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Biden heading to Brownsville to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will make dueling trips to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday after congressional talks on a deal to rein in illegal migration collapsed, according to people familiar with the plans.

Americans reporting nationwide cellular outages from AT&T, Cricket Wireless and other providers

A number of Americans are dealing with cellular outages on AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Verizon, T-Mobile and other service providers, according to data from Downdetector.

‘Your Barbiecore is bussin’; 2 of those words are added to Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com released its list of popular terms added for 2024. This year, Gen Z slang dominated the entries, along with a few revisions.

At least 8 children among 22 hit by gunfire at end of Chiefs’ Super...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Eight children were among 22 people hit by gunfire in a shooting at the end of Wednesday's parade to celebrate the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win, authorities said, as terrified fans ran for cover and yet another high-profile public event was marred by gun violence. One person was killed.

SpaceX plans to build a five-level Starbase office in South Texas

Elon Musk’s rocket-launch and spacecraft company SpaceX is planning a five-level office in South Texas.

GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas — by one vote — over border...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback.

Small Texas town of Eagle Pass, Texas, plays an outsized role in national debate...

EAGLE PASS — The park, fenced off from the center of town and patrolled by troops, is inaccessible.

Woman firing long gun in Joel Osteen’s church killed by 2 off-duty officers; young...

HOUSTON (AP) — A woman in a trenchcoat opened fire with a long gun inside celebrity pastor Joel Osteen's megachurch in Texas before being gunned down by two off-duty officers who confronted her, sending worshippers rushing from the building between busy Sunday services, authorities said.

Mayra Flores: DNA testing needed at border, even if that means detaining kids for...

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores offered a defense of detaining children at the border for prolonged periods when she advocated for mandatory DNA testing for migrants during a Turning Point USA event in Brownsville.

Selena’s killer, Yolanda Saldívar, speaks from prison in upcoming Oxygen docuseries

In the trailer for a new docuseries, Selena Quintanilla’s killer, Yolanda Saldívar, says, “People deserve to know the truth.”