Heavy rains in Texas, Louisiana add to misery in flood zones
BATON ROUGE, La. — Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for people whose...
Down syndrome abortion bans gain traction after court ruling
It’s a ban that even supporters acknowledge will be hard to enforce. Yet 2021 has been a breakthrough year for legislation in several states...
Goodwill stores have a message: Please stop donating trash
Broken furniture. Flashlights with leaking batteries. Disfigured Barbie dolls.
Across the...
Durst jurors to get refresher in deaths tied to millionaire
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — After an unprecedented 14-month recess in the murder trial of multimillionaire Robert Durst, the judge in the case welcomed back jurors...
Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs
There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once...
Pilot failed to control plane in Texas crash that killed 10
ADDISON, Texas — A pilot's failure to control a small airplane when it lost thrust in one of two engines seconds after takeoff in...
‘Unfillable’ memorial honors Texas school shooting victims
SANTA FE, Texas — A memorial honoring the 10 people who were killed during a shooting at a Texas high school in 2018 was...
Attorney: US makes concessions to ease asylum restrictions
SAN DIEGO — The Biden administration has agreed to let about 250 people a day through border crossings with Mexico to seek refuge in...
Durst trial to resume after long delay; will jury be ready?
LOS ANGELES — It took nearly 15 years for police to arrest New York real estate heir Robert Durst in the killing of his...
Man arrested after 4-year-old found slain in Dallas street
DALLAS — An 18-year-old arrested after a 4-year-old boy was found dead on a neighborhood street in southwest Dallas was known to walk in...
