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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — School officials in Uvalde, Texas, on Monday released text messages, personnel files and student records of the shooter from the 2022 attack at Robb Elementary School, following a yearslong legal battle over public access to the material.The records include emails between top school district officials and also text messages and emails to and from at least two school police officers who were on the scene. The release also contains the personnel file of former Uvalde schools police chief Pete Arredondo, who has been described as the on-scene commander of the law enforcement response.The release included a…
Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Mon August 11, 2025 Following the return of the SH Minerva, the luxury expedition line Swan Hellenic will be setting sail with its first cultural expedition cruises in the Asia-Pacific region, with new itineraries for 2026 available to book now. The new sailing season will begin in April 2026 and offer a selection of sailings during April and May and then also in September. “We’re exceptionally proud that SH Minerva is now offering our guests access to the Asia Pacific – a region of extraordinary cultural richness and natural beauty,” says Swan Hellenic CEO Andrea Zito. “This…
Ford said Monday it will invest $2 billion to transform its Louisville Assembly Plant into a factory capable of making a new generation of affordable EVs, starting with a mid-sized pickup truck with a base price of $30,000 that is slated to launch in 2027. This is not a standard factory upgrade. To reduce the cost of manufacturing, Ford has upended the moving assembly line system launched by its founder Henry Ford more than 112 years ago. The automaker’s willingness to change the century-old system that made Ford a household name reflects the high-stakes juggling act of selling a line…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The death of Miguel Uribe, two months after the attack against him, marks a return to the worst period of political violence in Colombia. Weeks of limbo and hope for his recovery ended with the most unfortunate outcome: an assassination at a time when the country believed it had overcome the threat of death against presidential candidates, though the killing of social leaders has never been eradicated. The assassination not only leaves a profound impact on society, which had shown unity in rejecting the attack, but could also determine the course of the upcoming presidential elections.…
Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory.An Al Jazeera executive said Monday that it won’t back down from covering what is going on there and called for news organizations to step up and recruit more journalists. A total of 184 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed by Israel in the Gaza war since its start in October 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That compares to…
Two blind women have accused Southwest Airlines of forgetting about them after they were the only two people to board a flight from New Orleans to Orlando last month.The two friends, Sherri Brun and Camille Tate, were the only passengers on the July 14 flight, which was delayed nearly five hours, prompting most of the flight’s other passengers to be rebooked on an earlier trip. “You’re the only two people on this flight because they forgot about you,” Brun told FOX 35 Orlando. “Nobody at B6 told us anything. Nobody came to get us at B4. The time passed.”Southwest confirmed…
Elon Musk confirmed over the weekend reports that Tesla has disbanded the team working on its Dojo AI training supercomputer, just weeks after announcing he expected to have Tesla’s second cluster operating “at scale” in 2026. “Once it became clear that all paths converged to AI6, I had to shut down Dojo and make some tough personnel choices, as Dojo 2 was now an evolutionary dead end,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform he owns, on Sunday. “Dojo 3 arguably lives on in the form of a large number of AI6 [systems-on-a-chip] on a single board.” After bringing…
Facebook Tweet Email Link The sportswear firm Adidas and Mexican-American designer Willy Chavarría have apologized after a Mexican state accused them of cultural appropriation over the design of a new shoe. The “Oaxaca Slip-On,” billed as a collaboration between Chavarría and Adidas Originals, featured a woven leather surface, open heel and thick rubber sole. Officials in the Mexican state of Oaxaca accused Adidas last week of copying the “huarache” handmade sandal from the Oaxacan community of Villa Hidalgo Yalálag. Adidas and Chavarría have since acknowledged that it was inspired by a design from that state and have issued formal apologies…
Signage is displayed outside the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. headquarters in Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSinclair, one of the largest broadcast station owners in the U.S., is launching a strategic review of its broadcast business that could result in a merger, CNBC has learned.The company and its advisors have already held deep discussions with potential merger partners, according to people close to the matter who could not speak publicly due to the sensitive nature of the talks.At the same time, Sinclair is also looking to spin off or split its Ventures business, which includes pay-TV network…
Passengers aboard a Delta Air Lines flight to Guatemala faced an hours-long delay after their plane clipped wings with a parked aircraft on Sunday morning. The incident occurred as Delta Air Lines flight 1830 was pushing back from its gate at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL), according to local news station Fox 5 Atlanta. The parked plane was empty, but Delta’s Boeing 757-200 aircraft had 192 passengers, four flight attendants and two pilots on board. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. After the planes made contact, passengers were transferred to another aircraft. However, the incident caused a nearly four-hour delay. According to…