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Vintage motorcycle ride in Austin puts spotlight on men's health
AUSTIN (KXAN) — You might have noticed a large group of classic and vintage motorcycles making their way around Austin Sunday morning. It was all part of the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, which is an event to raise funds and awareness about men’s health, specifically mental health and prostate cancer. “We know that the overwhelming number…
Read MoreMusician behavioral health nonprofit celebrates 30 years of service
AUSTIN (KXAN) – The organization dedicated to helping the people keep Austin’s “Live Music Capital of the World” reputation alive celebrated its 30th anniversary on Sunday. The SIMS Foundation has connected musicians with behavioral healthcare services for nearly 30 years. It started in 1995 after Austin musician Sims Ellison took his own life. “The community…
Read MoreGreat Scottie! Scheffler pulls away to win PGA Championship for 3rd major title
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler had every reason to worry the PGA Championship was slipping away. A five-shot lead on the front nine was gone in four holes. Every shot seemed to go left and he didn’t know why. Jon Rahm was peeling off birdies and on the verge of tracking him down Sunday…
Read MoreMariska Hargitay Reveals Identity of Biological Father After 30-Year Family Secret
The actress suspected such for a while before meeting him. She said that when she was in her 20s, she made the realization after someone showed her a photo of the longtime Vegas performer. “It was like the floor fell out from underneath me,” she says in the upcoming documentary My Mom Jayne. “Like my…
Read MoreFlorio: Quinn Ewers' trading card deal worth $3 million
AUSTIN (KXAN) — So much for the narrative of Quinn Ewers leaving money on the table for not playing another year in college. Miami Dolphins quarterback Quinn Ewers (14) does drills during the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp Friday, May 9, 2025, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) Ewers announced that he’s entered an…
Read MoreGOP fights to flip NY Senate seat in Tuesday special election after Trump won big in blue territory
Republicans are looking to pick up a state Senate seat in a Tuesday special election in a southern Brooklyn district that President Trump carried last year with 77% of the vote. GOP candidate Nachman Caller and Democrat Sam Sutton are running for a vacant seat after former state Sen. Simcha Felder recently won a special…
Read MoreTexas Ranchers hit the court Memorial Day Weekend
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The sport of pickleball growing fast across the nation and in Austin its particularly popular. Austin is home to the Texas Ranchers, a professional Major League Pickleball team, and during Memorial Day Weekend they will be hosting a competition right here in Austin. It’s all taking place at Austin Pickle Ranch from…
Read More‘Monumental’ NYC ruling on Nazi-looted art tied to inspiration for Joel Grey character in ‘Cabaret’
The Art Institute of Chicago has likely spent more than a million dollars trying to keep its claws on a Nazi-looted drawing in a Manhattan case shaping up to be “monumental” in the history of stolen works. The school’s legal challenge to halt Manhattan prosecutors’ pursuit of the swiped art backfired last month, when a…
Read MoreDonald Trump, Kamala Harris React to Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Joe and Jill Biden welcomed daughter Ashley Blazer Biden, their only child together, on June 9, 1981. The Tulane grad got her master’s degree in social work from University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice in 2010 and was associate director of the Delaware Center for Justice for more than seven years. In…
Read MoreTexas softball uses 'attack mindset' to thump UCF, advances to super regional
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas hit parade kept marching in the NCAA Austin regional Sunday at McCombs Field, this time past Central Florida 9-0, sending the Longhorns to their fifth consecutive super regional. Texas, the No. 6 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, will face No. 11 Clemson in the best-of-3 super regional in Austin…
Read MoreWorking this many hours a week can make your brain 19% bigger — and lead to lots of problems
Your high-level job may be a boon to your resume, but new research says it can also give you a big head — and not in a good way. A study out of South Korea suggests clocking in overtime could come with some serious cerebral downsides. “These findings suggest that long working hours may induce…
Read More'It's such an honor to be working with your mother:' The Heart Behind Buenos Aires Café
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A local mother and daughter have spent more than 20 years running one of Austin’s only Argentinian restaurants. Their restaurant, Buenos Aires Café, is a local staple known for its family atmosphere and dishes that make customers feel at home. Reina Morris moved from Argentina to Austin in 1997, bringing with her…
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