Georgia Senate passes bill seeking to regulate social media
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia state Senate is passing a bill to prohibit social media platforms from removing or…
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Texas county official to resign after problems with primary
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The election administrator in Texas’ most populous county has submitted her resignation after a…
Continue Reading Election administrator in Texas’ most populous county to resign after problems with primary vote
HOUSTON (AP) — Election administrator in Texas’ most populous county to resign after problems with primary…
Continue Reading Oilfield company, executive indicted in gas deaths of couple
MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — A West Texas oilfield company and a company executive have been indicted in the 2019 poisonous gas deaths of a worker and his…
Continue Reading Kaba, Smith lead No. 25 UCF women over Tulsa in AAC quarters
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Masseny Kaba scored a career-high 23 points, Brittney Smith had her sixth career double-double and UCF celebrated its…
Continue Reading HUD says Texas agency discriminated in flood relief funding
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says Texas’ administration of flood relief money from Hurricane Harvey broke…
Continue Reading Federal jury convicts Texas man of storming Capitol with gun in 1st trial over Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal jury convicts Texas man of storming Capitol with gun in 1st trial over Jan. 6…
Continue Reading University gets collection from lawyer who argued ‘Roe’ case
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Papers, pictures and other artifacts belonging to the late Texas lawyer Sarah Weddington will become part of Texas Woman’s…
Continue Reading Kansas guard Agbaji unanimous pick for AP Big 12 top player
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press Big 12 player of the year. His is…
Continue Reading Railroad unions keep fighting BNSF’s new attendance rules
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The unions that represent roughly half of BNSF’s workers continue to fight against the…
Continue Reading Fever trade McCowan to Wings, now has 4 1st-round WNBA picks
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Indiana has traded center Teaira McCowan to the Dallas Wings in a deal that gives the Fever four first-round picks in the…
Continue Reading Kentucky’s Tshiebwe earns AP’s SEC player of year honors
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer Kentucky forward Oscar Tshiebwe is the unanimous pick as The Associated Press player of the year in the Southeastern…
Continue Reading Musk asks judge to nullify subpoena, throw out deal with SEC
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk is asking a federal judge to nullify a subpoena from securities regulators and throw out a 2018 court agreement…
Continue Reading As war in Ukraine intensifies, US gasoline hits record $4.17
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer The average price for gasoline in the US is hitting a record $4.17 per gallon as the U.S. bans Russian oil…
Continue Reading Cowboys using $11 million franchise tag on TE Dalton Schultz
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer The Dallas Cowboys are using the franchise tag on tight end Dalton Schultz. The move buys time for the sides…
Continue Reading 1st trial in Capitol riot ends in conviction on all counts
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas man has been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol last year with…
Continue Reading Pop’s way: From a sabbatical to the NBA coaching summit
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Red Auerbach. Lenny Wilkens. Don Nelson. Going back to the end of the NBA’s inaugural season 75 years ago,…
Continue Reading Tourneys give AP Top 25 teams last shot to impact NCAA seeds
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer This week’s tournaments in major conferences offer AP Top 25 teams their last chances to impact their…
Continue Reading ‘The best of us’: Biden promises improved care for veterans
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden says U.S. veterans are the “backbone, the spine, the sinew” of the…
Continue Reading Doncic, Mavs beat Jazz 111-103 in possible playoff preview
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 35 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks held on for a…
Continue Reading Spurs’ Popovich ties Nelson for NBA career wins record
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Gregg Popovich tied Don Nelson’s NBA record with his 1,335th career victory as a coach in…
Continue Reading Oladipo returns, Herro scores 31, Heat top Rockets 123-106
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Victor Oladipo scored 11 points in in his first game in nearly a year, Tyler Herro scored 21 of…
Continue Reading Lakers’ James will sit out against Spurs with sore left knee
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James will not play against the San Antonio Spurs after experiencing soreness in his left knee…
Continue Reading Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith repeats as top Big 12 women’s player
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Baylor standout NaLyssa Smith is the Big 12 women’s basketball player of the year for the second season in a row. Smith is…
Continue Reading Oil billionaire GOP donor sues Beto O’Rourke for defamation
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas oil pipeline billionaire is suing Beto O’Rourke for defamation after the Democrat…
Continue Reading Man accused of pandemic loan, unemployment aid fraud
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A former New Orleans resident faces federal charges that he fraudulently received a pandemic business aid loan and unemployment…
Continue Reading UT Arlington women secure Sun Belt title, NCAA berth
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Starr Jacobs scored 28 points for the third straight game and No. 2 seed UT Arlington beat and top-seeded Troy 76-61 to…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner’s wife thanks fans for support after arrest
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner’s wife Cherelle has thanked everyone for their support of the WNBA star, who was arrested…
Continue Reading Texas county finds 10K uncounted ballots from primary day
HOUSTON (AP) — Officials say about 10,000 mail ballots were tabulated but not counted in Texas’ most populous county on the day of last…
Continue Reading Jury to begin deliberating in 1st trial over Capitol riot
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal jury is scheduled to begin deliberating Tuesday in the case against a Texas man…
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