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Sacheu Beauty Makes One of the Most Viral Lip Liners, and Now the Founder Has Plans for Your Whole Face
Take its peel-off lip liner stain, the brand’s first viral product. The idea came to Sarah after she posted a video on TikTok showing her using an eyebrow stain as a lip liner because it’s more long-lasting than traditional lip liners. The video garnered about a million views in just 24 hours. That’s a theme…
Read MoreATCEMS: 1 injured in motorcycle crash near Red Bud Isle
AUSTIN (KXAN) — One person suffered serious injuries after a motorcycle crash that happened near Red Bud Isle in west Austin Friday, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. ATCEMS said on social media shortly before 4:30 p.m. that the crash happened at Redbud Trail and Lake Austin Boulevard in west Austin. One person suffered “critical injuries”…
Read MoreAstronomer CEO Andy Byron Under Company Investigation Into Alleged Affair After Coldplay Concert Video
Chris Martin Jokes Concertgoers May Be “Having an Affair” After They Hide From Camera Astronomer is looking toward a higher power after CEO Andy Byron went viral at a Coldplay concert. In videos circulating across social media, Byron and an unidentified woman quickly broke away from their close embrace and hid when they were shown…
Read MoreThe 2025 Latin American Foto Festival Grapples with Extremes
Charlie Cordero: The hairstyle of an islander. April 6, 2015. Photo: Charlie Cordero The Bronx Documentary Center, a non-profit gallery and educational space, is currently holding its annual Latin American Foto Festival, spotlighting communities in Puerto Rico, Peru, El Salvador, Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela and Colombia for this edition. In the present political context, in which…
Read MoreAppeals court upholds Texas law limiting cities' enforcement of local ordinances
(The Texas Tribune) — Two years after a district court declared that a new state law diluting the policy-making power of liberal urban areas was unconstitutional, an appeals court on Friday overruled that decision. Texas lawmakers in 2023 passed House Bill 2127, dubbed the “Death Star” bill by opponents, which aims to overturn cities’ progressive…
Read MoreTrump sues after Wall Street Journal’s Epstein story
President Trump sued The Wall Street Journal for defamation on Friday after the newspaper published a story detailing an alleged letter Trump sent to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday. The 18-page complaint says the story has caused “overwhelming financial and reputational harm” for the president, demanding billions of dollars in damages. “Defendants concocted this story to malign…
Read MoreExperts encourage caution while using water ways following rain, floods
AUSTIN (KXAN) — After an exceedingly rainy start to July, experts warn people to exercise caution when using Austin waterways this weekend. Following several heavy rain events, Austin’s lakes – Lake Travis, Lake Austin and Lady Bird Lake – may still have elevated levels of storm debris and bacteria. “We’ve had a tremendous amount of…
Read MoreLBJ football vacates wins from 2024 season after 'paperwork mistake,' letter says
AUSTIN (KXAN) – One of the most consistently successful football programs in the state is vacating all wins from last season. LBJ Early College High School will forfeit all eleven of its wins in 2024 after a “mistake in paperwork,” according to a letter obtained by KXAN. In the letter, LBJ Principal Randy Bryant and…
Read MoreHooray! Taxpayers will no longer have to pick up the tab for NPR, PBS’s lefty propaganda
Congress is finally defunding public broadcasting, and it’s about time. Taxpayers will no longer have to pay for the toxic, biased propaganda that federally funded media have been poisoning America with for the last 60 years. The argument for government-run media has always been dubious at best; it’s what dictators use to control and discipline…
Read MoreTxDOT speeds up Cow Creek bridge replacement after being washed away by floodwaters
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Transportation on Friday held a press conference and announced it was awarded an emergency contract this week to rebuild the RM 1431 bridge over Cow Creek in north Travis County. This was because, on July 5, floodwaters had washed the original structure. Construction on the bridge replacement is…
Read MoreAustin FC, other organizations dedicate new soccer field to Huston-Tillotson University
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Student athletes at Huston-Tillotson University will now be able to practice soccer on campus. This comes after Austin FC, 4ATX Foundation and Major League Soccer dedicated a “newly-refurbished soccer pitch” at the university, according to a news release from Austin FC. The dedication happened Friday. Images from the HTU Field and Mural…
Read MoreKelly Ripa Reveals the One Thing She Doesn’t Like About Working With Husband Mark Consuelos
Mark Consuelos knows how to push Kelly Ripa’s buttons. After working alongside her husband of nearly 30 years on Live with Kelly and Mark for the last two years, there’s one thing she can do without. “He doesn’t listen to me frequently, and he will tune me out while we are live on the air,”…
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