Southwest Airlines apologizes and then gives its customers frequent-flyer points
Southwest Airlines says it will award the travelers who were caught in the surge of canceled flights during the holidays 25,000 frequent-flyer points, an award worth more than $300 in flights.
View ArticleMany ERs offer minimal care for miscarriage. One group wants that to change
A group of doctors trains health care providers to treat miscarriage in the emergency department. This could be increasingly important in states where abortion is outlawed.
View ArticleWomen leaders of color are leaving arts groups. But there are 6 ways to...
From board composition to decision making, women leaders of color across the country are calling for institutional change.
View ArticleThousands unnecessarily arrested for minor offenses in Texas, a new report finds
The report examined 2019 arrest data, finding that many people arrested for low-level offenses could have been given a citation instead. It also found arrests disproportionately impacted Black Texans.
View ArticleTxDOT narrows option for widening I-35 through Austin
The agency's preferred design would result in less land seized and fewer people pushed out than a competing proposal, but it would still expropriate almost 42 acres and displace 107 homes and businesses.
View ArticleThe underage stars of a hit 1968 version of 'Romeo & Juliet' sue over their...
Olivia Hussey, then 15, and Leonard Whiting, then 16, allege sexual abuse, sexual harassment and fraud, and are seeking more than $500 million from Paramount Pictures.
View ArticleMemorial Mass for Benedict XVI held at San Fernando Cathedral
In attendance were bishops from cities in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, who were in San Antonio for a retreat that was scheduled before Benedict’s death.
View ArticleMichelle Barrientes Vela, former county constable, gets 90 days in jail for...
Former Bexar County Precinct 2 constable also received a six-year suspended prison term, and she was ordered to perform 600 hours of community service and pay a $2,500 fine. She will also be on...
View ArticleTexas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress...
Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.
View ArticleGot neck and back pain? Break up your work day with these 5 exercises for relief
Hunching over screens takes a toll. Movement researchers say you can prevent pain from accumulating by taking quick breaks for movement. Here are 5 exercises to try that take a minute or less.
View ArticleWhat to expect from a GOP-controlled House
The GOP has taken back the House. But with a fractious caucus, and an ascendant far-right wing, how will Republicans run the House and what do they want to achieve in the new Congress?
View ArticleAhead of Biden's visit to Texas, White House announces new efforts to curb...
Immigrant rights groups slammed the plan as ineffective and redundant.
View ArticleA stubborn La Niña and manmade warming are behind recent wild weather,...
In a world getting used to extreme weather, 2023 is starting out bonkers. Meteorologists are saying it's typical weather weirdness, with a boost from human-caused climate change.
View ArticleAs Damar Hamlin shows 'substantial improvement,' Buffalo Bills will play Sunday
While the 24-year-old Bills safety remains critically ill, physicians in Cincinnati say he appears to be "neurologically intact."
View ArticleAfter NFL player Damar Hamlin collapse, Texas student athlete safety back in...
The state leads the way in student athlete safety rules, but advocates say it isn’t enough to require defibrillators at schools.
View ArticleUT Austin fires basketball coach Chris Beard amid felony domestic violence...
Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée.
View ArticleCounty fire marshal reports fireworks caused injuries and damage on New...
Fire Marshal Chris Lopez reported county fire dispatch handled thousands of calls that night, including 87 fireworks related incidents.
View ArticleUT fires basketball coach Chris Beard amid domestic violence charge
Beard had been suspended without pay since his arrest on Dec. 12. He was in the second year of a seven-year $35 million contract with UT Austin.
View ArticleConservative group targets migrant cell phone data at NGOs, raising privacy...
A new report by a conservative think-tank raises privacy concerns as the organization tracks thousands of mobile devices belonging to newly arrived migrants at NGO and U.S. government facilities.
View ArticleThe U.S. job market is still healthy, but it's slowing down as recession...
U.S. employers added 223,000 jobs in December, as the unemployment rate dipped to 3.5%. Despite some high-profile layoff announcements, the overall job market remains tight.
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