Judge channels Dolly Parton in blocking Texas drag show ban
U.S. District Judge David Hittner argued that countless popular performances with “erotic” elements would have fallen…
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United States of Dolly: Was the country star our last bipartisan icon?
Parton transcended politics through her humble and often humorous message of acceptance.
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Texas poll shows solid bipartisan opposition to data centers
A growing backlash against the projects is reshaping important races in the deeply conservative state.
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Join siguimi.com →Dolly Parton, country music singer and cultural icon, dies at 80
With her rhinestones and blond bouffant, she carved out a singular place in American life as a musician, movie star,…
Read at source →Trump orders flags to be lowered for Dolly Parton
“There has never been anyone like her, and never will,” Trump said on Truth Social.
Read at source →Most of northwestern Indiana now has power restored 13 days after storms
A derecho sent 99-mph winds through Gary on Aug. 11, cutting power to more than 300,000 residents in the area.
Read at source →State Department wants to sell ‘woke’ painting by Obama portrait artist
The painting, “Young Artists After Siamesas 1960,” features four models in front of a floral backdrop.
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Ken Paxton unveils anti-data-center plan as GOP voter anger mounts in Texas
The Republican Senate hopeful joins an increasing number of GOP candidates announcing their opposition to projects…
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IndyCar drivers roar through D.C. streets in Trump’s Freedom 250 Grand Prix
Drivers zoomed along Pennsylvania and Independence avenues at speeds of 160 mph, looping around the National Mall as…
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Illinois officer convicted in Sonya Massey killing has died, lawyer says
Sean Grayson shot Massey in July 2024 after she called 911 to report a prowler. He had been diagnosed with colon…
Read at source →Some Texas conservatives are breaking ranks and pledging to vote Democratic
Republicans who are angry at Gov. Greg Abbott’s refusal to block data centers are giving his Democratic challenger hope…
Read at source →Billionaire bets on luxury mall to restore community after devastating fire
Nineteen months after the Palisades Fire leveled much of the seaside community, scars of the blaze are increasingly…
Read at source →The banker who found freedom in a Dodge van, and other extraordinary lives we’ve lost
A pastor with a childlike sense of wonder. A student who found strength in helping others. Intimate obituaries, in 150…
Read at source →She set aside the fiddle to raise nine children. At 99, she made her Opry debut.
Violet Hensley, who has died at 109, was one of the last links to a bygone era of foot-stomping American folk music.
Read at source →Thousands in Indiana still waiting for power more than a week after storm
Residents in hard-hit Gary and other areas are scrambling for generators, lining up for gas and bracing for a long…
Read at source →Texas governor calls for Justice Dept. probe of Muslim washing stations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalated his campaign against Muslim washing stations at the state’s major airports.
Read at source →Government will cut water to Ariz., Calif., Nevada as Colorado River runs low
The states must curb their use of water from the river starting in 2027.
Read at source →White House space policy directs agencies to send humans to Mars
A new space transportation policy from the Trump administration calls for a dramatic increase in launches, as well as…
Read at source →Democrats remain far behind GOP in cash on hand as midterms near
New filings find the Democratic National Committee trailing its Republican counterpart by more than $100 million, with…
Read at source →Why this U.S. state is trying to ban ‘addictive’ social media features to protect teens
Advocates say legislation in the nation’s most populous state would carry particular weight in the national movement to…
Read at source →Inside the police investigation into how Rep. Max Miller’s daughter got hurt
Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but…
Read at source →Texas Gov. Greg Abbott takes aim at Muslim washing stations in airports
Legal experts dispute Abbott’s claims that the ritual washing stations are discriminatory, with some saying his attack…
Read at source →L.A. officer who recorded colleagues’ racist remarks won’t face felony charges
Prosecutors faced a backlash for bringing felony charges against Los Angeles police officer Daniel Flores, whom they…
Read at source →Pennsylvania will sharply limit data center development, expand review process
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s policy changes come as growing numbers of political leaders from both parties try to slow down data…
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Martin Cohen, who helped guide The Post’s finances, dies at 94
Trained as an accountant, he rose to become a vice president at The Washington Post Co., where he worked closely with…
Read at source →Fewer American adults say they’re gambling
In a new survey, 45 percent of adults said they participated in at least one form of gambling in the past year, down…
Read at source →Americans are destroying license-plate cameras as surveillance backlash grows
Flock cameras have been shot, spray-painted and cut down as how-to videos spread online. “People are fed up,” one…
Read at source →Judge delays Mangione’s state trial after lawyers sought dismissal
On Monday, Judge Gregory Carro issued an order giving prosecutors until Oct. 9 to respond to Mangione’s lawyers’ motion…
Read at source →Most Americans have lived unmarried with a partner by their early 40s, study finds
More than a third of adults have lived with two or more partners, according to Pew Research Center’s estimates.
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Actress Hayden Panettiere, star of ‘Heroes’ and ‘Nashville,’ dies at 36
Ms. Panettiere was in cardiac arrest before she died, the coroner’s office said. In a May memoir, she detailed the…
Read at source →Coyotes overtake abandoned housing development, vexing neighbors
A West Hollywood pack making its home in what’s been dubbed a “coyote condo” is drawing curious onlookers and concern…
Read at source →Georgia school shooter’s father, who bought son a gun, sentenced to 15 years
The sentence brings to an end the latest in a series of prosecutions that aim to hold parents accountable for not…
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Colorado residents are ratting out neighbors over water use during drought
It's green lawns versus brown lawns as Denver residents flout strict water restrictions.
Read at source →West Point professors free to comment publicly as school declines to appeal ruling
West Point professors may still comment freely as the military academy declined to appeal a judge's ruling that blocked…
Read at source →Teenage school shooter in Georgia is sentenced to life without parole
Colt Gray last week pleaded guilty to a 2024 rampage that left four dead at a high school outside Atlanta.
Read at source →Schools are adding pepper-spraying drones to help combat active shooters
The plastic, nonlethal aircraft, which can smash windows and ram attackers, will be at the ready in a handful of…
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