Judge partially ends court oversight of migrant children, chipping away at 27-year arrangement
A federal judge has approved the Biden administration’s request to partially end a nearly three-decade-old agreement to provide court oversight of how the government cares for migrant children in its custody.
Indictment accuses former Uvalde schools police chief of delays while shooter was "hunting" children
The police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a killer who was “hunting” victims and ultimately killed 21 people at Robb Elementary.
Former Uvalde school police chief and officer indicted over Robb Elementary response, reports say
Multiple reports show the former Uvalde schools police chief and another former officer have been criminally charged for their role in the slow police response to the 2022 massacre in a Texas elementary school.
Judge stops parents' effort to collect on $50M Alex Jones owes for saying Newtown shooting was hoax
A federal bankruptcy judge has stopped an effort by the parents of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting to begin collecting on some of the $50 million they won in a lawsuit against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
Rivian shares soar on massive cash injection from Volkswagen, starting immediately with $1 billion
Shares of Rivian are soaring before the opening bell after Volkswagen agreed to invest $1 billion in the electric vehicle maker immediately and a potential total of up to $5 billion as part of a software development agreement.
Heaviest rains spread over South Texas today ahead of looming tropical storm
The large and lumbering circulation of the tropical disturbance designated Potential Tropical Cyclone One is inching toward the coastline of the western Gulf of Mexico and is forecast to come ashore by early Thursday as Tropical Storm Alberto – the first named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season.
Torrential tropical rains headed to Texas with area to watch off the Southeast
It’s a scenario South Floridians know all-too-well. A major surge of saturated tropical air from the Caribbean will bring rounds of heavy rainfall and a prolonged, multi-day flood threat – but this week on the other side of the Gulf to parts of northern Mexico and much of South Texas.
Severe weather forecast around US with high Southwest temperatures, Gulf rain and Rockies snow
Heat and cold extremes are expected in the U.S. Extreme weather that ranged from triple digit temperatures in the Southwest to unseasonable cold in the Pacific Northwest has been forecast over the U.S. into the early part of the week.
Border mayors heading to DC for Tuesday's immigration announcement
At least two Texas border mayors are headed to Washington on Tuesday when President Joe Biden is expected to announce an executive order that will mark his latest and most aggressive plan to curtail the number of migrants allowed to seek asylum in the U.S. Mayors from Edinburg and Brownsville, Texas said they planned to attend, though the White House has not yet responded to comment on what other mayors were asked to go.
Forecasters warn Oklahoma may see tornadoes; Texas could bake in triple-digit temperatures
Forecasters are warning of another day of heightened risk of dangerous tornadoes in the Midwest on and are telling people in south Texas they may experience triple-digit temperatures — and that's with four weeks to go before summer starts.
Uvalde families sue Meta and 'Call of Duty' maker on 2nd anniversary of school attack
The families of a group of victims of the Uvalde school shooting have announced new lawsuits against Instagram parent company Meta Platforms, the maker of the video game “Call of Duty” and the gun company that made the assault rifle used in the shooting.
A sellout for a WNBA exhibition game? Welcome to the league's Caitlin Clark era
Fans lined up outside the arena more than three hours before Caitlin Clark made her WNBA debut for the Indiana Fever in a preseason game against the Dallas Wings, and the two-time NCAA women’s basketball player of the year did not disappoint.
1 dead and 13 injured in semitrailer crash at a Texas public safety office, with the driver jailed
Authorities say a Texas semitrailer driver rammed a stolen 18-wheeler though the front a public safety building where his renewal for a commercial driver’s license had been rejected, killing one person and injuring 13 others.