Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87

News and updates from Austin's news in your inbox Email not displaying correctly? [View Online]( [Statesman]( MORNING HEADLINES Start your day with a fresh roundup of news, features and commentary. Saturday's Top Story [Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87]( [Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dies at 87]( WASHINGTON — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on Friday of "complications of metastatic pancreas cancer," the Supreme Court announced. [Read More »]( Local News [Hays County reports 17 more coronavirus cases, no new deaths for 4th day in a row]( [Hays County reports 17 more coronavirus cases, no new deaths for 4th day in a row]( Hays County health officials on Friday did not report any new coronavirus-related fatalities for a fourth consecutive day. [Read More »]( [Fact-check: Did Houston Texans stay in locker room for National Anthem?]( [Fact-check: Did Houston Texans stay in locker room for National Anthem?]( Facebook posts: "Houston Texans coming out for the Black National Anthem then going into the locker room for THE REAL NATIONAL ANTHEM is DISGRACEFUL."PolitiFact’s ruling: Mostly FalseHere’s why: The NFL season kicked off on Sept. [Read More »]( [Travis County reports 163 more coronavirus cases, 1 new death]( [Travis County reports 163 more coronavirus cases, 1 new death]( Austin and Travis County health authorities on Friday reported 163 new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. [Read More »]( [Students caught stealing BLM yard signs, yelling racial slur]( [Students caught stealing BLM yard signs, yelling racial slur]( Students at Cedar Park middle and high schools have been disciplined after they stole Black Lives Matter yard signs from the Twin Creeks neighborhood and one yelled a racial slur, Leander school district officials said. [Read More »]( Business [Condo project planned near Shoal Creek]( [Condo project planned near Shoal Creek]( An Austin-based developer plans to break ground Monday on Cascade Condominiums, a $46 million project slated for a hill overlooking North Lamar Boulevard and Pease Park in West Austin. [Read More »]( [Austin jobless rate keeps improving, down to 5.5%]( [Austin jobless rate keeps improving, down to 5.5%]( Austin’s unemployment rate dipped to 5.5% in August for its fourth straight monthly decline, a trend reflecting significant improvement in the regional economy since tens of thousands of local people lost their jobs earlier this year amid the initial wave of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( Sports [Football s back in Austin: Hendrickson, Stony Point flash potential in scrimmage]( [Football’s back in Austin: Hendrickson, Stony Point flash potential in scrimmage]( A vicious hit by a Stony Point defensive back on a Hendrickson wide receiver caused the crowd at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex to briefly roar Thursday. [Read More »]( [Eight different Panthers score in Blanco blow out of Bandera]( [Eight different Panthers score in Blanco blow out of Bandera]( BLANCO Eight different Blanco players scored touchdowns in a dominant 61-6 win over Bandera. [Read More »]( [Simpson, Tippie shine as Wimberley outlasts Fredericksburg in rivalry game]( [Simpson, Tippie shine as Wimberley outlasts Fredericksburg in rivalry game]( WIMBERLEY The cornerstone of a football program that won state championships in 2005 and 2011 was a defense that billed itself as "Code Red. [Read More »]( [Big-play Henderson, Brownwood outpace Burnet in win]( [Big-play Henderson, Brownwood outpace Burnet in win]( BURNET Burnet possessed the ball for more than 19 of the first 22 minutes of the second half Friday, yet was outscored 29-10 in the same time frame. [Read More »]( [D.J. Taylor runs wild as La Grange gallops past Taylor]( [D.J. Taylor runs wild as La Grange gallops past Taylor]( LA GRANGE After three tough contests, La Grange finally caught a breather, swamping hard-luck Taylor 48-20 in a non-district game at Leopard Stadium on Friday. [Read More »]( Opinion [Opinion: The things my father taught me: Character is at the top]( [Opinion: The things my father taught me: Character is at the top]( When my father arrived in the United States in 1939 from Germany he had little more than the clothes he was wearing, and he was accompanied by his older brother, both speaking little to no English. [Read More »]( [Tilove: Outside Abbott s window, a plea for empathy]( [Tilove: Outside Abbott’s window, a plea for empathy]( As dusk settled on Austin Thursday, Duncan Meisel, crouched over his ViewSonic, began projecting on the side of the AT&T building just across West 10th Street from the Governor’s Mansion a video in which Fiana Tulip blames Gov. [Read More »]( [Letters to the editor: September 19, 2020]( [Letters to the editor: September 19, 2020]( Grateful for city responseon challenging issuesRe: Aug. 30 letter to the editor, "Looking for a reason to keep Austin incumbents. [Read More »]( [By the Book: Reading often has side effects]( [By the Book: Reading often has side effects]( Any reader can list the many important benefits of reading: a broader perspective, wider general knowledge, improved critical thinking, larger vocabulary, and, of course, enjoyment. [Read More »]( [Herman: A successful life not defined by a tragic day]( [Herman: A successful life not defined by a tragic day]( Clif W Drummond died on Sept. 11. [Read More »]( Nation [AP Exclusive: Pandemic shrinking Europe s monitor of US vote]( [AP Exclusive: Pandemic shrinking Europe’s monitor of US vote]( Europe's largest security organization said Friday that it has drastically scaled back plans to send as many as 500 observers to the U.S. to monitor the Nov. 3 presidential election and now will deploy just 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [Coronavirus pandemic shrinks Europe s monitoring of US vote]( [Coronavirus pandemic shrinks Europe’s monitoring of US vote]( Europe's largest security organization said Friday that it has drastically scaled back plans to send as many as 500 observers to the U.S. to monitor the Nov. 3 presidential election and now will deploy just 30 because of the coronavirus pandemic. [Read More »]( [AP Exclusive: Census layoffs ordered despite judge s ruling]( [AP Exclusive: Census layoffs ordered despite judge’s ruling]( ORLANDO, Fla. [Read More »]( [Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria]( [Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria]( WASHINGTON (AP) " President Donald Trump announced the release Friday of nearly $13 billion to Puerto Rico to help rebuild the electrical grid and repair schools from the devastation of Hurricane Maria three years ago, amid criticism that the aid was overdue and was being released now only for political purposes. [Read More »]( [McConnell vows quick vote on next justice; Biden says wait]( [McConnell vows quick vote on next justice; Biden says wait]( WASHINGTON (AP) " The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg just six weeks before the election cast an immediate spotlight on the crucial high court vacancy, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell quickly vowing to bring to a vote whoever President Donald Trump nominates. [Read More »]( World [The Latest: India maintains surge, adds 93,300 new cases]( [The Latest: India maintains surge, adds 93,300 new cases]( NEW DELHI "India has maintained its surge in coronavirus cases, adding 93,337 new confirmed infections in the past 24 hours. [Read More »]( Austin360 [Behind the Country Song: Patty Loveless Timber, I m Falling in Love ]( [Behind the Country Song: Patty Loveless’ ‘Timber, I’m Falling in Love’]( In 1989, “Timber, I’m Falling in Love” became the first No. 1 hit for Patty Loveless. [Read More »]( [Book review: Ayad Akhtar s new novel depicts the unease of being a brown Muslim in the U.S.]( [Book review: Ayad Akhtar’s new novel depicts the unease of being a brown Muslim in the U.S.]( Anyone who has seen both “Disgraced” and “Junk” will be prepared for the content of Ayad Akhtar’s new novel, “Homeland Elegies.” But even those hard-punching, argumentative dramas don’t completely prepare a reader for the high-bandwidth ferocity of Akhtar’s book about the unease of being a brown Muslim in the United States and about the destabilizing effect of unfettered greed on this country. “I wrote [Read More »]( [Easy Tiger to close original downtown Austin location]( [Easy Tiger to close original downtown Austin location]( Easy Tiger to close original downtown Austin location [Read More »]( [As pandemic continues, experts worry about mental health]( [As pandemic continues, experts worry about mental health]( As pandemic continues, experts worry about mental health [Read More »]( [Austin360 On The Record: Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom, Pelvis Wrestley, more]( [Austin360 On The Record: Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom, Pelvis Wrestley, more]( Austin360 On The Record: Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom, Pelvis Wrestley, more [Read More »](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...](   [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Manage Account]( | [Contact Us](mailto:customercare@statesman.com) | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Newsletters]( We have an app for whatever you want - news, weather, entertainment and more. 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