ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The 2026 football season will be a test for how the Cooper Cougars embrace change with a new head coach and new quarterbacks. But some things still stay the same. Like running back Tayden Bender. "Tayden's got chance a be special," offensive coordinator Will Wise sai...
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Shackleford County residents were invited Friday to stop by the Old Albany News Building for an informal, face-to-face discussion with the County Judge.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The 2026 football season will be a test for how the Cooper Cougars embrace change with a new head coach and new quarterbacks. But some things still stay the same. Like running back Tayden Bender. "Tayden's got chance a be special," offensive coordinator Will Wise sai...
The "Son of a Sinner" singer filed for divorce back in May.
ABILENE, Texas (BCH Sports) - The Cooper Cougars and the Wylie Bulldogs meet in the eighth Southtown Showdown in the final game of the regular season on November 7. This rivalry was one-sided one way the first three seasons and now it’s one-sided the other way. Cooper won the first three times th...
O'Donnell and Trachtenberg starred in "Harriet the Spy" together in 1996.
Ron Howard had a unique bonding experience with John Wayne while filming what would be the icon’s final film.Howard starred with Wayne in 1976’s “The Shootist,”
Millions of Americans are breathing unhealthy or even hazardous air as winds push smoke from wildfires raging in Canada across the upper Midwest and Northeast.
Israeli officials plan to add crocodile-filled moats around a prison holding Palestinians, similar to Florida's now-defunct Alligator Alcatraz detention center.
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A lawsuit that was attempting to kick Florida GOP Rep. Cory Mills off the ballot in the August primary was dismissed by a judge.
One of the most important oil trade routes on the planet has reached a near standstill during a week of constant strikes in the Iran war.
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The U.S. military launched strikes on Iran for the seventh consecutive day at 3 p.m. ET on Friday.
Senator Darline Graham has the president's "Complete and Total Endorsement" for a full term.
A plane passenger "invoked Sharia law" to avoid sitting next to a woman, then hit a flight attendant, according to German police.
A once-forgotten photo of the world's biggest soccer star and an infant feels like a shocking coincidence or fate.
Gov. Greg Abbott heads to Uvalde Friday for a storm and flash flood response update, joined by state and local emergency officials. Briefing at 2 p.m. is photo-only, followed by a 3 p.m. press conference.
Ohio's Bernie Moreno said Thursday he will introduce a bill to sanction the U.S.'s northern neighbor for the wildfire smoke that has covered several states.
Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross and two-time Super Bowl champion Aaron Ross join Mack Brown, Vince Young and Bob Ballou.
Newly declassified intelligence documents are providing additional details about potential foreign threats to U.S. election.
The "Star Trek" star will perform with his band, The *uckers, at Riot Fest on September 20.
A Texas man was arrested Friday in Oklahoma City on a warrant alleging online solicitation of a minor
Argentina is seeking back-to-back World Cup titles, while Spain is chasing its first championship since lifting the trophy in 2010.
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are pressing ahead with a sweeping voting overhaul bill, but the effort is running into a familiar obstacle
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PHOTOS: Canadian wildfire smoke blankets the Midwest and Northeast
Al Roker and Craig Melvin have spoken out about the intruder who breached security at the “Today” show Thursday.Roker shared a post on Instagram, writing, “A re
7.3 quake off Chiapas near Guatemala shakes Mexico City to El Salvador; tsunami alerts and school suspensions issued. No major damage yet, but aftershocks and landslides reported.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it "risky" for the upper chamber to advance the House GOP's $95 billion budget reconciliation measure.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urged states to work with the Trump administration to root out noncitizen voters and fortify their voting machines against election meddling.
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Fricker won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in "My Left Foot."
PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. -- The 2026 Pensacola Beach Air Show is underway, bringing military aircraft, historic warbirds and elite aerobatic performers to the skie
Nearly nine hundred active fires in Canada, especially in central and western Ontario, continue to funnel thick, wildfire smoke into the Mitten.
Massachusetts's Ed Markey urged his congressional colleagues Thursday night to impeach the president for undermining elections.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted a video on his personal X account on Friday that shows him interacting with a yak.
Memorial arrangements for the late U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham were announced Friday, with events expected to span Washington, Columbia and Pickens County.
As cities across the country grapple with large youth gatherings, so-called “teen takeovers."
Since the storms began Tuesday, some communities west of San Antonio have received more than 2 feet of rain.
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