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As the start of the school year approaches, dozens of Central Texas children received more than just fresh haircuts Sunday — they left with a confidence boost. The Harker Heights Police Department hosted its fourth annual Cuts with Cops event, offering free haircuts and hairstyling to help children prepare for the first day of school. (By: Abbey Ferguson)

LONDON (AP) — Ariana Grande has pulled out of an upcoming stage musical in London, producers said, and plans to withdraw from the public eye for a break from the intense scrutiny she faces. Grande had been due to star alongside her “Wicked” co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday in the Park With George” at the Barbican theater in 2027. Empire Street Productions said Sunday that Grande will no longer be part of the London production.

Ariana Grande will take a break from the public eye. (Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, POOL-CRITICS CHOICE ASSOCIATION)

KILLEEN, Texas (KWTX) — Investigators with the Killeen Police Department Traffic Unit are asking for the public’s help to identify a suspect driver who fled the scene of a fatal auto-pedestrian crash early Sunday morning. First responders were dispatched to the 2200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (FM 2410) at approximately 5:28 a.m. on Sunday, August 2, 2026, after receiving reports of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian collision.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning a dramatic overhaul of Head Start that would gut its quality standards, upending the hallmarks of the early education program for impoverished children, two people familiar with the deliberations said. Head Start, established in the 1960s to help fight poverty, has long been considered by experts to be a gold standard early learning program.

(AP) - Spider-Man beat the Avengers at the box office. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” broke the “Avengers: Endgame” record for the biggest North American opening weekend with $360 million in ticket sales from theaters in the U.S. and Canada, Sony Pictures said Monday.

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CAROLINA BEACH, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – A 14-foot scalloped hammerhead sharked washed ashore in southeastern North Carolina early Sunday. The North Carolina Shark Conservancy received word of a shark at Freeman Park around 3 a.m. It slipped back into the ocean before washing ashore again that afternoon. Because of the shark’s size, a team from Ocean Rescue, the Carolina Beach Fire Department and the Carolina Beach Police Department was needed to bring the animal fully onto the shore.

CHINA SPRING, Texas (KWTX) - On Monday morning, China Spring ISD welcomed students back to campus, marking the official start of the 2026-2027 school year. As yellow buses hit the roads and families lined up for drop-off, students and parents quickly adjusted back to a unique routine: the district’s four-day school week. News 10 spoke with Keima Zapata, the Region 12 Elementary Teacher of the Year, to discuss how the modified schedule has made an impact across campuses.

News 10 This Morning's Olivea Herzberg was live outside China Spring Elementary School for the first day of the 2026-2027 academic year.