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The court for the women's ncaa basketball games

Sports

Women's NCAA Tournament games in Portland played on court with mismatched 3-point lines

7:52am April 01, 2024

by Tim Booth, AP Sports Writer

The 3-point line for the women's NCAA Tournament at Moda Center had a discrepancy in distance at each end of the court that went unnoticed through four games over two days before Texas and North Carolina State were informed of the problem ahead of their Elite Eight matchup on Sunday.

National

The Texas attorney general is investigating a supplier of Boeing 737 parts

10:07am March 29, 2024

by Ayana Archie

In January, a door plug flew off a Boeing 737 Max 9 plane during a flight, leaving a hole in the fuselage, some of which are produced by Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc.

The new UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopter sits on the tarmac at the National Guard's Eastern Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. A similar helicopter crashed in Texas on Friday, killing two National Guard members and a Border Patrol agent.

National

2 National Guard members and Border Patrol agent are killed in Texas helicopter crash

4:49pm March 09, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Three National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent were on board when a helicopter crashed near the Mexican border. A soldier was seriously injured.

The Apollo Chamber Players create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. The members of the Houston based ensemble are Matthew Dudzik, left, Aria Cheregosha, Matthew J. Detrick and Anabel Ramírez.

This classical ensemble is tuned in to today's headlines

10:41am March 03, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

The Apollo Chamber Players in Houston, Texas, create concerts in response to book banning, the refugee crisis, the war in Gaza and other world events. Thousands of people attend their performances.

Firefighters battle the Smokehouse Creek Fire north of Canadian, Texas, on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024.

National

Gov. Abbott says Texas wildfires may have destroyed up to 500 structures

12:07am March 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

Texas officials warned that the threat was not yet over. Higher temperatures and stronger winds forecast for Saturday elevated worries that fires in the Panhandle could continue spreading.

In this photo provided by the Flower Mound, Texas, Fire Department, Flower Mound firefighters respond to a fire in the Texas Panhandle, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.

National

Expanding wildfires force Texas nuclear facility to pause operations

11:26pm February 27, 2024

by The Associated Press

Rapidly moving Texas wildfires Tuesday prompted evacuations in small towns and shut down a nuclear facility as strong winds, dry grass and unseasonably warm temperatures fueled the blazes.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of Texas and Florida social media laws

10:37pm February 26, 2024

by Carrie Johnson

These cases raise a critical question for the First Amendment and the future of social media: whether states can force the platforms to carry content they find hateful or objectionable.

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Mexican health authorities suspended operation at this medical clinic in Matamoros, Tamaulipas after reports that a number of cosmetic surgery patients were exposed to a potentially deadly fungal meningitis. Twelve patients with probable or confirmed cases died.

Health & Safety

They came to clinics in Mexico for cosmetic surgery and got a deadly fungal meningitis

9:07am February 22, 2024

by Melody Schreiber

The risks of medical tourism are depicted in a study of U.S patients who traveled to two clinics for procedures like tummy tucks and butt lifts — and were exposed to a virulent fungal meningitis.

During the winter months, American alligators go into a state of brumation, the cold-blooded version of hibernation.

Science

Texas cold leaves alligators frozen underwater, but still alive. Here's how

5:00am January 25, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

Alligators rely on external sources to regulate their body temperatures — so during winter, they will go into brumation. A viral video captured the phenomenon during the Texas winter freeze.

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review a lower court decision that would make mifepristone less accessible.

Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case

10:21am December 13, 2023

The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone, and the circumstances under which it can be prescribed.