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Texas Woman Tells Police She Killed Her 2 Young Daughters
An Irving woman is facing two capital murder charges after telling police she killed her two young daughters.
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Taxi Driver Accused of Killing Teen Daughters in 2008 Caught in Texas
Yaser Abdel Said, a Lewisville cab driver wanted in connection with brutal slayings of his two teenage daughters, is in custody in North Texas after 12 years on the run.
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Thousands of Pets Find New Homes During Clear The Shelters
Across the country thousands of animals are finding forever homes. Watch some of these lucky pets as they meet their new families for the very first time.
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Celebs Support Clear the Shelters Day
Celebrities are hailing Clear the Shelters Day and celebrating the more than 76,000 pets that have found forever homes during the nationwide animal adoption campaign today. Celebs, such as Ellen DeGeneres, Jane Lynch and Wanda Sykes, have sent well wishes to the pets across America in search of a place to call home. “It’s a great day to make a...
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Texas Grandmother Killed by Her Cable Man: Police
There are new details into the murder of an 83-year-old Las Colinas grandmother who was murdered in her own home, police say, by her cable man. The suspect, Roy James Holden Jr., is in the Dallas County Jail on $500,000 bond facing a capital murder charge, which could carry the death penalty. Betty Thomas’ family told NBC 5 she was…
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Las Colinas Grandmother Murdered by Cable Man, Police Say
There are new details into the murder of an 83-year-old Las Colinas grandmother who was murdered in her own home, police say, by her cable man.
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Tillerson: Exxon Aimed to Know, Not Lowball, Climate Effects
As Exxon faced the prospect of new climate regulations, the energy giant set out to understand — not understate — how they would affect the bottom line, former CEO and ex-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told a court Wednesday. Exxon set up a system for gauging climate risks and costs that was “as robust as we could make it at...
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Kawhi to Lakers? Clippers? NBA Free Agency Finally Starts Sunday
Kawhi Leonard is planning meetings in Los Angeles. Kevin Durant will do the same in New York.
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Elite 8: National Spelling Bee Too Easy for Octet of Champs
There were warning signs throughout a marathon day of spelling that this Scripps National Spelling Bee would not conclude like any other in the event’s 94-year history. Rishik Gandharsi sensed it as he stepped to the microphone for the ninth round of Thursday night’s prime-time finals, when he was one of eight spellers remaining onstage. “Just out of curiosity,” Rishik...
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Supreme Court Rejects Exxon's Bid to Block Massachusetts' Climate Change Probe
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a bid by ExxonMobil meant to block an investigation by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey into whether the company misled investors and consumers about what it knew about the link between fossil fuels and climate change. The Democrat is seeking documents from the Irving, Texas-based oil and gas giant into whether it...
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Irving-Based Scouts Explore Chapter 11 Bankruptcy: Report
The Irving-based Boy Scouts of America has retained the services of a law firm and is exploring the option of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
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Boy Scouts Chief Extends ‘Sincere Apologies' to Those Offended by Trump's Political Rhetoric
The Boy Scouts of America anticipated President Donald Trump would spark controversy with a politically tinged speech at its national jamboree in West Virginia but felt obliged to invite him out of respect for his office, officials from the organization have said. “If I suggested I was surprised by the president’s comments, I would be disingenuous,” Boy Scouts of America...
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Texas 8th Grader Wins National Geographic Bee
A 14-year-old 8th grader from Texas with an impressive knowledge of rivers, mountain ranges, borders and cultures has won this year’s National Geographic Bee. Pranay Varada of Irving, Texas, won Wednesday after a tense contest against another 14-year-old, Thomas Wright of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Both answered five championship-round questions correctly, moving the bee into a sudden-death tiebreaker. Pranay won by correctly...
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Irving-Based Boy Scouts of America to Allow Transgender Children
Irving-based Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in scouting programs.
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Tillerson Parts Ways With Exxon, $180M Retirement Package
Rex Tillerson, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, is severing ties with Irving-based Exxon Mobil.
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Irving Police Shoot, Kill Suspected Armed Robber Outside Cash Store
Irving police shot and killed a suspected armed robber as he left an Irving cash advance store with a hostage Friday afternoon, Irving police say.
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Muslim Teen's Family Demands $15 Million Over Clock Incident
The family of a 14-year-old Muslim boy accused of making a “hoax bomb” and taking it to his Irving high school is demanding public apologies and $15 million in compensation after they say the city and school district violated their son’s rights and launched a smear campaign to discredit them.
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Irving Teen in Clock Case Has New Attorney, PR Reps
The Irving 14-year old arrested for bringing a homemade clock to MacArthur High School has a new attorney and public relations people to contend with the ongoing deluge of media and controversy.
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Man Charged With Murder After Deadly Fight
A Maryland man has been charged in the death of a Texas man who fell and hit his head after being assaulted in Washington.
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Boy Scout Board Approves End to Blanket Ban on Gay Adults
The Boy Scouts of America have ended a blanket ban on gay adult leaders while allowing church-sponsored Scout units to maintain the exclusion because of their faith.