Rangers acquire Morel for Abreu 3 days after pitcher DFA’ed
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Texas Rangers acquired minor league right-hander Yohanse Morel from the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night for…
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The Revenant: Harini Logan rallies for spelling bee title
By BEN NUCKOLS Associated Press OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Harini Logan kept trying to learn from her near-misses in online spelling bees. Recognized…
Continue Reading Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas, wins Scripps National Spelling Bee in first-ever lightning-round…
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Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons
By JUAN A. LOZANO and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of Centerville had become more vigilant over the past three weeks as…
Continue Reading Baseball honors Gehrig while raising awareness of ALS
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Jim Poole describes the past year almost matter-of-factly, even though the effects of ALS on…
Continue Reading Infowars agrees to end bankruptcy after Sandy Hook deal
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press Alex Jones’ Infowars and two of his other companies agreed to end their bankruptcy protection case in Texas,…
Continue Reading Jury says it’s deadlocked in ‘We Build The Wall’ fraud trial
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury said it was deadlocked Thursday in its deliberations of charges against a Colorado…
Continue Reading ‘Some weirdness’ at Big 12 with future and soon former teams
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer IRVING, Texas (AP) — There are representatives from the Big 12’s four future members attending the…
Continue Reading Kluber excels again at Globe Life Field as Rays beat Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Kluber excelled again at Globe Life Field, pitching six solid innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers…
Continue Reading Police: Man smashes ancient museum artifacts worth millions
DALLAS (AP) — A man broke into the Dallas Museum of Art and caused more than $5 million in damage, including smashing three ancient Greek artifacts…
Continue Reading Louisiana no-permit gun bill changed to allow armed teachers
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Invoking the mass shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers last week at a Texas…
Continue Reading Scott 4 for 4 as Texas tops UCLA 7-2 in softball WS opener
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Texas freshman Mia Scott is so shy that she hasn’t spoken at a news conference all…
Continue Reading DIARY: One mother of many, watching the news and worrying
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — “My No. 1 job is to keep you and your sister safe.” That’s what I tell my toddler…
Continue Reading Goal is to shrink Gulf dead zone, but that’s not happening
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Decades of work haven’t shrunk the oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana…
Continue Reading Olympian, Nassar victim Schwikert Moser on USA Gym board
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer Tasha Schwikert Moser knew she had a choice. The former Olympian could continue to work on the outside while…
Continue Reading Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: ‘How much more carnage?’
By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — “Enough, enough,” President Joe Biden exclaimed over and over Thursday…
Continue Reading Texas senator: School police chief didn’t know of 911 calls
By JAY REEVES and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The commander overseeing police during a shooting at an elementary school in…
Continue Reading State senator: 911 calls from inside Texas school during shooting were not communicated to on-scene commander (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously moved with a typographical error, shooter instead of shooting.)
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — State senator: 911 calls from inside Texas school during shooting were not communicated to on-scene commander (CORRECTS: A…
Continue Reading ‘Day by day:’ Uvalde survivors recover from wounds, trauma
By STEPHEN GROVES and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Bullet fragments lodged in the children’s arms and legs.…
Continue Reading Smiles, unicorns, softball: Young shooting victims recalled
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — One girl made other people smile. Another was a creative child who loved mermaids, unicorns and the color purple. A third…
Continue Reading Local governments turn away $73M of federal pandemic aid
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — From small towns to big cities, every government across the U.S. was offered a slice…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris:…
Continue Reading Prize-winning Texas drama teacher to get special Tony Award
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The special Tony Award that honors educators will go to a drama teacher in Texas who argues…
Continue Reading OPEC+ oil producers alliance increases production to 648,00 barrels per day in July, August.
LONDON (AP) — OPEC+ oil producers alliance increases production to 648,00 barrels per day in July,…
Continue Reading Clergy of color face unprecedented mental health challenges
By DEEPA BHARATH of The Associated Press and ADELLE BANKS of Religion News Service Associated Press About two years ago, when coronavirus cases began…
Continue Reading OPEC+ alliance boosts oil production as energy prices soar
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The OPEC oil cartel and allied producing countries including Russia will raise production by 648,000 barrels per day…
Continue Reading As natural gas expands in Gulf, residents fear rising damage
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — The front lawn of Lydia Larce’s home is strewn with debris:…
Continue Reading Transformative year: Black coaches now lead 50% of NBA teams
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It’s an annual occurrence in the NBA. Teams change head coaches and the roster of…
Continue Reading Choi double in 11th for Rays in 4-3 win over Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ji-Man Choi had a disputed checked-swing strike that led to his manager’s…
Continue Reading House panel advances gun bill after recent mass shootings
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A House panel advanced legislation Thursday that would raise the age limit for purchasing a…
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