YouTube food critic Mike Chen, who travels the world spotlighting mostly Asian restaurants for his Strictly Dumpling YouTube channel, recently dropped into Dallas to rank his favorite noodles in town.

Editor's note: Our most-read stories of this first week of 2026 included news of a new Indian restaurant in downtown Dallas, an Italian eatery on the move, and a YouTube critic's assessment of local ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Tuesday that he doesn’t anticipate U.S. troops in Greenland, as President Trump pushes to acquire the Danish territory. “We’ve been very clear. I mean, the ...

The Stranger Things co-creator disclosed that despite the popularity of the ‘Byler’ fandom, it did not influence the storyline of Season 5 one bit. “For us, there’s always noise,” Matt Duffer said ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Michael Lachenmeyer held his first campaign event of 2026 in Springfield on Jan. 2, looking to unseat incumbent Rep. Angelo Puppolo in the 12th Hampden District. The event ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...