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JIM VERTUNO

JIM VERTUNO

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Americas|Environment|US

Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes

Wildfires fueled by dry conditions and gusting winds are burning in a few states in the South

Texas wildfire prompts evacuations as Arkansas and Florida also battle blazes
Crime|Sports|US

Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue charges

Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of felony domestic violence

Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy released after Texas district attorney declines to pursue charges
Sports

Joe Gibbs senses Cup championship chemistry brewing in Bell and team after 2nd consecutive victory

Joe Gibbs knows quite a lot about what it takes to win a championship

Joe Gibbs senses Cup championship chemistry brewing in Bell and team after 2nd consecutive victory
Americas|Sports

Bell makes late charge for lead and holds off Byron at COTA for 2nd straight NASCAR victory

Christopher Bell passed Kyle Busch with five laps to go, then held off Daytona 500 winner William Byron to win NASCAR’s first road course race of the season at the Circuit of the Americas

Bell makes late charge for lead and holds off Byron at COTA for 2nd straight NASCAR victory
Sports

Texas is the latest school to cancel its spring game, a college tradition that appears to be fading

College football’s annual rite of spring seems to be withering

Texas is the latest school to cancel its spring game, a college tradition that appears to be fading
Sports|US

Booker and No. 3 Texas rally from poor shooting start to beat No. 5 LSU 65-58

Madison Booker scored 16 points and No. 3 Texas overcame a woeful shooting start to rally for a 65-58 victory over No. 5 LSU on Sunday

Booker and No. 3 Texas rally from poor shooting start to beat No. 5 LSU 65-58
Crime|US

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager

Texas has executed a man convicted of killing two men as part of a 2004 dispute with his boss at a strip club

Texas executes man for 2004 double killing in a dispute with his strip club manager
Crime|US

A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church

A Texas man has been executed for the killing of a Dallas area pastor who was attacked in his church during a robbery

A Texas man is executed for the killing of a pastor during a robbery at a church
Sports|US|World

Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally

Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs
Sports

Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games

After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian noted there had been little talk about how good the No. 4 Longhorns’ defense could be. A road win at No. 10 Alabama should change the conversation. The Longhorns were dominant at times against the Crimson Tide as they chased, sacked and intercepted Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe all night in a 34-24 statement victory. Texas had five sacks, two interceptions and nine total tackles behind the line of scrimmage. The Longhorns held Alabama to 107 yards rushing. “Our speed is an advantage

Texas defense emerging as a dominant group for No. 4 Longhorns after 2 games
News|US

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next

The GOP-dominated Texas Senate has acquitted fellow Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is over. Here's what led to his acquittal and what's next
Crime|News|US

The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

The Texas Senate is deliberating over whether impeached Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be removed from office

The Texas Senate is deliberating at Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial
Sports

No. 3 Texas a dominant second half team as Longhorns head into Big 12 play

Slow starts and big finishes

No. 3 Texas a dominant second half team as Longhorns head into Big 12 play
Crime|Education|US

Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist school

Baylor University has settled a years-long federal lawsuit brought by 15 women who alleged they were sexually assaulted at the nation’s largest Baptist school

Baylor settles years-long federal lawsuit in sexual assault scandal that rocked Baptist school
News|Sports

Brooks and defense lead No. 3 Texas into final Big 12 season with dominant 38-6 win at Baylor

Jonathon Brooks ran for two touchdowns and No. 3 Texas got a dominant game from its defense to overpower Baylor in a 38-6 win Saturday night to launch the Longhorns into their final Big 12 season

Business|Celebrity|Sports

Patrick Mahomes says he 'jumped' at the chance to invest in Formula One's Alpine team

Patrick Mahomes says he “jumped” at the chance to invest in a Formula One team when he was asked to join a group of celebrity backers behind the Alpine team

Patrick Mahomes says he 'jumped' at the chance to invest in Formula One's Alpine team
Sports

Ricciardo back on track and grinning again at Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix

The biggest grin in Formula One is back on the racing grid

Ricciardo back on track and grinning again at Formula One's U.S. Grand Prix
News|Sports

American Logan Sargeant trying to hang on in F1 through difficult rookie season

It was one year ago this week that a Formula One team announced a future with an American driver

American Logan Sargeant trying to hang on in F1 through difficult rookie season
Sports

Hamilton and Russell trying to avoid more drama to finish F1 season strong for Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton walked away from his damaged car after a wreck he caused while Mercedes teammate George Russell zoomed by in the background in the Qatari desert

Hamilton and Russell trying to avoid more drama to finish F1 season strong for Mercedes
Sports

Verstappen earns hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix; Hamilton DQ from 2nd

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen charged to his 15th win of the season and the 50th of his Formula One career at the United States Grand Prix

Verstappen earns hard-fought 50th career F1 victory at the US Grand Prix; Hamilton DQ from 2nd
Sports

Struggling Sergio Perez of Red Bull says return to Mexico his most important race of the season

Sergio Perez was still in Texas when he declared his return to the Mexico City Grand Prix his most important race weekend of the season

Struggling Sergio Perez of Red Bull says return to Mexico his most important race of the season
Crime|News|Sports|US

The woman accused of killing pro cyclist Mo Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say

A murder trial in Texas is underway in the fatal shooting of pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson

The woman accused of killing pro cyclist Mo Wilson tracked her on a fitness app, prosecutors say
Crime|News|Sports

Murder trial in killing of pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson ends with guilty verdict. What happened?

A 35-year-old Texas woman has been found guilty in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna “Mo” Wilson

Murder trial in killing of pro cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson ends with guilty verdict. What happened?
Crime|News|US

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in a jealous rage

A Texas jury has convicted a 35-year-old woman of murder in the May 2022 shooting death of rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in a case that led investigators on a 43-day international search for the killer

Texas jury convicts woman of fatally shooting cyclist Anna 'Mo' Wilson in a jealous rage
Crime|News|Sports

A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

A Texas woman convicted of fatally shooting rising professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson has been sentenced to 90 years

A Texas woman convicted of killing pro cyclist 'Mo' Wilson is sentenced to 90 years in prison

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