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FILE - Students in the new Army prep course stand at attention after physical training exercises at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C., Aug. 27, 2022. The Army fell about 15,000 soldiers — or 25% — short of its recruitment goal this year, officials confirmed Friday, Sept. 30, despite a frantic effort to make up the widely expected gap in a year when all the military services struggled in a tight jobs market to find young people willing and fit to enlist. (AP Photo/Sean Rayford, File)

Trump allies are open to the idea of mandatory military service for teens

by Sophie Boudreau

| June 17, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | DFW | MILITARY | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
Young Americans haven’t faced the possibility of a draft since 1973. If some in former president Donald Trump’s circle have a say, mandatory service could be back on the table.
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Simone Manuel returns from overtraining syndrome with her eyes on Paris Olympics

by Associated Press

| June 14, 2024

DFW | STATE
The Olympic gold-medalist is on the mend, but self-care is crucial for a good showing.
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Texas conservatives want to end countywide voting. The costs could be high.

by Joi Louviere

| June 13, 2024

2024 ELECTIONS | Community | DFW | national politics | TEXAS POLITICS | VOTING IN TEXAS
Eliminating county-wide voting has financial consequences and could disenfranchise voters.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.” (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

Supreme Court rejects bid to restrict abortion pill access, but leaves door open for future challenges

by Isabel Soisson

| June 13, 2024

ABORTION | DFW | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics | Supreme Court
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing on behalf of the Supreme Court, wrote that while the plaintiffs did not have standing to sue over the FDA's regulation of mifepristone, “it is not clear that no one else would have standing to challenge the FDA’s relaxed regulation of mifepristone.”
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

FBI figures show 15% drop in violent crime in 2024

by Isabel Soisson

| June 13, 2024

DFW | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
During the first quarter of 2024, there’s also been a 13% drop in aggravated assault, according to the FBI. Murder and rape both decreased by about 26%. Robbery decreased by 18% and property crime declined 15%.