Gaza residents flee south ahead of expected Israeli offensive; The inspiration behind the work of renowned Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero Source
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State Fair of Texas will reopen Sunday
Reports of an active shooter in the food court came in at 7:45 p.m., prompting the Fair to be evacuated. Source
State Fair of Texas evacuated after shooting, suspect in custody police say
Reports of an active shooter in the food court came in at 7:45 p.m., prompting the Fair to be evacuated. Source
Trump-backed Jeff Landry wins Louisiana governor’s race
The win is a major victory for the GOP as they reclaim the governor’s mansion for the first time in eight years. Source
Murder plot revealed in California woman’s text messages
A woman discovers explicit photos of herself on her stepfather’s computer. Soon after, he’s found dead. Evidence points to an overdose, but was it murder? Source
UAW prepares to expand strike; Hollywood actors still without deal
Thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers are back on the job after reaching a tentative deal on a new contract. However, the United Auto Workers union is preparing to expand its strike against the Big Three automakers, while this past week, negotiations between the Screen Actors Guild and Hollywood studios ended without a deal. Elise Preston has the latest. Source
Breathtaking “ring of fire” eclipse seen across the U.S.
Thousands of sky gazers from Oregon to Texas looked to the skies Saturday morning to catch a glimpse of the rare partial solar eclipse named the “ring of fire” because the moon doesn’t quite cover the sun. Omar Villafranca has more. Source
Mary Lou Retton making “remarkable” progress, family says
Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Mary Lou Retton, who has been in a Texas ICU battling a rare form of pneumonia, is showing “remarkable” progress, her family said in a statement to social media Saturday. A fundraiser to cover her medical bills has so far raised more than $400,000. Source
The inspiration behind the work of renowned Colombian sculptor Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero’s work has been called whimsical, his figures, oversized, are impossible to miss. Born in Medellin, Colombia, he would become one of Latin Americas biggest cultural ambassadors and philanthropists. Cristian Benavides takes a look at the inspiration behind his larger-than-life work. Source
A timeline of the long history that led up to the Israeli-Hamas war
The conflict between Israel and Gaza has its roots in 1967, when Israel captured the narrow, coastal strip from Egypt during the Six-Day War. Ian Lee looks back at what brought us to this point. Source