April 14, 2021 Power outages, storm damage slam Louisiana; search for commercial vessel in Gulf of Mexico continues Heavy rainfall and severe weather conditions pounded Louisiana on Tuesday night, leaving thousands without power, tearing off roofs and forcing the emergency rescue of six people.
April 14, 2021 Texas Rep. Kevin Brady, top Republican on powerful Ways and Means committee, to retire from Congress After nearly a quarter century in Congress, Republican Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas is retiring.
April 14, 2021 Daunte Wright shooting protests: More rioting, unrest as demonstrations spread further Crowds protesting the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright gathered once again in cities across America on Tuesday night, chanting his name from coast to coast.
April 13, 2021 Louisiana man arrested in connection with cold case murder of Courtney Coco A Louisiana man has been arrested in connection with the 2004 murder of a girl found dead in an abandoned building hours away in Texas, police said Tuesday.
April 13, 2021 Texas rep taunts LA Times after column claiming there's no mass exodus from California A Los Angeles Times columnist wrote last week the idea there's some mass exodus from California is a fantasy created by conservatives, particularly Texas ones -- but a Lone Star State lawmaker is pushing back.
April 13, 2021 National weather forecast: Storm system to bring widespread hazards A slow-moving storm system will bring widespread weather hazards from the Great Basin through the Plains and up into the Great Lakes.
April 13, 2021 Cruz’s cash: Texas senator hauls in over $5.3M so far this year Sen. Ted Cruz’s vocal criticism of President Biden -- and backing of former President Trump -- appears to be paying off.
April 11, 2021 Texas Gov. Abbott warns border woes 'will get worse,' points to 'bipartisan response' to Biden admin Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday that in his state it's not just Republicans who are pushing back against the Biden administration as migrants surge to the southern border in record numbers.
April 11, 2021 Ramsey Clark, US attorney general under Lyndon Johnson, dead at 93 Ramsey Clark, the attorney general in the Johnson administration who became an outspoken activist for unpopular causes and a harsh critic of U.S. policy, has died. He was 93.
April 10, 2021 Stories from the border: A midnight ride-along with border agents “It’s easy to get lost out here,” says National Border Patrol Council Vice President Chris Cabrera, as he drives through a border wall gate near McAllen, Texas.