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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The new pope is kin to Madonna — at least, according to Madonna and The New York Times. Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, is not only the first American pope but—according to The New York Times—also distantly related to Madonna. The Bishop of Rome and the Queen of Pop are, to be exact, ninth cousins.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
For decades, the world has been six months away from Iran getting the bomb — but the bomb has yet to arrive. Since at least 1984, Western intelligence agencies, Israeli leaders, and American lawmakers have warned that Iran is just shy of developing nuclear weapons. The claim resurfaces every few years, with alarming headlines, intelligence leaks, and grave congressional warnings — but never with a confirmed warhead.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Texas leads the nation in confirmed listeriosis cases linked to an outbreak involving prepackaged chicken Alfredo meals. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that as of June 18, Texas had three confirmed cases of listeriosis—more than any other state—in an outbreak that has sickened at least 17 people across 13 states. Louisiana and Michigan each reported two cases, while 10 other states—including Virginia, Nevada, and Florida—each reported one.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has halted new clinical trials that involve exporting Americans’ living cells to China and other foreign adversaries for genetic engineering.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
A stash house in El Paso, meth stuffed into candy wrappers in Laredo, and two convicted sex offenders caught driving repeat violators deeper into Texas. On June 9, U.S. Border Patrol agents and ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations apparently disrupted an alleged human smuggling operation hidden in plain sight: an apartment stash house in El Paso. The public became aware of the bust from a June 18 social media post. “STASH HOUSE UNCOVERED!” posted U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael W. Banks on X.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Five men across Tarrant County were arrested this month on charges ranging from criminal trespass to indecency with a child, including multiple alleged sexual offenses that could carry decades behind bars if convictions follow. Authorities released booking records listing charges for the individuals, all of whom are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court. Below is a ranked overview of the defendants, organized by the number and nature of charges alleged. 1.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
An apparent fentanyl overdose in January that claimed the life of a 32-year-old Grapevine man has now led to a murder charge. According to a police report released on June 18 by the Little Elm Police Department, Ryan Alexander Schultz died on January 13, 2025, at a residence on East University Drive. The report lists the offense as murder and identifies Ysabel Natividad Marquez, 26, as the suspect. She was arrested on June 17 and remains in the Denton County Jail on a $1 million bond.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The Trump administration has abruptly reversed a short-lived pause on ICE arrests at farms, hotels, and restaurants, reigniting a national debate over the role of illegal immigrants in U.S. labor. CBS News reported on June 17 that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were given new guidance to resume targeted worksite enforcement operations in agriculture and hospitality, just days after administration officials paused them.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
The Trump administration has abruptly reversed a short-lived pause on ICE arrests at farms, hotels, and restaurants, reigniting a national debate over the role of illegal immigrants in U.S. labor. CBS News reported on June 17 that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials were given new guidance to resume targeted worksite enforcement operations in agriculture and hospitality, just days after administration officials paused them.
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1 week ago | 
dallasexpress.com | Kellen McGovern Jones
Iran’s Supreme Leader issued his most incendiary threats yet this week as fighting between Iran and Israel escalated into open warfare. “We must give a strong response to the terrorist Zionist regime. We will show the Zionists no mercy,” Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei posted to social media on June 17. This statement marked the first in a series of sharp warnings from Tehran following Israeli airstrikes that targeted Iranian military infrastructure allegedly linked to the country’s nuclear program.
