2 h. ago Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death

Joshua Wayne Cole to admit in court to making online posts about shooting people at an LGBTQ+ parade in TexasA Texas man has agreed to plead guilty to going on social media and threatening to shoot people at an LGBTQ+ parade as vengeance for the murder of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk.Joshua Wayne Cole signed federal court filings indicating that he planned to plead guilty to a charge of interstate threatening communications at a hearing tentatively set for 16 October, about a month after he was arrested in connection with online posts threatening to open fire on a Pride parade in Abilene, Texas. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Incredible moment hero sister jumps into action to help save brother from choking

A big sister came the rescue in Texas when her brother suddenly started choking while they were playing on a trampoline.

Politics

23 h. ago Texas restaurant chain Trump Burger mysteriously closes as owners face deportation

Lebanese owner of fast food chain arrested by ICE

Politics

30 h. ago Five executions in eight days. Why the death penalty is being used more and more

Executions have been carried out this year in Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas

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40 h. ago What to know about Texas court's decision to pause Roberson's execution in shaken baby case

A Texas appeals court has paused the execution of Robert Roberson, who was set to be the first in the U.S. executed for a murder linked to shaken baby syndrome

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41 h. ago 5 executions in 8 days: Why the death penalty is being used more in the US this year

The U.S. has seen 34 executions so far in 2025, with eight more scheduled for later this year, including seven this month

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41 h. ago ‘It didn’t take much’: Two young brothers drown after parents looked away for a moment while children played in a river

The deaths of two young boys from Texas have been ruled an accidental drowning by the Johnson County Medical Examiner

Society

45 h. ago Texas court again pauses execution of man in ‘shaken baby’ case

Robert Roberson, who has maintained innocence in death of two-year-old daughter, gets third execution date stayedTexas’s top criminal court again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he was scheduled to become the first person in the US put to death for a murder conviction tied to the diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.This was the third execution date that Roberson’s lawyers have been able to stay since 2016, including an attempt nearly a year ago that was stopped by an unprecedented intervention from a bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers who believe he is innocent. Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Texas appeals court again pauses execution of Robert Roberson in shaken baby case

Texas’ top criminal court has again paused the execution of Robert Roberson, just days before he had been set to become the first person in the U.S. put to death in a shaken baby case

Events

47 h. ago Argument over not saying ‘thank you’ at Texas shopping plaza ends in deadly shooting: cops

The dispute spanned several stores before taking a deadly turn

Events

49 h. ago Texas father remains hopeful he can avoid execution in ‘shaken baby’ case

Robert Roberson said he is optimistic he will one day get a chance to prove his innocence with a new trial

Politics

50 h. ago Could this trailblazing Texan tycoon save the City of London?

The arrival of Toby Neugebauer’s AI giant Fermi has sent a jolt of energy into a listless Stock Exchange, writes Jonathan Prynn

Politics

62 h. ago Prison guards charged after 'watching inmate burn to death inside cell'

Two prison guards in Texas have been arrested and charged with homicide after they allegedly did nothing to remove an inmate from a burning cell, leading to his death

Events

68 h. ago Mom accused of shooting two kids dead, and wounding two more, has a 5th child

Oninda Romelus, 31, has been charged with murder after police found bodies of her children in vehicle at a gas station

Events

69 h. ago Trump explodes at Illinois governor's vicious health insult: 'You should be in JAIL'

Trump's inflammatory call came in a Truth Social post on Wednesday morning.

Politics

2 d. ago Trump says Chicago mayor ‘should be in jail’ for not protecting Ice officers after Texas national troops arrive in Illinois – live

Trump posts on social media that Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois governor JB Pritzker ‘should be in jail’ A series of “violent” texts sent by a Democrat seeking to become Virginia’s attorney general has shaken up the state’s governor’s race, with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears seizing on the controversy to try to reverse her opponent’s double-digit polling lead.Earle-Sears has released new campaign advertisements condemning Democratic former congresswoman Abigail Spanberger, her opponenent in the governor’s race, for continuing to support Jay Jones, whose private texts three years ago speculated about a senior state Republican getting “two bullets to the head” and “breeding little fascists”. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Girl, 12, escapes house of horrors after sisters 'tied her up and held her captive for six months'

Brenda Garcia, 38, and her sister Tania Garcia, 37, are accused of hitting the child with belts, cords and sticks, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.

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3 d. ago El Paso bishop brings Pope Leo XIV desperate letters from migrants in crosshairs of US crackdown

The Texas bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown has met with Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican

Events

3 d. ago Texas National Guard troops gather at Illinois army training center despite lawsuit over Trump crackdown

Texas National Guard troops can be seen gathering at an Illinois army training center, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to send troops to the Chicago area.

Politics

3 d. ago Texas man arrested for fatal shooting of Indian student during violent rampage

Spate of attacks has heightened fears within the Indian-American community

Events