Flu cases surge in North Texas as concern grows over "Super Flu" variant

Doctors say flu cases are climbing fast across North Texas as a new variant drives early‑season spread.

• Jan 5

Vehicle fire shuts down southbound I‑35E in Carrollton on Friday evening

Authorities say the shutdown is expected to last several hours as crews work to clear the scene.

• Jan 2

North Texas families left with half-built houses after Fort Worth couple pleads guilty to fraud

About 40 North Texas families say they paid for custom homes and renovations that were never finished

• Jan 6

Diane Crump, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump died Thursday night in hospice care, her daughter said. The 77-year-old was diagnosed in October with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

• Jan 2

Dallas mother survives shooting outside Walmart, recounts attack

Kyra Stubbs was shot seven times by a stranger in a parking lot attack that police say ended in a murder‑suicide

• Jan 2

National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington named Best New Museum in America

USA TODAY's 10Best 2026 Readers' Choice Awards gives top honor to the less than year‑old attraction.

• Jan 2

Victoria Jones, daughter of Tommy Lee Jones, found dead in San Francisco hotel, officials confirm

A woman who was found dead in San Francisco's Fairmont Hotel on New Year's Day has been identified as Victoria Jones, daughter of actor Tommy Lee Jones, officials said.

• Jan 2

Ohio police seek suspect in fatal shooting of dentist and his wife

Officers in Columbus, Ohio, were dispatched to the couple's home on the morning Dec. 30 for a welfare check and found them dead at the scene.

• Jan 2

What to know about Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.

• Jan 4

Prominent Jan. 6 defendants plan march to Capitol to mark 5 years since attack

House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

• Jan 2

Grok let users post altered photos of minors in "minimal clothing"

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, said it is fixing "lapses in safeguards" after social media users said it was generating sexualized photos of minors.

• Jan 2

Potential ISIS-inspired attack thwarted in North Carolina, officials say

The FBI's field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the potential attack was inspired by ISIS.

• Jan 2

Tesla sales drop for a second year in a row amid headwinds

Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.

• Jan 2

Venus Williams gets wild card for Australian Open at age 45

Venus Williams, 45, received a wild-card entry to the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance.

• Jan 2

Woman says tea laced with pills given to ex was a chemistry experiment

Esther Jane Stephen, a high school softball coach, was arrested in 2020 in the fatal shooting of her former fiancé Shea Briar in Jay County, Indiana. Prosecutors say Stephen, known as E.J., had attempted to kill him before with a drink laced with ibuprofen.

• Jan 4

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