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Cynthia Erivo’s Met Gala 2025 Look Will Leave You Feeling Changed for Good
So if you care to find Cynthia Erivo, look to the 2025 Met Gala. The Wicked star arrived at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 5 in an outfit that may leave you feeling changed for good. For the event, Cynthia wore a custom Givenchy look consisting of a red and silver diamond…
Read MoreAustin Fire provides update on firefighter cancer prevention efforts
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Running into a burning building is one of the most dangerous things a person can do. Yet, firefighters do it every day to help save lives and property. But there’s a silent danger firefighters face after putting out those fires – cancer. The World Health Organization classified firefighting as a carcinogenic profession,…
Read MoreMet Gala 2025: Lizzo Debuts Blonde Hair Transformation On the Red Carpet
The truth doesn’t hurt when you look this good. After all, Lizzo was glowing as she made her way down the red carpet at the 2025 Met Gala May 5 with a new blonde look. For this year’s dress code, “Tailored for You,” Lizzo arrived in a black and white gown featuring a cascading mermaid…
Read MoreTexas House and Senate strike agreement on property tax cuts
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — As the clock expired on the 88th Legislative Session, property tax relief was left on the chopping block. Governor Greg Abbott cited the failure to pass property tax relief as a reason behind numerous vetoes. Abbott ended up calling multiple special sessions dedicated towards property tax relief. On Monday, during the Texas…
Read MoreState Sen. Bob Hall calls for end of Texas Lottery amid scandal
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Sen. Bob Hall, R-Rockwall, was one of the first lawmakers to call for an investigation into the Texas Lottery Commission over their alleged role in a controversial 2023 Lotto Texas drawing. Months later, he laid out the case for abolishing the commission altogether. “I apologize for the length of this,” Hall…
Read MoreAustin dance company loses $30k after NEA cuts, cancels annual festival
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Acia Gray has been teaching Austinites how to tap dance since the 1980s. “The Tapestry Dance Company has been around since October of 1989,” said Gray, Tapestry’s co-founder. “[We’ve taught] thousands. And we’re really proud because many of those individuals went on to professional dance careers.” A centerpiece of Tapestry’s work is…
Read MoreOlympic Runner Noah Lyles’ Wedding Update Proves Spontaneity Never Goes Out of Style
Noah Lyles isn’t sprinting to write his wedding vows. In fact, the Olympic runner revealed that he has zero plans to prepare remarks for his upcoming nuptials to fellow athlete and fiancée Junelle Bromfield ahead of their upcoming ceremony. “That is still the plan,” Lyles exclusively told Erin Lim Rhodes and Lonnie Marts during E!…
Read MoreRavens release Justin Tucker, insist it's a 'football decision' amid NFL investigation
FILE – Baltimore Ravens place kicker Justin Tucker (9) watches his extra point against the Houston Texans during the first half of an NFL football game Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith, File) AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Baltimore Ravens released kicker Justin Tucker on Monday, calling it a “football decision” amid…
Read MoreElon Musk’s Starship Launch Site Becomes Official City Run by SpaceX Employees
Starbase is the site for Starship’s test launches. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Elon Musk can now add a Texas city to the long list of ventures he’s juggling. Over the weekend, the SpaceX development site in Boca Chica, Texas—known for test launching the company’s Starship rocket—was officially incorporated as a city after residents overwhelmingly…
Read More$100M: Austin mayor responds to skepticism about homelessness spending
AUSTIN (KXAN) — There are several numbers floating around about how much the city of Austin may need to spend on homelessness: From the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition’s estimate that $350 million is needed to build out Austin-Travis County’s homelessness response system in the next 10 years, to an even more recent estimate from Austin’s…
Read MorePharrell Williams’ Met Gala 2025 Date Night Will Leave You Feeling Happy
Indeed, this year’s exhibition pulled inspiration from Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book, Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity, in which she explores Black men’s use of style to “imagine new ways of embodying political and social responsibilities.” And for the “Double Life” singer—who last attended the Met Gala in…
Read MoreSan Marcos Police searching for suspect involved in deadly hit-and-run
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The San Marcos Police Department is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a pedestrian that happened Saturday night in the 4200 block of State Highway 123. Officers responded to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian around 10:46 p.m. in the southbound lanes of SH 123, just south of Skylark Lane.…
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