Acclaimed video artist Bill Viola dies at 73, created landmark `Tristan und Isolde’ production

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Bill Viola, a video artist who combined with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73. Viola died Friday at his home in Long Beach of Alzheimer’s disease, his website announced. Recommended Videos … Read more

Texas Agricultural Commissioner describes shooting at Donald Trump campaign rally

Texas Agricultural Commissioner Sid Miller was at a rally for former President Donald Trump on Saturday when an assassination attempt injured Trump, leaving one person dead and two others critically injured. “Trump was about, less than ten minutes into his presentation, and I heard a pop. I thought it was a balloon. Then I heard a … Read more

President Biden cancels upcoming trip to Austin, White House says

AUSTIN, Texas — President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Austin Monday has been cancelled, the White House said Sunday. The president’s visit was to the mark the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act at the LBJ Presidential Library.  Biden has spend the last day focusing on efforts to investigating the attempted assasination of former … Read more