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A firefighter works as the Hughes Fire burns north of Los Angeles on January 22. Mario Tama / Getty Images Los Angeles is burning, but it isn’t alone. In...
What to Know About Alarming Tuberculosis Outbreak in Kansas
A yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in the Kansas City, Kansas area has taken local experts aback, even if it does not appear to be the largest outbreak of the...
RFK Jr. Hearings Could Be Banner Moment For Anti-Vax Movement
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. starts the first of two days of confirmation hearings on Wednesday, it won’t be just a big moment for the former environmental lawyer and...
Extreme Heat Could Kill Millions of People in Europe
Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at...
How a Hawaiian High School Student Inspired Nine New State Animals
Maddie Bender Freelance writer What do nine Hawaiian snails have in common with the Texas longhorn, the Florida panther and the California grizzly bear? They’re all U.S. state animals....
Record high temperatures expected for several days
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Temperatures across Central Texas are nearing or surpassing record highs this Sunday afternoon under clear skies. Overnight, temperatures will remain mild, with lows in the mid...
CDC Tells Staff to Immediately Stop All Work With World Health Organization
NEW YORK — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John...
One dead in north Austin crash Sunday night
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- One person is dead after an auto-pedestrian crash Sunday night in north Austin in the 10200 block of North Lamar Boulevard, according to Austin-Travis County EMS....
LOVB Austin hands Omaha its 1st loss of the season
AUSTIN (KXAN) — It doesn't matter what jersey Madisen Skinner is in, she will make her presence felt in a big way on the volleyball court. The former Longhorns...
New bid for TikTok from Perplexity AI could give US government 50% stake
WASHINGTON (AP) — Perplexity AI has presented a new proposal to TikTok’s parent company that would allow the U.S. government to own up to 50% of a new entity...
