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MCALLEN, Texas – Texas is widening investigations into aid organizations along the U.S.-Mexico border over claims that nonprofits are helping migrants illegally enter the country, taking some groups to court and making demands that a judge called harassment after the state tried shuttering an El Paso shelter.The efforts are led by Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whose office has defended the state's increasingly aggressive actions on the border, including […]

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is fighting to save his endangered reelection effort Friday as he holds a rally and sits down for a network television interview in a pivotal battleground state, with his every answer sure to be scrutinized for evidence of his competency and fitness to run for office. It could be a watershed moment for Biden, who is under pressure to bow out of the campaign after […]

NationalThis image provided by Katie McMillan shows sharks near the shore on South Padre Island, Texas on Thursday, July 4, 2024. Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe, authorities said. (Katie McMillan via AP) (Uncredited)SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people […]

WorldIn this image by the U.S. Air Force, Maj. Gen. Kenneth P. Ekman speaks in front of a "Welcome to Niamey" sign depicting U.S. military vehicles at Air Base 101 in Niger, May 30, 2024. Ekman the U.S. military commander in Niger, says all American forces and equipment will leave a smaller base in the West African country this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will be out of […]