Jeffrey Wright, shape-shifter supreme, sees some of himself in ‘American Fiction’

NEW YORK – Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. He’s played Colin Powell, a Dominican drug kingpin, Batman’s Commissioner Gordon and a longtime inmate nearing release. He’s played Bill Murray’s neighbor, a Civil War-era former slave, James Bond’s Felix Leiter, the nurse Belize in “Angels in America” and … Read more

AT&T Stadium employee took $2K bribe to let ticketless fans into Cowboys game, police report says

Police said an officer at the stadium Sunday was told that a contracted ticketing employee at an entry gate let in a group of people who did not have tickets. ARLINGTON, Texas — An employee working at AT&T Stadium during the Cowboys game on Dec. 10 was arrested for allegedly letting people who didn’t have … Read more

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar discusses rail operations being suspended at bridges in Eagle Pass, El Paso

SAN ANTONIO – As of Monday morning, operations at the international railway crossing bridges in Eagle Pass and El Paso are suspended. U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said they needed to suspend the crossings in part because of the recent resurgence of smuggling organizations moving migrants through Mexico via freight trains. The same day the … Read more

Actor Jonathan Majors found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend in car in New York

NEW YORK – Jonathan Majors was convicted Monday of assaulting his former girlfriend after a two-week trial that the actor hoped would salvage his damaged reputation and restore his status as an emerging Hollywood star. A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of assault and harassment. He was also acquitted of a different assault charge … Read more