Instagram adds donation button to Reels, making them fundraisers

Fundraising tools on Meta's platforms are expanding starting Tuesday, a boon for 1.5 million nonprofits on Instagram and Facebook.

• Apr 19, 2022

Safety sensors on seat of teen killed on thrill ride were manually adjusted in "unsafe" way

The gap between the safety harness and the seat Tyre Sampson fell from was over twice as large as the gap seen in other seats on the same ride.

• Apr 19, 2022

Laser strikes on aircraft, potentially blinding pilots, are on the rise

FAA data show incidents of people aiming laser pointers at aircraft jumped 41% last year, prompting the Air Force Research Lab to develop countermeasures.

• Apr 18, 2022

10 hit by gunfire in South Carolina mall shooting, 3 in custody

Police said that 12 people were injured, including 10 by gunfire, in a shooting at a South Carolina mall.

• Apr 16, 2022

FDA authorizes breath test to detect COVID-19

InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer test can detect infections using only a breath sample and yield results in less than three minutes.

• Apr 14, 2022

Gov. Abbott eases truck inspections at Colombia-International border bridge

The governor reiterated that while the bridge is back to normal, six others are still backlogged. He says he doesn't plan to back down until other Mexican governors strike a similar to deal to the one with Nuevo Leon.

• Apr 15, 2022

North Texas women with ties to Ukraine speak to students

Five DFW-area women from Ukraine held a special event called "Hard Talk" to raise awareness.

• Apr 13, 2022

DPS: Inspection stops at Texas border may be deterring human, drug smugglers

DPS officials believe their all-hands-on-deck effort may have stopped criminals in Mexico from smuggling humans and drugs on the Colombia-Solidarity border bridge.

• Apr 13, 2022

123 pounds of heroin, cocaine, marijuana seized at El Paso area ports of entry

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers working at El Paso area ports of entry seized 18 pounds of cocaine, 27 pounds of heroin and 78 pounds of marijuana.

• Apr 13, 2022

Backlog of commercial trucks at Texas border continues into seventh day

The delays have been causing major interruptions to the supply chain in North Texas.

• Apr 13, 2022

Governor sends first bus of migrants from Texas to U.S. Capitol

Governor Abbott said the migrant passengers arrived around 8 a.m. and were dropped off between Union Station and the Capitol.

• Apr 13, 2022

Inflation accelerated to 8.5% in March, highest since 1981

Price of gasoline, food and shelter rose in March, driving inflation to its highest level in more than 40 years.

• Apr 12, 2022

EPA to try to fight high gas prices at the pump with ethanol blend

It's the Biden administration's latest attempt to bring gas prices down for Americans.

• Apr 12, 2022

More Americans prefer daylight saving time to standard time

There's little support for switching clocks back and forth.

• Apr 9, 2022

Will Smith banned from Oscars for 10 years, Academy says

The announcement came several weeks after Will Smith slapped Chris Rock during the awards show.

• Apr 8, 2022

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