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The Best And The Worst Of Super Bowl Ads

There was little excitement in this year's crop of Super Bowl ads. Many of the best had already been seen on social media; the others were underwhelming.

People look up at the damage caused to Notre Dame Cathedral on Tuesday in Paris. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon and quickly spread across the building, causing the famous spire to collapse.

Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Extinguished; Spire Collapsed, Towers Still Standing

The building burned for hours on Monday, with smoke billowing into the sky. The cause of the cathedral's blaze was not immediately known, but the initial investigation points to an accident.

A person wearing a mask places a face covering over the Stevie Ray Vaughan statue at Auditorium Shores.

COVID-19 April 17 Updates: Manor ISD Halts Meal, Tech Distribution After Employees Test Positive

We'll be updating this story throughout the day Friday with the latest local news on the coronavirus pandemic. If you'd like to go through a roundup of…

Casi 11,000 Residentes Pidieron Ayuda A La Ciudad De Austin Para Su Alquiler. 1,000 La Recibirán

Read this story in English.La ciudad de Austin y la autoridad local de vivienda pública recibieron 10,738 solicitudes para una parte de los $1.2 millones…

Austin-Travis Urge A Tiendas Reducir Capacidad Y Pide A Residentes De Alto Riesgo Quedarse En Casa

Read this story in English.El condado de Austin-Travis está renovando sus órdenes de quedarse en casa, ya que el área experimenta una tendencia al alza en…

A sign in Spanish at Austin Country Flea Market encourages people to stay 6 feet apart during the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 Latest: Applications For Austin Rent Assistance Open Wednesday

This post has local news on the coronavirus pandemic from Monday, Aug. 17. If you have a news tip or question, email us at news@KUT.org.Do you think you…

A pedestrian carries a gas can in South Austin during a winter storm.

Be Prepared To Be Without Power Through Wednesday 'And Possibly Longer,' Austin Energy Warns

More than 150,000 Austin Energy customers are currently without power. The utility says it's dealing with two emergency events: the outages since Monday morning that are occurring statewide and outages caused by Tuesday night's ice storm.

The Senate approved a $1.9 trillion rescue package on March 6. The House is expected to vote on the legislation this week.

Here's What's In The American Rescue Plan

The colossal package allocates money for COVID-19 vaccines, small businesses and anti-poverty programs like the child tax credit. Here are the highlights of the bill President Biden signed Thursday.

A look down McCall Lane, a street located west of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

Airport plan to store jet fuel within 500 feet of homes faces pushback

Nearby residents and businesses worry about safety hazards despite reassurance from city officials.

The parties included this image, of Coach Kennedy praying with a crowd after the homecoming game, in their joint appendix submitted to the Supreme Court

Supreme Court backs a high school coach's right to pray on the 50-yard line

The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.

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