AUSTIN — Foster children who previously were victims of sexual abuse are being placed in bedrooms alongside youth flagged for histories of sexual aggression and the state is doing nothing about it, a federal judge said Wednesday. Texas has a checkered history on foster care, with multiple condemnations of its system from blue-ribbon panels in recent decades. On Wednesday in …

AUSTIN — A federal appeals court preserved access to an abortion drug for now but under tighter rules that would allow the drug only to be dispensed up to seven weeks, not 10, and not by mail. The drug, mifepristone, was approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration more than two decades ago. It’s used in combination with …

Kiersten Smith was at her mother’s house, showing off her wedding dress. It was a Saturday night in June 2019, and her wedding was scheduled for September. As Smith left, the two women said, “See you later.” It turned out to be goodbye. Smith, 29, was killed when a crane toppled into the Elan City Lights apartment building during a storm on …

AUSTIN — An alternate juror in the trial of a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder said Wednesday that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s rush for a pardon is an “egregious overreach” to wipe aside the jury’s unanimous decision over a 2020 shooting during a Black Lives Matter protest. In an interview with The Associated Press, Jere Dowell said prosecutors put on a convincing case …

King Charles is reportedly disappointed that Meghan Markle and his two grandchildren won’t be attending his Coronation next month. Buckingham Palace confirmed on Wednesday, April 12th, 2023, that Prince Harry will be attending the coronation ceremony without his wife and kids. According to a source cited by The Sun, “The King is happy that Harry, his son, who he calls his ‘darling …

Fox has greenlit a new competition series called “Stars on Mars” where a group of celebrities will live, eat, sleep, strategize, and bond with each other in a simulated space station on the red planet. The show will be hosted by William Shatner, who recently went to space himself, serving as Mission Control. The celebrities will face authentic conditions that …

Rihanna sported her pregnancy glow as she stopped by Ulta in Las Vegas on Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, ahead of the anticipated release of her Fenty Beauty Gloss Bomb, via People Magazine. The 35-year-old Grammy-winning artist, who is expecting her second baby, wore an all-white look that featured a floor-length skirt with a flirty, high back slit, paired with a matching …

Warner Bros. Discovery’s streaming service Max is developing a TV series based on The Conjuring horror franchise. The series will be produced by Peter Safran, who produced the films, and James Wan, who directed the first two films and produced the rest. No writer has been attached to the project yet, and there are no plot details available. The TV series will …

Superstar Sanjay Dutt has disregarded rumours of him being injured on the sets of kannada film KD The Devil.  Taking it to his Twitter, Sanjay wrote: “There are reports of me getting injured. I want to reassure everyone that they are completely baseless. By God’s grace, I am fine & healthy. I am shooting for the film KD & the team’s …

Warner Bros. Discovery recently confirmed the production of a Harry Potter TV show, with franchise creator J.K. Rowling set to executive produce. However, the announcement was met with scrutiny due to Rowling’s history of transphobia. At a Q&A session following the announcement of the Harry Potter TV show, a reporter asked Max and HBO Content Head Casey Bloys about J.K. Rowling’s controversial reputation and …