Elon Musk’s demand that Tesla Inc. staff stop “phoning it in” and get back to the office has thrust the world’s richest person into the noisy debate over the future of work, and shows again that some CEOs remain tone-deaf to employees’ growing demands for flexibility. “Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the …

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Plano’s Dhroov Bharatia and Keller’s Vivinsha Veduru failed to advance to the finals of the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday after one word proved too tough to spell, and another too tough to define. Bharatia and Veduru were two of only eight Texas spellers in the semifinals. Only 88 of 229 spellers advanced to the quarterfinals Wednesday …

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — For all the talk about roots and origins of words, you’d think you were listening to etymology professors — not middle schoolers. The contestants at the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee proved they’re masters of more than just spelling to get to Wednesday’s semifinals. To advance to the semifinals, Plano’s Dhroov Bharatia, Keller’s Vivinsha Veduru and 46 others had to spell …

There were two things Alithia Ramirez’s mother wanted Beto O’Rourke to know about her daughter in the days after the 10-year-old girl was gunned down inside Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. She wanted O’Rourke to know and remember her daughter’s name, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate said during a Dallas town hall Wednesday. And she wanted him to ensure that no …

Four people were killed Wednesday in a shooting at a Tulsa medical building on a hospital campus, a police captain said. Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter also was dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident is the latest in a wave of gun violence occurring across the …

The school district police chief who served as on-site commander during last week’s deadly shooting in Uvalde said Wednesday that he’s talking daily with investigators, contradicting claims from state law enforcement that he’s stopped cooperating. In a brief interview, Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo told CNN that he’s speaking regularly with Texas Department of Public Safety investigators. “I’ve been on …

Widespread thunderstorms this morning have produced 1 to 4 inches of rain in many locations. The showers and storms will gradually taper off by mid to late morning. An early morning cold front is the reason for the stormy start. This front will bring cooler weather and cloud cover today. Eventually, the sun will come out this afternoon. However, additional …

Dallas got its first look at a queen of England on Tuesday. And the queen got to see Dallas, mostly as Dallas would like to be seen. Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, performed their ceremonial royal duties. Dallas, in turn, trotted out its own ceremonies designed to show off a business and artistic center …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A mother and her two sons have died from injuries in an apartment complex fire in west Houston, firefighters confirm to. According to officials, the fire started at about 4 a.m. on Whittington Drive. Firefighters said the victims, a woman in a wheelchair and two children, believed to be between 10 and 15, were all located …

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Marcus Sasser’s absence throughout the Houston Cougars’ Elite Eight run was well-documented throughout the NCAA tournament this past spring. So, it wouldn’t be too far of a stretch to imagine whether Sasser, as well as fellow star Tramon Mark, being on that tournament team would have pushed the Coogs to a deeper run and possibly a …