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Massive US storm brings tornadoes to Texas… along with a blizzard threat

A massive storm blowing across the country spawned tornadoes in parts of Oklahoma and Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area, as much of the central United States from the Rocky Mountains to the Midwest braced Tuesday for blizzard-like conditions. An area stretching from Montana into western Nebraska and Colorado was… Read More

Prices rose 7.1 percent since last year, continuing to stabilize

Inflation in the United States slowed again last month in the latest sign that price increases are cooling despite the pressures they continue to inflict on American households. Consumer prices rose 7.1% in November from a year ago, the government said Tuesday. That was down sharply from 7.7% in October… Read More

Biden admin insider fired over luggage theft accusations

Sam Brinton was working at the U.S. Energy Department’s Office of Nuclear Energy as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Spent Fuel and Waste Disposition… but now the nuclear official is facing two criminal charges after allegedly stealing luggage from airports. Amid the charges, Brinton — the first… Read More

Mike Leach, college football pioneer, dead at 61

Mike Leach, the gruff, pioneering and unfiltered college football coach who helped revolutionize the passing game with the Air Raid offense, has died following complications from a heart condition, Mississippi State said Tuesday. He was 61. Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell… Read More

Iowa judge blocks effort to ban most abortions in the state

An effort to ban most abortions in Iowa was blocked Monday by a state judge who upheld a court decision made three years ago. Judge Celene Gogerty found there was no process for reversing a permanent injunction that blocked the abortion law in 2019. Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a… Read More

‘Twin Peaks’ composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, the composer best known for creating otherworldly scores for many David Lynch productions, from “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks” to “Mulholland Drive,” has died. He was 85. He died of natural causes on Sunday, his family said in a statement. Born in Brooklyn in March 1937 to a… Read More

Numerous top Dems quit party after midterm elections

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz., and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, made headlines this year for quitting the Democratic Party. They’re not alone. Fed up with the far-left takeover of the Democratic Party, numerous Democrats at other levels of government are eyeing the exit sign as well. So far this month,… Read More

Twitter to relaunch subscriber service after widespread confusion

Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. Sponsored: Why CBD Sometimes Doesn’t Work The… Read More

Texas Tech coach Chris Beard arrested on family violence charge

Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by Texas with expectations he’d elevate his alma mater to the same elite level, was arrested early Monday on a felony family violence charge. Beard was arrested by Austin police and booked in the… Read More

3 bald eagles die, 10 sick after eating euthanized animals

At least 13 bald eagles were likely poisoned by scavenging the carcasses of euthanized animals that were improperly dumped at a Minnesota landfill, and three of the majestic birds have died. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that state and federal wildlife officials are investigating after the eagles were found this… Read More