Houston officer shot, wounded during stop tied to drug probe
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say a Houston police officer has been shot and wounded while conducting a traffic stop as part of a drug investigation.…
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Red Bull’s Sergio Pérez sees golden age of Mexican racers
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer Sergio Pérez looks around the top motor racing series in the world and sees a golden age for Mexican drivers. He is…
Continue Reading US quietly expands asylum limits while preparing to end them
By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Officials say the Biden administration has begun expelling Cubans and…
Continue Reading Fueled by momentum, families of hostages lobby White House
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatives of American hostages and wrongful detainees are trying to get the Biden…
Continue Reading House leaders stick with Rep. Cuellar despite abortion stand
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Just a day after Democrats recommitted to protecting abortion rights, a U.S. House leader on…
Continue Reading Abortion battles in states fire up after Supreme Court leak
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, HOLLY RAMER and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press The Supreme Court’s apparent intention to abolish a nationwide right to…
Continue Reading With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion…
Continue Reading Alabama church of ‘Bloody Sunday’ on endangered places list
By JAY REEVES Associated Press An Alabama church that was at the center of the voting rights movement in the 1960s is now eaten up by termites and…
Continue Reading Texas student fatally stabbed at school; classmate jailed
BELTON, Texas (AP) — Authorities say an 18-year-old student in Texas has died after he was stabbed during a fight at a high school and another…
Continue Reading Lindholm, Markstrom lead Flames over Stars 1-0 in Game 1
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Elias Lindholm scored and Jacob Markstrom recorded his second career playoff shutout as the Calgary Flames beat the Dallas…
Continue Reading With abortion in jeopardy, minority women have most to lose
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A draft Supreme Court opinion suggesting the right to abortion…
Continue Reading Dusty Baker gets 2,000th win as Astros down Mariners 4-0
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker became the 12th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins, and the first…
Continue Reading Mr. 2,000: Baker becomes 12th manager to reach 2,000 wins
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has won his 2,000th game, becoming the 12th skipper in major…
Continue Reading Garver, Heim homer, lead Rangers past Phillies 6-4
By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Mitch Garver and Jonah Heim homered and Zach Reks snapped a tie game with a two-RBI double to…
Continue Reading Trainer Asmussen seeks Derby breakthrough with Epicenter
By GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Steve Asmussen is caught off guard when asked about his achievements, mainly because…
Continue Reading “Still in shock.” Abortion defenders, foes stunned by leak
By REBECCA SANTANA, EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS and CLAIRE GALOFARO Associated Press People on both sides of the abortion divide have been anticipating that…
Continue Reading Cowboys add Texas Tech kicker Garibay as undrafted rookie
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech kicker Jonathan Garibay is among 20 undrafted rookie free agents to agree to contracts with the Dallas Cowboys.…
Continue Reading Oklahoma governor signs Texas-style ban on most abortions
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits…
Continue Reading Man convicted in fatal stabbing of 11-year-old Houston boy
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A jury has convicted a man for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the child walked…
Continue Reading Dallas toddler mauled by coyote on front porch, hospitalized
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Police say a 2-year-old child has been hospitalized in critical condition after being mauled by a…
Continue Reading Top-seeded Suns, Heat playing like the favorites in playoffs
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns and Miami Heat are the top seeds in the playoffs and at the moment, they look like…
Continue Reading What is Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion access case?
By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press A leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court decision suggests the country’s highest court could be poised overturn Roe…
Continue Reading Steelers sign S Damontae Kazee to a one-year contract
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed safety Damontae Kazee to a one-year contract. Kazee spent the 2021 season in Dallas, making…
Continue Reading Change trains: Mexico favors N. Mexico over Texas
By MARK STEVENSON Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government is snubbing Texas and moving a proposed border rail link to New…
Continue Reading ‘Aggressive’ Assateague Island horse moved to Texas
ASSATEAGUE ISLAND, Md. (AP) — National Park Service officials say a wild horse who has become “extremely aggressive” with staff and visitors at…
Continue Reading Mexico relocates migrant camp; Haitians appear at border
By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have relocated a migrant camp that sprung up in a park in the border city…
Continue Reading Column: Steven Alker cashing in on golf’s greatest mulligan
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer If you didn’t know much about pro golfer Steven Alker before he turned 50, there’s a reason. Alker…
Continue Reading NFL assigns 4 international players to AFC South teams
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has added four players from Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom to each team in the AFC South as part of the…
Continue Reading English on the mend, hopes to return at PGA Championship
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Harris English has been a forgotten figure in golf the last few months. He won twice last year and cracked the top 10…
Continue Reading Mo.-based company hired to police drugs in US horse racing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A deal for Drug Free Sport International to police medication in horse racing is in place two months before the Horseracing…
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