From snowy cities to Mexican border - Trump deportations loom

found 2025 › Jan › 16 (Thu) @ 06:46 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

'Do it the right way' Texas border residents tell migrants, while Chicago neighbourhoods prepare for raids.

SpaceX launches two lunar landers to the moon

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Privately built spacecraft from Texas-based Firefly and Japan’s ispace will conduct experiments for future missions

Two privately built lunar landers were speeding towards the moon on Wednesday after …

Man charged with stalking Caitlin Clark disrupts court hearing

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 10:39 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Michael Lewis, of Denton, Texas, arrested over messages
Judge rebukes 55-year-old after interruptions

A man charged with stalking and harassing basketball star Caitlin Clark was rebuked after becoming …

2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in December

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

Today, in the Calculated Risk Real Estate Newsletter: 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in December

A brief excerpt:

NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a …

Two Bank Failures in 2024

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 05:55 UTC

a story from Calculated Risk › Calculated Risk

There were four bank failures in 2024. The median number of failures since the FDIC was established in 1933 was 7 - so 2 failures in 2024 was below the median.

There were five bank failures in 2023…

Texas woman 'spent hours trying to flush dead female fetus down Whataburger toilet'

found 2024 › Dec › 25 (Wed) @ 11:43 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Mallori Patrice Strait, 33, stayed in the Whataburger restroom for hours before a manager called police.

Absent US congresswoman has been dealing with ‘dementia issues’, family says

found 2024 › Dec › 22 (Sun) @ 23:22 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Republican Kay Granger of Texas living at senior living facility, which she had not disclosed to public

A Republican congresswoman from Texas has not cast a vote in the US House since July while she h…

NASA astronaut spots 'two metallic spherical orbs' flying by his airplane over Texas

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

A former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao has come forward to reveal that he personally witnessed 'two metallic spherical orbs' whizz by his plane while flying above Texas.

Trapped with a killer for 77 minutes: Devastating new book gives definitive bullet-by-bullet account of one of America's deadliest school shootings

found 2024 › Dec › 21 (Sat) @ 20:34 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

This tragedy is now added to a growing list of school massacres in America - and it evokes memories of the worst, including the 2022 shooting in the small border town of Uvalde, Texas .

Texas launches billboards asking illegal migrants the most shocking question ever to dissuade crossings

found 2024 › Dec › 20 (Fri) @ 18:41 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Texas Governor Greg Abbott's new anti-border crossing campaign uses shocking language to warn illegal migrants if they try to cross.