Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima advanced to the Cincinnati Open men’s semifinals Friday, joining Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula to give the United States four players in the tournament’s final four.
The William Jones Cup’s new tournament format has drawn criticism after host Chinese Taipei advanced to the semifinals despite a 1-5 record, while Strong Group-Philippines was eliminated despite finishing the preliminary round at 5-1.
The San Antonio Conservation Society is planning to “reset” and reimagine Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA), its four-day Fiesta San Antonio event, while eliminating two full-time positions as construction and declining attendance affect the festival.
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).