HOUSTON (AP) — A flight returned to a Houston airport just after takeoff early Wednesday because of an unruly passenger, authorities said. There were reports that a male…
Read more Unruly Passenger Prompts Plane’s Return to Houston Airport Just After TakeoffDALLAS (AP) — More than 8,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc…
Read more Over 8,000 Flights Canceled as Major Winter Storm Bears Down Across Much of the USATLANTA (AP) — Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm that could crush trees and power lines and…
Read more Millions of Americans Brace for Potentially Catastrophic Ice Storm. What to Know, by the NumbersATLANTA (AP) — With many Americans still recovering from multiple blasts of snow and unrelenting freezing temperatures in the nation’s northern tier, a new storm is set to…
Read more Forecasters Warn of a ‘Major Winter Storm’ With Ice Threat From Texas to the CarolinasVictor Manuel Diaz appears to have killed himself Wednesday at the sprawling tent complex at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bill base in El Paso, Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Read more ICE Says an Immigrant Who Died in a Sprawling Texas Detention Facility Killed HimselfHOUSTON (AP) — A blast of winter weather was set to bring snowfall and subfreezing wind chills across the Midwest and East Coast on Saturday as well as…
Read more Blast of Winter Weather Hitting Midwest, East Coast and Could Bring Snow to FloridaAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joe Ely, the influential Texas-born singer-songwriter whose blend of honky-tonk, rock and roadhouse blues made him a favorite among other musicians and led to…
Read more Joe Ely, a Texas Songwriter Whose Legacy Touched Rock and Punk, Dies Age 78One of Michigan‘s most enduring sagas in the Upper Peninsula — the grounding of a Russian cargo jet marooned near Marquette for 16 years — may soon come…
Read more Russian Cargo Jet Grounded 16 Years in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula May Soon Fly AgainConcord, N.H. (AP) — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of…
Read more College Freshman Is Deported Flying Home for Thanksgiving Surprise, Despite Court OrderTexas officials are requiring youth camps to have weather alert systems, mandated emergency preparedness plans, and various communication methods to help children and their families feel safe when…
Read more Texas Summer Camp Owners Prepare for More Mental Health Issues Among Youth After July FloodsDALLAS (AP) — Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for…
Read more One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s Last Survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, Dies Age 111DALLAS (AP) — Federal prosecutors say two Texas men plotted to take over a Haitian island, one going so far as joining the U.S. military to acquire training…
Read more Federal Prosecutors Say 2 Texas Men Made Plans to Take Over a Haitian IslandIn the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas two years ago, high school teacher Josh Hirsch posted comments on social media in support of…
Read more States Are Pushing for More Scrutiny of Antisemitism in SchoolsFederal and state health officials are investigating 13 cases in 10 states of infant botulism linked to baby formula that was being recalled, authorities said Saturday. ByHeart Inc.…
Read more Infant Botulism in 10 US States Linked to Formula Being RecalledThe privacy changes web browsers will be required to make under a new California law could set the de facto standard for the entire country, changing how Americans…
Read more California Legislation Could Lead to Better Online Privacy NationwideNEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk turned off many potential buyers of his Tesla cars and sent sales plunging with his foray into politics. But the stock has…
Read more Musk the Trillionaire? Debate Over His Tesla Pay Package RagesOriginally known as the food stamp program, it has existed since 1964, serving low-income people, many of whom have jobs but don’t make enough money to cover all…
Read more SNAP Has Provided Grocery Help for 60-Plus Years; Here’s How It WorksThe state program intended to give additional exposure to businesses owned by women, minorities and disabled veterans seeking state contracts was frozen by the Texas Comptroller of Public…
Read more Texas Freezes Program to Help Minority-Owned Businesses Compete for State ContractsOhio’s Republican-led redistricting commission unveiled a proposed U.S. House map Thursday that could give Republicans a chance at winning two more seats in next year’s midterm elections, bolstering…
Read more Ohio Panel Unveils Proposed US House Map That Could Help Republicans Win More SeatsTwo years after state lawmakers passed a sweeping law aimed at preventing Texas cities from adopting progressive policies, that law may finally get its first major test. Three…
Read more Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Dallas Ordinances Plaintiffs Say Violate Law Banning Progressive Policies