43-year-old El Salvador migrant dies in US border custody
A 43-year-old El Salvadoran man who crossed into the U.S. with his daughter collapsed at a border station and later died at a hospital, officials said Saturday. The man had…
Mother Killed 3-Year-Old Son During Game Of ‘Chicken’ With SUV, Prosecutors Say
HOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 26-year-old Houston woman who was driving an SUV toward her children in an apparent game of “chicken” struck and killed her 3-year-old son. Harris…
Twitter Users Honor Juneteenth On Its 154th Anniversary
People on Twitter are celebrating and reflecting on Juneteenth, a day of remembrance that marks the official end of chattel slavery in America. On June 19, 1865, Union Gen. Gordon…
Progressive Church To Run Drag Queen Story Time After City Officials Try To Stop Event
When city officials in Texas canceled a drag queen story time event scheduled to take place at a public library, a progressive church in the neighborhood swooped in to make…
Government to use Army post in Oklahoma as emergency shelter for migrant kids
Facing an unprecedented surge of refugees at the U.S.-Mexico border, the Trump administration will open an emergency shelter at the Army’s Fort Sill in Oklahoma for migrant children traveling without…
Feds to turn apartments once used by oil workers into new shelter for migrant kids
The federal government will turn an apartment complex once used by oil field workers in south Texas into an emergency shelter for 1,600 migrant kids who arrive at the border…
Trump expected to name Ken Cuccinelli to immigration ‘czar’ role
President Donald Trump is expected to tap immigration-hardliner and former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to a new immigration-focused role within the Department of Homeland Security, a source familiar confirmed…
White Students Wear Cornrows And Bandanas As Costumes For High School ‘Thug Day’
Around 30 white students at Memorial High School in Houston, Texas, sported cornrows, baggy sports jerseys and gold chains on Tuesday for what many students called “Thug Day.” The day…
Texas Police Tried To Arrest A Black Man In His Own Yard After Misidentifying Him
In a now-viral video, a law enforcement officer tried to arrest Houston resident Clarence Evans in his own front yard after mistaking him for a different black man who allegedly…
Police arrest stepfather of 4-year-old Texas girl he claims was kidnapped
The stepfather of missing 4-year-old Maleah Davis was arrested and charged in connection to her disappearance, one week after he told Texas police that she was kidnapped by three men…