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12+ min ago  (266+ words) BROWNSVILLE, Texas " Two people are facing charges after a human smuggling attempt ended in a deadly crash over the weekend near Brownsville, according to court documents. Cynthia Dominique Gonzalez and Fernando Alejandro Rivera-Rojas are accused in the human smuggling attempt,…...

50+ min ago  (440+ words) San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones received a lukewarm reception from the city's business community Tuesday during her first State of the City address "an annual speech that's veered into cheerleading territory under some prior mayors. Some of Jones' key…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago  (119+ words) Appropriate to the windup for Fiesta, "fun" seems to be a running theme when it comes to San Antonio's live music highlights. Long-running roots rock act Southern Culture on the Skids is bringing its party-ready sound to SA, as are…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (574+ words) Powerball is jumping the pond. The lottery game that has made millionaires in the United States will expand this summer to include players in England, Scotland and other parts of the United Kingdom. An agreement was announced Tuesday between the…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (313+ words) WASHINGTON " The Trump administration fired four Justice Department prosecutors involved in cases against anti-abortion activists, accusing the Biden administration on Tuesday of abusing a law designed to protect abortion clinics from obstruction and threats. The firings are the latest wave…...

39+ min ago  (643+ words) SAN FRANCISCO " The public defender for a man accused of throwing an incendiary device at Sam Altman's home says her client has autism and was experiencing an "acute mental health crisis." San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Diamond Ward says Daniel…...

3+ min ago  (149+ words) WASHINGTON " Democrats in Congress are trying to overturn the Trump administration's changes to a popular student loan forgiveness program, with lawmakers saying the changes are political and could leave some borrowers without the relief they were pledged. Set to take…...

2+ hour, 21+ min ago  (443+ words) Houston will consider walking back a new ordinance limiting cooperation between local police and federal immigration agents, as the city faces an investigation and threats of funding cuts from Republican state leaders. State leaders then turned up the dial Monday,…...

20+ hour, 39+ min ago  (451+ words) Police in the Bahamas have released a Michigan man who said his wife disappeared after falling overboard from a small boat in waters off the island nation, authorities said Monday. Brian Hooker, of Onsted in southern Michigan, had been in…...

6+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1068+ words) MEXICO CITY " The Mexican government on Tuesday protested the deaths of its citizens in U. S. immigration custody as President Claudia Sheinbaum pushes back against U. S. President Donald Trump's policies on multiple fronts. The progressive Mexican leader has walked a careful line with…...