Texas moves to ease border gridlock over ‘sense of urgency’
By ACACIA CORONADO and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — More relief is in sight for the logjam of trucks at the U.S.-Mexico…
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COVID-19 symptoms put Rangers reliever Santana on IL
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers reliever Dennis Santana has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list…
Continue Reading Fertilizer company complains about railroad shipment limits
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A major fertilizer company says the limits Union Pacific is putting on rail traffic to clear up…
Continue Reading Man identified as suspect in 2003 shooting of Texas officer
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, Texas (AP) — Almost 20 years after a North Texas police officer was shot and injured by a man who had just robbed a bank,…
Continue Reading Lions sign former Ravens safety DeShon Elliott
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed safety DeShon Elliott to a one-year contract. Detroit announced the move Thursday,…
Continue Reading Olympic champ Lee, Florida star Thomas shine at NCAAs
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Sunisa Lee delivered in Texas just as easily as she delivered in Tokyo. The reigning…
Continue Reading Lee Harvey Oswald life insurance claim sells at auction
BOSTON (AP) — The life insurance policy on the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy paid out less than $900 to his mother. Now, the death…
Continue Reading Biden ‘cost of carbon’ policy survives another legal hurdle
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to account for potential damage from…
Continue Reading Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entangled…
Continue Reading Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ohio man who testified that he was “following presidential orders” from Donald Trump…
Continue Reading Woman killed by falling tree as storms hit Midwest, South
RISON, Ark. (AP) — Officials say a 20-year-old Arkansas woman was killed when a tree fell on her home as severe storms swept through the state. Her…
Continue Reading Expanding drought leaves western US scrambling for water
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal water managers think they have a plan to keep the Rio Grande flowing this…
Continue Reading New Mexico wildfire kills 2 people, destroys homes
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press A wind-driven blaze killed a New Mexico couple and has burned over 200 homes. Authorities…
Continue Reading CJ McCollum leads Pelicans past Spurs in play-in game
By PETER FINNEY Jr Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — CJ McCollum scored 27 of his 32 points in the first half, Brandon Ingram shook foul trouble…
Continue Reading Marte, Beer help D-backs rally past Astros 3-2 in 10 innings
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte had the game-ending sacrifice fly in the 10th inning after Seth Beer tied it with a…
Continue Reading Olympic gymnasts face outsized expectations at NCAAs
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The arrival of four women from the 2020 U.S. Olympic women’s gymnastics team has…
Continue Reading Lawyer: US Rep. Cuellar not the target of FBI investigation
By ERIC TUCKER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s lawyer says federal authorities have informed him that…
Continue Reading Texas girl at center of life support battle leaves hospital
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — A 3-year-old Texas girl whose mother has waged a court battle to keep doctors from removing her…
Continue Reading Wind whips destructive wildfires in New Mexico, Colorado
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and PAUL DAVENPORT Associated Press Firefighters are battling a wind-driven blaze that has burned at least 150 homes, barns…
Continue Reading Texas inmate who sought pastor’s touch gets execution date
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas death row inmate who won a reprieve when his request for his pastor to pray out loud and…
Continue Reading Cities ask Netflix, Hulu, stream services to pay cable fees
By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court is debating whether Netflix and other streaming services…
Continue Reading Group: Feds hid plans to weaken whooping crane protection
The Associated Press An environmental group says the Biden administration has made secret plans to weaken protection for the world’s rarest…
Continue Reading Battle over carbon capture as tool to fight climate change
BY DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer Last year, Congress pledged $3.5 billion to carbon capture and sequestration projects around the United States,…
Continue Reading 23 injured in Texas storms; more tornadoes forecast in US
SALADO, Texas (AP) — Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that’s expected to…
Continue Reading Texas keeping most truck inspections despite border gridlock
By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will continue truck inspections that have…
Continue Reading Brantley’s clutch hit in 9th lifts Astros over D-backs 2-1
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Michael Brantley delivered a go-ahead single in the ninth inning, Jose Siri hit a homer and a key…
Continue Reading Stars make Lightning wait on playoff clincher with 1-0 win
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz scored with 4:50 remaining and the Dallas Stars forced Tampa Bay to wait at least…
Continue Reading Blame Trump? Jury hears that defense at Capitol riot trial
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An Ohio man charged with stealing a coat rack from the U.S. Capitol doesn’t deny that…
Continue Reading Bryant’s 1st RBIs, Grichuk catch for Rox in 4-1 win at Texas
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Kris Bryant got his first two RBIs in a Colorado uniform and the Rockies stretched…
Continue Reading Southwest pilots’ union says fatigue is a safety problem
DALLAS (AP) — Pilots at Southwest Airlines say fatigue from poor scheduling is a growing problem and is raising safety concerns. Leaders of the…
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