Man who claimed to have bomb in Austin bank robbery arrested blocks away
Austin police arrested a man less than two minutes after officers were alerted to a downtown bank robbery, police said.Makiya Johnson, 26, was booked into the T
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Overnight cold front brings high winds, cold mornings
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NBA hall of famer Amar'e Stoudemire begins new career as Florida police officer
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After backlash, Trump says Pentagon won't livestream firing squad execution
President Donald Trump said Thursday that the Pentagon will no longer live-stream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan, after the announcement faced bipartisan criticism and Vice President JD Vance said he wouldn’t watch it....