Kristen's Classroom: 2026's billion-dollar disasters
This year (2026) ranks 5th for the most January-June billion-dollar disasters since records began in 1980.
This year (2026) ranks 5th for the most January-June billion-dollar disasters since records began in 1980.
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The city's budget office reviewed 133 social service agreements across eight departments, representing roughly $48.2 million in funding.
parks
The owners of Camp Mystic could be held criminally responsible for the deaths of 25 campers and two counselors following deadly floods in July 2025, documents show....
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced a massive meat recall on more than 167,000 pounds of of raw pork, beef, and goat products that officials said were produced without the benefit of federal inspection....
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President Trump proposed to send every American adult a $5,000 dividend if Republicans hold on to control of Congress in November.
safety
Austin police released new video that includes an off-duty APD detective’s dash camera showing ICE agents near Garcés Pérez’s blue car.
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Rome's Colosseum, Italy's most-visited monument, was closed to the public suddenly on Wednesday to mourn a worker who fell to his death overnight while helping install a new illumination project....
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Three games, three wins, and a No. 1 ranking.
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Our broken record forecast continues today with heat guaranteed for all and spotty rain a possibility for some. -Meteorologist Kristen Currie
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Jaguar Land Rover expanded an existing recall to include an additional 23,677 vehicles over an electronic system error that may lead to the loss of drive power and exterior lighting, according to federal regulators....
safety
Austin Police are investigating an early-morning homicide in east Austin that left one man dead.
safety
A man is dead and a suspect is at large after an apparent shooting at an East Austin apartment early Wednesday morning.Officers were called to a disturbance at...
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DALLAS (AP) — A man found guilty of fatally shooting three people during a 2005 attempted robbery at a rural Texas home is scheduled to be executed Wednesday, a week after the other man convicted in the killings was put to death. Ker’Sean Ramey, 41, is set to die by lethal inject...
