USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
The University of Southern California has canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens of students were arrested on other campuses as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.
US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken with Chinaโs national defense minister in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific.
Jokic scores 31, Nuggets top Spurs 117-106 in front of record crowd in Texas' capital city
Nikola Jokic scored 31 points and the Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio 117-106 on Friday night in a game played in the Texas capital as the Spurs drew a record crowd in their bid to broaden their regional fan base.
Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure of leadership over his secret hospital stay
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing for his failure to promptly notify President Joe Biden and other U.S. leaders about his hospital stay last month.
Who was to blame for secrecy surrounding Austin's hospitalization? A Pentagon report says no one
An internal review about Defense Secretary Lloyd Austinโs hospitalization for complictions from prostate cancer surgery blames privacy restrictions and staff hesitancy for the Pentagonโs failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders.
Texas ban on university diversity efforts provides a glimpse of the future across GOP-led states
As Texas public university students returned to the classroom in January, a new law in Texas banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives from state funded higher education institutions took effect.
Pentagon finishes review of Austin's failure to tell Biden and other leaders about his cancer
The Pentagon has completed its review of Defense Secretaryโs Lloyd Austinโs failure last month to quickly notify the president and other senior leaders about his hospitalization for complications from prostate cancer surgery and how the notification process can be improved.
Stabbing of Palestinian American near the University of Texas meets hate crime standard, police say
Austin police say the stabbing of a 23-year-old Palestinian American who advocates say was attacked near the University of Texas campus while riding in a car displaying support for Palestine merits the label of a hate crime.
Austin says he never told anyone on his staff to keep White House in the dark on hospitalization
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he never directed anyone on his staff to keep his cancer surgery and hospitalization secret from the White House but acknowledges he should have handled it differently.
Pentagon chief Austin's cancer prognosis is 'excellent,' no further treatments needed, doctors say
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's cancer doctors at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center say his prostate cancer prognosis is good and no further treatments will be needed after seeing him for a follow-up appointment Friday.
Austin is released from hospital after complications from prostate cancer surgery he kept secret
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says he's eager to return to the Pentagon after being released from a hospital where he was treated for complications from surgery for prostate cancer he kept secret from President Joe Biden.
A timeline of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had prostate cancer surgery and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing.
Comedian Jen Fulwiler returns to Jacksonville for new tour, Maternal Instinct
Jen Fulwiler is a standup comic, bestselling author, and mom of six currently living in Austin, TX. She was the host of the daily talk radio show The Jen Fulwiler Show on the national SiriusXM network, and when she launched her own podcast, This Is Jen, it debuted in the iTunes Comedy Top 10.
The US is sharing hard lessons from urban combat in Iraq and Syria as Israel prepares to invade Gaza
The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gazaโs dense urban neighborhoods is bringing back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.
Texas high court allows law banning gender-affirming care for transgender minors to take effect
The Texas Supreme Court will allow the new state law banning gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Friday, setting up Texas to be the most populous state with such restrictions on transgender children.
Freddie Mercury's beloved piano, song drafts and hundreds of personal items to go on sale
More than 1,400 of Freddie Mercuryโs personal items, including his flamboyant stage costumes, handwritten drafts of โBohemian Rhapsodyโ and the baby grand piano he used to compose Queenโs greatest hits, are going on show in a free exhibition at Sothebyโs London ahead of their sale.
Texas power grid asks customers to cut electricity use as heat wave scorches southern US
Texasโ power grid operator is asking residents to voluntarily cut back on electricity due to anticipated record demand on the system as a heat wave keeps parts of the state and southern U.S. in triple-digit temperatures.
On 1st anniversary of Uvalde, Texas, school shooting, Biden will push for more gun control
As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will speak Wednesday about the epidemic of gun violence that has become the No. 1 killer of kids in America.
Concerned patients calling Jacksonville abortion clinic amid national fight over abortion pill access
The Justice Department is appealing a Texas court ruling that would halt approval of the most commonly used method of abortion in the U_S_ In its appeal Monday, the Justice Department called the decision โextraordinary and unprecedented.โ.
For Asian Americans, Yeoh, Quan's Oscar wins are theirs too
Ke Huy Quanโs comeback story from childhood star of โ80s flicks to win a best supporting actor Oscar, coupled with Michelle Yeohโs historic win as the first Asian best actress winner ever had viewers of Asian descent shedding happy tears โ and grinning.
Pence urges Ukraine support as GOP hopefuls split on US aid
Former Vice President Mike Pence says the U.S. should step up support for Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion with calls for faster military aid that put him out of step with some of his likely 2024 presidential rivals.
Generators, spoiled food: Slow power repairs anger Austin
The future of Austinโs top city executive plunged into jeopardy Monday as outrage boiled over power outages that have left thousands of people without electricity in the Texas capital for nearly a week and are likely to drag on for days longer.
US, Philippines agree to larger American military presence
The United States and the Philippines have announced plans to expand America's military presence in the Southeast Asian nation, with access to four more bases as they seek to deter Chinaโs increasingly aggressive actions toward Taiwan and in the disputed South China Sea.