AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas clinched the series against No. 14 Oklahoma State on Saturday but fell short of a sweep with a 7-2 loss Sunday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The loss moves the Longhorns back into a tie for second place with the Cowboys and West Virginia at 15-9 in Big 12 play. No. 22 Oklahoma swept Texas Tech and has a 3-game lead over the field at 18-6 with two series remaining. Longhorns head coach David Pierce said losing with an opportunity to sweep a series hits differently than,...

In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, a Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-6 spacecraft, blasts off from its launchpad at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, Friday, May 3, 2024. China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. China successfully launched its Chang’e-6 lunar probe on Friday, beginning a mission that aims to land on...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul killed 37 people, with another 74 still missing, the state civil defense agency said Friday, as devastated cities and forced thousands to leave their homes. It was the fourth such environmental disaster in a year, following floods in July, September and November 2023 that killed 75 people in total. The flooding statewide has surpassed that seen during a historic 1941 deluge, according to the Brazilian Geological Service. In some cities, water levels were at...

• Heavy rains in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state have resulted in 31 confirmed deaths, with the toll expected to rise. • More than 70 people remain missing, and approximately 17,000 have been displaced. • The state's civil defense reported that nearly half of its 497 cities have been affected. Heavy rains battering Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul have killed 31 people, local authorities said on Friday, and the death toll is expected to rise as dozens still have not been accounted for. More than 70...

At least a dozen people are dead in northern Haiti, where heavy rains have triggered deadly landslides and washed out thousands of homes. Most of the deaths occurred in Cap-Haïtien, where heavy downpours on Thursday destroyed a home in the southern part of the city, Barrière Bouteille. The house then took out two other homes below it. “Initial assessments show 2,225 houses flooded and 15 houses damaged,” Haiti’s Civil Protection office said in its latest situation report. The agency said heavy and moderate rains over the last four weeks have...

Coastal hurricanes in the U.S. will become "more destructive" due to climate change, according to a new study. A new study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Washington found that hurricanes worldwide have been becoming more severe at a "quickening pace" since 1979. To reach these findings, the authors looked at global hurricane data between 1979 and 2000. They discovered that these storms intensified at an average rate of 0.37 knots every six hours from 2000 to 2020, and then intensified by 1.15...

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, an aerial drone photo taken on May 2, 2024 shows rescuers and excavators working at the site of a highway section that collapsed on the Meizhou-Dabu Expressway in Meizhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. The death toll has climbed as search efforts continue in southern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area, sending more a dozen cars down a steep slope. (Wang Ruiping/Xinhua via AP) China has sent a vice premier to oversee recovery efforts and urged better safety measures...

On May 3, Virginia voters can begin in-person early voting for the June primary elections, where two open congressional seats in the northern part of the state have fueled competitive nomination contests while Rep. Bob Good (R) is facing a heated challenge in his Charlottesville-area district. Both Democratic Reps. Jennifer Wexton and Abigail Spanberger have said they do not plan to seek reelection, making their Northern Virginia seats more vulnerable in November contests that are likely to attract large influxes of cash from both major political parties. Statewide, Democrats hope...

Earlier today, the Prince and Princess of Wales released a portrait to mark their daughter’s ninth birthday. In it, she poses in a garden by a hedge filled with flowers. She wears a red cardigan, a blue shirt, and a denim skirt while smiling at the camera. “Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!” the family captioned the photograph on social media, punctuating it with a cake emoji. “Thank you for all of the kind messages today.” The portrait was taken by her mother, Kate Middleton, at their home of Adelaide Cottage...

The British royal family is celebrating Princess Charlotte's 9th birthday with a new portrait taken by her mother, Kate Middleton. The image—shared to the official Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts of the Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday morning—shows Charlotte in a garden, smiling beside a pink flower bush. “Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!,” the caption reads. “Thank you for all of the kind messages today.” The young princess is William and Kate’s second of three children, alongside her older brother Prince George, 10, and younger brother Prince...