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Inside the insurgent rise and rapid downfall of Graham Platner’s campaign

(CNN) — Soon after news broke Monday that a woman who had previously dated Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner accused him of rape — an allegation he has denied — his campaign reached out to former Sen. Barbara Boxer.

Charlie Kirk’s accused killer ‘said he wishes he hadn’t done it,’ roommate told Utah prosecutors

Provo, Utah (CNN) — Utah prosecutors presenting evidence against the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk showed a videotaped statement Thursday by the defendant’s former roommate, who is thought to be a pivotal witness in the case.

Why America's drug shortages are lasting longer

Kivo reports that while new drug shortages in the U.S. have declined, existing shortages are lasting longer, impacting critical medications like injectables.

Why concerns about tap water quality are getting harder to ignore

Culligan reports that concerns over tap water quality are rising as new contaminants like PFAS and microplastics are discovered, prompting increased scrutiny and regulatory attention.

She submitted herself for an Emmy. Now she’s a nominee

(CNN) — Actor Brittany Allen was home in bed in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning when she learned she was among the 25 Emmy nods that “The Pitt” received. The HBO medical drama was this year’s most nominated show, scoring…

Driver fleeing DPS traffic stop crashes, rolls vehicle in Saginaw

The driver and passenger were hospitalized with injuries.

'Lights All Night' music festival returns to Dallas with headliner Tiësto

Organizers said additional artist announcements, ticket information and festival details will be released in the coming months.

Mortgage rates are stuck near 6.5%. A new housing law may make buying easier – eventually

(CNN) — Home shoppers hoping for a break in affordability as the spring homebuying season wraps up may be in for another letdown.

Reality TV showdown? ‘RHOC’ season 20 and Big Brother 28 premiere tonight

Which show to watch first, the "Real Housewives" or "Big Brother," that is the question.

$500 million investment to boost Sherman’s GlobalWafers

GlobalWafers in Sherman, Texas, received $500 million in strategic funding from Micron Technology under a 10-year supply agreement to bolster semiconductor manufacturing capacity in the US. This investment supports supply chain expansion and reinforces the US semiconductor ecosystem.

Irving police seek additional victims after man accused of secretly recording women in store restrooms, dressing rooms

During the investigation, detectives recovered additional electronic evidence that led them to believe there may be more victims recorded beginning in April.

Brush Hour: Wichita Falls' art battle ignites creativity

Brush Hour will take place on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. at The Kemp, located at 1300 Larmar St.

Grapevine's Wally Funk, who went to space, has died at the age of 87

Funk broke down a decades-old barrier when she went to space in 2021.

How to get rid of swimmer’s ear and prevent it from coming back

GoodRx reports swimmer's ear, an outer ear infection caused by trapped water, can be managed with home remedies and is typically treated with eardrops.

Can ChatGPT give good relationship advice?

Talkspace reports that while ChatGPT can provide general relationship advice and support for communication, it isn't a substitute for professional therapy or deep emotional insight.

Weekend calendar: All the ways to beat the heat in Denton

It's hot outside. Really hot. If you're feeling oppressed by the heat this weekend, there's plenty going on around Denton to help you fight back.

Creating sand dollars part of spiritual journey for Rockport artist

Drive up to the Fulton Beach Marina and the fence lining the marina hang wooden sand dollar sculptures in multiple colors and shapes on both sides. On one side, they go all the way to the waterline.

'Every day is a big difference': San Antonio tow truck driver hit on Loop 410 finally home after 137 days

His family says every day brings new progress, but they're still pleading for help identifying the hit-and-run driver who forever changed their lives.

Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleads not guilty to Reflecting Pool damage

(CNN) — Former Olympic canoeist David Hearn pleaded not guilty in Washington, DC, Superior Court Thursday to damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, prompting a raucous scene at the courthouse where supporters chanted his name and accused the Trump administration…

Plano to transform downtown entryway with $125K historic-inspired public art

The chosen gateway piece will anchor the corner of G Ave. and 15th St., creating a daytime and nighttime anchor for the Historic Downtown Arts District

‘We are waiting for the Americans to save us’ – in crisis, Cubans have given up on reform from within

Thirty years after first visiting Havana, an expert in US-Cuba relations reports on his latest visit.

We asked Ukrainians what they think of Trump – more view him as an enemy than a friend

Despite holding a low opinion of the US president and his negotiators, most Ukrainians have favorable views toward Americans more generally.

Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality

Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’

The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why

Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.

Judges block Trump administration’s attempts to deny access to public service loan forgiveness to its perceived foes

The rulings are good news for borrowers who work for groups with missions at odds with the Trump administration’s agenda and those nonprofits themselves.

Russia bans diesel exports after Ukrainian attacks, straining tense global market

London (CNN) — Russia has fully banned exports of diesel after Ukrainian drone strikes on its refineries triggered widespread fuel shortages and as the global energy market braces for more disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

American Airlines to use its largest plane to fly Cowboys to Brazil for NFL game

American Airlines is moving one of its largest aircraft to North Texas in September so it can charter a flight for “America’s Team” to a major coastal city in South America. American, which operates its central hub at DFW International Airport, will use one of its 304-seat Boeing 777-300ER jets to shuttle the Dallas Cowboys to Rio de Janeiro for its Week 3 game against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 27. The game, which will be played at Maracanã Stadium, will be the NFL game played in the Brazilian city. The airline confirmed the charter flight in a statement to The Dallas Morning News, saying the operation is “part of American Airlines’ decades-long commitment as the charter airline of the Dallas Cowboys.” A 777-300ER, frequently referred to as the 77W, will depart for DFW from John F. Kennedy International Airport at 4:15 p.m. on Sept. 24, according to the airline’s website. It will return to JFK from DFW at 11:21 a.m. on Sept. 28. The travel details of the Cowboys’ departing and return flights are not known. Read more from our media partners, The Dallas Morning News.

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Aledo issues boil water notice following water main break

Aledo city leaders issued a boil water notice for parts of the city near Bailey Ranch Road and Champions Drive. People in the affected area should boil water for at least two minutes and allow it to cool before doing the following: Drinking Washing hands/face Cooking Making ice Brushing teeth Residents may also use bottled water or another suitable source for drinking and human consumption purposes. The City will provide updates when the boil water notice has been lifted. They’re asking residents to share this information with their neighbors, businesses and others in the affected area. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Feds order driverless car companies to fix ‘pattern' of interfering with first responders

The head of the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is giving autonomous vehicle companies until the end of the month to fix a “disturbing trend” of driverless cars interfering with law enforcement and other first responders. In a letter sent to the industry, NHTSA Administrator Jonathan Morrison said the agency has documented multiple instances of AVs driving ​into active emergency scenes, blocking ​paths of ambulances and firefighters, and failing to “recognize and respond ⁠to basic safety conditions like flashing lights, flares, smoke, fire, and traffic ​cones.” “This is unacceptable. To state it bluntly: an AV that cannot safely interact with first responders is a danger to the general public,” Morrison said in the letter. Morrison noted that human drivers are subject to fines and even jail time if they were to impede an emergency vehicle, so when an AV disrupts first responders, “it ceases to be a minor software anomaly.” “Let me be clear: the inability to detect and appropriately respond to such ​situations represents a functional insufficiency,” Morrison said, adding that “emergency scenes are not rare or extreme ‘edge cases.'” The NHTSA said it will schedule meetings with AV developers by the end of the month to hear their solutions. Morrison did not provide specific cases of AVs disrupting law enforcement, paramedics or firefighters and the NHTSA didn’t say which companies received the letter. However, Waymo — the largest operator of robotaxis in the U.S., with vehicles in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, Phoenix and five other metropolitan markets — has had repeated issues with its robotaxis blocking traffic and impeding officials from responding to emergency calls. In March, a driverless Waymo blocked an ambulance after a mass shooting in Austin and last month, one of the company’s vehicles partially blocked a route fire trucks were using to get to an apartment building ​fire in Dallas. In December, a Waymo drove through an active Los Angeles police traffic stop while officers had their guns drawn, NBC News reported. Waymo, which is owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The directive comes as Telsa is set to roll out its robotaxis using automated software in several U.S. cities this year and plans to invite Tesla owners to put their cars into the fleet using the same system across the country. The NHTSA has launched several investigations into Tesla, including one late last year into 58 incidents in which Teslas reportedly violated traffic safety laws while using self-driving technology, leading to more than a dozen crashes and fires and nearly two dozen injuries. The agency has also opened 46 special crash investigations involving Teslas using self-driving or driver-assistance technology over the past decade, according to the NHTSA’s records. The most recent of these came last month when a Tesla 3 using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside. Tesla did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the NHTSA’s letter. Amazon’s Zoox, which operates robotaxis in parts of San Francisco and Las Vegas, also did not respond to a request for comment. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Who are today’s kids’ biggest heroes?

Mom, Dad, Spider-Man, Rumi the KPop Demon Hunter, Michael Jordan and Sonic the Hedgehog are some of today’s kids’ biggest heroes, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 parents of children ages 4 to 12 aimed to uncover who…

What is cyclosporiasis, the ‘explosive diarrhea' parasite infection tied to produce?

More than a thousand Americans have fallen ill with a condition that can cause “explosive” diarrhea. The culprit, the cyclospora parasite, triggers an unpleasant gastrointestinal infection known as cyclosporiasis. Some states have been more impacted by the parasite than others. As of Thursday, Michigan alone has confirmed nearly 1,000 cases so far, up from the average 50 cases it sees per year. New York on Wednesday confirmed 394 cases, 273 of which were in New York City alone. Here’s what to know about the bug and the best ways to protect yourself from days, or even months, of uncomfortable gastrointestinal symptoms. What are the symptoms of cyclosporiasis? The parasite’s nickname comes from its main symptoms, which include watery diarrhea and sudden, frequent — sometimes explosive — bowel movements, according to the CDC. Other common symptoms include abdominal cramping, bloating, loss of appetite and flu-like symptoms like nausea and fatigue. The symptoms typically begin one week after consuming the parasite. However, some infected individuals may not experience any symptoms at all. How long does cyclosporiasis last? With appropriate antibiotic treatment, most people start to feel better within one to two weeks. If left untreated, the illness may last from a few days to over a month, the CDC says. Symptoms often follow a relapsing cycle where they appear to improve, then return. How is cyclosporiasis transmitted? The parasite is spread when people consume food or water contaminated with feces, most commonly fresh produce like leafy greens, berries and herbs that were grown in or washed with contaminated water. Because the parasite can latch into the crevices of rough-surfaced produce, it can be difficult to clean off completely. To lower your risk of contracting cyclosporiasis, you should thoroughly wash all fresh fruits and vegetables, wash your hands before and after food preparation and avoid drinking untreated water. The illness is highly unlikely to spread directly from person to person, the CDC says, since the parasite must spend one to two weeks in the environment to mature before it becomes infectious. What causes cyclosporiasis? The illness is caused by cyclospora cayetanensis, a microscopic parasite that attacks the small intestine. When ingested through contaminated food or water, the parasite burrows into the intestinal walls to reproduce, destroying cells and triggering severe gastrointestinal distress. How is cyclosporiasis treated? Healthcare providers typically clear the cyclospora parasite using a combination of antibiotics. These include trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, which is often sold under brand names like Bactrim and Septra. While cyclosporiasis can go away on its own for otherwise healthy people, it can take days to over a month to recover. It is common for symptoms to temporarily stop and then return, resulting in a prolonged illness. The CDC recommends treatment and medical monitoring for immunocompromised individuals infected by the parasite, as symptoms can be severe and ongoing. For those suffering from diarrhea, it’s important to rest and drink plenty of fluids, the CDC says. Health agencies are actively investigating the exact sources of the illnesses, as there is currently no evidence of a single, nationwide outbreak linking all cases.

249 of the most unique baby names in America

It’s easy to find articles with lists of the most popular baby names in America. (In fact, we’ve written many of them!) But this one is different. This list is for the parents who think outside the box. The parents who want their child to be the only one in school with their unique name. The parents who have no interest in their child’s name being on a magnet at a souvenir shop. These are some of the rarest baby names in America. Each year, the Social Security Administration releases a list of names that American parents gave their babies in the previous year. In 2025, for the seventh year in a row, Olivia and Liam topped the list for girls and boys. It’s easy to find articles with lists of the most popular baby names in America. (In fact, we’ve written many of them!) But this one is different. This list is for the parents who think outside the box. The parents who want their child to be the only one in school with their unique name. The parents who have no interest in their child’s name being on a magnet at a souvenir shop. These are some of the rarest baby names in America. Each year, the Social Security Administration releases a list of names that American parents gave their babies in the previous year. In 2025, for the seventh year in a row, Olivia and Liam topped the list for girls and boys. 110 of the rarest baby boy names in America Action Addam Alaska Alizah Amazing Andes Andrews Arti Atlantis Barnaby Barney Becks Bingham Birch Boomer Boon Bradon Breslin Briton Bubba Callon Carlson Cesare Chavez Cicero Clarkson Clutch Colvin Conlin Connelly Conroy Daiton Danger Darnell Dacari Derringer Dewitt Drexton Dryden Edge Edsel Emmanuelle Emmiliano Falcon Fenwick Ferguson Fitzwilliam Galvin Garfield Garnett Geraldo Giancarlos Gilligan Gregg Greydon Griggs Harding Heathcliff Hensley Hobbes Huckleberry Huckley Jaris Jerod Jevan Jiro Jonesy Kamaro Kansas Keeran Kel Kerby Lenzo Leyden Livingston Lorne Lydell Mackey Maddyx Maestro Maiko Marsh Montreal Nazim Olaf Oxford Paisley Pharell Philipp Phinneas Quigley Reinhart Robb Rolf Rooster San Sanderson Solas Striker Thaxton Thurston Tokyo Trotter Vaughan Vijay Vishal Vontrell Willam Wills Zahmari 139 of the rarest baby girl names in America Akara Akiya Alannys Aliyannah Allaina Ambrose Angelisa Anica Annalucia Archie Avabella Avemaria Averley Averyrose Ayami Babette Beasley Belany Bellamarie Bess Breslin Bronwynn Brycelynn Cadie Canon Carlynn Cosetta Dandelion Danilynn Domani Dymond Elisabetta Emiliarose Emmerlyn Estoria Etna Eureka Evarose Ezzie Faithful Ferris Freyah Galaxi Gardner Gemini George Georgetta Glacier Gold Grizelda Harvee Hatti Hawkins Heartlee Hero Ibiza Ioana Itzy Jacky Jadeline Jaidah Jaimie Jamielynn Jan Janissa Jaquelyn Jem Jetty Jimmie Joellen Johnni Joliette Jonesy Joss Joyful Karlina Kazia Keesha Kendrick Kerrie Kimmy Kindred Kismet Korilynn Krissy Labella Lailey Lakeland Lava Lei Liberti Lilliette Linen Livvi Mackie Maeverly Magic Maise Maleny Marciana Marialucia Maryetta Mckenzi Mckinnon Mercer Merle Merrily Mirasol Namara Oceanna Parvati Patrice Patty Racquel Ravena Roane Robbi Rosamond Rowdi Rubylou Rumor Sandi Sarabeth Seychelle Skipper Sojourner Sorel Sparkle Thaara Thompson Tonia Vai Verina Vienne Wave Wilde Woodlynn Yuma Zeni This story first appeared on TODAY.com. More from TODAY: 131 Rare Girl Names That Are Truly Special 162 Rare and Uncommon Boy Names How Popular Is My Name? Find The Popularity Of Any Baby Name

Blue Bell releases new flavor erupting with chocolate for National Ice Cream Month

Chocolate Lava Cake is now available in stores in half gallon and pint sizes for a limited time only.

Employee restrained, safe stolen from Fort Worth hotel, police say

Once on scene, police determined that multiple suspects entered the business, restrained an employee's feet, and took a safe from the location.

30 gallons of diesel spilled onto Dallas Freeway after a major crash Wednesday, officials say

Several patients were transported to the hospital for injuries. Their conditions remain unknown at this time.

Historic aviator Wally Funk dies at the age of 87

Aviation trailblazer Wally Funk, who lived in Grapevine, has died, according to the city. In 2021, Funk was celebrated by the city of Grapevine for her historic spaceflight aboard a Blue Origin New Shepherd rocket. The mission was six decades in the making, as Funk, known as a pioneer for women in aviation and spaceflight, underwent a series of tests as part of NASA’s first human spaceflight program, “Project Mercury,” in the 1960s. Funk was one of 13 women selected to undergo the tests, known as the “Mercury 13.” Though it is commonly held that the group of women qualified to fly in space but were excluded because of their gender, Funk was adamant she was not selected because she did not have an engineering degree. For 60 years, Funk has been a member of the Ninety-Nines group. The international organization includes licensed female pilots from 44 countries. At the age of 22, Funk already had the resume of lifetime achievements. She earned top aviation ratings in college, was a professional certified pilot, and became the first female civilian flight instructor at a U.S. military base — all at a time when women were systematically barred from many parts of life. For Funk, all of it was in service of fulfilling one mission: becoming one of the first female astronauts. In 1961, the aviation whiz caught a break when, despite being under the required age of 24, she became the youngest of the so-called Mercury 13 women, who underwent testing to demonstrate that women could qualify for NASA’s astronaut corps. But because she was a woman, Funk’s dreams of flying into space never came to fruition. Until 60 years later on July 20, 2021. Funk, no stranger to breaking records, made history as the oldest astronaut when she emerged from the Blue Origin New Shepherd capsule after landing in the West Texas desert, with a big grin and arms opened wide. A look of pure elation spread across her face. Indeed, Funk excelled across the board in every test she was given while participating in NASA’s 1961 Women In Space Program — sometimes even surpassing the men selected for the counter-astronaut program at the time. During one test, Funk was placed in a sensory deprivation tank where she remained for more than 10 hours before the researchers finally brought her out because they wanted to go home. With more than 19,600 flying hours under her belt, Funk also likely has more time in the air than the three crewmen who joined her in space combined. She’s taught 3,000 students to fly. Funk was born in New Mexico in 1939 and grew up in Taos. She never married, famously saying she was “married to airplanes.” In 2024, three years after her trip to space, Funk was inducted into the Lone Star Flight Museum Hall of Fame. Wally Funk Grapevine Mar 21, 2023 Women's History Month: North Texas Woman Becomes Aerospace Icon at Age 82 Feb 19, 2022 Wally Funk Named as Recipient of the 2021 Stinson Trophy Grapevine Aug 7, 2021 Grapevine Celebrates Wally Funk and Historic Flight to Space Grapevine Jul 28, 2021 Grapevine Parade for Astronaut Wally Funk This Saturday; Sonic, Weinberger's Toast Her With Special Menu Grapevine Jul 1, 2021 ‘I'm Ready, I've Been Trained': Grapevine Female Pilot Set to Become Oldest Person Launched Into Outer Space Grapevine Jul 20, 2021 North Texans Watch Grapevine's Wally Funk Make History in Blue Origin Launch Jul 20, 2021 Roanoke Community Hold Watch Party for Wally Funk's Launch Into Space Grapevine Jul 20, 2021 ‘I Am Just So Proud': Wally Funk's Longtime Friend Watches Launch Into Space WEST TEXAS Jul 19, 2021 Blue Origin to Launch People Into Space From Van Horn, Texas, Tuesday This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Dodgers to visit White House following second straight World Series win

The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to visit the White House later this month to celebrate their back-to-back championship victories, a White House spokesperson said.  The MLB World Series champions will be welcomed by President Donald Trump on July 23.  “President Trump is excited to welcome the Los Angeles Dodgers BACK to the White House to celebrate their World Series championship,” Taylor Rogers, a White House spokeswoman said. The team will be on the East Coast for a nine-game stretch that includes stops in Philadelphia and New York to play the Mets. The Dodgers are not scheduled to play on the date of the White House visit. The team was hosted by President Joe Biden in 2021 and Trump 2025 to celebrate World Series victories in the previous seasons. The Dodgers won a ninth World Series last season in dramatic style, surging back from a 3-2 series deficit to claim games 6 and 7 in Toronto.

Arlington dad fulfills dream of building a soccer pitch in his backyard

Sergio Vivanco wanted to make sure local kids had a place to practice, even recruiting kids door-to-door for his competitive team.

Tennessee railway conductor fired after telling non-Americans ‘you can leave' during tour

A railway conductor on a Tennessee tourist attraction was fired after his comments telling non-Americans they “can leave” were captured on video and went viral on TikTok. The remarks were recorded during the July Fourth holiday on Chattanooga’s popular Incline Railway, a funicular running up Lookout Mountain. Charles Scherer and his son, Nathan Scherer, were visiting from Florida for the holiday weekend. Shortly after they boarded the railway car, Nathan Scherer told NBC affiliate WRCB of Chattanooga, the conductor began making what he described as “disturbing comments.” The Scherers told WRCB the rest of the ride up the mountain was notably silent, with other passengers appearing uncomfortable after they heard the conductor’s remarks. During the ride back down, Nathan Scherer decided to pull out his phone and record. In the video, the conductor addresses passengers over the loudspeaker, saying: “To the very, very few Americans in here, happy Independence Day. To the rest of you, welcome to the greatest country on the face of the planet, and if you disagree, you can leave.” The video shows other passengers recording as the conductor speaks, as well. Someone can be heard yelling “shut up,” while another passenger appears to react with a concerned expression. The Scherer family told WRCB the comments were “xenophobic” and “racist.” Charles Scherer said he sent the video that day to officials at the agency overseeing the railway, the Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority, or CARTA. “When I sent that, it was probably within 15 minutes I got a response from someone that said, ‘We are taking appropriate action on this, and I apologize,’ so that made me feel really good about CARTA and about their responsiveness to this,” Charles Scherer told WRCB. CARTA did not immediately respond to an NBC News request for comment. In a statement to NBC News on Wednesday, CARTA chief of staff Scott Wilson apologized for the conductor’s behavior and said he was fired the day of the incident. “Instead of following protocol — and common decency — this new, seasonal employee used the microphone to make assumptions about the citizenship status of our visitors and their disposition toward our great country,” Wilson said. “We agree that this is the greatest country on the face of the planet, especially in this 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence,” he said. “But rudeness toward our guests is the exact opposite of the conductor’s role, and he was dismissed with cause the same day.” Wilson, however, said that CARTA would “have an open dialogue” with the individual and determine if there was an opportunity to rehire him. “The story of America is one of continued improvement, and we are hopeful we can demonstrate that with this employee in this unfortunate situation,” he said. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Bonnie Tyler, known for hit song ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart,’ dies age 75

(CNN) — Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, known for hits such as “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at the age of 75, according to a statement on her website and social media accounts on Thursday.

Portland FD personnel complete advanced EMT course

Two personnel from the Portland Fire Department recently completed advanced EMT training to be able to better assist citizens when responding to calls, according to the department.

Ingleside hosts annual Fourth of July celebration

The City of Ingleside was in full spirit for the Fourth of July holiday earlier this month, and residents recently showed their American spirit in honor of the United States’ 250th birthday.

Mark Cuban goes to court for records on Dallas Mavericks' Valley View arena deal

Mark Cuban is accusing Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont of freezing the team’s former majority owner out of business opportunities in a proposed move of the club out of downtown, according to a newspaper report. The Dallas Morning News reported Wednesday that Cuban alleges Dumont has engaged in “adversarial business practices” in his bid to move the team about 10 miles north of downtown to the former site of a Dallas mall. A Mavericks spokeswoman and Cuban declined to comment to The Associated Press. The billionaire businessman sold his majority stake in 2023 to the families of Miriam Adelson and Dumont, who is Adelson’s son-in-law. Cuban said he had an agreement to continue running basketball operations, but Dumont gave former general manager Nico Harrison full control of the basketball side. The newspaper reported that Cuban said in the filing he was unaware of Harrison’s plan to trade superstar Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025 until it was too late to object and call off the trade. The shocking trade backfired on the Mavericks, and Harrison was fired in November after the team’s slow start to the 2025-26 season. Cuban owns 27% of the Mavericks, but the newspaper reported that there is a clause in the purchase agreement allowing the Adelson and Dumont families to buy another 20% of Cuban’s stake. The filing by Cuban comes a little more than a month after the Mavericks signed an option agreement to purchase approximately 104 acres in North Dallas, part of a plan to build an arena that would open in 2031. The Mavericks’ lease at American Airlines Center expires in 2031. The team has been downtown since it debuted as an expansion franchise in 1980. Cuban said his businesses were “contractually entitled to participate” in the move to the new site, which the filing describes as “a unique investment opportunity.” Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Jun 29 Dusty May takes over as Dallas Mavericks head coach Dallas Mavericks May 21 Dallas Stars appeal court ruling giving Mavericks control of AAC Dallas Mavericks Jun 16 Dallas Mavericks leadership talks about leaving AAC for Valley View site

U.S. Olympian David Hearn pleads not guilty to charges in Reflecting Pool vandalism case

U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Thursday in connection with alleged damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. Hearn was arraigned in D.C. Superior Court following a grand jury indictment on a single count of destruction of property after he was accused of causing more than $1,000 in damage to the pool. Superior Court Judge Carmen McLean released Hearn on his own recognizance. His next hearing will be on August 5. Norm Eisen, one of Hearn’s attorneys, spoke to reporters outside of court Thursday following the hearing. “Every American is at risk, and every American should be alarmed by this prosecution,” Eisen said, adding: “Mr. Hearn is innocent.” “It is not a crime to touch the reflecting pool, to touch water in the United States of America,” he said. “This is a case that should never have been brought.” A chorus of “Davey! Davey!” echoed around the courthouse after Eisen addressed the public. The Washington courtroom reached maximum seating capacity prior to the hearing. Additional attendees were instructed to watch from overflow seating rooms elsewhere in the courthouse. Hearn nodded when the clerk read him his charges and appeared stoic. He later conferred and whispered with his lawyers when offered several options for the next status hearing date. Before court, Hearn’s supporters rallied in his favor. Supporters walked in circles outside of court in protest of Hearn’s charges. Multiple attendees carried signs that said “The Deflection Pool.” Trump administration Jul 2 U.S. Olympic canoeist David ‘Davey' Hearn charged in Reflecting Pool vandalism Washington DC Jun 23 6 arrested in alleged vandalism of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Trump says Washington DC Jun 19 Blue paint seen chipping off Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool He is among at least four people facing charges in connection with the alleged tampering of the pool, which President Donald Trump began renovating this spring. The U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, alleges Hearn was seen “forcefully and violently pulling up and removing the bottom liner” of the pool with both hands on June 19. Hearn’s legal team says he is innocent and calls the charges “outrageous.” Hearn previously told NBC News that he was arrested and detained for five hours last month after he touched a piece of the detached coating in the pool. The Olympian said he had stopped at the 2,030-foot-long pool during a bike ride “to satisfy my curiosity as a citizen of what was happening with all the algae and the peeling blue coating.” But Hearn maintained he did not remove, tear or destroy any of the coating. “The condition of the Reflecting Pool was the same after I stepped away from the water as it was before I got there,” he said. The pool has been a priority for Trump. Since April, it has undergone a more than $14 million rehabilitation project — well above the initial cost estimate of under $2 million. A new liner and coating were added in a color Trump called “American flag blue” for the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations over the July Fourth weekend, but the water turned green with algae instead. Three others accused of taking or attempting to take pieces of blue sealant from the bottom of the pool have been charged with misdemeanor destruction of property in D.C. Superior Court. Sophie Elaine Dennison-Gibby, Justin Toribio Carreno, and Cameron Michael Thiers were each charged with misdemeanor destruction of public property valued at less than $1,000 this month. They were all arraigned Wednesday and pleaded not guilty. But, as NBC News reported last month, the material had already been peeling off the bottom of the pool at the time of the arrests. In one case, an officer allegedly saw someone “pull up a piece of the blue paint.” In another instance, a 26-year-old white male allegedly removed a piece of blue sealant and had it in his hand. In the other case, an officer with the Montana Department of Corrections said he witnessed a woman remove a piece of reflecting pool paint and that she allegedly had another piece in her purse. Outside the court on Thursday, Paul Flack, a former U.S. National Team canoeist, said he has known Hearn since 1978, when they competed together. “I would have touched the paint myself because to feel the texture of it, you can kind of determine what maybe went wrong,” Flack said. “It’s a $14 million project that went totally wrong and him touching the paint had absolutely nothing to do with it.” Abigail Endicott said she has known Hearn since he was a teenager, as her husband used to coach him. “Davey Hearn loves the reflecting pool,” Endicott said. “He would never want to do anything to hurt it. So I’m here because we want him to be free of this.” Nina Bang-Jensen, who also showed up outside of court in Washington Thursday morning, said: “I’m really distressed just by the way the rule of law is being ignored in the United States.” She added, “Felony prosecution for something like this is absurd. This is just trying to hide their own incompetence by leaving the blame on American citizens.”

2026 FIFA World Cup Quarterfinal: France-Morocco is 2022 Semifinal Rematch

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There may not be any Chinese players at this year’s World Cup, but China has found its own soccer hero: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. The 6-foot-4 Manchester City star is a sensation on Chinese social media, where fans affectionately refer to him as “Ha Bao,” which translates to “Baby Ha.” “I never thought I’d end up liking another footballer after Cristiano Ronaldo,” Gum Li, a 34-year-old from Guangdong province, told NBC News via a messaging app on Wednesday. “But he won me over after I watched a lot of social media videos of Haaland playing for Manchester City, as well as videos of his funny moments off the pitch.” Chinese social media users have turned Haaland’s exaggerated facial expressions into a vault of viral memes, comparing him to the cat from the U.S. cartoon “Tom and Jerry.” Clips of Haaland sprinting across the pitch in his distinctive, forward-leaning style have also become wildly popular. Others have shared memes comparing Haaland’s long blond hair with that of celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, saying he has changed the way they think about “blond beauty.” 2026 World Cup Jun 17 World Cup Golden Boot tracker: Messi retakes lead over Mbappé and Haaland 2026 World Cup Jul 5 Norway eliminates Brazil from World Cup with Erling Haaland brace Since launching his official account on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, just over a month ago, Haaland has amassed 5.8 million followers, more than the population of Norway. In English- and Chinese-language updates throughout the World Cup, Haaland, 25, has shared his excitement over victories such as Norway’s 2-1 win over Brazil on Sunday, with both goals courtesy of Haaland. “The numbers speak for themselves — he scores a lot of goals,” said Zhang Yihuai, a 23-year-old who has been following the tournament from Shanghai. “I think Erling Haaland is the best striker in the world,” Zhang said. “He’s still very young, and I think he could remain the world’s top striker for the next five to eight years.” On Chinese e-commerce platforms such as Taobao, Haaland-style hairbands have become must-have fashion accessories, with fans joking that they hope to keep their hair as perfectly intact as Haaland’s is after a match. His massive fan base has helped Haaland land major business deals with Chinese companies, starring in an ad campaign for herbal tea brand Walovi. He also has a timely partnership with Chinese home appliance manufacturer Midea, whose air conditioners and other cooling products have seen a surge in sales in Europe amid unprecedented heat waves. On the Norwegian side, Haaland is promoting his country’s fresh Atlantic salmon in China, one of Norway’s biggest markets for seafood products. Soccer fans in China have long rooted for the sport’s biggest global stars, including Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. But Haaland’s breakout popularity is taking a strikingly different form. “Cristiano Ronaldo is a superstar we look up to from afar,” Li said. “Haaland, by contrast, feels more like one of our close friends.” Haaland has embraced Chinese social media’s unique style of close communication with fans. In one popular Douyin video, Haaland — who is also known in China as the “Nordic Cyborg” — directly addressed a fan’s question about whether he is actually a robot. Looking into the camera with a deadpan face and mischievous tone, Haaland said, “Maybe I am sometimes.” Even his partner, fellow Norwegian Isabel Haugseng Johansen, has found success on Douyin, with about 350,000 followers on the platform. Fans also contrast Haaland’s Nordic upbringing and passionate approach to soccer with China’s state sports system, which identifies promising athletes as children and emphasizes sacrifice. “He plays football purely because he loves it and dreams of it. He has pride in representing his country, but he doesn’t burden himself with overwhelming pressure or expectations,” Li said. “That’s very different from many athletes in my country, who often come from disadvantaged backgrounds and see sports primarily as a way to earn a living.” In addition to his skills, Li said, Haaland appears to enjoy “genuine friendship and teamwork with his teammates.” “He comes across as someone who is comfortable in his own skin and completely authentic,” she said. “In many ways, he’s living the kind of life that most of us wish we could have.” This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Nonprofit and victims of Oak Cliff apartment explosion face obstacles a month later

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Trout homers in return from IL, Adell hits 2 HRs as Angels beat Rangers 13-1

Mike Trout hit a two-run homer in his return from the injured list, Jo Adell had two home runs and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Texas Rangers 13-1 on Wednesday night. Trout, who missed 17 games due to a strained right hamstring, hit a 438-foot shot that gave the Angels an 11-0 lead in the eighth. Trout has 48 career homers against the Rangers, the most by any player since the franchise moved to Texas in 1972 and the second-most ever against the club. Reggie Jackson hit 54 home runs against the Washington Senators/Texas Rangers. Adell hit a two-run shot in the fourth inning and a three-run homer in the fifth that made it 7-0. Vaughn Grissom went 4 for 5 with a double and four RBIs, and Zach Neto was 3 for 4 with two doubles and three runs. Denzer Guzman and Jose Siri each had two hits. Angels starter Walbert Ureña threw 90 pitches and walked five in four scoreless innings before he was replaced by Samy Natera Jr. (1-0) to begin the fifth. Natera, a rookie left-hander, had five strikeouts in two perfect innings for his first career win. Neto doubled to leadoff the game and scored when Grissom singled off MacKenzie Gore (5-8). Pinch-hitter Kyle Higashioka hit a leadoff homer in the ninth for the Rangers. Higashioka pitched the ninth — his second career appearance on the mound — and gave up two runs. The 36-year-old catcher also allowed two runs in a 12-2 loss to Minnesota on June 16. Gore gave up seven runs and nine hits with seven strikeouts in five innings. Up next Angels LHP Reid Detmers (3-6, 4.13 ERA) was set to start Thursday opposite Nathan Eovaldi (9-7, 4.02).

Dallas libraries to close for city furlough days

The City of Dallas has announced it must close a $30M budget shortfall. City leaders said part of their solution is three furlough days. The furloughs will affect most non-uniform employees in the city. That’s more than 4,000 city employees. The non-paid days off will be on July 10, September 4, and September 28. All city libraries will be closed on those days as well. Community centers across the area could have modified hours. Complete list of affected departments Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson also released a statement, saying he has pushed for spending reductions and believes the effort has become increasingly urgent. Johnson said the city should examine every part of municipal government for opportunities to reduce spending. “At a time when rising costs continue to strain family budgets across this city, we simply cannot raise taxes in lieu of addressing much deeper and more structural fiscal challenges. These challenges are rooted in the City’s relaxed approach to spending and the longstanding resistance around the horseshoe to making meaningful spending reductions,” Johnson said in part. All emergency and other critical services such as Dallas Water Utilities, Sanitation, and Love Field/Executive Airport will remain operational. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

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Bonnie Tyler, the gravelly voiced, Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in 1983 and seeing new generations succumb to its bombastic charms during solar and lunar eclipses, has died. She was 75. Tyler died “unexpectedly” in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website. She was hospitalized in May in Faro, where she had a home, for emergency intestinal surgery. She had been placed in an induced coma for a period but was reportedly improving last month and expected to make a good recovery. “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for, her family said. Tyler earned three Grammy nods, represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, where she came in 19th. She was honored as a Member of the Order of the British Empire for her services to music by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022, all largely thanks to “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” which has had more that 1 billion streams, boosted by real eclipses in 2017 and 2024. The song spent four weeks at No. 1, the video has surpassed 1 billion views and when Stereogum reevaluated it in 2020, the music outlet declared it an “extinction-level event rendered in musical form.” “It’s pop music as heart-pounding, chest-thumping, blood-gargling, heavens-falling passion explosion. It’s sheer spectacle. It’s fireworks and lasers and lightning and thunder. It soars and swoops and barrel-rolls,” the site said. The song has never really gone away, covered by the English singer Nicki French in 1995 and the band Westlife in 2006. Cate Blanchett sang it while hitting Billy Bob Thornton with her car in 2001’s “Bandits,” it appeared at a wedding scene in 2003’s “Old School” and One Direction sang it in 2010 on a U.K. version of “The X Factor.” Early life Tyler was born — as Gaynor Hopkins — a coal miner’s daughter in public housing with an outside toilet in Skewen, Wales, about seven miles outside Swansea. She grew up with three sisters and two brothers. She adored the Beatles and her first album was “A Hard Day’s Night.” The first song she bought was “Hippy Hippy Shake” by the Swinging Blue Jeans at 13 and watched “Top of the Pops” religiously, according to her memoir, “Straight From the Heart.” She would record “Top of the Pops” on a reel-to-reel two-track recorder and write down the lyrics of songs she loved. Her favorites were songs by Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Tina Turner, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding. “I used to sing them into my hairbrush for hours and hours, and that’s how it all started for me. I fell in love with singing just from doing that. Looking back, even then my voice had a husky tone to it, but I didn’t think much of it. I thought everyone’s voices were different from each other’s,” she wrote. In 1976 she had to have surgery to remove nodules on her throat, leaving her with that trademark vocal sound. Changing her name to Sherene Davis, she was fronting a soul band when she was discovered by talent scout Roger Bell, who brought her to London for demo sessions. Then she waited for a label until RCA said it was interested. Under her new RCA-sanctioned name Bonnie Tyler, her debut album “The World Starts Tonight” in 1977 contained her first chart hit, “Lost in France,” and she was nominated for a breakthrough artists award at the Brits Awards. She then had a No. 3 hit in 1978 with “It’s a Heartache,” but soon drifted. She then signed with Sony and saw Meat Loaf perform “Bat Out of Hell” on the BBC. Impressed, she requested to work with Meat Loaf songwriter and producer Jim Steinman. ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ Steinman introduced her to his song “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” which would become the debut single for her fifth studio album, “Faster Than the Speed of Night.” He borrowed one of the song’s lyrics — “Turn around, bright eyes” — from his 1969 musical “The Dream Engine” written as a student at Massachusetts’ Amherst College. He told her the song was from a prospective musical version of “Nosferatu.” “Jim liked to put down a basic rhythm track, do nine takes of the song, choose the best one and then put the kitchen sink on there, like Phil Spector used to,” Tyler told The Guardian in 2023. “He gave me a cassette to listen to in my hotel and we both preferred take two.” Featuring E Street Band members Roy Bittan on piano and Max Weinberg on drums, “Total Eclipse” is a rumination on lost love: “Once upon a time there was light in my life/But now there’s only love in the dark,” she sings. The video, a staple of early-days MTV, was shot in a frightening gothic former asylum in Surrey, where the guard dogs apparently wouldn’t set foot in the rooms downstairs where they used to give people electric shock treatment. The visuals included slow-motion tossed doves, candles, dancing ninjas, dancing greasers, Tyler in frighteningly big shoulder pads, fencers, gymnasts, wind machines and shirtless boys wearing swim goggles being doused with water. “Faster Than the Speed of Night” earned a Grammy nomination for best rock vocal performance — losing to Pat Benatar’s “Love Is a Battlefield” — and Tyler got another nod for “Total Eclipse of the Heart” in the best pop vocal performance category, losing to Irene Cara’s “Flashdance — What a Feeling.” After the ‘Eclipse’ Tyler never reached such dizzying heights again but stayed current with such movie soundtrack singles as “Holding Out For a Hero” — from 1984’s “Footloose” — and “Here She Comes” from “Metropolis” also in 1984. Her 2019 disc “Between the Earth and the Stars” featured duets with Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard and Status Quo’s Francis Rossi, and she ended that year performing a Vatican Christmas concert before Pope Francis. In 2013, she switched gears to make a country-flavored record in Nashville, “Rocks and Honey,” which included the Vince Gill duet “What You Need From Me” and a little ballad called “Believe in Me,” written by American songwriter Desmond Child and British songwriters Lauren Christy and Christopher Braide. “Believe in Me” was picked to represent the United Kingdom at that year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden. “It was an absolutely wonderful atmosphere there,” she told the San Francisco Examiner in 2023. “I was being interviewed every 15, 20 minutes, and when I walked out onstage behind the British flag, I thought the roof was going to come off! It was awesome, just awesome!” In 2017, she joined Joe Jonas’ band DNCE for a performance on the cruise ship Oasis of the Seas as part of a “Total Eclipse Cruise.” When the moon passed in front of the sun, they played “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” Tyler was married to property developer and former Olympic judo competitor Robert Sullivan.

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The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting U.S.-allied Mideast countries in an exchange of fire that threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war in the Middle East. Back-and-forth attacks, including a day earlier, have repeatedly threatened the ceasefire, but Thursday’s appeared bigger all around, with sirens sounding at least three times in Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, and missiles targeting Kuwait and Qatar. Sirens sounded Thursday afternoon in Jordan as well, where the U.S. has stationed troops and aircraft. An Iranian official accused the U.S. of launching an airstrike later Thursday targeting the area around Iran’s sole nuclear power plant, and other explosions were reported elsewhere in the country during the afternoon. The strikes came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signaled the end of a fragile ceasefire and threatened to escalate the conflict if they didn’t stop. That raised concerns that the region could tip back into a war that would engulf several countries and could halt energy shipments through the strait that are crucial for the global economy. In Iran, the two days of American airstrikes have killed at least 14 people and wounded another 78, Iran’s Health Ministry said Thursday — most of those reportedly members of the armed forces. In Kuwait, the military said falling debris wounded one person as it shot down three ballistic missiles, a cruise missile and 10 drones. Bahrain said it shot down incoming fire, without elaborating. There was no immediate word of damage in Qatar. U.S. strikes hit more targets The U.S. military’s Central Command said it hit some 90 targets across Iran, releasing black-and-white footage of what appeared to be strikes on an airport runway and missile launchers. “U.S. forces remain vigilant, lethal, and prepared to execute operations directed by the Commander in Chief,” it added. The U.S. says the strikes were intended to “further degrade” Iran’s ability “to threaten freedom of navigation” in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas passed before the war began with U.S. and Israeli attacks on Feb. 28. Attacks on ships — and the threat of them — virtually halted traffic in the waterway during the conflict, causing the price of oil to skyrocket and raising prices on many basic goods, including food, far beyond the region. Iranian state media reported explosions in several locations, including Bushehr, home to Iran’s nuclear power plant complex, and the southern port cities of Chabahar, Konarak, Bandar Abbas and Sirik. In Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province, at least three people were killed Thursday, state media reported. In Iranshahr, authorities said a strike also had killed a firefighter at an airport. Those fatalities followed at least nine members of Iran’s armed forces being killed in Wednesday’s strikes in Iran. It wasn’t clear when the other fatality happened and who was killed. For the first time since April, it also appeared the U.S. strikes targeted Iranian bridges. State media reported a strike on a railway bridge in Iran’s northeastern Golestan province, and the Revolutionary Guard said two bridges had been attacked on the route to Mashhad, where officials plan to bury the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday. But it wasn’t clear if the Golestan attack was the same one mentioned by the Guard. Meanwhile Thursday, the state-run IRNA news agency quoted Ehsan Jahanian, a local official in Bushehr, as accusing the U.S. of striking near Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant. He said the strike came around noon, hours after the U.S. military’s Central Command said it had ended its strikes on Iran. Central Command did not immediately respond to a request for comment. During the Iran war, several strikes hit in the area around the plant, which is managed by Russian technicians, but caused no damage to the plant itself. War with Iran Jul 8 U.S. carries out another round of strikes on Iran after Trump says ceasefire is over War with Iran Jul 1 The AP reconstructs a U.S. strike that killed over 100 Iranian children Trump warns that ‘it will get much worse’ if attacks on shipping happen again After leaving a NATO summit in Turkey, Trump posted several videos on his social media site of what he said were explosions in Iran and issued another warning to the Islamic Republic. “This is in retribution for yesterday’s bombing of ships by Iran. If it happens again, it will get much worse!” Trump wrote. Trump had said earlier in the day that the latest back-and-forth fighting would not result in “long-term” military action. “Anything that happens is going to happen very fast,” Trump said, though he also suggested the U.S. military might “just finish the job.” Trump also renewed his past threats to hit Iran’s civilian infrastructure, including electric plants and desalinization plants, and to seize the oil-production hub of Kharg Island. The exchange of fire began after Iran attacked three tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The new attacks, despite the ceasefire, could reflect a divide among Iran’s leadership. Hard-liners want to ensure lasting control over the waterway, which is a globally important conduit for fuel shipments and has become a critical lever in confronting the West. Pragmatists want a permanent peace deal to lift international sanctions and provide desperately needed economic relief. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a key negotiator in talks seeking a permanent end to the war, was defiant in a post on X on Thursday morning: “America still hasn’t learned that bullying and breaking promises are no longer cost-free. Let me put it plainly: If you strike, you’ll get hit.” Strikes raise fears that war could resume Trump fueled concerns that the war could restart by saying Wednesday that the interim agreement to pause the fighting was “over.” He added that he would allow negotiations to continue, though he cast doubt on the outcome. “They can talk, but I think they’re wasting their time,” he said. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, also a top negotiator, retorted on X that Trump’s remarks “are not a sign of power but an admission of the failure” of U.S. policy toward Iran. Negotiations to reach a final deal were due to start after the funeral for Khamenei, who was killed in the war’s first moments. The funeral, which ends Thursday, was supposed to be a period of lower tensions. The talks are meant to focus on the toughest matters, including fully reopening the strait and rolling back Tehran’s disputed nuclear program.

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