Group Challenges Texas

Trump warns Hamas as U.S. holds unprecedented talks with the terrorist group

President Trump issued a "last warning" to Hamas to release all hostages it still holds even as the White House confirmed unprecedented direct U.S.-Hamas talks.

CBS News - 6h

Arts groups sue over Trump's 'gender ideology' executive order

Four arts organizations on Thursday sued the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) over its implementation of President Trump's executive order barring the use of federal funds for the promotion of ...

The Hill - 2h

Jewish groups condemn deputy Pentagon press secretary over X post

The American Jewish Committee and Anti-Defamation League (ADL) condemned deputy Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson over social media posts they described as antisemitic. “Anyone who posts ...

The Hill - 1h

Francois Modesto in talks to become advisor of Nottingham Forest and Olympiacos ownership group

The former Monza sporting director is set to work once again with Evangelos Marinakis

CBS Sports - 39m

WATCH: Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet wins first automated ball-strike challenge of 2025 spring training

Poteet successfully challenged a called ball against the Dodgers' Max Muncy

CBS Sports - Feb. 20

MLB debuts robot ump challenge system at Dodgers-Cubs spring training opener

The Cubs went 1-for-2 on challenges in their first game with the system.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 21

How Stanford legend Andrew Luck is embracing arduous task of resurrecting Cardinal amid challenges of new era

Luck has the chance to reshape not just the football program, but Stanford athletics as a whole

CBS Sports - Feb. 21

Luka Dončić responds to JJ Redick's 'killer' challenge in delivering first signature win as a Laker

Dončić dominated as the Lakers blew out the Nuggets on Saturday

CBS Sports - Feb. 23

Supreme Court rejects challenges to abortion clinic 'buffer zone' laws that restrict protesters

The Supreme Court declined to consider overturning a 24-year-old precedent that upheld "buffer zone" laws limiting how close protesters can get to abortion clinic entrances.

NBC News - Feb. 24

'An insatiable acquisitions appetite': Sports betting industry facing major challenges despite growth

Betting has exploded out of the shadows and into the mainstream, but significant challenges remain to keep the industry on track.

ESPN - Feb. 24

Supreme Court declines to take up challenge to Tennessee law restricting drag shows

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to a Tennessee law restricting some drag performances, allowing the first-in-the-nation law to remain largely intact. In a brief, unsigned ...

The Hill - Feb. 24

IBM Granite 3.2 uses conditional reasoning, time series forecasting and document vision to tackle challenging enterprise use cases

IBM is bringing the power of conditional reasoning to its open source Granite 3.2 LLM, in an effort to solve real enterprise AI challenges.

VentureBeat - Feb. 26

Hormel’s stock boosted by revenue beat, though challenges lie ahead with turkeys and nuts

The company said it continues to “recover from the snack nuts supply disruption” that impacted Planters nuts.

MarketWatch - Feb. 27

MLB umpire Mike Muchlinski makes fun of himself after Padres' failed ABS ball-strike challenge

Muchlinski declared the ABS challenge system's call was 'surprisingly correct'

CBS Sports - Feb. 27

GB News wins Ofcom legal challenge over Jacob Rees-Mogg shows

The High Court says Ofcom's rulings over two shows hosted by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg were unlawful.

BBC News - 6d

McCullum’s challenge now is to find more than just a new England captain | Ali Martin

Jos Buttler’s decision to step down emphasises the task their coach faces to reinvigorate England’s white-ball teams. Once Jos Buttler walked into the press conference room at Karachi’s National ...

The Guardian - 6d

Xiaomi launches $1,600 Samsung phone challenger as it rides 300% stock rally to record high

Xiaomi is continuing its push into higher end devices where it is trying to challenge market leader Samsung.

CNBC - 4d

WATCH: Trea Turner trolls ex-teammate Max Scherzer with ABS challenge after pitcher's complaints

Scherzer said last week that he was 'little skeptical' about the challenge system

CBS Sports - 3d

Supreme Court turns away college bias response team challenge as Thomas, Alito dissent

The Supreme Court on Monday turned away another opportunity to weigh the constitutionality of college bias response teams. Over the dissents of conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel ...

The Hill - 3d

Huawei charts cautious global comeback with ultra-expensive phones — but major challenges remain

Huawei has launched the Mate XS and Mate XT trifold outside of China as it charts a cautious path back into international markets.

CNBC - 2d

Snyder's Soapbox: ABS challenge system has been a roaring success already, despite the whining

We need the ABS system to extend into the regular season, not to be complaining about using it in the spring

CBS Sports - 2d

Ex-Facebook engineer is tackling clinician burnout at Freed after seeing wife's challenges

Freed, a health-tech startup focused on AI scribing, announced a $30 million funding round on Wednesday, led by Sequoia Capital on Wednesday.

CNBC - 1d

Batting Around: Do you like the ABS challenge system? Is it better or worse than fully automated umpires?

This year's spring training is the first use of the system in major-league games

CBS Sports - 6h

Texas and USC canceling spring football games, joining Nebraska and Florida State

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian isn't citing the transfer portal and tampering like some of his colleagues, but instead blaming the workload his players have endured in two College Football Playoff runs.

Yahoo Sports - Feb. 20

Texas lawmaker moves to outlaw medical research on corpses without consent

A Texas lawmaker horrified by an NBC News investigation into a medical school that profited from the bodies of the poor moved this week to ban the practice.

NBC News - Feb. 21

Texas AG asks court to require NCAA to begin gender testing

The Republican attorney general in Texas wants the NCAA to take its transgender policy a step further and require gender testing for athletes who compete in women’s sports

ABC News - Feb. 20

Reeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair

Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still be a key part of their party’s future.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Texas AG adds gender screening request to NCAA lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked a judge on Thursday to require the NCAA to start gender testing for athletes who compete in women’s sports. The request for a temporary injunction adds a ...

The Hill - Feb. 21

Texas measles outbreak nears 100 cases: "This is the tip of the iceberg"

Health officials say a measles outbreak in West Texas is growing because of low vaccine rates and undetected infections.

CBS News - Feb. 21

What to know about vaccine booster shots as measles spreads in Texas

In Texas, at least 90 cases of measles have been reported in recent weeks across the northwest part of that state.

NBC News - Feb. 22

Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People

Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.

The New York Times - Feb. 22

Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

Epicenter of latest outbreak had one of state’s highest immunization exemption rates for 2023-24 school year. The measles outbreak in Texas has grown to at least 90 cases, reaching historic ...

The Guardian - Feb. 22

US measles outbreak sickens nearly 100 in Texas, New Mexico

Texas authorities reported a surge in cases since January in communities with low vaccination rates.

BBC News - Feb. 22

Gottlieb "very concerned" about Texas measles outbreak: "I think this will spread"

"I think that this is going to get into the hundreds of cases and could take many months to fully snuff out," Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former commissioner of the FDA, said about the ongoing measles ...

CBS News - Feb. 23

Former FDA chief ‘very concerned’ about Texas measles outbreak spreading

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said he is “very concerned” about the measles outbreak in Texas spreading. Gottlieb joined CBS News's "Face the Nation” on ...

The Hill - Feb. 23

Measles outbreak grows to nearly 100 cases, with largest impact in Texas

CBS News medical contributor, Dr. Celine Gounder, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest in a measles outbreak in the U.S. that has grown to nearly 100 cases. Most cases are in Texas, which is ...

CBS News - Feb. 24

Nearly 100 Measles Cases Have Been Reported in Texas

The virus has spread in areas with low vaccination rates, and most of those affected are minors.

Wired - Feb. 24

Texas Gov. Abbott wages immigration operation in community targeted by conservatives

Gov. Gregg Abbott stated he'd been planning the immigration operation in Colony Ridge for months to target criminals and immigrants. Observers said some people who were stopped were on to their way ...

NBC News - Feb. 24

Texas tops women's poll for 1st time in 21 years

For the first time in 21 years, the Texas Longhorns are No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women's basketball poll, following Notre Dame's double OT loss to NC State.

ESPN - Feb. 24

New plant species discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas

The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted by botany volunteer Deb Manley and a park ranger in Big Bend National Park in Texas in March 2024.

CBS News - Feb. 24

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