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Senior Mexican politician shot and killed at seafood restaurant — week after town’s police chief gunned down
A high-ranking Mexican official was gunned down while having dinner at a seafood restaurant in the latest round of deadly violence against politicians in the country. Jose Luis Pereida Robles, the secretary general of the Teocaltiche City Council, was attacked just before 5 p.m. Monday, local officials said. Police first responded to the eatery when…
Read MoreThese Mean Girls Secrets Totally Are Fetch
15. Fey famously never considered writing a sequel to the hit film, a decision she’s gone on record as regretting. “At the time we did want to start the conversation about the sequel, and for whatever reason I was like, ‘No!!! We shouldn’t do that!’” she told EW in 2014. “Now I look back and I’m…
Read MoreAusar Thompson has career night to help keep Pistons alive
The Knicks hadn’t seen this version of Ausar Thompson yet. But he was key to keeping the Pistons alive. Thompson delivered by far his best performance of the series and one of the best showings of his young career in the Knicks’ 106-103 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. He…
Read MoreDriver of stolen Porsche shot dead by cops after attempting to evade roadblock and nearly hitting officer: NYPD
The driver of a stolen white Porsche was shot dead by police Tuesday night after nearly striking an officer with the flashy car at an NYPD roadblock near the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, police said. The suspect — who was previously charged in a multi-state car theft ring — initially landed on authorities’ radar around…
Read More‘Andor’ Season 2 replaces Jimmy Smits with Benjamin Bratt as Senator Bail Organa, aka Princess Leia’s adoptive dad
The latest batch of new Andor Season 2 episodes on Disney+ take place three years before Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, specifically during “Senate Investiture.” It’s the annual swearing in of all of the Senators in the Imperial Senate. While a morning news show that characters like Bix (Adria Arjona) and Eedy…
Read MoreWATCH: Suspected drunk driver offers Florida deputy a vodka spritz mid-pursuit
SEBRING, Fla. (WFLA) — A suspected alcohol thief led Florida deputies on a wild pursuit over the weekend. When it was all over, he flashed a grin at deputies and commented, “You guys had fun though, right?” It all started just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, when employees at the Spring Lake Market…
Read More3 Longhorns, 3 UT recruits on MLB.com's top draft prospects list
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Three Longhorns and three high school players verbally committed to Texas are sprinkled in new rankings of top Major League Baseball draft prospects. Max Belyeu, Jared Spencer and Jalin Flores are the current Longhorns on Jonathan Mayo’s latest list of top 150 draft prospects on MLB.com. Belyeu is recovering from thumb surgery…
Read MoreSouth by Southwest names new director in charge
AUSTIN (KXAN) — South by Southwest (SXSW) now has a new director in charge who will lead the festival. Jenny Connelly said on a post in LinkedIn that she will now work as the director in charge of SXSW, which happens annually every March in Austin. “I’m traveling to Austin each week and working with…
Read MoreRound Rock Fire Department surprised with new gear to fight wildfires
AUSTIN (KXAN) – Williamson County Emergency Services District Nine surprised the Round Rock Fire Department’s Wildland Team with new equipment on Tuesday. The wildland team specializes in fighting wildfires in Round Rock, whose work has become especially relevant with wildfires in recent months. Continuing drought conditions could increase the risk of wildfires this summer according…
Read MoreCity, county officials warn of wildfire dangers ahead of summer
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As we near the hot summer months and May marks National Wildfire Awareness Month, Austin and Travis County officials held a press conference on Tuesday to encourage Austinites to take precautions to protect themselves and their homes from wildfires. Leaders highlighted that the number of people who could be impacted by a…
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Read MoreUFC’s Sedriques Dumas arrested on charges including robbery, battery with $558K bond
UFC fighter Sedriques Dumas is behind bars in the Florida panhandle on robbery and battery charges. Online arrest records showed Dumas had been arrested on Monday on five charges related to felony home invasion robbery without a firearm, felony possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, felony possession of a controlled substance, misdemeanor battery,…
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