Nation Aug 19 Judge removed from Texas track meet stabbing case as defendant Karmelo Anthony seeks a new trial The judge in the case of a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed Wednesday, as the defendant seeks a new trial in a case that drew national attention.
Nation Aug 17 Supreme Court asked to review Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools In their Supreme Court brief, the families' attorneys argue that the law violates basic First Amendment principles governing the separation of church and state.
Nation Aug 13 Tennessee, Oklahoma, Alabama put men to death as U.S. states schedule 3 executions on same day The last time three executions were carried out on the same day was on Jan. 7, 2010, when Louisiana, Ohio and Texas put inmates to death.
Nation Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States.
Nation Aug 10 Thousands evacuated as wildfires burn across western U.S. and Canada Wildfires are burning across the western U.S. and Canada, leaving some residents keeping a wary eye out for possible evacuation orders.
Politics Aug 03 Kay Granger, first Republican woman from Texas to serve in the House, has died at age 83 Granger was the first woman elected mayor of Fort Worth, Texas, and the first Republican woman to chair one of the most powerful committees in Congress, the House Appropriations Committee.
Nation Jul 20 A former U.S. Army soldier started fire outside a NYC federal building and fired a pellet gun, FBI says Andrew Arrabaca, who was a mechanic on Patriot missile systems, is in custody and has been interviewed, an FBI official said.
Nation Jul 16 Texas flash floods leave at least 2 people dead in Hill Country region devastated a year ago After days of pounding rain, the National Weather Service said a large wave on Thursday barreled down the same river wrecked by flash floods last summer when two dozen children and counselors died at Camp Mystic.
Education Jun 26 Texas education board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms.
Nation Jun 23 8 convicted of terrorism charges in Texas immigration center shooting sentenced to decades in prison One demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison.