Texas Republican attorney general sues over voter registration efforts in Democrat strongholds

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued two of the state's largest counties to block efforts to register voters ahead of the November general election, drawing claims of voter suppression from state Democrats. Paxton announced Friday a lawsuit to block...

Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional

Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago. The complaint, filed Thursday at a federal court in San...

Cause probed in partial collapse of bleachers that injured 12 at a Texas rodeo arena

Authorities are investigating the weekend collapse of a portion of bleachers at a rodeo arena in Texas, injuring 12 people near San Antonio. Emergency responders arrived at the rodeo arena shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday in Boerne, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of San Antonio,...

Son of Texas woman who died in June says apartment complex drops effort to collect for broken lease

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A San Antonio apartment complex has dropped its attempt to collect more than $15,000 from the family of a 91-year-old woman for breaking her lease after she died in June, the woman's son said Friday. David Naterman said The Lodge at Shavano Park sent the letter...

National Women’s Soccer League looks to capitalize on US team's Olympic success

The National Women's Soccer League has traditionally experienced increased interest following a successful U.S. run in a major international tournament. NWSL teams are poised to capitalize again as the regular season resumes this weekend in the wake of the reinvigorated U.S. team's...

US government indicts Guatemalan suspect on smuggling charges over deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

A suspect arrested in Guatemala has been charged with helping coordinate the 2022 smuggling attempt that ended in the deaths of 53 migrants in Texas, the Justice Department announced Thursday, marking what U.S. officials called a significant expansion of their investigation into the horrific...

US government indicts Guatemalan national on smuggling-related charges over 2022 deaths of 53 migrants in trailer

Guatemalan police arrest 7 accused of trafficking the 53 migrants who asphyxiated in Texas in 2022

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan police on Wednesday arrested seven Guatemalans accused of having smuggled 53 migrants from Mexico and Central America who died of asphyxiation in 2022 in Texas after being abandoned in a tractor trailer in the scorching summer heat. They were the...

Shootings reported at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland between guards and passing vehicle

U.S. Air Force security guards exchanged gunfire with someone who twice opened fire on an entrance to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland early Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the base. “It was an off-base shooting from a passing vehicle that fired shots towards the gate,...

Marine who died trying to save crew in fiery Osprey crash to receive service's top noncombat medal

WASHINGTON (AP) — Alexia and Bart Collart braced for a hard visit. Marines came to their home in Arlington, Virginia, last week to brief them on what caused the Osprey crash in Australia last year that resulted in the death of their son and two other Marines. But they weren’t...