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CEO says doing business in state ‘sucks’ as company heads to Texas amid California exodus

August 17, 2026

CEO says doing business in state ‘sucks’ as company heads to Texas amid California exodus

Hil Davis moved Digital Brands Group more than 1,300 miles to Round Rock, Texas, citing California's high cost of living and business expenses.

Federal judge clears path for border wall construction in Arizona

August 16, 2026

Federal judge clears path for border wall construction in Arizona

A federal judge ruled against a Native American tribe's trespassing claims, citing a 1907 proclamation reserving 60 feet of Arizona border land.

Court filings reveal Kyrsten Sinema had sex multiple times with married bodyguard while serving as senator

August 15, 2026

Court filings reveal Kyrsten Sinema had sex multiple times with married bodyguard while serving as senator

Kyrsten Sinema testified about having sex with her married security guard at locations across the U.S. and is now facing an alienation of affection suit in North Carolina.

Ted Cruz, conservatives respond after Talarico criticizes Bible-related education in schools as 'propaganda'

August 15, 2026

Ted Cruz, conservatives respond after Talarico criticizes Bible-related education in schools as 'propaganda'

A resurfaced video showed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico calling Texas' Bluebonnet curriculum "propaganda," drawing Sen. Ted Cruz's rebuke.

Shake Shack worker allegedly calls out before robbing own restaurant, returns in uniform 2 days later

August 14, 2026

Shake Shack worker allegedly calls out before robbing own restaurant, returns in uniform 2 days later

An Arizona Shake Shack employee allegedly robbed his own restaurant at gunpoint, locked co-workers in a cooler, then returned in uniform two days later.

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim

August 14, 2026

DFW Airport scraps controversial Islamic foot-washing station plan as Texas Gov Abbott takes aim

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott directed a review of state grants to DFW Airport and George Bush Intercontinental over planned Islamic wudu ablution stations.

Houston police shoot gunman who indiscriminately fired on vehicles, injuring a mother and daughter

August 14, 2026

Houston police shoot gunman who indiscriminately fired on vehicles, injuring a mother and daughter

A gunman opened fire on passing cars in Houston, wounding a woman and her daughter before three officers and a state trooper shot the suspect.

Army identifies 2 pilots killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood during training exercise

August 14, 2026

Army identifies 2 pilots killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood during training exercise

Fort Hood identified the two pilots killed in the AH-64E Apache helicopter crash during a training exercise that sparked a wildfire near Salado, Texas.

HHS warns Texas hospitals against denying life-saving care to newborn with disability

August 13, 2026

HHS warns Texas hospitals against denying life-saving care to newborn with disability

HHS warned Children's Medical Center of Dallas and UT Southwestern they cannot withhold treatment from baby Gabriel based on his heart defect.

Three death row inmates executed by lethal injection in rare same-day string across US

August 13, 2026

Three death row inmates executed by lethal injection in rare same-day string across US

Three men were executed by lethal injection Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma in a rare same-day execution cluster not seen in the U.S. since 2010.