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Photo: SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty The Cavazos family had beenfighting for 6.5-acres of propertyalong the Rio Grande since 2018, when the Trump administration was claiming privately owned land to fulfill the former president’s signature campaign promise to secure the border with a wall. President Joe Bidenpledged to halt expansionof a border wall, calling it a “waste of money that diverts attention from genuine threats to our homeland security” in aproclamation on the first day of his presidency....

Aurora Sky Castner.Photo:Academy for Science & Health, Conroe ISD/Facebook Academy for Science & Health, Conroe ISD/Facebook A Texas girl who was born in jail is making a name for herself after graduating from high school at the top of her class, with plans to attend Harvard University. Eighteen years after she was born in the Galveston County Jail, Aurora Sky Castner graduated third in her class at Conroe High School on Thursday night,The Courierreported....

Larry Pearson.Photo: Everything Lubbock/YoutubeA Texas man will spend 70 years behind bars after spitting on police officers during his arrest last year, according to multiple reports.Larry Pearson, 36, was sentenced on April 12 after being found guilty of two counts of harassment of a public servant,KLBK Newsfirst reported.The Lubbock Avalanche-Journalalso confirmed the sentence.Pearson was arrested for domestic assault in May 2022 after a woman flagged down an officer in Lubbock, Texas, Prosecutor Jessica Gorman told the outlet....

Phillip Spears/Getty.Photo: Phillip Spears/Getty When Leslie Remy, aTexas-based realtorwith McKinney Homes, agreed to appear in an episode of House Hunters, she wasn’t prepared for everything that goes on behind the scenes of the perennially popular series. And although she says the show is technically “not scripted,” she and her clients had to repeat their dialogue four times on average in order for the producers to make sure they had the best shot....

Photo: Lake HIghlands Elementary Curtis Jenkins of Dallas didn’t need a sleigh to deliverChristmas cheerto kids this year. The Lake Highlands Elementary School bus driver asked all the students he drives what they wanted for the holidays,kept a listlike Santa Claus and used his own money — plus some assistance from local community members who got word of Jenkins’ generous plan — to make their Christmas wishes come true....

Even though winter is coming, things are starting to heat up. TheAustralian Firefighters Calendaris back for its 29th year. For 2022, there will be six different editions of the internationally popular calendar series, which features shirtless Australian firefighters striking smoldering poses. As always, every edition of the Australian Firefighters Calendar donates its proceeds to charity. In the past, the support has gone to Australian nonprofits, but since the calendars have fans across the globe, this year, the calendar series is expanding its charitable efforts....

Zac Clark and Tayshia Adams.ThoughZac Clarknever ended up walking down the aisle withTayshia Adams, he has no regrets abouttheir engagement.During an appearance onThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast,The Bachelorettealum, 39, explained why he “meant” his proposal at the time and wouldn’t take it back.“In the moment, it felt real, it felt right — it was all those things. I wouldn’t change anything,” Clark said. “I don’t live in regret....

Best in beauty at the 2023 Streamys.Photo:Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty The2023 Streamy Awardsbrought all types of glam. Although there was tons of entertainment during the livestreamed ceremony, there were plenty of beauty moments to admire on the red carpet, too. Read ahead to see which looks caught our attention. Dylan Mulvaney’s Old Hollywood glam at the 2023 Streamy Awards.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Dylan Mulvaneybrought timeless Old Hollywood flair to the carpet....

01of 15Danny Pudi, Jon Hamm & Christopher HeyerdahlNoam Galai/Getty Images for 2022 Tribeca Festivalat the afterparty forCorner Officeon June 9.02of 15Megan Fox & Machine Gun KellyMegan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly at theTauruspremiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.Theo Wargo/Gettyat the premiere ofTaurusat the Beacon Theatre on June 9.03of 15Noah, Bailey, Jameson, Vinny & Nabela of Generation DragMonica Schipper/Gettyat Celebrate Pride with Tyra Banks, Trixie Mattel, Alex Newell, Eric Cervini and other Discovery+ stars on June 9....

01of 09Pavel Golovkin/AP/ShutterstockFrancesco Friedrich and Thorsten Margis of Germany slide during the two-man bobsleigh heat.02of 09Skater Alysa Liu competes at the Beijing Winter Olympics.Amin Mohammad Jamali/GettyIn a photo composed using multiple exposures, Alysa Liu of Team USA skates during the women’s figure skating short program on day 11.03of 09MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/GettySnow way! Norway’s Johanne Killi competes in the freestyle skiing women’s freeski slopestyle final run.04of 09Alex Pantling/GettySofia Goggia of Italy gives the camera a kiss following her silver-winning run in the women’s downhill Alpine skiing event....

01of 11 A Human Heart Left Behind Southwest Airlines.DOMINICK REUTER/AFP/Getty A Southwest plane had to turn around mid-flight recently after ahuman heart was discoveredon board the aircraft. According to theSeattle Times,the captain told passengers that the heart, which had been left on the plane following a previous flight from Sacramento, was supposed to have been delivered to a local hospital in Seattle. 02of 11 A Truly Crappy Boarding Experience Robert Alexander/Getty...

01of 09 Ellen Pompeo (Dr. Meredith Grey) Liliane Lathan/ABC via Getty After nearly two decades of heartbreak, laughter and a whole lot of medical emergencies, Ellen Pompeo is hanging up her white coat and stepping away fromGrey’s Anatomy. The episode was the first since the series' winter hiatus. Before the break, Meredith’s storyline ended with her character’s decision to leave Seattle for New England, where she accepted a position with the Catherine Fox Foundation to research Alzheimer’s disease....

Photo: Barack Obama InstagramThe Obamas are reflecting as a family — and sharing warm wishes with the country — this Thanksgiving.In a throwback photo from 2013 that the former president posted to Instagram,Barack Obama, former First LadyMichelle Obamaand their daughtersMalia, 23, andSasha, 20, are seen handing out food with veterans volunteer groupMission Continuesat a warehouse food bank.Michelle’s mother, Marian Robinson, also appears in the image.“This Thanksgiving, I am reminded of the many things — big and small — we have to be thankful for,” President Obama, 60,wrote in the caption....