Hundreds of people protested in Maine on Tuesday over the killing of a Colombian man by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, after federal officials appeared to shift their narrative about the deadly encounter.The Department of Homeland Security said an ICE officer, “fearing for public sa...
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President Trump is welcoming Iraq's new prime minister to the White House on Tuesday after strongly backing the political neophyte in his bid for office.
Another round of thunderstorms is expected to develop Tuesday morning, affecting the morning commute.Not everyone will experience heavy rain at the same time, but storms will again be capable of producing intense rainfall over a short period. Localized street flooding will remain possible, especi...
Millions across Texas face the risk of flash flooding this week.
The Texas energy grid will get some major upgrades in West Texas to better ready the grid for data centers and oil and natural gas development after the approval of a U.S. Department of Energy loan.
Video shows a DoorDash driver completing her delivery despite being hit by a car that was fleeing from police in Houston.
U.S. President Donald Trump has backtracked on plans to charge ships for using the Strait of Hormuz.
Beef prices are continuing to rise due to drought, low herd sizes and concerns about the new world screwworm in the United States, but business owners in Texas say that raising prices could drive away customers.
A China-born American seismologist has been detained in China without trial for nearly two years, an advocacy group advising the family said Tuesday, a revelation that came a couple of months before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S.The relatives of Youlin Chen of Boston b...
The writer E. Jean Carroll has collected over $5.6 million that a jury awarded in her sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit against President Donald Trump, court records and her lawyers said. The payment — representing the $5 million jury award, plus interest — was made Monday from an account where...
Deputies said the woman was able to get away and flag a deputy for help after a 19-year-old sexually assaulted her and tried to drown her on Monday.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been instructed to suspend most vehicle stops nationwide during immigration enforcement operations, according to federal sources.
The Trump administration reversed decades of longstanding environmental law protecting endangered species on Friday
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has reportedly issued a nationwide directive ordering officers to stop pursuing people in vehicles following two fatal ICE shootings in the past nine days.According to NBC News, the directive was confirmed by one current senior Department of Homeland Secur...
The Texas Rangers say they have not been asked to investigate the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo by a federal ICE agent and are not involved in the case.The letter came after a group of Houston-area state lawmakers wrote to the Texas Department of Public Safety urging the agency to open...
Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett appeared before Congress on Tuesday.
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Four-time champion Tadej Pogačar dealt his rivals another crushing blow by winning the 10th stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday to extend his already commanding overall lead.“You never know how long it lasts,” said Pogačar, who is on course to equal the record for Tour wins. Only Belgian Eddy ...
El Niño conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be a strong event in the coming months, significantly influencing our weather, the hurricane season and global temperatures, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
The head of baseball's players' union chastised management on Tuesday for its advertising campaign in support of a salary cap while Commissioner Rob Manfred maintained the proposal was developed in response to fans.Bruce Meyer, who took over when Tony Clark was forced out in February, said the sp...
Former politician and reality TV contestant Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack,” though the motivation is still under investigation, British counterterror police said Tuesday.A 28-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder and terror crimes remains in custody on an extended detenti...
The home was determined to be a total loss after a lightning strike during storms that moved through the area, the Fort Bend County fire marshal said.
A field hearing will be held in Houston for the deadly ICE shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo to hear from witnesses, examine facts, and demand answers.
Hundreds of people protested in Maine on Tuesday over the killing of a Colombian man by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, after federal officials appeared to shift their narrative about the deadly encounter.The Department of Homeland Security said an ICE officer, “fearing for public sa...
Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates ′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates...
New York will block the construction of any new large data centers for up to a year so the state can create rules to protect the environment and energy grid from the facilities.
The district also is facing a federal civil rights investigation over its planned changes to special education services.
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President Donald Trump sent a letter to Congress, officially notifying them that hostilities against Iran have begun again.
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The Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas spoke out against the Trump administration's Big Bend area border wall plans this week while campaigning in West Texas, calling the wall a "monument to corruption."
As attorney general, Paxton threw unprecedented resources into stopping Biden’s agenda. That record is his sword and shield as he runs for U.S. Senate.
For decades, homelessness in Texas has largely been treated as a local problem. Cities operate shelters. Counties run jails and public hospitals. Nonprofits provide housing and services. Police respond to complaints and emergencies. But at the Texas Capitol, state lawmakers are beginning to ask w...
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday.Tau is one part of a toxic duo fueling Alzheimer’s but prior attempts to develop drugs that can targe...
Costco is continuing its expansion plan with seven new locations opening next month and more in the works.
The majority of Ebola virus cases in eastern Congo are from unknown chains of transmission, the World Health Organization’s emergencies chief said on Tuesday and warned that the outbreak “continues to outpace the response efforts.”Congo has been battling an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola since ...
Officers at the scene said they found several shell casings and drugs, but no signs of anyone who had been hurt. That is, until a good Samaritan dropped off an injured teen at a nearby hospital, police said.
Weeks after the end of a historic term, Supreme Court Justices Elena Kagan and Amy Coney Barrett are making a rare appearance before Congress, and facing wide-ranging questions as the high court seeks millions of dollars to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the judiciary.Down the street,...
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