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Dallas man charged with kidnapping, sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Galveston

CBS Dallas-Fort Worth 2/5 6:27A Steven Rosenbaum

A Dallas man is being held in a Texas jail without bond after he was accused of abducting a 12-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her in a hotel room. Graham Dunn, 27, is...

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Event date: February 5, 2026 Event Time: 11:00 AM - 03:00 PM Location: Lancaster, TX 75146

Hutchins council to hold closed-door meeting with lawyers to discuss reported ICE facility

NBC Dallas-Fort Worth (Local Beat) 2/4 2:33A Alanna Quillen

On Wednesday, Hutchins City Council will hold a special-called meeting to discuss a potential proposal to put an immigration detention facility in their city. According to the agenda, the council will...

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A Heart-Healthy Life Starts with Everyday Choices

Lancaster BubbleLife iReporter 1/31 6:00P Liz McGathey

Februarys American Heart Month is a timely reminder that caring for your heart isnt just about responding to emergencies its about the small, intentional choices we make every day. As the season of...

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?This Month’s Winners Are….

The Sister Studio 1/31 3:24A Jennifer Reed

Happy Saturday, my friends! I hope everyone is staying warm this week, and has some fun things planned for the weekend! We don’t have too much on the agenda this weekend and I’m so, so looking forward...

BRRRRR…IT’S COLD (AND 75 VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT IDEAS)

The Middle Page 1/28 4:51A Cathy Williamson

BRRRRR IT S COLD (AND 75 VALENTINE S DAY GIFT IDEAS) Well, January 2026 is off to an explosive start (if you live in the line of the snow/icestorm). I m not sure where you live, but I have major cabin...

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The Sister Studio 1/23 3:06A Jennifer Reed

TGIF, my friends!! May your to-do list be nice and short today! I found some really great items this week and I have an Aerie code this weekend, too! JEN20 will take 20% off nearly everything on their...

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Report: Mavericks trade Anthony Davis to Washington Wizards in 8-player trade

Spectrum Local News Sports 2/4 8:40A Associated Press, Katharine Finn

ESPN senior NBA insider Shams Charania broke the news in a post on X Wednesday afternoon.

Jaylen Brown leads Celtics over Mavs 110-100 despite Flagg's latest record for teenager

Spectrum Local News Sports 2/4 1:40A Associated Press

The 19-year-old became the first teenager with three consecutive 30-point games.

All-Star infielder Isaac Paredes and Houston Astros agree to $9.35 million, 1-year contract

Spectrum Local News Sports 2/4 1:34A Associated Press

Paredes, who turns 27 on Feb. 18, hit a career-high .258 with 20 homers and 53 RBIs in 102 games, earning his second All-Star selection.

Thomas Harley scores in OT as Stars beat Jets 4-3 for 5th straight win

Spectrum Local News Sports 2/3 1:47A Associated Press

Both teams play their final game before the three-week Olympic break at home Wednesday night.

Patrick Kane passes Mike Modano for the most NHL points by a U.S.-born player

Spectrum Local News Sports 1/30 1:33A Associated Press

Kane scored his 1,375th point on an assist Thursday night in Detroit.

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Colossal snags $60 million in new funding, selects site for first BioVault

Dallas Business Journal (Health Care) 2/3 12:55A Will Anderson

Colossal Biosciences has struck a major partnership with the United Arab Emirates that will result in a major conservation effort getting off the ground in the country.

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Texas jails have more than 400 pregnant inmates monthly. The state is studying what happens to...

Spectrum Local News Health 2/3 4:14A Associated Press

The state is now collecting information about pregnant inmates' prenatal care, mental health indicators, pregnancy outcomes and more.

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Humanoid robots show off creepily impressive kung-fu moves during Lunar New Year festival in China

Live Science 2/17 7:11A Keumars Afifi-Sabet

Improvements to the AI that powers Unitree's H2 and G1 humanoid robots, alongside mechanical upgrades, have resulted in a dazzling kung-fu demonstration.

Sleep deprivation harms the gut via the vagus nerve, early study reveals

Live Science 2/17 6:18A Sahana Sitaraman

New research reveals that sleep deprivation sends aberrant signals through the vagus nerve, triggering a serotonin surge that can kill gut stem cells.

Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal

Live Science 2/17 6:15A Patrick Pester

The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on...

Hidden slippery clay on seafloor may have worsened devastating 2011 tsunami in Japan

Live Science 2/17 4:31A Stephanie Pappas

A thick layer of slippery clay on the ocean floor may have formed the weak spot that enabled a magnitude 9.1 quake to make such a devastating tsunami.

Mineral sunscreen leaves an annoying white cast on skin — this new formula could change that

Live Science 2/17 4:24A Victoria Atkinson

Scientists have developed a new approach to formulating mineral sunscreen that could prevent it from leaving a white cast on the skin.