Staving Off G.O.P. Attacks, Democrats Show New Urgency on Crime
But in Washington, Democratic leaders are now plainly more focused on heading off attacks from the right than placating the activist left. If this week...
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Woman drives off from armed man who impersonated a deputy, Waller Co. Sheriff's Office says
WALLER COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Law enforcement officials in Waller County believe someone driving an unmarked sedan with red and blue emergency lights on top...
'The Tea Party to the 10th power': Trumpworld bets big on critical race theory
“This is the Tea Party to the 10th power,” Steve Bannon, Trump’s former adviser who has zeroed in on local school board fights over critical...
Home burns in north Austin near Walnut Creek park Wednesday
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a one-day cool down Tuesday, we’re back to the high heat and humidity Wednesday. High temperatures through the rest of the...
Bragg Holds Lead in Manhattan District Attorney Primary
Mr. Bragg and Ms. Farhadian Weinstein both have substantive legal pedigrees. Mr. Bragg graduated from Harvard Law School, clerked for a federal judge in New...
Theresa Balboa's roommate charged in 5-year-old Houston boy's death
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The roommate of a woman accused of trying to hide the lifeless body of her boyfriend’s 5-year-old son now faces a...
Waterloo Park, Moody Amphitheater to open August 14; Gary Clark Jr. to play 1st concert
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin’s newest downtown park and concert venue will open August 14. Waterloo Greenway Conservancy officials teased the opening of Waterloo Park in...
India Walton, Socialist Challenger, Stuns Buffalo's Incumbent Mayor
A progressive challenger running her first campaign was poised on Tuesday to beat Buffalo’s four-term Democratic mayor in a primary upset that would upend the...
Massive 883-pound shark tracked off New Jersey coast
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — A nearly 900-pound, 11-foot-long great white shark pinged off the coast of Atlantic City, New Jersey as she made her...
Democrats confront failure on elections strategy
In today’s 50-50 Senate, Democrats would need every single one of their members to vote in favor of any changes to the rules, and there...
Austin police identify teen murdered at weekend birthday party
AUSTIN (KXAN)– Austin Police say 19-year-old Javone Montre Hodges was killed during Sunday’s homicide on Robert Wooding Drive. Neighbors describe large crowd running in a...
Primary Day in New York: Rain, Short Lines and a New Kind of Ballot
It appeared ranked choice was having an unusual effect on some New Yorkers: They were civil. Political rancor had no place on the street corner,...