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DALLAS — Texas Democratic voters selected state Rep. Vikki Goodwin as their nominee for lieutenant governor Tuesday night, defeating Marcos Vélez in the party’s primary runoff and setting up a November showdown against Republican incumbent Dan Patrick.The contest became a test of what direction Texas Democrats want to take in the general election.Goodwin, who took office in 2019, campaigned on boosting public school funding and teacher pay, expanding Medicaid, investing in water infrastructure and repealing Texas’ abortion ban.Meanwhile, Vélez, who worked in Texas refineries and is a member of the United Steelworkers union, centered his campaign on property tax relief,

For more than three decades, the murder of Randy Gail Sperino haunted investigators in southern Illinois — a cold case centered on a young woman beaten to death and left in a rural field while her killer seemingly vanished without a trace.Investigators spent decades chasing leads and revisiting evidence, but the case remained unsolved.Now, prosecutors say a breakthrough in forensic genealogy and decades-old DNA evidence finally cracked the case wide open.Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced first-degree murder charges Tuesday against Albert L. "Buddy" Zigler, 70, of Caseyville, in connection with Sperino’s 1993 killing, calling the arrest "an important

Jennifer Lopez celebrated Memorial Day with bikini pictures.The 56-year-old "Jenny From the Block" singer shared how she spent her holiday weekend in a new Instagram carousel, featuring photos and videos of her spending the day with her family and friends, as well as a few bikini shots.In one of the photos, Lopez is seen smiling up at the camera while lounging poolside in a white string bikini, showing off her toned abs as she held her upper body up with her arms.She accessorized the bikini with a large sunhat and a few layered gold necklaces.JENNIFER LOPEZ SIZZLES IN STRING BIKINI

As voters head to the polls today in Texas, GOP Sen. John Cornyn is warning the longtime red state is "at risk" of Democrats pulling off a historic upset for a critical Senate seat.Cornyn’s primary race against challenger Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton finally comes to a head in today’s runoff election. After what has been a particularly bruising primary, Cornyn expressed his worry that Republicans stand to lose a seat that would be devastating for the party’s hopes of retaining a majority in the upper chamber.Speaking with Fox News Digital ahead of Election Day, Cornyn touted Texas as "the

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin ripped into Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Gov. Mikie Sherrill and other Democrats over what he called a "political stunt" during Memorial Day weekend after they demanded access to a New Jersey U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility they allege has inhumane conditions.Mullin, who was a Republican senator until recently, bashed his former Senate colleague and other Democrats, writing in an X post that "this is nothing more than a political stunt by New Jersey sanctuary politicians for fundraising clicks."Anti-ICE protesters and authorities clashed Monday outside a New Jersey detention facility where critics allege illegal

Optimism isn't exactly the overarching feeling surrounding LIV Golf at the moment, but Bryson DeChambeau is doing his best to keep the circuit's spirits high, and doing so with a slight change in tune.In recent weeks, following the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially announcing that it will be pulling the plug on LIV funding after the 2026 season, DeChambeau has been a bit all over the place.With LIV's future entirely up in the air, the two-time U.S. Open winner has, on multiple occasions, teased the idea that he could turn the majority of his focus to growing his

By NATO’s traditional metrics, the alliance appears transformed.After years of pressure from President Donald Trump and growing alarm over Russia’s war in Ukraine, NATO allies are spending more on defense than at any point since the Cold War. NATO leaders have agreed to move toward a new framework approaching 5% of GDP by 2035.For years, Trump accused NATO allies of relying too heavily on U.S. military protection while underinvesting in their own defense. His repeated threats to reconsider U.S. commitments to allies that failed to meet spending targets transformed what had once been an obscure alliance benchmark into one of

Here's the usual media narrative: Donald Trump did something awful (or outrageous, or borderline crazy), and the Republicans in Congress are wimps who won't stand up to him. Rinse, dry, repeat. But that changed dramatically in the last few days. The new story line:Donald Trump did something beyond the pale and the brave Republicans are standing up to him. They're mad as hell, and they're not going to take it anymore. THE ART OF PERFECTION: HOW TRUMP SURVIVES EVEN HIS WORST BLUNDERS THROUGH SHEER REPETITIONIf you don't recall this happening before in Trump's second term, that's because it hasn't.So now you have the press and

A dog reportedly triggered a shotgun inside a truck during a stop at a Nebraska gas station Saturday, sending a blast through the vehicle and  injuring a woman in another vehicle several yards away, according to local reports, citing Nebraska authorities.The incident unfolded shortly after noon when the vehicle pulled into Short Stop, a gas station and convenience store, located at 2002 Avenue I, KNOP reported.According to the Scottsbluff Police Department, the dog remained inside the vehicle after the owner stepped into the store. Another passenger riding along also stepped outside but stayed near the front passenger-side door, the outlet