COVID-19 creates dire US shortage of teachers, school staff
SAN FRANCISCO — One desperate California school district is sending flyers home in students' lunchboxes, telling parents it's “now hiring." Elsewhere, principals are filling...
Former Houston cop involved in US Capitol riot pleads guilty
HOUSTON — A former Houston police officer has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges for taking part in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S....
Officials: Many Haitian migrants are being released in US
DEL RIO, Texas — Many Haitian migrants camped in a small Texas border town are being released in the United States, two U.S. officials...
Airman on trial in Arizona in death of Mennonite woman
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Jury selection began Tuesday in a case against a U.S. Air Force airman accused of kidnapping a Mennonite woman, fatally shooting...
Doctor cleared of COVID-19 vaccine theft sues Harris County
A doctor who was fired after Houston-area public health officials accused him of stealing vials of COVID-19 vaccine to administer to family and friends...
US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue
The Justice Department and officials in six states have filed a lawsuit to block a partnership formed by American Airlines and JetBlue, claiming that...
1 of 2 pilots in military jet crash in Texas out of hospital
LAKE WORTH, Texas — One of the two pilots injured when their military training jet crashed into a suburban Fort Worth, Texas, neighborhood over...
Afghanistan girls soccer team given asylum in Portugal
The girls on Afghanistan’s national soccer team were anxious. For weeks, they had been moving around the country, waiting for word that they could...
Latinos vastly underrepresented in media, new report finds
PHOENIX — Latinos are perpetually absent in major newsrooms, Hollywood films and other media industries where their portrayals — or lack thereof — could...
Options shrink for Haitian migrants straddling Texas border
DEL RIO, Texas — The options remaining for thousands of Haitian migrants straddling the Mexico-Texas border are narrowing as the United States government ramps...