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LUMAJANG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were sifting through smoldering debris and thick mud in search of survivors a day after the highest volcano on Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 14 people with searing gas and ash.
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A resurgence of influenza this winter is overdue, and Texans are urged to get vaccinated. “Flu is overdue right now,” Dr. Donald Murphey, an Austin pediatric infectious disease specialist and chair of the Texas Medical Association Council on Science and Public Health, told the Texas Newsroom. Read more
Got a criminal record? Believe your criminal record could be expunged but uncertain about the process? Fort Bend County District Clerk Beverley McGrew Walker along with District Attorney Brian Middleton are teaming up to host the first-ever expunction fair on Dec. 14.
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State
- San Francisco philanthropist, chief of protocol dies at 88
- Officer killed, suspect wounded in Dallas-area shooting
- Plumber's find possibly tied to 2014 Texas megachurch theft
- EPA head: 'Journey to Justice' tour 'really personal for me'
- Preview of 'a post-Roe world' in Texas over abortion access
- US will resume policy for asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
- None injured in East Texas crash-landing of a small plane
- Preview of 'a post-Roe world' in Texas over abortion access
National
- Israel urges hard line against Iran at nuclear talks
- Leipzig reacts after 3 league losses: Marsch no longer coach
- Israeli police questioned on Palestinian attacker's shooting
- From Serbia, Afghan boxers seek refuge, careers in West
- No. 17 Pitt rolls by No. 18 Wake Forest 45-21 for ACC title
- No. 2 Michigan takes Big Ten in rout, makes playoff pitch
SPORTS
The Lamar Consolidated ISD junior high school football championships semifinals were held last week, and the following is information provided by the LCISD coaching staffs: Read more
FULSHEAR — The Foster Falcons could not find an offensive rhythm without their leading scorer on the floor and lost 48-34 to Fulshear in the District 24-5A opener.
Business
- UK tightens travel testing rules amid omicron concerns
- Trump media partner says it has lined up $1B in capital
- Anti-lockdown protesters march through Dutch city of Utrecht
- Protesters block roads in Serbia to criticize mining plans
- US drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages
- Scholz's party approves deal for new German coalition govt
Local Education
- WCJC registration is now underway
- Winn wins merit medal
- LCISD mourns loss of former board president Steenbergen
- TSTC cybersecurity instructor gives tips for avoiding holiday season hacks, online scams
- Teens can earn volunteer-service hours with libraries’ online advisory councils
- Blue Jay Stage Co. to perform ‘Annie’
