North Texas shooter kills 2, wounds 3 cops, takes own life

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The Associated Press HALTOM CITY, Texas A gunman killed two people and wounded four others, including three police officers, before taking his own life in...

Uvalde schools’ police chief resigns from City Council

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The Associated Press UVALDE, Texas The Uvalde school district’s police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being...

Texas Supreme Court blocks order that resumed abortions

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By PAUL WEBER, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and STEPHEN GROVES The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas The Texas Supreme Court has blocked a lower court order that had allowed...

Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high

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By PAUL J. WEBER The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas Following the horror of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...

In a small village, prayers and hope for missing migrants

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SAN MARCOS ATEXQUILAPAN, MEXICO Clutching rosaries, residents of this mountain village stared at photographs of three of their own atop the altar at the...

Migrants in Texas trailer tragedy died seeking better lives

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LAS VEGAS, HONDURAS Children set out hoping to earn enough to support their siblings and parents. Young adults who sacrificed to attend college thinking...

Texas man on death row pleads guilty in 3 cold-case killings

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The Associated Press GALVESTON A man already sentenced to death for a cold-case killing in Oklahoma pleaded guilty to murder Wednesday in the deaths of...

Mexican migrant in Texas tragedy hoped to reach kin in Ohio

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MEXICO CITY The two cousins returned to the tiny, hardscrabble hamlet they grew up in in southern Mexico about two weeks ago to say...

R. Kelly sentenced to 30 years in sex trafficking case

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NEW YORK Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison for using his fame to sexually abuse young fans,...

Big 12 picks Roc Nation’s Brett Yormark as next commissioner

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DALLAS Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z's Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was named Big 12 commissioner Wednesday, another unconventional...