HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man stabbed his father outside their home, according to the Brownsville Police Department. The stabbing took place at the 100 block of Candlewick Ct. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man stabbed his 71-year-old father outside their home. Both were t...
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TOKYO (AP) — The head of the Asian Football Confederation said Friday the body is endorsing Gianni Infantino for another term as FIFA president. The AFC has 47 member confederations. Even if all the members do not follow the direction of Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, the ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns, and the Chicago Bears cooled off Drake Maye and the New England Patriots with a 30-24 win on Thursday night. Williams was 22 of 33 passing in his second game back after being sidelined by a right hamstring inju...
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Edinburg High’s Nathan Pena, middle, splits La Joya defenders Angel Guevara, left, and Jorge Vela, right, during a District 31-6A game at Richard R. Flores Stadium Thursday Oct. 22,2026 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Edinburg High’s Uziel Flores, right, runs ...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday accused LeBron James of disrespecting the United States after the NBA star appeared to continue his warmups while the national anthem was performed before Philadelphia’s season opener on Tuesday. “I said right from the beginn...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights for week nine of high school football. Sports Director Megan Murray brings you highlights from McHi at PSJA Memorial. Sports Reporter Noah Gulley brings you highlights from La Joya at Edin...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday to celebrate the renovation of a mobile health clinic at Texas State Technical College in Harlingen. The UTHealth Houston Mobile Clinic has been part of the Harlingen community for over 30 years, s...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Florida Panthers goalie Cooper Black skated onto the PPG Paints Arena ice alone during pregame warmups on Thursday night, a time-honored hockey tradition given to rookies everywhere. It took Black fewer strides to make the memorable lap than most. Call it one of...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hall of Fame running back and Southern University coach Marshall Faulk has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Faulk revealed his diagnosis on the podcast “The Caring Neurologist” on Wednesday, telling the host, “I want to help as many people as I can...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and Joel Embiid had 24 to help LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers wipe out a 29-point deficit in their home opener and stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 on Thursday night. James had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the biggest...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) stopped in McAllen on Thursday to cast her midterm election ballot. De La Cruz is running to keep her seat in U.S. House District 15 against Democratic nominee Bobby Pulido. The race for Texas’ 15th Congr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Rio Grande Valley is looking at an awesome three-day stretch of weather lasting through the weekend. High pressure will regain control of the forecast, keeping the sun shining, winds light, and temperatures near normal through Sunday. If yo...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — On the eve of the World Series, there is a realization these may be Major League Baseball's last games for a while. Owners are pushing for a salary cap, and that could prompt a lockout starting Dec. 2 and result in canceled games in 2027. “It would be a real bumm...
