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Trump suggests Pence to blame for Jan. 6 violence after former VP's criticism

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

Former President Trump on Monday claimed former Vice President Mike Pence was responsible for the violence on Jan. 6, 2021, two days after Pence took aim at his old boss for his conduct around the riots at the Capitol that day.Trump, speaking to a group of reporters aboard his personal plane en route to a campaign event in Iowa, responded to comments Pence made at the annual Gridiron Dinner in Washington, D.C., in which the former vice president said “history will hold Donald Trump accountable” for the events of Jan. 6.“Had he sent the votes back to the legislatures, they wouldn’t have had a problem with Jan. 6, so in many ways you can blame him for Jan. 6,” Trump said, according to The Washington Post. “Had he sent them back to Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, the states, I believe, No. 1, you have had a different outcome. But I also believe you wouldn’t have had ‘Jan. 6’ as we call it.”Pence has said he did not have the constitutional authority to reject the electoral votes on Jan....

Biden says he'll speak to China's Xi soon

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

President Biden on Monday said he plans to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping soon, as the White House increasingly signals its willingness to have the two leaders connect amid heightened tensions.Biden was asked during a bilateral meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in San Diego, Calif., whether he’d speak to Xi soon and responded, “yes.” Biden would not provide any more specifics on when they’d talk.National security adviser Jake Sullivan earlier Monday told reporters the White House is expecting Biden and Xi to have a conversation now that the National People’s Congress, an annual legislative convention, has ended.“So, at some point in the coming period — I can't give you a date, because there's no date set — but President Biden has indicated his willingness to have a telephone conversation with President Xi once they're back and in stride coming off of the National People's Congress,” Sullivan said aboard Air Force One.Biden and Xi have not spoken since the U.S. mi...

Shamattawa First Nation, Declares A State Of Emergency

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

First Warning: Significant cold snap expected during SXSW Music Festival

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A stretch of unseasonably cold temperatures is forecast to begin Friday and last through SXSW Music Festival weekend into early next week. Light precipitation is mainly expected to fall as cold rain, but a few wet snowflakes cannot be ruled out, especially in the Hill Country.Temperatures this week ramp up through Wednesday as humidity returns ahead of a large storm system. That system is expected to bring the threat of severe thunderstorms late Thursday into early Friday, then a period of dramatically colder temperatures.Colder weather blows in starting FridayAfter the cold front passes through early Friday, temperatures drop into the 50s for the rest of the day and remain very cold for SXSW attendees through the weekend. Temperatures are expected to drop even further early next week, potentially flirting with freezing in colder Hill Country valleys early Monday. Monday is the first official day of spring, and also the date of the average last freeze in the Hill Cou...

Austin FC opponent signs 4 players for 2nd leg of CONCACAF Champions League 1st round after visa denials: report

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Haitian side Violette AC is scheduled to play its second leg of the CONCACAF Champions League in Austin on Tuesday against Austin FC, and they signed several new players to field a full team because some regular players can't get into the U.S.Two players from FC Motown, a National Premier Soccer League side in Morristown, New Jersey, with ties to the Haitian club will help fill in as several of Violette's regular players had entry visas denied and won't be allowed in the U.S. Two other players who already live in the U.S. have also been tapped to help fill out the squad, according to a report by Haitian soccer journalist Caleb Jephte Pierre.MORE THAN THE SCORE: Stay up to date on sports stories like these, and sign up for our More than the Score sports newsletter at kxan.com/newslettersFC Motown confirmed on its Twitter account that defender Samuel Pompee will play for Violette, as well as midfielder Maudwindo Germain. Dumy Fede and Jude St. Louis are also joining th...

3 takeaways from 'Love & Death,' a new HBO Max series about a Texas axe murder

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Faith, love and lust turns to murder. The story of Candy Montgomery and Betty Gore has hooked true crime junkies, Texans and now Hollywood. A new HBO Max series titled "Love & Death" takes a stab at the Texas axe murder.The series premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. The cast, which includes Elizabeth Olsen, Jesse Plemons, Lily Rabe, Patrick Fugit, traveled back to Austin, the area where the series was filmed, for the premiere. The audience greeted the crew with a warm return before watching the first hour of the series. Here are four takeaways from the premiere of "Love & Death."The series premise is inspired by a true story "Love & Death" tells a true crime story based out of Wylie, Texas, a small city located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area. Candy and her husband Pat Montgomery were close with Betty and Allan Gore. The families went to the same church and their children spent a lot of time together but Candy wanted more....

PHOTOS: Marvel actors in Austin for SXSW

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — "Avengers, assemble"... well almost. Some cast members from the popular Marvel series were in Austin during the 2023 South by Southwest Conference & Festivals. The actors attended the event individually with other projects, outside the Marvel Universe.Robert Downey Jr. Robert Downey Jr. took part in the Featured Session: Online Crime: An American Crisis at the Austin Convention Center during the South by Southwest Film and Interactive Festivals on Saturday, March 11, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP)The "Iron Man/Tony Stark" actor hosted a session titled "Online Crime: An American Crisis." According to the SXSW event description, Downey Jr., "set out to learn everything he can about online crime and the impact on the world.""I think the impact that technology has had on our daily lives, certainly in a certain characters arc I used to play has enabled us incredible progress," said Downey Jr. to a SXSW crowd on Saturday. "The potential t...

Texas Longhorns end season No. 5 in final AP poll, hoping to end long Sweet 16 drought

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

Editor's Note: The above video shows reaction from Texas basketball after receiving a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Tournament.AUSTIN (KXAN) — Heading into March Madness, the Texas Longhorns are ranked as high as they've ever been in the final Associated Press Top 25 poll.While they've been ranked higher multiple times in AP polls during the season, the Longhorns' ranking of No. 5 ties for the highest ranking at the end of a season since 2002-03 — the last time the team went to the Final Four. March Madness: Texas men earn No. 2 seed in Midwest region, face Colgate in first round Texas began the year at No. 12 in the AP preseason poll and finished the season as Big 12 Conference tournament champions with a 26-8 overall record and 12-6 in Big 12 play. Kansas won the Big 12 regular season title by a game over the Longhorns and finished one spot above them in the final AP poll of the year.In the Final Four season, Rick Barnes' fifth year as head coach, point guard TJ Ford led the Longhorns ...

Homeless advocacy group says many families living in cars

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) — There are thousands of people who are experiencing homelessness across the City of Austin, but not all are living in tents or under a bridge-- some are living in their cars."I lived in my car for two years," said Tony Carter, who was on a visit to Sunrise Homeless Navigation Center.Carter is not the only person in Austin who turned to a car for shelter, many parking lots and parks around Austin have become popular places to park and live.If you drive to the entrance of Barton Springs Pool on the Azie Morton Drive side, you will see cars lining the parking lot and many of them are being used for shelter.A woman who visits the park frequently tells us people have been camping in their cars for months without any enforcement, she hopes they can get some help, but she does have safety concerns."It would be nice to see a policeman here," said the woman, who said her car was broken into while she was visiting the pool.While some people choose to live in their cars and trav...

St. Paul Mayor Carter: Brace for ‘one of the roughest pothole seasons that we’ve ever had’

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 15:30:00 GMT

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter told business leaders to brace for rough driving this spring — maybe even the worst road travel in recent memory.“Our potholes are talking to us right now,” said Carter, addressing members of the Greater St. Paul Building Owners and Managers Association in a conference room of the downtown DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel on Monday afternoon. “We’ve had one of the roughest winters ever. We’re expecting probably one of the roughest pothole seasons that we’ve ever had.”It’s not just the capital city that is suffering from visibly pockmarked roads — potholes nearly as large as manhole covers have emerged across Minneapolis and the metro suburbs, as well — but the mayor’s recommended fix is one that will take buy-in from state lawmakers, a potential uphill climb considering competing priorities.The mayor’s administration has said that tripling St. Paul’s local sales tax to 1.5% could rai...