Nation May 05 Hundreds rescued from Texas floods as more storms move through Houston area Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept…
Nation May 04 Houston area braces for worse flooding after heavy storms, with more rain on the way A flood watch remained in effect through Sunday afternoon as forecasters predicted additional rainfall Saturday night, bringing another 1 to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of water to the soaked region and the likelihood of major flooding.
Nation May 30 Elizabeth Holmes enters Texas prison to begin 11-year sentence for Theranos hoax The arrival comes more than a year after a jury convicted Holmes on four felony counts of fraud and conspiracy in January 2022. She was sentenced to prison time in November.
World Dec 09 WATCH: State Department announces new sanctions for human rights abuses The U.S. is imposing sanctions on a broad array of people and companies around the world for corruption and human rights abuses — from illegal fishing operations in Chinese waters to kickbacks in Guatemala.
Nation Dec 09 Brittney Griner arrives home in U.S. after months of Russian imprisonment Griner's status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women's basketball and her imprisonment in a country where authorities have been hostile to the LBGTQ community heightened concerns for her.
Arts Dec 02 Man arrested in fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff Houston police said Friday that 33-year-old Patrick Xavier Clark was charged with murder and has been arrested in connection with the rapper's death.
World Mar 02 Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday.
World Dec 18 Abducted Nigerian schoolboys freed after quick response The relatively quick release of the more than 330 boys took place after a prompt response by the government, which appears to have learned from earlier mass school abductions, especially of the Chibok schoolgirls, that did not have such a…
Politics Oct 23 Nigerian president acknowledges 'many lives' lost but doesn't mention shootings by soldiers President Muhammadu Buhari has warned protesters against "undermining national security and law and order." This week's scenes have touched a chord with Black Lives Matter supporters in the United States.
World Oct 21 Nigerian forces killed 12 peaceful protesters, Amnesty says Nigerian protesters demanding an end to police brutality are defying a curfew and gunfire rang out where they were setting up a blockade.