Rail unions refusing advance payments in favor of a new deal
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — All the major railroads now plan to offer their employees up to $600 a month in advance of…
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Texas death row inmate to get Supreme Court review
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime-scene evidence…
Continue Reading Pastor-led shelters bring schooling options to migrant kids
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Child migrants often miss months or even years of schooling on their…
Continue Reading Retrial begins in Texas for man charged with killing 18
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span…
Continue Reading Why was death row inmate Melissa Lucio’s execution delayed?
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a Texas woman to die for the 2007 death of one of her 14…
Continue Reading Jurors reject array of defenses at Capitol riot trials
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press Juries have heard an array of defenses at the first trials for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. So far,…
Continue Reading ‘Soft on crime’ attacks target Republicans who favor changes
By SARA BURNETT and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — With violent crime increasing in much of the U.S., Republicans see a winning…
Continue Reading Enders wins all-female Pro Stock duel in Baytown NHRA finale
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Houston native Erica Enders closed Houston Raceway Park with a victory, beating Camrie Caruso on Sunday in the final NHRA…
Continue Reading Gobert fined $25,000 for profanity during live TV interview
NEW YORK (AP) — Utah center Rudy Gobert was fined $25,000 by the NBA for using profanity during a televised interview. Gobert made his comments…
Continue Reading Piscotty homers, A’s blank Rangers 2-0 to avoid sweep
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cole Irvin and three relievers combined on a four-hitter, Stephen Piscotty homered in…
Continue Reading Peña’s 2-run homer in 10th leads Astros over Blue Jays 8-7
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Jeremy Peña hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Houston Astros to an 8-7…
Continue Reading As Nets try to hang on vs Celtics, Embiid, 76ers can move on
By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving are struggling against Boston, and Ben Simmons won’t be…
Continue Reading 15 migrants, driver injured after chase with Texas deputies
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Authorities say 15 migrants and another individual were injured after the truck they were in rolled over following a high-speed…
Continue Reading Parel wins 3-way playoff in Texas for 2nd Champions win
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Scott Parel is a playoff winner in the inaugural ClubCorp Classic for his second career PGA Tour Champions title. Parel…
Continue Reading ID released as search continues for missing Texas Guardsman
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a Texas National Guard member who remains missing after going into the river along…
Continue Reading Supreme Court weighs policy for migrants to wait in Mexico
By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — A Trump-era policy that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for hearings in U.S.…
Continue Reading Retrial to begin in Texas for man charged with killing 18
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span is…
Continue Reading Correction: Texas Execution-Explainer story
HOUSTON (AP) — In a story published April 24, 2022, about the planned execution of Melissa Lucio, The Associated Press erroneously reported that…
Continue Reading Hintz scores 2 for playoff-contending Stars in 3-2 win
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Roope Hintz scored two goals in a span of about two minutes and Vladislav Namestnikov got the…
Continue Reading Urruti scores twice, powers Austin to 3-0 win over Vancouver
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Maximiliano Urruti scored two first-half goals, Sebastian Driussi added his league-leading sixth after halftime and Austin FC…
Continue Reading Stars had a long, strange trip home after plane slams brakes
DALLAS (AP) — That winless three-game trip to Canada for the Dallas Stars got even more miserable on the way home. Their charter plane had to slam…
Continue Reading Torrence takes No. 1 spot in Top Fuel in Baytown NHRA finale
BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) — Steve Torrence took the No. 1 spot in Top Fuel qualifying Saturday at the final NHRA SpringNationals, moving past Brittany…
Continue Reading Ex-Oklahoma QB Mayfield looks to overcome adversity again
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield has overcome adversity many times and expects to do it again. On his unique…
Continue Reading Alker takes lead in Texas in bid for second straight win
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Steven Alker moved into position for his second straight PGA Tour Champions victory Saturday, shooting a 5-under 66 in windy…
Continue Reading Jazz beat Mavericks to tie series, spoil Doncic’s return
By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Rudy Gobert gave Utah the lead with an alley-oop dunk with 11.0 seconds left and the Jazz held…
Continue Reading Springer greets Houston fans with leadoff HR, Blue Jays win
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — George Springer hit a leadoff homer in the first game against his former team, and Santiago…
Continue Reading Brad Miller single, replay, help Rangers edge A’s 2-0
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Brad Miller hit a key single in the eighth inning that drove in two runs after a replay…
Continue Reading Quignon, Ferreira score late, send Dallas past Houston 2-1
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Facundo Quignon scored a goal in the third minute of second-half stoppage time to send FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory over the…
Continue Reading In election misinformation fight, ‘2020 changed everything’
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As voters get ready for hundreds of elections of local and national importance this year,…
Continue Reading Wannenburg, former Springbok, dies age 41 when car hit in US
HOUSTON (AP) — Pedrie Wannenburg, a former South Africa rugby player, has died after his car was struck by a teenage driver who was fleeing from…
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