Bronx-born pop sensation Jennifer Lopez has decided to cancel her ‘This is Me….Live’ tour, citing a need for time off to be with her children, family, and close friends, according to representatives for Live Nation. Speculation about a possible split between Lopez and her husband Ben Affleck has been swirling for weeks, particularly after Lopez attended the 2024 Met Gala …

MEXICO CITY — A man who is under investigation for a 2013 slaying of a lawyer in Southlake Town Square has been arrested in Mexico, according to media reports. Authorities believe José Rodolfo Villarreal Hernández is a leader of the Beltrán Leyva cartel, according to Agencia Reforma. He was arrested in by Mexico City, according to the Mexican attorney general’s office. His arrest …

A breezy southerly and southwesterly wind will allow temperatures to warm significantly for the first half of the week. Also with this wind direction, mountain cedar pollen will surge into North Texas. Expect temperatures to soar into the mid and upper 70s on Tuesday and Wednesday. Another Pacific cold front will move across the area, Wednesday night into Thursday morning. …

EL PASO — President Joe Biden’s visit Sunday to the Texas-Mexico border included a handshake with Gov. Greg Abbott (along with a note that was not a fan letter); a stop at the Bridge of the Americas, a busy port of entry; and a surprise walk with Border Patrol agents along the wall separating El Paso from Ciudad Juárez. The …

AUSTIN — In eight years as arguably the most conservative “Big Two” in Texas history, Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have achieved an uneasy peace. The two Republican leaders rarely clash in public and they’ve increasingly avoided conflict by doubling down on the unique — and quite different — duties the state Constitution prescribes for them. Abbott glad-hands with corporate …

Fort Worth police shot and killed a man Saturday after the man’s mom called authorities to report he was armed with a machete, authorities said. The shooting happened about 5:45 p.m. in the 3500 block of Wedgworth Road South, police said. Dispatchers received a 911 call from a woman who said her adult son was “at her residence and possibly …

RAHIM YAR KHAN: Yet another committee, this one by the district administration, has been formed to probe into the deaths of 12 persons at Basti Behram Leghari, because of an unidentified disease, as the number of the locals showing its ‘symptoms’ rose to 11 from eight, on Saturday. A committee formed by Punjab director general health is already probing into …

After no top winners Friday, the next Mega Millions jackpot will be the third-largest in the game’s history. The estimated prize for Tuesday’s drawing is $1.1 billion. After no ticket matched all six numbers in Friday’s drawing, the jackpot increased by about $160 million. The winning numbers were 3, 20, 46, 59 and 63, plus the gold Mega Ball 13. …

WASHINGTON — Republican Kevin McCarthy is the new House speaker, but as bruising as it was for him to seize the gavel in a history-making election, it may be even more difficult for the embattled leader to do much with the powerful position — or to even keep it. Like the two most recent Republican speakers, John Boehner and Paul Ryan, McCarthy takes the helm of a restive, rebellious …

A motorcyclist and bystander were killed in a crash on Interstate 30 in Fort Worth early Saturday. About 2:30 a.m., police say a black sedan stopped in either the westbound lanes or on the right shoulder of Interstate 30 near Alta Mere Drive when a man on a motorcycle hit the car and was thrown from the bike. A woman …

In 2020, a Dallas ISD school had not won a state football championship in more than 60 years. On Saturday morning, the city celebrated its second title in two years thanks to the South Oak Cliff High School Golden Bears. South Oak Cliff proved its dominance last month by winning the 5A Division II state title game for the second year …