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The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom: After two weeks of fearful medical news, North Texas got some relief Thursday. A sheriff’s…

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:The family of Thomas Eric Duncan and Texas Presbyterian Hospital said Wednesday that they’ve…

After a few moments of review, the top life events people reported in 2013 can read like a 10-sentence short story — perhaps a fable, or a coming-of-age tale. In the U.S., hot topics included the Super Bowl, Pope Francis, and the Harlem Shake.

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

The top local stories this evening from the KERA Newsroom:The upbeat tone of Superintendent Mike Miles’ state of the district speech Tuesday was very…

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

Dallas County reported 228 deaths during the week. Also, another vaccine mega-clinic opened in Denton County.

If the tax cut for wealthiest Americans is allowed to expire, those households making over $250,000 would see their income tax rate rise from 33 percent to 36 percent and those making upwards of $375,000 would go from a 35 percent rate to 39.6 percent. But does it make sense for the tax rate for someone making six figures to be the same as for multimillionaires?

The plan to "depress" the 2.8 mile stretch of roadway was approved by the Dallas City Council — with significant community opposition — last year.

Andy Murray broke Britain's more than seven decade men's title drought Sunday, beating top seed Novak Djokovic in straight sets.