Tesla covers travel costs for workers seeking abortions
Associated Press Tesla is covering travel costs for employees seeking abortions outside their home state. The company said Friday in its 2021…
Continue ReadingAP Texas
Alabama store flattened as storms race across Southeast
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Damage but no injuries are being reported on the Gulf Coast after at least one possible tornado struck Mobile, Alabama. Violent…
Continue Reading Oettinger makes 29 saves, lift Stars over Flames 2-0
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Jake Oettinger made 29 saves and got his first postseason shutout in his second career playoff start to lift the Dallas…
Continue Reading COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health…
Continue Reading Tucker’s RBI in 9th lifts Astros to 3-2 win over Tigers
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and rookie Jeremy Peña hit solo homers and Kyle Tucker’s RBI single in the ninth…
Continue Reading Army pressed to fix dilapidated base housing by senators
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. senators are demanding that the Army put more money and effort into repairing poorly…
Continue Reading Austin approves guaranteed income program, first in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Austin has become the first Texas city to approve a pilot program that will provide a guaranteed income to qualified…
Continue Reading Wall Street, tech investors back Musk Twitter bid with $7B
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, TOM KRISHER and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Elon Musk has strengthened the equity stake in his offer to buy Twitter…
Continue Reading Dallas boy recovering after coyote attack; 3 coyotes killed
DALLAS (AP) — A 2-year-old boy who was attacked by a coyote on the porch of his Dallas home is recovering. Officials searching for the coyote said…
Continue Reading Buffett’s Berkshire keeps buying Occidental Petroleum stock
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway continued buying Occidental Petroleum shares this week…
Continue Reading Major companies stay mum on thorny abortion issue – for now
By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A leaked draft of a Supreme Court opinion that would abolish a…
Continue Reading Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging enforcement strategy aimed at holding…
Continue Reading Red Bull lands another U.S. sponsor in deal with Hard Rock
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Formula One team Red Bull has landed another billion-dollar American company as…
Continue Reading Cowboys’ Jerry Jones ‘home and fine’ after reported crash
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is “home and fine” a day after a report that he was involved in a traffic accident and taken to…
Continue Reading Houston man charged after accused of firing at 2 officers
HOUSTON (AP) — Police say a Houston man remains hospitalized after being charged with allegedly firing at two officers during a traffic stop,…
Continue Reading Former MLB star Mark Teixeira earns Georgia Tech degree
By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Mark Teixeira earned plenty of accolades over his long tenure in Major League Baseball. Gold Glove…
Continue Reading COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health…
Continue Reading Condition of some US dams kept secret in national database
By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press The condition ratings of thousands of dams across the U.S. remain a secret despite changes to improve the…
Continue Reading New Mexico seeks opportunity in Texas border disruptions
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals to route an international rail line…
Continue Reading Tornadoes strike Texas, Oklahoma, cause widespread damage
SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) — A storm system spawned several tornadoes that whipped through areas of Texas and Oklahoma, causing damage to a school, a…
Continue Reading Paul has another stellar 4th, Suns blow past Mavs 129-109
By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Chris Paul scored 28 points, including 14 in another spectacular fourth quarter, to lead the…
Continue Reading Next battle over access to abortion will focus on pills
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — More than half of abortions in America are now done with pills, rather than surgery.…
Continue Reading Miller’s 2-run single in 10th leads Rangers past Phillies
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brad Miller hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 win over…
Continue Reading MLS reinstates Austin forward Dominguez after investigation
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Major League Soccer reinstated suspended Austin forward Cecilio Dominguez on Wednesday after a nearly month-long investigation…
Continue Reading Suspect in 1996 California stabbing death arrested in Texas
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a woman has been arrested in Texas for the 1996 stabbing death of her boyfriend in Southern California.…
Continue Reading Oath Keeper from NC pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to conspiring with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia…
Continue Reading Man gets life in prison for fatally stabbing Houston boy
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatally stabbing an 11-year-old Houston boy as the…
Continue Reading Ex-cop’s murder trial to remain in Fort Worth, judge rules
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A judge has ruled a former Fort Worth police officer will face a murder trial next month in the city where he fatally shot…
Continue Reading Oklahoma joins Texas in offering glimpse of “post-Roe” world
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma has joined Texas this week with new abortion restrictions. The new law signed Tuesday…
Continue Reading Verlander solid again as Astros complete sweep of Mariners
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander turned in another solid start, and Alex Bregman had three hits and three RBIs…
Continue Reading