Texas GOP leaders defend appointee after tense exchange over diversity hiring
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An appointee of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wiped away tears and gave an emotional defense of her credentials ...
Minneapolis man charged with trying to join the Islamic State group
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis man who allegedly expressed admiration for the truck attack in New Orleans that killed 14 ...
Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws
President Donald Trump's administration has begun terminating grants to organizations that enforce the Fair Housing Act by ...
Trump's top prosecutor in DC demotes several supervisors who handled politically sensitive cases
Several senior leaders in Washington's federal prosecutors office have been demoted to jobs handling misdemeanors or other ...
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas ...
VMI board opted out of extending first Black superintendent's contract
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins will step down in June from his post as the first Black ...
Texas Senate passes ban on lottery sales through courier services
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that would ban online lottery ticket sales and prevent third-party ...
Starship cleared to fly as soon as Monday even as explosion probe continues
SpaceX’s Starship rocket could liftoff from South Texas for the eighth time Monday as the investigation into its troubled January flight remains open.
As tensions spike between journalists and the president, here's a look at 'viewpoint discrimination'
Viewpoint discrimination is when the government treats speech differently based on the words used or the viewpoint expressed.
Oscar-winner Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa may have been dead for days or weeks, sheriff says
Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, apparently had been dead for days or even a couple of weeks when investigators found ...
Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal employees should expect another email on Saturday requiring them to explain their recent ...
UTSA finalizes 2025 football schedule with announcement of American Athletic Conference dates
The Roadrunners have two open weeks on the 2025 schedule. The first falls between UTSA’s four nonconference games and the ...