The Dallas Public Library will reduce operating hours at some branches and eliminate more than 70 positions as the city works to close a $51 million budget gap, with the cuts also ending adult learning programs such as GED and English language classes.
Texas youth prisons were placed under lockdown procedures last week after a youth seriously assaulted a correctional officer at the Gainesville State Juvenile Correctional Facility and another assault occurred at a halfway house, Texas Juvenile Justice Department Executive Director Shandra Carter told agency board members Friday.
A Texas appeals court has reduced the damages Alex Jones owes two families who sued him over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, cutting the amount from about $50 million to $1.5 million.
Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Saturday dismissed reports that Sen. Loren Legarda, who is on medical leave abroad, is seeking asylum, calling the claims fake news.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved a framework to develop the Philippines’ critical minerals industry, directing the government to identify new mineral deposits, fast-track the privatization of government-owned mining assets and cancel dormant or noncompliant permits.
Lake Zurich fell to its lowest water level in 75 years on Wednesday as a prolonged drought driven by repeated heatwaves and below-average rainfall lowered water levels in several major Swiss lakes.
French President Emmanuel Macron hailed astronaut Sophie Adenot’s historic spacewalk as a moment of “French pride” after she became the first Frenchwoman to venture outside the International Space Station (ISS).
The United States has sent nearly 2,300 deported Mexicans to Guatemala this year for temporary transit before their return to Mexico, marking a shift from the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term when such transfers were rare.
TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing the video-sharing platform of violating federal children’s privacy laws, the department said Friday.
Actress and television host Shaira Diaz asked for kindness and sensitivity as she addressed pregnancy rumors and comments about her weight, saying she has been struggling to lose weight amid polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).