Apr 20 Mourners line up to pay final respects to Barbara Bush By Juan A. Lozano, John L. Mone, Associated Press Many women waiting in line wore blue, Barbara Bush's favorite color, and pearls, her go-to neckwear jewelry. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 8:43 Can schools juggle hardened security with welcoming culture? By Lisa Stark, Education Week Since the shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, there have been calls for adding guns at U.S. schools. On the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas, one district has their own school police force, with more than 100 officers… Continue watching
Apr 06 Arizona, Texas preparing to deploy National Guard members to Mexico border By Associated Press The move is a response to President Donald Trump's call for more border security. Continue reading
Mar 24 7 months after Harvey, flood-control projects' fate unclear By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Large-scale projects long considered essential to easing Houston's flooding woes went to the top of the area's to-do list after Hurricane Harvey inundated large swaths of the nation's fourth-largest city. Continue reading
Mar 23 Sympathy for white Austin bomber stirs debate about race By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press For many observers and activists, public comments about Mark Anthony Conditt were just the latest example in which a white suspect seemed to receive an injection of humanity that is less often extended to blacks, Muslims and others. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 5:27 What we know about the deceased Austin bombings suspect By PBS News Hour The prime suspect in a series of bombings that terrorized Austin, Texas, took his own life overnight, blowing himself up when a SWAT team approached and shot at 23-year-old Mark Anthony Conditt. Police say Conditt built the bombs that killed… Continue watching
Mar 21 Austin bombing suspect blows himself up as SWAT moves in By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The suspect in the deadly bombings that terrorized Austin blew himself up early Wednesday as authorities closed in on him, bringing a grisly end to a three-week manhunt. But police warned that more bombs could be out there. Continue reading
Mar 20 WATCH: White House says Trump did not raise ex-spy poisoning, election meddling in call with Putin By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says: "That's not simply what today's call was about."… Continue reading
Mar 20 White House says Trump is aware of Austin bombings By Associated Press The White House says the federal government is doing “whatever is necessary” to apprehend whomever is responsible for a series of explosions in Austin, Texas. Continue reading
Mar 20 Investigators suspect FedEx explosion is tied to Austin bombings By Paul J. Weber, Will Weissert, Associated Press A package bomb that authorities believe is linked to the recent string of Austin bombings exploded early Tuesday inside of a FedEx distribution center near San Antonio, leaving one worker with minor injuries. Continue reading