Oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast on Monday shot plumes of smoke into…
Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions, lawyers say
Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food,…
Spring still feeling like summer in parts of Southwest US
Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched…
Hundreds of TSA officers quit instead of working without pay
Eviction notices. Vehicle repossessions. Empty refrigerators and overdrawn bank accounts. Union leaders and federal officials say these are…
Missouri judge strikes ballot summary Trump-backed for redistricting plan
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — If Missouri voters get to decide whether to adopt new U.S. House districts…
Scientists say Southwest heat is latest in parade of ultra extremes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dangerous heat wave shattering March records all over the U.S. Southwest is more than…
Arizona community records US heat record for March
THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — A desert community in southwestern Arizona reached 110 degrees (43.3 C) on Thursday, breaking…
How to check US airport security lines while TSA agents go unpaid
Scenes of airport security lines spilling out of terminals may be adding a new layer of stress for…
Cornyn and Paxton both remain in Republican Senate runoff in Texas
President Donald Trump has said he plans to endorse one of the candidates in the Republican Senate runoff…
Chief Justice Roberts calls for personal criticism of judges to stop
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts warned Tuesday that personal criticism of federal judges is…
Palestinian protester Leqaa Kordia released from US immigration detention
ALVARADO, Texas (AP) — A Palestinian woman who was the last person still in immigration detention after the…
Afghan immigrant dies in Texas hospital after ICE detention
HOUSTON (AP) — An Afghan immigrant whose family said had worked with U.S. forces in his home country…