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• 'We're interested in keeping this a democracy': Hundreds gather for No Kings protest in Taylor

  14-06-2025 23:40 via kxan.com
  
  TAYLOR, Texas (KXAN) — Chants, car horns and whoops from hundreds of anti-Trump protesters bounced off Taylor's historic downtown buildings Saturday morning. Protest organizers said the demonstration is in solidarity with thousands of similar events happening nationwide.Taylor is among more than 60 locations in Texas hosting "No Kings" protests, according to the organizers' website. The nationwide protest effort Saturday "to say no to thrones, no crowns, no kings" comes on President Donald
  
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• How to drive safe in extreme heat this summer

  14-06-2025 23:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Extreme heat can cause wear and tear on your vehicles. AAA Texas provides some useful tips to take care of your car this summer.QNA: The types of sunscreen you should wear this summerMeteorologist Tommy House sat down with Daniel Armbruster to learn more.
  Meteorologist Tommy House: I want to talk about how drivers can be safe and prepared during the extreme heat that we will face this summer. Let's start with things like batteries, coolants and tire pressure. What is some advice
  
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• DPS: Texas Capitol evacuated after "credible" threat to state legislators planning to attend protest

  14-06-2025 21:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety said the Texas Capitol grounds were evacuated Saturday afternoon after investigators identified a credible threat towards state lawmakers planning to attend a No Kings protest on Saturday.The agency stated that it continues to work with law enforcement partners to address the threat ahead of the protest, scheduled to begin at 5 pm.
  Lawmakers and staffers also received a message Saturday afternoon from Chairman Charlie Geren, R-Fort Wort
  
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• DPS: 1 arrested after 'credible' threat to state legislators planning to attend protest

  14-06-2025 21:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Texas Department of Public Safety said the State Capitol building and grounds were evacuated and closed Saturday after investigators identified a credible threat to state lawmakers planning to attend a "No Kings" protest that evening.Shortly before 5 p.m. when the protest was set to begin, the agency confirmed to KXAN it had one person in custody in connection to the threat, arrested during a traffic stop by a DPS trooper in La Grange. The name of that person and a pote
  
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• Authorities still searching for suspect in shooting of 2 Minnesota state lawmakers

  14-06-2025 21:32 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Hundreds of law officers fanned out across a Minneapolis suburb Saturday in pursuit of a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in her home in what Gov. Tim Walz called “a politically motivated assassination.” Authorities say the same suspect also shot and wounded a second lawmaker.
  Democratic former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in their Brooklyn Park home. Se
  
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• Majority of countries have 'no confidence' in Trump's abilities: Pew poll

  14-06-2025 20:40 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Recent polling across 24 countries (excluding the U.S.) by Pew Research Center found that the majority of the 28,333 adults polled had little to no confidence in Pres. Donald Trump's abilities to lead on a battery of specific issues.
  About 62% told Pew Research they don't think Trump has the ability to govern regarding issues such as global economics, immigration, U.S.-China relations, and the Russia-Ukraine war. Moreover, over half of the people polled in 19 out of 24 countrie
  
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• 'In a bright red county': More than 700 join anti-Trump protest in Bastrop

  14-06-2025 19:47 via kxan.com
  
  BASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — Hundreds of people showed up to take part in an anti-Trump Administration protest in Bastrop on Saturday.Mary Elizabeth Singleton, with the group Mobilize Indivisible, told KXAN she organized the event. According to Singleton, more than 700 people attended."We just want people to know that even in a bright red county like Bastrop, we have people who are concerned about what Trump... is doing, and we don't believe in kings in the United States of America," Singleton
  
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• Officials tell the AP they are searching for a 57-year-old man in shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers

  14-06-2025 19:45 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Authorities are searching for a 57-year-old man suspected of shooting 2 Minnesota lawmakers, officials tell The Associated Press.
  Two people familiar with the matter identified the suspect being sought as 57-year-old Vance Boelter. The people could not publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP)
  
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• "No Kings" protests in Minnesota canceled as authorities search for suspect who shot 2 lawmakers.

  14-06-2025 19:15 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — A man posing as a police officer shot and killed a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband in a brazen attack their home early Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were wounded in a separate shooting in what Gov. Tim Walz described as “targeted political violence.”
  Police were searching for the gunman responsible for the attacks on the Democratic legislators. Writings found inside a fake police car recovered at one of the shooting scenes mentioned
  
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• Zilker Eagle mini train celebrates 1-year, 100K+ riders

  14-06-2025 18:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Saturday marked a full year since the Zilker Eagle miniature train started rolling through Zilker Park.
  The train has provided rides to more than 100,000 passengers since it opened last June, returning after a five-year hiatus and several delays in its reopening plan.Austin’s Zilker Eagle train opens after facing several delaysThe mini-train initially opened in 1961 and has provided rides to parkgoers under the names Zilker Eagle and Zilker Zephyr until it closed in May 20
  
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• Military parade set to kick off in nation's capital as protesters around the country decry Trump

  14-06-2025 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Tanks, troops and marching bands assembled in the nation’s capital Saturday for a massive parade of American military power requested by President Donald Trump, a show that was met by thousands of Americans around the country displaying another kind of power: protest.Hours before the parade honoring the Army’s 250th anniversary was set to start, demonstrators turned out in streets and parks around the nation to decry the Republican pre
  
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• Here’s what to expect at the Army’s 250th anniversary parade on Trump’s birthday

  14-06-2025 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The tanks are staged and ready to roll. Fencing and barriers are up. Protective metal plating has been laid out on Washington's streets.And more than 6,000 troops are poised to march near the National Mall to honor the Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday, which happens to be President Donald Trump's 79th birthday.With preparations well in hand, one big unknown is the weather. Rain is in the forecast, so there is a chance the parade could be inte
  
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• Police say they have recovered writings in a car used by suspect in shooting of Minnesota lawmakers

  14-06-2025 18:11 via kxan.com
  
  BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Police have recovered writings that mentioned the names of multiple lawmakers and other officials in the fake police car they believe a suspect used in the shooting of two legislators in Minnesota.
  Melissa Hortman, a former Minnesota House Speaker, and her spouse were killed in their Brooklyn Park home. A second state lawmaker, Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, were shot multiple times in Champlin.
  Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley said that the writings that
  
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• Summer nights getting warming each year

  14-06-2025 18:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Much of the focus during the summer months is on extreme heat during the daytime. However, our warming climate is also increasing nighttime temperatures.
  KXAN's climate partners at Climate Central released a study that found that since 1970, summer nights have warmed by an average of about 3 degrees.Their analysis took numbers from 247 United States cities. Nearly all of them saw an increase in nighttime temperatures.
  On average, these cities currently experience about 27 warmer
  
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• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former state House speaker. husband killed in politically targeted shooting

  14-06-2025 17:40 via kxan.com
  
  BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in a politically motivated assassination, and a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded. Authorities were actively searching for a suspect hours after the targeted killings.
  “We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence," Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for thi
  
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• Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz: former House speaker and husband killed in politically motivated shooting

  14-06-2025 17:09 via kxan.com
  
  BLAINE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed in a politically motivated assassination. A second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded.
  “We must all, in Minnesota and across the country, stand against all forms of political violence," Walz said at a press conference Saturday. “Those responsible for this will be held accountable.”
  The wounded lawmaker was identified as state Sen. John Hoffman,
  
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• LIVE BLOG: 'No Kings' protests across Central Texas

  14-06-2025 16:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Hundreds of protests will happen across the country Saturday, including in Austin, Bastrop, Pflugerville and Taylor.
  The "No Kings" day of action happened the same day as, and in opposition to, a Washington, D.C. military parade on President Donald Trump's birthday. Planning for the parade began two years ago and was intended to commemorate the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. Watch the DC military parade hereEarlier in the week, Trump ordered the California National Guard an
  
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• Texas softball's Joley Mitchell fought to become a champion

  14-06-2025 05:43 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- It's every athletes dream to win a national championship, but Arkansas native Joley Mitchell admired the simple things about the game after a medical scare in 2021.Prior to becoming a Longhorn, Mitchell suited up in the blue and gold for Notre Dame to start her collegiate career. Her freshman year in 2020, Mitchell finished the season batting .234. Little did she know, that was the beginning of a long journey.What started as preparation for Tommy John surgery turned into Immune
  
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• Florida man booked 120 free flights posing as a flight attendant

  14-06-2025 05:25 via kxan.com
  
  (NewsNation) — A Florida man who posed as a flight attendant for four different airlines booked 120 free flights over six years.According to a press release from the United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida, 35-year-old Tiron Alexander pretended to be a flight attendant for multiple airlines between 2018 and 2024, accessing the carriers' websites intended for flight crews to book free flights using their employee benefits. Massachusetts teacher accused of lying about Pur
  
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• Infant highchairs recalled over 'risk of serious injury or death'

  14-06-2025 05:19 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) – A high-end highchair was recalled Thursday over a potentially deadly flaw and several reports of serious injuries, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).CPSC officials said the decision was made after multiple parents blamed the Bugaboo Giraffe highchair for serious falls that resulted in injuries including a hematoma, facial bruising, abrasions and a temporary loss of consciousness.The screws that attach the legs to the chair are apparently prone to loosen
  
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• Kevin Durant's former townhome up for sale, listing price $35

  14-06-2025 05:15 via kxan.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Kevin Durant's former Oklahoma City townhome has been listed for sale for a low starting price of just $35. That's the same as his jersey number during his time with the Thunder. The house is in the Deep Deuce District near NE 2nd Street and Walnut Avenue."It's a very, very nice property," Leasha Larkpor, Managing Broker for Thunder Team Realty, said.  Thunder control Game 2 of NBA FinalsFor years, number 35 spent time on the court, thrashing teams for the Oklaho
  
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• Taylor Swift gets temporary restraining order against Colorado man: 'Fear for my safety'

  14-06-2025 05:08 via kxan.com
  
  DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado man is subject to a temporary restraining order from music industry giant Taylor Swift after she filed for the protective measure on Friday.Swift alleged in court documents filed in Los Angeles County Court that Brian Jason Wagner, 45, of Henderson, has repeatedly come to her Los Angeles home over the past year or so.
  Swift said that the first visit from Wagner was on July 9, 2024, and security personnel told the singer that Wagner had returned at least three tim
  
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• WATCH: Black bear follows elderly woman through her neighborhood

  14-06-2025 04:55 via kxan.com
  
  WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Spotting a bear in certain parts of Connecticut is nothing new, but the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) says black bears are becoming a lot more comfortable around humans these days.A black bear was captured lumbering not far behind an elderly woman out for a stroll with her walker in West Hartford Wednesday morning.The woman and her caretaker spotted the bear creeping up on them, and headed for home — fast.  SEE IT:
  
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• City of Austin reiterates importance of 'peaceful and safe assembly' ahead of Saturday protest

  14-06-2025 04:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The city of Austin is continuing to reinforce the importance of a "peaceful and safe assembly" as a scheduled protest in the city is expected to kick off at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Texas Capitol.This comes after the city held a press conference Thursday to discuss its preparations for planned protests happening over the weekend. What we know about how the Texas National Guard trains for protests, what they’ll bringThat conference was held following an anti-ICE protest on Mo
  
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• Scheffler, Spieth make cut at difficult US Open

  14-06-2025 02:24 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - It was pretty known it was going to be a difficult weekend at the 2025 US Open beforehand. With the leader sitting alone at three under after two days, that has certainly rung true.Sam Burns leads at -3, with only two other players under par after Friday's second round. J.J. Spaun, who lead after one round, shot a 72 Friday and now sits at -2. Viktor Hovland impressed Friday with a 68 to make it to one under par.
  Jordan Spieth hits from the rough on the third hole during the seco
  
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• Group claims Lockhart judge threatened arrests for 'No Kings' parade plans

  14-06-2025 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 70 "No Kings" protests are scheduled across Texas on Saturday as part of nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.The "No Kings" protests are organized to counter Trump's expanded Army anniversary celebration, which falls on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. The demonstrations follow several days of immigration protests that prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops statewide.
  
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• Group claims Caldwell County judge threatened arrests for 'No Kings' parade plans

  14-06-2025 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 70 "No Kings" protests are scheduled across Texas on Saturday as part of nationwide demonstrations against President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington, D.C.The "No Kings" protests are organized to counter Trump's expanded Army anniversary celebration, which falls on his 79th birthday and Flag Day. The demonstrations follow several days of immigration protests that prompted Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops statewide.
  
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• Austin's free summer music fest is growing; Hot Summer Nights plans largest-ever venue lineup

  14-06-2025 01:13 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin is known for its live music scene, but it's also a city where people often struggle with affordability. An annual summer music festival aims to relieve some of that pressure for music venues, artists, and concert-goers alike.
  Hot Summer Nights will be back this year on July 24–26. It's an admission-free music festival in the Red River Cultural District.
  The fest was founded by the district in 2017, "in an effort to provide additional revenue to district members, as
  
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• 'The World's Toughest Canoe Race' kicks off in Texas

  14-06-2025 00:44 via kxan.com
  
  SAN MARCOS, Texas (KXAN) – Would you be able to finish "The World's Toughest Canoe Race"?On Friday, dozens of canoes gathered in San Marcos to begin a more than 260-mile canoe race that ends in Sea Drift, Texas that's called the Texas Water Safari.The race starts in Spring Lake where all the canoes line up and squeeze in. Racers then make their way down the San Marcos River, then the Guadalupe River and finally they paddle through San Antonio Bay on the Texas Coast.Veteran racer Virginia P
  
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• What we know about how the Texas National Guard trains for protests, what they'll bring

  14-06-2025 00:01 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he's deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard members to cities with planned anti-Trump protests this weekend. Abbott said on social media those troops "will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order."But how exactly the Texas National Guard will be used in cities, like Austin, is still relatively unclear, as the Texas Department of Public Safety and governor's office have maintained giving away those details could jeopardi
  
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