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A Disney-themed drag brunch open to all ages in Denton was canceled after bar management hosting the event reported receiving threats, “aggressive phone calls and hateful comments.” The event at Cool Beans Bar and Grill, scheduled for Sunday, was canceled Thursday.+ “To those of you out there who have forced us to make this decision, shame on you!,” bar management …

A man was fatally shot early Sunday in South Dallas, police officials said. Shortly before 1 a.m., officers were dispatched the 2400 block of Elsie Faye Heggins Street. Officers who responded found a man who had been shot in the chest. He died at the scene, authorities said. Police did not provide further details on the victim’s identity. Anyone with …

A welcome cold front moved through North Texas Sunday morning, bringing a north breeze and a drop in temperature. It should be great weather for Cowboys tailgating with lower humidity and highs only in the lower to middle 80s. This next week will start off cool, featuring pleasant mornings Monday and Tuesday with low temperatures in the 60s in DFW, …

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Upon taking the throne in 1952, Queen Elizabeth II inherited millions of subjects around the world, many of them unwilling. Today, in the British Empire’s former colonies, her death brings complicated feelings, including anger. Beyond official condolences praising the queen’s longevity and service, there is some bitterness about the past in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and elsewhere. Talk …

A 6-year-old boy was killed over the weekend after he was struck by a vehicle in Grand Prairie. Around 8 p.m. Saturday, the child was crossing a street near the 2700 block of Regency Drive when he was hit by an SUV, police said. The boy, whose name was not released by police, was taken to a hospital, where he …

Dallas police are searching for a suspect in a Sunday morning hit and run that left a cyclist dead. A man riding his bicycle in the 12900 block of Kleberg Road at Handlin Street in the Rylie neighborhood was struck by a white SUV at 7:01 a.m., according to a police news release. He was thrown off the bike “a …

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon held under a steady rain and paying tribute to “extraordinary Americans” who gave their lives on one of the nation’s darkest days. Sunday’s ceremony occurred a little more than a year after Biden ended the long and costly war …

A Rowlett man who filmed himself molesting a young girl numerous times was sentenced Thursday to 60 years in federal prison. Mark Alan Miller, 35, was indicted in June 2020 and pleaded guilty in March to two counts of production of child pornography, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Texas said. On Jan. 12, 2020, officers were …

A woman was arrested after authorities say she smuggled fentanyl into the Tarrant County jail, hospitalizing at least two inmates — one of whom died — the sheriff’s department announced Saturday. Aaliyah Lyles, 25, who authorities said was employed by an outside vendor, was arrested in late August and faces two charges of possession of a controlled substance and one …

One man was killed and two were wounded in a shooting at the Big T Plaza in central Oak Cliff on Saturday afternoon, and a suspect was in custody. Dallas police responded about 1:15 p.m. to a shooting call at the popular shopping center in the 4500 block of Village Fair Drive. Corderro Robinson, 36, died at the shopping center, …