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6 Guatemalans arrested and charged with human smuggling in deadly 2021 Mexico truck crash

Dec. 09, 2024 20:47 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Six Guatemalans were arrested in Guatemala and in Texas Monday on human smuggling charges linked to a 2021 semitrailer truck crash in Mexico that killed more than 50 migrants, authorities said. The truck had been packed with at least 160 migrants, many of them...

Schools are bracing for upheaval over fear of mass deportations

Nov. 27, 2024 10:09 AM EST

Last time Donald Trump was president, rumors of immigration raids terrorized the Oregon community where Gustavo Balderas was the school superintendent. Word spread that immigration agents were going to try to enter schools. There was no truth to it, but school staff members had to...

Homeland Security Department releases framework for using AI in critical infrastructure

Nov. 14, 2024 12:18 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday released guidelines for using artificial intelligence in the power grid, water system, air travel network and other pieces of critical infrastructure. Private industry would have to adopt and implement the guidelines announced...

AP Race Call: Democrat Green wins reelection to the US House from Texas' 9th Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 20:22 PM EST

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Democratic Rep. Al Green won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Texas' 9th Congressional District. Green, ran unopposed. He has spent nearly two decades in the U.S. House, first capturing the Houston-area district in 2004. The longtime congressman became known for...

Panel looking into Trump assassination attempt says Secret Service needs ‘fundamental reform’

Oct. 17, 2024 14:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent panel investigating the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania campaign rally says the Secret Service needs fundamental reform" and new leadership, and that “another Butler can and will happen again” without major changes in how candidates...

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

Oct. 11, 2024 18:43 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee; Gov. Andy Beshear, D-Ky.; Deanne Criswell, head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ___ NBC's “Meet the Press” — House Speaker Mike Johnson,...

Although Milton has moved on, at least 8 are dead and millions remain in the dark

Oct. 11, 2024 07:12 AM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people were...

The Latest: Milton causes widespread power outages and several deaths in Florida

Oct. 10, 2024 22:03 PM EDT

Hurricane Milton brought powerful winds, a dangerous storm surge and flooding to much of Florida after making landfall along the Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. It weakened as it plowed through Florida late Wednesday into Thursday. Power outages were widespread, and at least eight...

Mayorkas warns FEMA doesn't have enough funding to last through hurricane season

Oct. 02, 2024 18:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency can meet immediate needs but does not have enough funding to make it through the hurricane season, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters Wednesday. The agency is being stretched as it works with...

Trump is pointing to new numbers on migrants with criminal pasts. Here's what they show

Sep. 30, 2024 19:28 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are pointing to newly released immigration enforcement data to bolster their argument that the Biden administration is letting migrants who have committed serious crimes go free in the U.S. But the numbers have been misconstrued without key context. ...