Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detention
Read full article: Wife of US soldier released from federal immigration detentionThe wife of a U.S. Army staff sergeant has been released from a federal immigration detention facility where she spent nearly a week after being taken into custody inside a Louisiana military base.
US soldier trying to halt wife's deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military base
Read full article: US soldier trying to halt wife's deportation after she was detained on Louisiana military baseA U.S. Army staff sergeant is trying to halt his Honduras-born wife’s deportation after she was detained inside a military base just days after their wedding.
Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government help
Read full article: Americans stuck in the Middle East recount finding their way home with little government helpStranded Americans across the Middle East say they’ve been left to navigate flight cancellations and confusing government guidance on their own.
A missing sailor's last message from Hurricane Otis was to ask his family to pray for him
Read full article: A missing sailor's last message from Hurricane Otis was to ask his family to pray for himWhen Hurricane Otis roared into Acapulco Bay on Oct 25 with 165 mile per hour winds, sailor Ruben Torres recorded a 10-second audio message from a yacht called the Sereno.
Guard actions in Mexico fire seen as key to who lived, died
Read full article: Guard actions in Mexico fire seen as key to who lived, diedWhen a fire broke out at a Mexican immigration detention facility last month, dramatically different reactions by guards in the men’s and women’s sections appeared to make a difference in who lived and died.
Woman gets 25 years for robbery in which boyfriend killed 6
Read full article: Woman gets 25 years for robbery in which boyfriend killed 6A woman who watched her former boyfriend kill six members of his family in their Chicago home, then helped him steal their property has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Family demands justice after video appears to show Houston police repeatedly punching handcuffed suspect
Read full article: Family demands justice after video appears to show Houston police repeatedly punching handcuffed suspectKeuindarius St. Julien was arrested Wednesday night, but it’s what allegedly happened leading up to the handcuffs being put on that has his family and witnesses in an uproar demanding justice.
Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave as public hearings, investigation continues
Read full article: Uvalde CISD Police Chief Pete Arredondo placed on administrative leave as public hearings, investigation continuesThe Uvalde school district police chief, Pete Arredondo, has been placed on administrative leave Wednesday as public hearings and the investigation into the May 24 school massacre continues.
Mets, minor leaguers plan meeting to discuss pay, conditions
Read full article: Mets, minor leaguers plan meeting to discuss pay, conditionsLeaders from the New York Mets recently held what’s believed to be an unprecedented meeting with the nonprofit group Advocates for Minor Leaguers to discuss pay and working conditions in the minors, and another meeting is planned soon that will include players from the team’s farm system.
Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chats
Read full article: Officials: Texas shooter talked about guns in private chatsTexas authorities say the gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers inside an elementary school discussed his interest in purchasing a gun on private social media conversations.
22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came from
Read full article: 22 mass shootings. 374 dead. Here's where the guns came fromThe suspects in the shootings at a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school and a Buffalo, New York, supermarket were both just 18 when authorities say they bought the weapons used in the attacks.
Gunman made social media post before going on shooting rampage that killed 19 children, 2 teachers in Uvalde, Gov. Abbott says
Read full article: Gunman made social media post before going on shooting rampage that killed 19 children, 2 teachers in Uvalde, Gov. Abbott saysAn 18-year-old man shot his own grandmother before storming into a West Texas elementary school and opening fire Tuesday morning, just two days shy of the end of the school year. During the rampage, 14 students and one teacher were killed, Texas Governor Greg Abbott said.
‘A mother’s fierce love’: Sugar Land mom holds abuser at gunpoint after walking in on him sexually assaulting 13-year-old, DA says
Read full article: ‘A mother’s fierce love’: Sugar Land mom holds abuser at gunpoint after walking in on him sexually assaulting 13-year-old, DA saysA man prosecutors say will no longer be able to hurt innocent children will be spending the rest of his natural life behind bars.
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Volunteers hunting for Mexico's 'disappeared' become targets
Read full article: Volunteers hunting for Mexico's 'disappeared' become targetsThe mainly female volunteers who fan out to hunt for the bodies of murdered relatives in Mexico are themselves increasingly being killed, putting to the test the government's promise to help them in their quest for a final shred of justice.
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For some Texans who lost loved ones to the coronavirus, lifting the mask mandate is a “slap in the face”
Read full article: For some Texans who lost loved ones to the coronavirus, lifting the mask mandate is a “slap in the face”But with more than 43,000 dead in Texas — including her husband — is wearing a mask in public too much to ask? She and other family members were limiting social activities and wearing masks, but were infected in November and Vair was sick for weeks. “My brother did not wear a mask while he was there and unfortunately got COVID-19 and also lost his life,” Leeser said. He traveled all over Texas as a truck driver, and would call her saying he’d gone into a store and saw few people were wearing masks. I just feel like it’s too soon again.”She’s going to keep wearing a mask.
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Missing 10-year-old found safe; father charged in death of child’s mother, police say
Read full article: Missing 10-year-old found safe; father charged in death of child’s mother, police sayUPDATE: A missing 10-year-old Carrollton girl was found safe Wednesday morning, hours after she was reported missing, according to the Carrollton Police Department. Rosemary Singer was reported missing shortly after her mother, Maria Romeros Ramos, was discovered dead. Ramos’ ex-husband and Rosemary’s father, Ronald Singer, was taken into custody and charged in Ramos’ death, according to the Carrollton Police Department. Law enforcement officials are searching for the girl’s father Ronald Singer in connection with her disappearance. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Rosemary or Ronald Singer is urged to contact the Carrollton Police Department at 972-466-3333.
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Texas universities are moving more classes online, but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if it's worth the money.
Read full article: Texas universities are moving more classes online, but keeping tuition the same. Students are asking if it's worth the money.Allie Goulding/The Texas TribuneSarah Ramos has spent her summer anxiously awaiting a fall return to Texas A&Ms campus at College Station. But while school will look different, the tuition rates for many of Texas largest universities, including UT-Austin, University of Houston, University of North Texas and Texas Tech, will stay the same. This summer, nearly all Texas universities went completely online and schools including UT-Austin and Baylor offered reduced tuition while several others waived fees for campus services like parking. Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec said that while around 80% of Texas Tech Universitys 1,000 fall courses will be online, tuition will not be decreased in the fall. Theres a misunderstanding that online classes are cheaper, Schovanec said.