Five-year-old in Texas dies after being left in hot car
Authorities say his mother forgot he was in the car while she was busy preparing for a birthday party.
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Shooting at school in Uvalde, TX the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history
An elementary school in Uvalde, Texas is now the scene of the second deadliest school shooting in our nation’s history. 19 children and two teachers were killed. A state public safety official now says all those killed were in one classroom. We’re learning more now about those victims, mostly third and fourth graders, senselessly gunned down just two days before the end of the school year.
President Biden addresses Nation after deadly school shooting kills 21
President Biden addresses the nation after deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas leaves at least 19 children, 2 adults dead.
Oklahoma legislature passes abortion ban bill similar to Texas law
Oklahoma is taking new steps to make abortion almost impossible for women. The state legislature passed a bill based on the controversial Texas law.
Tornadoes touch down in Texas and Iowa
A storm system produced at least eight tornadoes Tuesday, mainly in Texas and Iowa.
Supreme Court questions Texas law banning most abortions
By Mark Sherman and Jessica Gresko
A majority of the Supreme Court signaled Monday they would allow abortion providers to pursue a court challenge to a Texas law that has virtually ended abortion in the nation’s second-largest state after six weeks of pregnancy.
Some Texans going to California for procedures amid battle over new abortion law
As the Department of Justice battles the new abortion law in Texas, some women are traveling out of state for procedures.
Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law
By Michael Balsamo and Paul Weber
The Justice Department on Thursday sued Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution.” The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Texas, asks a federal judge to declare that the law is invalid, “to enjoin its enforcement, and to protect the rights that Texas has violated.”
Texas 6-weeks abortion ban takes effect, with high court mum
By Jessica Gresko, Paul J. Weber and Mark Sherman
A Texas law banning most abortions in the state took effect Wednesday, with the Supreme Court silent on an emergency appeal to put the law on hold. The Texas law, signed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in May, prohibits abortions once medical professionals can detect cardiac activity, usually around six weeks and before most women know they’re pregnant.
SC murder suspect in custody after leading Texas police on a high speed chase
A man wanted for murder in South Carolina is in custody after leading police in Texas on a high speed chase earlier this week.
