Miss Missouri Is First Lesbian In Miss America Pageant
After competing in pageants for generations in the closet, or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry's biggest stages.
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After competing in pageants for generations in the closet, or working behind the scenes, gays and lesbians finally get to see one of their own take one of pageantry's biggest stages.
The two-year anniversary of Michael Brown's fatal shooting by an officer will be marked with a memorial service and a moment of silence on the Ferguson street where he died.
A suburban St. Louis police officer who was shot and critically injured during a traffic stop has been identified as a nine-year law enforcement veteran known for his sense of humor and professionalism.
The Dallas shooting that killed five officers has spurred an outpouring of support for police, not only in Texas but hundreds of miles away.
The Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in Fort Worth, along with installations in Arizona, Florida and Missouri, are under consideration to be the home base for the first Air Force Reserve squadron that will fly the new F-35A fighter.
Missouri brought size. However, Texas brought speed and aggressive defense. The Longhorns used both to reach the Sweet 16 for the second consecutive year.
Jalen Jones had 20 points and six rebounds.
Jones scored 17 of his 20 points in the second half to lead No. 10 Texas A&M to a 66-53 victory over Missouri, extending the Aggies' winning streak to 10 games.
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Prosecutors in Missouri have accused 44-year-old Nitica Deonte Lee of Dallas of causing another woman's death from an illegal cosmetic injection into the victim's buttocks.
Federal investigators with the NTSB will be in Oklahoma on Monday to determine what caused a plane crash that killed a 64-year-old man from North Texas.
The killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown have inspired a musical outpouring perhaps unseen in the U.S. since "We Shall Overcome" became a civil-rights standard in the 1960s.
The College Football Playoff will determine college football's first national champion in the new playoff model in January, but the real playoff begins this weekend.
President Barack Obama stated on Monday that he wants to ensure that the United States is not building a "militarized culture" within local police departments.
The protests in Ferguson, Missouri fueled unrest in Dallas as well, with at least seven North Texans behind bars on Wednesday morning.
After months of speculation, it was confirmed Monday night that the police officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri will not face criminal charges.
Trustees in the Duncanville ISD held a special meeting Friday morning to discuss the case of a teacher caught up in a Twitter scandal, even though she has already resigned.
A teacher from the Duncanville ISD has been suspended without pay following a controversial post on her personal Twitter page on Friday. The tweet has since been removed.
After a crazy week 6 in college football in which we saw 11 of the Top 25 ranked teams lose, week 7 is also poised to burst a lot of playoff hopes for many teams.
A 41-year-old Texas man admits traveling to Missouri to have sex with two minor sisters whose supposed father — an undercover detective — he met online.
Requiring police officers to wear body cameras is one potential solution for bridging deep mistrust between law enforcement and the public, the White House said.
The unrest in Ferguson is shining a bright light on police in Missouri and all around the nation. Now, a gun group from North Texas is taking their message to the streets of Dallas on Wednesday.
Jabari Brown scored 26 points, Earnest Ross added 24 and Missouri barely kept alive its hopes of an NCAA bid, beating Texas A&M 91-83 in double overtime
A native of the tiny town of Kennett, Missouri, Nail's well-documented love of sports is a very close second to music in his heart, always rooting for teams that hail from his home state.
Southwest Airlines flight #4013 bound for Dallas Love Field mistakenly landed at the wrong Branson, Mo. airport Sunday night.
