Apr 30 Parts of Oklahoma and Texas see record rainfall after storm leaves 3 dead in Pennsylvania By Sarah Brumfield, Marc Levy, Associated Press Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering flash flooding and forcing evacuations, as residents in Pennsylvania and Ohio picked up from a powerful storm that left more than half a million customers… Continue reading
Apr 08 Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases across 10 counties By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Public health officials say a day care facility in a Texas county that’s part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated. Continue reading
Apr 06 RFK Jr. visits epicenter of Texas measles outbreak after second child who was infected dies By Devi Shastri, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' still-growing measles outbreak on Sunday, the same day a funeral was held for a second young child who was not vaccinated and died from a measles-related illness. Continue reading
Apr 06 Second child dies from measles-related causes in West Texas, where cases approach 500 By Devi Shastri, Associated Press A spokesperson for UMC Health System in Lubbock, Texas, said that the child was “receiving treatment for complications of measles while hospitalized” and was not vaccinated. Continue reading
Apr 03 DOJ declined to prosecute Texas attorney general in final weeks of Biden's term, AP reports By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department quietly decided in the final weeks of the Biden administration not to prosecute Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Continue reading
Apr 01 Storms in Midwest and South could unleash deadly floods, strong tornadoes in coming days By Jeff Martin, Associated Press Waves of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South later this week. Continue reading
Mar 28 At least 3 people dead, hundreds rescued after severe storms flood streets in South Texas By Valerie Gonzalez, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Drenching rain along the Texas-Mexico border let up Friday, but rescues were still ongoing a day after severe storms trapped residents in their homes, forced drivers to abandon their vehicles on flooded roads and shut down an airport. Continue reading
Mar 27 Parole denied for woman convicted of killing Tejano music icon Selena in 1995 By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Yolanda Saldívar will continue serving a life sentence at a prison in Gatesville, Texas, after a three-member panel of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles voted to not release her. Continue reading
Mar 26 Texas gunman who killed 23 in racist attack at Walmart is offered plea deal to avoid death penalty By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press The decision was announced Tuesday by El Paso County District Attorney James Montoya. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 4:22 Reflections on working through the pandemic, 5 years after COVID emerged By William Brangham, Mike Fritz, Sam Lane It’s been more than five years since COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S. The virus killed more than a million Americans and reshaped our entire society. Our new series will bring reflections from people, in their own words, who lived… Continue watching