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Trump's border emergency declaration comes amid relative calm after years of major turmoil
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Long stretches of silence on a Border Patrol scanner are punctuated with updates on tracking a single migrant for hours. The radio traffic sounds like a throwback to earlier times, before the United States became the largest destination for asylum-seekers in 2017. ...
US active duty troops beginning to arrive in Texas and San Diego to support border security
WASHINGTON (AP) — Active duty military troops will begin arriving in El Paso, Texas, and San Diego on Thursday evening, in what defense officials said is the first batch of the new forces being deployed to secure the southern border. The Pentagon announced on Wednesday that about...
Mexican border states prepare migrant shelters as Trump begins deportation campaign
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to carry out mass deportations. In an empty lot tight against the border with El Paso, Texas, cranes lifted metal frames for tent...
Louisville punter says he opted out of Sun Bowl because of unpaid NIL money
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville punter Brady Hodges said he opted out of the Sun Bowl this week because the Cardinals' NIL collective did not pay money promised to him in September. Hodges posted on social media during Tuesday's game against Washington in El Paso, Texas, that he...
Mexican investigators find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in the northern border state of Chihuahua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators in Mexico announced Thursday they have found 12 bodies in clandestine burial sites in the northern border state of Chihuahua. State prosecutors said the skeletal remains were found in the township of Ascencion, about 110 miles (180 kms) west of...
UTEP squares off against Yale
Yale Bulldogs (6-5) vs. UTEP Miners (8-3) El Paso, Texas; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UTEP squares off against Yale in El Paso, Texas. The Miners have an 8-3 record in non-conference play. UTEP ranks sixth in the CUSA with 13.3 assists per game led...
Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for 2 Venezuelan men accused of killing Texas girl
HOUSTON (AP) — Prosecutors in Texas announced Friday that they will seek the death penalty against two Venezuelan men who are accused of killing a 12-year-old Houston girl after they had entered the U.S. illegally. The death of Jocelyn Nungaray was among several cases this year...
In their own words: What it's like in a 'chaos' Congress and why these lawmakers keep coming back
WASHINGTON (AP) — Polarizing. Challenging. A lot of wasted time. That’s how six lawmakers described what it is like being in the U.S. House — a particularly tumultuous period in American history that has brought governing to a standstill, placed their lives in danger and...
