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FOX 24 US ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. This article is co-published with The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan local newsroom that informs and engages with Texans. Sign up for The Brief Weekly to get up to speed on their essential coverage of Texas issues. The Department of Homeland Security says it intends to add state driver’s license information to a swiftly expanding federal system envisioned as a one-stop shop for checking citizenship. The plan, outlined in a public notice posted Thursday, is the latest step in…

FOX 24 US It’s the one where Justin Theroux shows support for his ex.  The Leftovers alum subtly reacted to ex-wife Jennifer Aniston hard-launching her romance with Jim Curtis on social media.  In a post shared to Instagram Nov. 2, Jennifer shared a sweet black-and-white photo of her embracing the hypnotherapist—with whom she first sparked romance rumors in May—from behind while he smiled for the camera. Alongside the cute pic, she celebrated her boyfriend’s birthday with a heartfelt message, writing, “Happy birthday my love. Cherished.”  And following the romantic tribute, Justin—who was married to Jennifer from 2018 to 2018—proved there’s…

FOX 24 US Carly Rae Jepsen will soon be singing, “So, call me mommy.” The “Call Me Maybe” singer announced that her and new husband Cole M.G.N.’s family is growing as they are expecting their first baby together. Carly shared a slew of black and white photos to her Instagram Nov. 3 that showed the couple lounging on their bed as Cole (real name Cole Marsden Greif-Neill) gently cupped her belly. The 39-year-old captioned the photos, “Oh hi baby.” Cole, 40, shared his own excitement about the upcoming addition to their family, adding three heart-eye emojis in the comments.  The…

FOX 24 US For Robert Pattinson, playing a father and actually being one are two very different concepts. The Twilight star—who shares an 18-month-old daughter with fiancée Suki Waterhouse—admitted his approach to parenthood in real life is vastly different from that of his character, Jackson, in his new movie Die My Love. “My character was pretty incapable of dealing with it,” he exclusively told E! News at the film’s New York City premiere Nov. 1. “I think I just enjoyed working with babies more. There’s something about it. Every time I see a baby now on the street, I’m like,…

FOX 24 US The Trump administration told a federal judge on Monday that it plans to use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) contingency fund to cover 50 percent of November allotments to current eligible households — but that it might take states “a few weeks to up to several months” to disburse the money. A collection of blue state officials sued the administration earlier this month, when the shutdown meant an abrupt cutoff of SNAP payments and the administration expressed resistance to dipping into the contingency fund. It’s the first time in the program’s history that the scheduled payments…

FOX 24 US It’s time to raise a glass to the new generation of SUR-vers. Vanderpump Rules finally revealed its completely rebooted cast in the Bravo series’ drama-filled season 12 trailer. “I used to say SUR is where you take your mistress,” boss Lisa Vanderpump says in the Nov. 3 first look. “But now, it’s probably where you meet her.” Cut to Lisa’s rowdy group of restaurant employees stripping down, partying hard and mixing business with pleasure at every chance they get. But as longtime VPR fans know quite well, that kind of mayhem is exactly what Lisa looks for…

FOX 24 US Home is where Hoda Kotb’s heart is. The former Today anchor and her ex-fiancé Joel Schiffman reunited over the weekend for some post-Halloween family time with their kids Hayley, 8, and Hope, 6. The former couple—who broke up in 2022 after eight years together—posed with their daughters at the dining table as they enjoyed a meal consisting of pepperoni pizza, grilled chicken, sandwiches, pasta and fruit. The Nov. 3 Instagram post also included a heartwarming pic of the girls with their arms wrapped around Joel, 67, who flashed a wide grin for the camera. And in a…

FOX 24 US Fans got more insight into Reba and Rex’s romance when he was a guest on her podcast the following year.During their discussion, they looked back at how they’ve leaned on each other during tough times, which include the March 2020 death of Reba’s mother Jacqueline McEntire after her battle with cancer.”It was later on that I was texting you, and I told you about mamma—that we just found out that she had bladder cancer,” the musician said on the October 2021 episode of Living & Learning. “And you said, ‘Hey, you just feel free to call me…

FOX 24 US Jonas Brothers Return to Disney+ With New Christmas Movie—Yes, in the Year 2025It looks like Joe Jonas finds himself bitten by the lovebug in A Very Jonas Christmas Movie. E! News’ exclusive first look at the Jonas Brothers’ upcoming holiday film shows Joe going on a romantic date with a new love interest, Lucy (played by Chloe Bennet).  And the evening stroll certainly goes well, as Joe—who stars in the film alongside Nick Jonas and Kevin Jonas—later tells his brothers, “We had a connection.”  In response, his brothers naturally give him a little trouble, with Kevin quipping, “How many connections have you had this…

FOX 24 US Judge Karin Immergut handed down a preliminary injunction late Sunday night, keeping the National Guard out of Portland.  “Based on the trial testimony, this Court finds no credible evidence that during the approximately two months before the President’s federalization order, protests grew out of control or involved more than isolated and sporadic instances of violent conduct that resulted in no serious injuries to federal personnel,” she wrote. The ruling maintains the status quo — the Guard remains barred from Portland — but with additional fact-finding by Immergut to back it up based on testimony at a three-day…