saturday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, holding what's believed to be the first such tête-à-tête since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 . The meeting came as tensions between the European Union and Russia...
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The United States should be cautious not to over-regulate artificial intelligence companies, U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington , R-Lubbock, said Saturday at the Texas Tribune Festival, arguing that the country has too much at stake with health and safety in the race against China to deve...
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Jennifer Lopez brought diva wattage to Dolce & Gabbana’s runway show for Spring Summer 2027 on Saturday, taking her front-row seat in a dark velvet suit with matching cap and equestrian boots. The collection treated the house's Sicilian codes as an inheritance to be updated rathe...
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Two people are hospitalized after a fire damaged Robert’s Lafitte, a historic LGBTQ+ bar in Galveston, overnight. Firefighters were called to the bar near Avenue Q and 25th Street. The Galveston Fire Department said the fire began in a shed next door before spreading to the busin...
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Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers are set to make their WNBA postseason debuts while Caitlin Clark returns to the playoffs after missing last season because of injury. The WNBA postseason begins Sunday with four first-round matchups. Clark's Fever face A'ja Wilson and the Las Vegas ...
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Pope Leo XIV draws hundreds of thousands to Paris' Champs-Élysées for a massive outdoor Mass.
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The White House left CNN off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s trip Saturday to a college football game in Tennessee, marking the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. CNN, a member of the U.S. network v...
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President Donald Trump has rejected Iran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Houston and Galveston County Drivers and METRO riders should plan for delays due to major road closures and METRORail's Red Line service suspension.
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When Palau President Surangel Samuel Whipps Jr. recently took his children to his nation's Helen Island, two-thirds of it was gone. Rising seas caused by climate change had swallowed generational burial grounds, washing away a people's entire culture and identity. “For us, it's d...
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Thousands are without power on the U.S. Northeast, while roads are flooding in some coastal New Jersey communities.
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METRO's Community Connector is an on-demand electric shuttle service that works sort of like any ride share app you book from. After it's three-year pilot program, the agency says it will begin charging a fare for the service....
