Jul 24 Arizona execution lasts nearly two hours By Ariel Min The execution of an Arizona man on death row lasted for nearly two hours on Wednesday, before he took his final breath. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch In Houston, traditional public school shares ideas and a roof with charter schools By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 14 Bill would expedite removal of child migrants from Central America By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two Texas lawmakers are teaming up on a bill to speed removals of the unaccompanied Central American kids who’ve been arriving by the tens of thousands at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jul 10 Border spat: When optics and substance don’t meet By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: President Obama pushes back on calls to visit border, says he’s “not interested in photo-ops” For administration, optics still matter Yet another ‘Katrina’ moment? Hill Democrats look to overturn Hobby Lobby decision Border problems:… Continue reading
Jul 09 Obama administration pledges to stem immigration tide By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Obama administration officials defended their response to the immigration crisis on the Southwest border Wednesday and pledged to get control of the flood of unaccompanied children arriving from Central America. "We believe we will stem this tide," the… Continue reading
Jul 08 Obama seeks $3.7 billion to deal with border kids By Jim Kuhnhenn and Erica Werner, Associated Press President Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for emergency spending of more than $2 billion to deal with the crisis of unaccompanied kids at the Southern border, but for now he won't seek legal changes to send the children… Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch In ‘The True American,’ victim of attempted murder tries to save attacker By PBS News Hour If you could face the man who tried to kill you, what would you do? A new book, “The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas,” tells the story of Raisuddin Bhuiyan, a U.S. immigrant from Bangladesh, who was shot… Continue watching
Jun 13 Bowe Bergdahl returns to U.S. for treatment after 5 years of Taliban captivity By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive in Afghanistan, returned to the United States early Friday to continue his medical treatment. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby,… Continue reading
Jun 13 Border agents in Texas warned not to talk to media By Christopher Sherman, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The surge in immigrant children caught crossing the southern border in Texas that has dominated headlines and risks becoming a political crisis for President Barack Obama and Congress includes a new threat facing Border Patrol agents: reporters. An… Continue reading