Texas A&M Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Black Journalism Professor

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past work promoting diversity. The nation’s largest public school agreed to pay Kathleen McElroy and apologized to her while admitting “mistakes were made during the hiring process.” Texas A&M,…MORE

Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Conspiracy Charges in 2020 Election Case

UPDATED: WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Thursday to trying to overturn the results of his 2020 presidential election loss, answering for the first time to federal charges that accuse him of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately failed attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Trump appeared before a magistrate judge…MORE

Two Bodies Found in Border Buoy Barrier System

(WBAP/KLIF) — Border officials indicate that two bodies have been recovered from the marine barriers in the Rio Grande River. Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports that authorities from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) notified Mexican officials in Eagle Pass, Wednesday, that a body was found stuck in the southern part of the…MORE