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No. 24 Kansas returns to Austin to face No. 3 Texas in a Big 12 meeting of unbeaten teams

Sep. 28, 2023 06:31 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The start of Kansas's steady rise in football can be traced to a small patch in the south end zone of Royal-Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas. It was just under the “N” in “Longhorns” where Jared Casey cradled a pass from a scrambling Jalon...

No. 14 Oklahoma, with the Texas showdown a week away, hopes to avoid slip vs. rugged Iowa State

Sep. 28, 2023 06:31 AM EDT

Iowa State (2-2, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 14 Oklahoma (4-0, 1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) Line: Oklahoma by 19 1/2, according to  FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Oklahoma leads 79-7-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Oklahoma appears to be back on...

A Big 12 matchup of undefeated teams is coming up this week when No. 3 Texas hosts No. 24 Kansas

Sep. 28, 2023 06:18 AM EDT

Things to watch in the Big 12 in Week 5: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 24 Kansas (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) at No. 3 Texas (4-0, 1-0). A matchup of two of the Big 12's three remaining undefeated teams, and the first meeting between these schools with both teams ranked. The only time they...

Video appears to show Pvt. Travis King returning to U.S. after his release in North Korea, landing at San Antonio, Texas

Sep. 28, 2023 04:37 AM EDT
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Video appears to show Pvt. Travis King returning to U.S. after his release in North Korea, landing at San Antonio, Texas.

After sending busloads of migrants to NYC, Texas governor visits city to fault Biden for crisis

Sep. 27, 2023 19:37 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has been busing migrants from the southern U.S. border to places like New York, Washington and Chicago, prompting angry complaints from Democratic officials in those cities. The local authorities have said the influx of...

Man pleads guilty to smuggling-related charges over Texas deaths of 53 migrants in tractor-trailer

Sep. 27, 2023 19:20 PM EDT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — One of six men charged in Texas over 53 migrants who died last year in a sweltering tractor-trailer has pleaded guilty for his role in the nation's deadliest human smuggling attempt from Mexico, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Christian Martinez, 29, is the...

2 Central American migrants found dead in Mexico after trying to board a moving train

Sep. 27, 2023 18:03 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador died Wednesday trying to board a moving train in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, authorities said. Coahuila’s department of public security said the bodies of two male migrants, aged 22 and 23, were found...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

Sep. 27, 2023 14:10 PM EDT

LNP/LancasterOnline. September 20, 2023. Editorial: Third Pennsylvania bird count will launch in January. Even fledgling birders are invited to volunteer. As LNP ' LancasterOnline’s Elizabeth DeOrnellas reported Sunday, “Scientists and birders are getting ready...

Editorial Roundup: Minnesota

Sep. 27, 2023 13:51 PM EDT

Minneapolis Star Tribune. September 26, 2023. Editorial: GOP created — and must clean up — shutdown mess Even Speaker Kevin McCarthy acknowledges the threats from far-right Republican representatives. Programs in Minnesota are at risk. At first...

Texas A&M QB Conner Weigman to miss remainder of season with foot injury, coach Jimbo Fisher says

Sep. 27, 2023 13:36 PM EDT

Texas A&M quarterback Conner Weigman will miss the remainder of the regular season with a right foot injury he sustained during last week's win against Auburn, coach Jimbo Fisher said Wednesday. Weigman limped off the field in the second quarter of Saturday's game at College...