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Witness says teen charged with murder at Texas track meet was 'distraught' after fatal stabbing
MCKINNEY, Texas (AP) — A teenager who fatally stabbed a competitor at a Texas high school track meet was upset immediately after the confrontation and said he had warned the victim “not to touch me," a witness testified Monday as a trial entered a second week.Karmelo Anthony, now 19, is charged with murder in the death of Austin Metcalf, 17, at a school stadium in Frisco, a Dallas suburb, in April 2025.
Prosecutors say the stabbing was an unjustified attack related to a dispute over whether Anthony could be under the tent of Metcalf's team during a rainy track meet... Read More
A flesh-eating cattle parasite is spreading in Texas as new far-flung screwworm cases are found
Two more cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed hundreds of miles apart in Texas, demonstrating the difficulty of stopping the spread of a pest that could potentially devastate the nation's cattle industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Monday.The screwworm is actually a fly larva that eats living flesh instead of dead material. Females lay their eggs in open wounds of warm-blooded animals like cattle, but wildlife, pets and occasionally even humans can be infested. A government program to breed sterile male flies and drop swarms of them from planes... Read More
Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are warning the White House that a critical surveillance authority is likely to lapse this week amid bipartisan backlash over President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence community.Sen. Tom Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and Sen. Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, sounded the alarm over the weekend after a failed procedural vote to extend the program.
The senators in a letter urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to prepare “for a potential significant gap in... Read More
The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maherâs Twain Award guests are revealed
NEW YORK (AP) — John Mellencamp, Jay Leno and Whitney Cummings will be among the guest speakers when Bill Maher receives the Mark Twain Award for American Humor during a June 28 ceremony at the Kennedy Center.The center disclosed the list Monday in an email sent to members, who were offered packages ranging from $99 for a seat reservation to $1,500 and more for seating and admission to pre- and post-show receptions. The announcement also marks a notable change in how the center is identifying itself: The news came from the Kennedy Center, not the "Trump Kennedy Center," a... Read More
Los Angeles trial begins for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal arson trial began Monday for the man accused of sparking last year's deadly Palisades Fire as the area struggles to rebuild and the aftermath reverberates through the Los Angeles mayor's race.Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, appeared in court for jury selection wearing a white shirt and blue tie, having pled not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. Prosecutors say Rinderknecht started a fire on Jan. 1, 2025, and it burned undetected deep in root systems before flaring back up on Jan. 7.
The... Read More
Top Stories in US News
- Witness says teen charged with murder at Texas track meet was 'distraught' after fatal stabbing
- A flesh-eating cattle parasite is spreading in Texas as new far-flung screwworm cases are found
- Republican senators warn surveillance program may lapse after Trump intel pick backlash
- The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maherâs Twain Award guests are revealed
- Los Angeles trial begins for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire
- A watchdog report flags security risks in the IRS-ICE taxpayer data-sharing deal
- Fewer Americans say democracy is central to country's identity, AP-NORC poll finds
- Tropical Storm Boris forms off Mexico's southern Pacific coast and brings flooding threat
- 6 people hurt in stabbings at New York's Penn Station with a suspect in custody, authorities says
- Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink
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