Texas

Jill Biden teams up with NFL great to push vaccinations

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DALLAS — Jill Biden played offense Tuesday in the fight against COVID-19, teaming up with an NFL Hall of Fame running back to encourage...

US will close 4 emergency shelters for migrant children

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U.S. officials will close four emergency facilities set up to house record numbers of migrant children crossing the Mexican border alone but cautioned Tuesday...

Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Nicolette Daniel pulled a wheeled cart packed with takeout boxes of chicken tenders, French fries and deep-fried Oreos to the intersection...

Uprooted again: Venezuela migrants cross US border in droves

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DEL RIO, Texas — Marianela Rojas huddles in prayer with her fellow migrants, a tearful respite after trudging across a slow-flowing stretch of the...

For some US Muslims, raw talk on suicide, mental health

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Dr. Rania Awaad was attending a virtual religion program this Ramadan when discussion turned to an unexpected question: Is it religiously acceptable to say...

Disappearances rise on Mexico’s ‘highway of death’ to border

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MEXICO CITY — As many as 50 people are missing after setting out on three-hour car trips this year between Mexico's industrial hub of...

States hesitant to adopt digital COVID vaccine verification

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Customers wanting to wine, dine and unwind to live music at the City Winery's flagship restaurant in New York must show proof of a...

Air Force cadet 1 of 2 killed in small plane crash in Texas

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CLEBURNE, Texas — An U.S. Air Force Academy cadet was one of two people killed in the crash of a small plane south of...

Democrats sue Texas governor over vetoing pay after walkout

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic lawmakers who blocked one of America's most restrictive voting measures with a dramatic walkout sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...

Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence

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WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency Friday when she heads to the U.S. southern border...