May 22 More women who were denied abortions in Texas join lawsuit challenging state's abortion law By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press More than a dozen Texas women in total have joined the Center for Reproductive Rights’ lawsuit against the state’s law, which prohibit abortions unless a mother’s life is at risk — an exception that is not clearly defined. Continue reading
May 21 Child who died in Border Patrol custody 'begged' for medical help, her mother says By Associated Press An 8-year-old girl who died last week in Border Patrol custody was seen at least three separate times by medical personnel on the day of her death before she was taken to a hospital, U.S. immigration officials said Sunday. Continue reading
May 18 8-year-old girl dies in Border Patrol custody in Texas as agency struggles with overcrowding By Valerie Gonzalez, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Her death comes a week after a 17-year-old Honduran boy, Ángel Eduardo Maradiaga Espinoza, who was traveling alone, died in U.S. Health and Human Services Department custody. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 9:01 Appeals court hears arguments in case over access to mifepristone By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Ali Schmitz Access to medication abortion faced a critical test Wednesday in the conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel of Republican appointees heard arguments about whether the abortion pill mifepristone, first approved by the FDA more than 20 years… Continue watching
May 15 Texas man fatally shoots girlfriend after she got an abortion, police say By Associated Press Police say a man who didn't want his girlfriend to get an abortion fatally shot her during a confrontation in a Dallas parking lot. Continue reading
May 11 Watch 6:14 Republican Congressman Chip Roy on debt ceiling debate and border policy By Geoff Bennett The pandemic-era rule that served two presidents as a border policy Band-Aid is expiring as Congress is up against another ticking clock with the debt limit impasse threatening the national and global economies. Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy is an… Continue watching
May 10 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Officials on southern border brace for end of Title 42 In our news wrap Wednesday, officials along the southern border are bracing for the end of Title 42 on Thursday, Israel traded heavy fire with Palestinian militants in Gaza for a second day, a Texas judge sentenced former Army Sgt. Continue watching
May 09 Watch 5:39 News Wrap: Russia's Victory Day celebrations downsized as military struggles in Ukraine In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia's Victory Day celebrations were sharply downsized as its military struggles in Ukraine, the U.S. DOJ said it disrupted a Russian spyware campaign that lasted 20 years, Israeli air strikes killed three commanders of Islamic… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 2:05 Remembering the 8 people killed in the Texas mall attack By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris As we learn more about the shooting in Allen, Texas, and the man behind it, we wanted to focus on the victims and take a moment to remember the lives lost in this attack, the 200th mass shooting of the… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 5:39 Investigators reveal details about Texas outlet mall gunman's extremist views By Amna Nawaz, Shoshana Dubnow Investigators released new and disturbing details about the racist and paranoid beliefs of the shooter who took eight lives when he went on a rampage at a shopping mall in Allen, Texas. Authorities confirmed his neo-Nazi affiliations but were cautious… Continue watching