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Remember 3I/ATLAS? Yes, the interstellar comet that made plenty of headlines in 2025 is still romping through our solar ...

During his 2026 State of the Union address, President Trump highlighted the 2023 murder of 16-year-old Edna cheerleader ...

The Amber Alert issued for a 12-year-old girl from Austin has been canceled, officials said on Wednesday afternoon. The girl was reported missing by the Travis County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday, Feb.

Music artist D4vd is suspected of murder in the Celeste Rivas case, with her dismembered body stuffed in cadaver bag in the ...

President Donald Trump announced he is directing the Defense Department and other federal agencies to release all files related to unidentified flying objects and ...

During his 2026 State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Donald Trump singled out the case of Lizbeth Medina, a 16 ...

Trump called on lawmakers to pass the latest measure aimed at restricting immigrants’ access to commercial driver’s licenses.

Several Democratic representatives shouted at President Trump from their seats as he lied about protecting American citizens during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday. “The first duty of the ...

A hit in a DNA database led to the arrest of a man who is accused of sexually assaulting a minor in Tyler more than five years ago.

An elite ICE Special Response Team arrested Roberto Garcia-De Leon, a Mexican national, on Jan. 28 for illegal reentry into the United States.

A Trump-appointed judge has found the Trump administration in civil contempt for mishandling the detention and release of an ...