Entertainment

Sacha Baron Cohen on the Power of Satire
Sacha Baron Cohen on the Power of Satire
We are once again entering an age of “virtuous” violence, where any atrocity—by racists, Jew ­haters, or Islamophobes, the right or the left—can be somehow justified. It is not...
Offbeat Thriller ‘Phony’ Is Something Genuinely New on TV
Offbeat Thriller ‘Phony’ Is Something Genuinely New on TV
Connie Britton and Sam Nivola in Phony —David Astorga—DisneyThe protagonist of Phony, a delightfully genre-defying Hulu series best miscategorized as a thriller, is the kind of teenage boy any...
What’s Driving the Youth Protests Rocking India
What’s Driving the Youth Protests Rocking India
The demonstrations have been met with a heavy-handed response from Indian authorities, who locked down the capital, New Delhi, and detained leaders of the burgeoning Cockroach Janta Party (CJP),...
Europe Braces for a Russian Winter
Europe Braces for a Russian Winter
The hope is that clearer, better coordinated European plans for response will make Putin more careful about actions that could precipitate a crisis by inflicting major economic damage or...
Trump Open to ‘Denuclearization’ Summit with Putin and Xi
Trump Open to ‘Denuclearization’ Summit with Putin and Xi
President Donald Trump said on Monday he wants to hold a trilateral summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping in China to discuss “denuclearization.”Speaking to...
Austin police searching for woman tied to stolen truck, hit-and-run crash
Austin police are asking for the public's help identifying a woman suspected of stealing a pickup truck and later leaving the scene of a crash that injured another driver....
San Marcos CISD outlines plans to improve student performance
San Marcos CISD is outlining new strategies to improve student performance at Mendez Elementary School and San Marcos High School. Source link
Alligator kills 71-year-old fisherman in Florida
A man died Friday after he was bitten by an alligator while fishing in a pond near a Florida lake. Source link
Running to represent you: Meet Austin ISD's school board candidates
There are 13 candidates hoping to fill five seats for Austin ISD's school board. The election comes at a time when the future of who will run Austin ISD...
Central Texas school districts call bond elections to improve facilities
Voters in some Central Texas school districts will decide whether to approve bond propositions on the Nov. 3 ballot. Source link
Who are the candidates for Texas comptroller and what does the position do?
The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts is one of the state's most powerful positions. The chief financial officer oversees the state's budget, collects taxes, manages state contracts and estimates...
Texas candidates rev their engines as early voting starts
Early voting began Monday for the Texas midterm elections as major gubernatorial and senatorial candidates launched statewide tours to energize their respective bases. Source link