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Infowars employee killed in Texas, law enforcement confirms
Jamie White, an Infowars employee, was the victim of a homicide in southeast Austin, Texas, late Sunday night, law enforcement sources confirmed to Nexstar's KXAN.The Hill - 16h -
Trump, Texas GOP's deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part two in a four-part series. Read part one here. President Trump and Texas lawmakers are pushing to loosen the laws and ...The Hill - 2d -
Changing US law keeps victims’ families – and people on death row – waiting decades for closure
Marcia Fulton has waited 37 years for David Wood to be executed for her daughter’s murder, but lawyers who believe he’s innocent keep filing appeals. Two months ago, Marcia Fulton received a knock ...The Guardian - 2d -
Aneesah Morrow injury update: LSU star to return for NCAA Tournament after reaggravating foot sprain vs. Texas
Flau'Jae Johnson, who missed the SEC Tournament due to shin inflammation, will also be back for the Big DanceCBS Sports - 3d -
The Biggest US Banks Have All Backed Out of a Commitment to Reach Net Zero
In the lead up to the inauguration, the six largest US banks left a voluntary alliance with the UN to reach net zero by 2050. Now, critics are calling for new climate laws.Wired - 3d -
Texas measles cases rise to 223
Texas's deadly measles outbreak is growing, as confirmed cases in the state have risen to at least 223 since January, according to the latest figures from the Texas Department of State Health ...The Hill - 15h -
Panic politics: Law professors' umpteenth 'constitutional crisis' falls flat
"Constitutional crisis" is the new way for law professors to express political disagreement.The Hill - 3d -
223 measles cases confirmed in Texas as outbreak grows
The measles outbreak in western Texas is continuing to grow with a total of 223 cases confirmed, according to new data published Tuesday.ABC News - 15h -
Texas A&M-CC Islanders play the Houston Christian Huskies in Southland Tournament
The Texas A&M-CC Islanders and Houston Christian Huskies play in the Southland TournamentABC News - 3d -
West Texas measles outbreak spreads into Oklahoma
Oklahoma reported two measles cases on Tuesday linked to the outbreak in Texas. More than 250 people have been infected in the outbreak so far.NBC News - 11h -
Italian government approves draft law targeting femicide, with punishment up to life in prison
The Italian government has approved a draft law that for the first time introduces the legal definition of femicide in the country’s criminal law and punishes it with life imprisonmentABC News - 3d -
Biased laws and poverty driving huge rise in female prisoners – report
First such study finds laws on abortion, debt and dress help increase rate of women being jailed twice as fast as for men. Poverty, abuse and discriminatory laws are driving a huge rise in the ...The Guardian - 4h -
Top Law Firms Defend Overhaul of America’s Business Court
After backlash from Elon Musk and companies like Meta, Big Law is publicly supporting a bill seeking to reform the Delaware Court of Chancery.The New York Times - 16h -
Texas bill would make identifying as transgender a felony punishable by jail
The bill, while unlikely to pass, highlights the increasing extremism of legislation targeting trans people, especially in Texas, in recent years.NBC News - 1d -
In West Texas' measles outbreak, families forgo conventional medicine along with vaccines
As the measles outbreak continues to spread in West Texas, some families are opting for unproven remedies including cod liver oil.NBC News - 1d -
Colombia's defense minister vows to recover 29 kidnapped law enforcement officers
Colombian Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez has condemned the recent kidnapping of 29 law enforcement officers in the country’s southwest region and says the government is working to free themABC News - 3d -
‘A new phase’: why climate activists are turning to sabotage instead of protest
Tougher laws said to be inspiring clandestine attacks on the ‘property and machinery’ of the fossil fuel economy. It was raining and the sparkling lights of the City of London shone back from the ...The Guardian - 4d -
As Measles Continues to Spread in Texas, Cases Jump in New Mexico
The outbreak has sickened nearly 200 people in Gaines County, Texas. A neighboring county in New Mexico has seen 21 new cases since Tuesday.The New York Times - 4d -
Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand
Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation. As measles cases continue to grow in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an ...The Guardian - 4d -
Texas man accused of violent assault on American Airlines flight to D.C.
The FBI arrested a Texas man, Asterius Rulamka, for allegedly beating one passenger, attempting to strike another, injuring a second passenger and vulgarly berating a flight attendant.CBS News - 1d -
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy arrested in Texas on domestic violence charge
Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to pursue charges against the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver following an arrest in which he had been accused of ...NBC News - 3d -
Texas city's first foreign-born police officer turns trauma into triumph
Fidele Sebahizi escaped war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, survived a refugee camp attack, and arrived in the U.S. with little English. Now, he's a police officer in Texas, a Ph.D. ...CBS News - 1d -
Texas embalmer charged with mutilating corpse of registered sex offender
A Texas woman has been charged with abusing a corpse after she allegedly used a scalpel to castrate the body of a registered sex offender last month, officials said.NBC News - 17h -
Texas measles outbreak grows to nearly 200 cases; neighboring state reports dozens of illnesses
Officials in Texas said most of the state's cases were among patients who were not vaccinated.The Hill - 3d -
SEC Tournament: Texas' anemic display in loss to South Carolina highlights offensive issues
Texas managed just 45 points and had more turnovers than made basketsCBS Sports - 2d -
Tre Johnson is Texas' most dynamic freshman scorer since Kevin Durant, but his March run could be short-lived
Fans might not get to see Johnson in the NCAA Tournament as an up-and-down Texas team fights to stay on the bubbleCBS Sports - 15h -
Chiefs’ Xavier Worthy released after Texas DA declines to pursue charges
Kansas City wideout faced third-degree felony charge Worthy was taken in first round of last year’s draft Xavier Worthy was released Saturday after a district attorney in Texas declined to ...The Guardian - 2d -
Texas official on Chinese tariffs: Running into 'little rough spell' is 'fine'
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller said farmers may have a “little rough spell” under President Trump’s new tariff policies with China but the demographic should be “fine” in the long run. ...The Hill - 17h -
South Carolina vs. Texas odds, free women's college basketball picks: Longhorns cover in 2025 SEC Tournament
SportsLine's Calvin Wetzel and Aaron Barzilai revealed their picks for Texas Longhorns vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in the 2025 SEC Women's Tournament final on SundayCBS Sports - 2d -
Trump Targeting Law Firms Raises Constitutional Concerns
The way Trump targeted the firms could go against of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.Inc. - 2d -
The MAGA Culture War Comes for Georgetown Law
If our liberties can survive a world war, then they can and should survive the Trump administration.The New York Times - 2d -
Government to tighten law on online suicide drugs
Two young people from Southampton died after taking substances suggested by pro-suicide forums.BBC News - 13h -
Texas army base poised to become mass deportation hub under Trump plan
Reports of Fort Bliss being used for detention as well as expulsion purposes spark outrage from critics. The huge US army base of Fort Bliss at the Texas-Mexico border is poised to become a ...The Guardian - 3d -
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.NBC News - 2h -
Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'
Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...The Hill - 13h -
NFL free-agent rankings: Top 5 running backs won't be as strong as last year's class
Last season was a boon for free agent running backs.Yahoo Sports - 4d -
US law firms’ London expansion drives record number of job moves
Partner hires on track to hit record high after 155 senior lawyers take new roles in the first two months of 2025Financial Times - 3d -
‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law
Even if the supreme court were to resist the president’s onslaught, it has little means to enforce its decisions. When the chief justice of the US supreme court , John Roberts, delivered his ...The Guardian - 3d -
Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy
Colorado, like more than 20 other states, bars licensed therapists from trying to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors in their care.The New York Times - 1d