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The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seen before an FCC meeting to vote on net neutrality in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017.

FCC prohibits AI-generated voices in robocalls to prevent fraudulent calls to voters

By Esra Ghanim, Staff Writer
Published Feb 12, 2024
The Federal Communications Committee made the use of artificial intelligence (AI) voices in robocalls illegal after an Arlington company was found to be in connection with thousands of fraudulent calls made to New Hampshire voters.
Wendy Davis, a former representative of the 10th district in the Texas Senate, discusses internal issues the US faces. Davis Graduated from TCU with a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1990. (Nick Di Re/Staff Photographer)

‘Challenges to Democracy’ panel expands on major internal issues in politics

By Nick Di Re, Staff Writer
Published Feb 12, 2024
A political science professor is joined by three former Tarrant County public officials for a discussion about modern democracy.
Republican presidential candidate former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during a campaign rally on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, in Aiken, S.C. Haley, a former two-term governor of South Carolina, is stumping in her home state, where former President Donald Trump has remained popular ahead of the GOP primary on Feb. 24. (AP Photo/Meg Kinnard)

What we’re reading: Haley loses Nevada primary, Israel-Hamas negotiations and more

By Abigail Elston, Staff Writer
Published Feb 8, 2024
A search is underway for five U.S. Marines after a helicopter crash in California, Supreme Court to hear arguments in Trump case and more of what we're reading.
Jennifer Crumbley is taken into custody after a guilty verdict was read on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich.  The jury convicted Crumbley of involuntary manslaughter in a first-of-its-kind trial to determine whether she had any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021. Prosecutors say Jennifer Crumbley was grossly negligent when she failed to tell Oxford High School that the family had guns, including a 9 mm handgun that her son, Ethan Crumbley, used at a shooting range on the weekend before the Nov. 30, 2021, attack. (WJBK via AP, Pool)

What we’re reading: California rainfall triggers mudslides, shooter’s mother found guilty and more

By Savanna Dastrup, Staff Writer
Published Feb 7, 2024
A rollover crash injures four Fort Worth firefighters, mother of Oxford school shooter found guilty and more of what we're reading.
Miss Texas 2022 Averie Bishop pauses on the red carpet during the Miss America competition at the Mohegan Sun casino, in Uncasville, Conn., Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Social media influencer, former Miss Texas running for GOP seat in Texas House

By Abby McCutchan, Staff Writer
Published Dec 1, 2023
Averie Bishop, a social media influencer and former Miss Texas, is running for a seat in the Texas House of Representatives.
Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor poses for a photo in 1982. O'Connor joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice, has died at age 93. (AP Photo, File)

Sandra Day O’Connor, first woman on Supreme Court, has died

By Hanna Landa and Mark Sherman/AP
Published Dec 1, 2023
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
A panel of visiting national journalists discuss current events and the state of the news. (From left: Omar Villafranca, Jeff Pegues, Margaret Brennan, Bob Schieffer, Susan Glasser, Peter Baker)

Schieffer Symposium makes a glittering return to TCU

By Lillie Davidson, PolitiFrog Editor
Published Nov 8, 2023
The symposium returned Tuesday night in honor of the 10th anniversary of the naming of TCU's College of Communications.
A man sits on the rubble overlooking the debris of buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023.

What we’re reading: Israeli prime minister rejects calls for cease-fire, FTX founder guilty of fraud and more

By Alicia Takacs, Staff Writer
Published Nov 3, 2023
Developments in the Israel-Gaza war, the home of New York City mayor's chief fundraiser raided by the FBI and more of what we're reading.
FILE - Matthew Perry arrives at the GQ Men of the Year Party on Thursday, Nov.17, 2022, in West Hollywood, Calif. Perry, who starred as Chandler Bing in the hit series “Friends,” has died. He was 54. The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home on Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry’s death. His publicists and other representatives did not immediately return messages seeking comment. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

What we’re reading: Matthew Perry dies at 54, anti-Semitic threats at Cornell University and more

By Sarah Smith, Staff Writer
Published Oct 31, 2023
A wildfire destroys 2,200 acres in California, a Cornell student faces federal charges after making anti-Semitic threats and more of what we're reading.
After signing a declaration of candidacy to run for president, Dean Phillips walked out of the New Hampshire Statehouse to address the crowd Friday, Oct. 27, 2023 Concord, Minn. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

What we’re reading: Biden facing challenger in 2024 election, 27 dead after Hurricane Otis and more

By Jordan Montgomery, Staff Writer
Published Oct 27, 2023
Democratic Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips challenges President Joe Biden, Hurricane Otis struck Acapulco, Mexico and more of what we're reading.
Police respond to an active shooter situation in Lewiston, Maine, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

What we’re reading: shooter at large in Maine, heavy rainfall in North Texas and more

By Katie Mitchell, Staff Writer
Published Oct 26, 2023

Gunman kills 18 in Maine, sparks manhunt Police in Lewiston, Maine responded to active shooter calls at a bowling alley and a bar around 8 p.m. Wednesday night, according to CNN. A US Army reservist,...

Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana in 2020. Mr. Johnson, the new House speaker, has made a close ally of former President Donald J. Trump.
(Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)

What we’re reading: Speaker of the House elected, Gaza fuel crisis and more

By Sydney Miller, Staff Writer
Published Oct 25, 2023
A category 5 hurricane devastates Acapulco, Mexico, fuel shortages threaten aid efforts in Gaza and more of what we're reading.