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Man receives 10-year sentence after downtown Austin murder
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced June 2 after pleading guilty to a 2023 murder charge. According to Travis County court documents, 57-year-old Hilario Adrian was sentenced to serve 10 years in prison as part of the plea deal. The murder charge was related to the death of 41-year-old Jeffery Lewis, who was found…
Read MoreSun Valley 2025 Guest List: Who Is Invited to the ‘Billionaire Summer Camp?’
OpenAI’s Sam Altman, pictured at last year’s Allen & Co conference, is on this year’s guest list. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images As summer kicks off, tech and media moguls around the world are preparing for a season of travel—but a select few are also getting ready to descend on the mountain resort town of Sun Valley,…
Read MoreSherri Papini Accuses Her Sister and Ex-Husband of Having an “Inappropriate” Relationship
“There was no consent,” she said in the doc, despite previously telling authorities that she had voluntarily stayed with him. “He still did it. The injuries that occurred, the bites on my inner and outer thigh, the footprint on my back, the brand, the melting of my skin—I can’t do that myself. I am telling…
Read MoreCSU maintains aggressive hurricane season outlook
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Researchers at Colorado State University (CSU) maintain an above-average forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. CSU forecasts 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes (Category 3+). The reasoning behind an aggressive forecast is based on warmer sea surface temperature anomalies in the eastern and central Atlantic and neutral ENSO…
Read MoreMichelin Stars and the Museum Café: These Art Institutions Serve Up More Than Culture
The Cleveland Museum of Art has the Provenance Restaurant and Provenance Café. Courtesy Cleveland Museum of Art Why does someone visit a museum? Perhaps it’s to see the permanent displays of works from the collection or the special exhibitions. My best friend’s boyfriend said his book group went to the art museum after seeing the…
Read MoreDisney Now Fully Owns Hulu—What Changes are Coming for Subscribers?
Disney completed its years-long deal to acquire Hulu on June 9, 2025. Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Disney When The Bear returns for its fourth season on June 26, fans of creator Christopher Storer’s hit series will finally learn the fate of Carmy’s new restaurant, which had been left up in the air while awaiting a…
Read MoreHow to Get Your Silent Dad to Talk to You
If your dad is a man of few words, you’ve probably already figured out that silence doesn’t necessarily mean distance. “Some men were taught to love in presence, not paragraphs—and that still counts,” says Melanie Preston, a therapist in Atlanta whose dad has always shown up strong but quiet. She remembers him comforting her during…
Read MoreBritney Spears Sends Scathing Message to Her “F–king Complete A–hole” Exes
Britney Spears knows some of her exes are toxic, and she’s not going under ever again. Nearly two years after the “Lucky” singer and Sam Asghari divorce following 14 months of marriage, she shared a scathing message about two unnamed former partners on social media while discussing her love for animals. “I dated two f–king…
Read MoreEverything Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley Have Done Since Their Prison Release
Faye Chrisley—a.k.a. “Nanny”—is Todd’s mom. “I am blessed beyond measure that God chose you to be my mother,” he wrote on Instagram for Mother’s Day in 2021. “I love you more than you will ever know and you fill my heart with love, hope, faith and confidence.” Born in September 1944, Nanny grew up in…
Read MoreStill Not Feeling the Same After COVID-19? You’re Not Alone
Most people have put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them. Infections, vaccinations, or a combination of both have bolstered people’s immunity, and while new variants continue to pop up, getting sick does not induce the same panic it once did. But a new study shows that recovery from COVID-19 might not be as quick or straightforward…
Read MoreThe Louvre and Other French Institutions Prepare to Raise Ticket Prices for Non-E.U. Visitors
In February, the French government made major cuts to arts funding in a historic break from the “exception culturelle.” Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP) (Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images Beginning January 1, 2026, several of France’s most iconic museums and monuments—including the Louvre, the Château de Versailles, the Château de Chambord and…
Read MoreGen Z and the Post-Mall Mall
The American mall, once a temple of sameness, is being recoded for a new generation. What comes next looks nothing like what came before. Getty Images Once the glittering agora of suburban America, the mall stood as a climate-controlled monument to consumerism, teenage rites of passage and Orange Julius-fueled afternoons. Now, many sit hollow—ghosts of…
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