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Month: November 2024

Texas board to vote on Bible curriculum in public schools

Texas board to vote on Bible curriculum in public schools

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Texas Board of Education will vote Friday on whether to implement its new K-12 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms, after signaling its passage in a preliminary vote. The curriculum includes Biblical and Christian lessons about Moses, the story of […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 11/21/24

Scoreboard roundup — 11/21/24

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONPistons 121, Hornets 123Timberwolves 105, Raptors 110Jazz 118, Spurs 126Magic 119, Lakers 118 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUESteelers 19, Browns 24 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUEUtah Hockey Club 0, Bruins 1Golden Knights 3, Senators 2Islanders 1, Red Wings 2Hurricanes 2, […]

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Police recover Travis Kelce’s watch after spate of burglaries targeting athletes during games

Police recover Travis Kelce’s watch after spate of burglaries targeting athletes during games

Oliver Helbig/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Authorities investigating the rash of recent burglaries at the homes of professional athletes have recovered a watch belonging to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Providence, Rhode Island, sources familiar with the case told ABC News. Kelce’s Leawood, Kansas, home was burglarized […]

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Texas land commissioner offers 1,402 acres to Trump for ‘deportation facilities’

Texas land commissioner offers 1,402 acres to Trump for ‘deportation facilities’

John Moore/Getty Images (STARR COUNTY, Texas) — Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham is offering the incoming Trump administration 1,402 acres the state purchased along the Texas-Mexico border to be used in a mass deportation operation. In a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, Buckingham said she’s offering the land “to be […]

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Snow Sports Roundup: 11/21

Men’s Basketball Wrangler Classic ODESSA, Texas-Antoine Hurns posted 24 points on 9-16 from the field and the Midland Chapparals upset No. 5 Snow 77-70 Thursday at the Wrangler Classic. McCaden Adams posted 25 points on 7-13 from the field in defeat for the Badgers. Snow plays tournament host Odessa Friday. […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 11/21

Prep Sports Roundup: 11/21

Boys Basketball Non-Region GRANTSVILLE, Utah-Austin Park posted 24 points and 5 rebounds on 8-14 from the field and the Juab Wasps outlasted Grantsville 48-44 Thursday at Ace Williams Gymnasium in non-region boys basketball play. Bryson Roberts recorded 16 points and 5 rebounds in the loss for the Cowboys. FILLMORE, Utah-Bridger […]

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Giraffes need endangered species protection for the first time, US officials say

Giraffes need endangered species protection for the first time, US officials say

Thomas Halle/Getty Images/STOCK (NEW YORK) — The tallest animal on Earth is in danger, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which has called for federal protections for giraffe species for the first time. In the face of poaching, habitat loss and climate change, the agency proposes listing three […]

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Texas land commissioner open to offering Trump more land for mass deportation

Texas land commissioner open to offering Trump more land for mass deportation

John Moore/Getty Images (STARR COUNTY, Texas) — A Texas official, who this week offered the incoming Trump administration a 1,402-acre plot of land to build “deportation facilities,” says other parts of Texas near the border could be offered up in a similar fashion. “Absolutely — I have 13 million acres, […]

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Financial aid applications are open: What you need to know after last year’s mess

Financial aid applications are open: What you need to know after last year’s mess

jayk7/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The college financial aid application used by millions of American families is now officially open for the 2025-2026 school year — 10 days ahead of schedule. Top officials from the Department of Education said on a call with reporters Thursday they’re “confident” in this year’s […]

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Macy’s Thanksgiving parade could be target of terrorist threats, officials warn

Macy’s Thanksgiving parade could be target of terrorist threats, officials warn

Kena Betancur/Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — The 2024 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade may be an attractive target for both foreign and domestic terroristic violence, according to a joint threat assessment obtained by ABC News. Among the most significant threats facing the nation’s largest Thanksgiving celebration “stems from lone offenders […]

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