WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for a Maryland woman charged along with her husband in a scheme to sell Navy submarine secrets to a foreign government denied Wednesday that she had contemplated fleeing the United States to avoid arrest. Instead, they said, contempt for then-President Donald Trump …
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the past year, the southwestern Louisiana city of Lake Charles weathered two hurricanes, intense rainfall that sent water gushing down streets and a deep freeze that burst pipes.
From March 2020 through late October, at least 937 Dallas police staff members tested positive for COVID-19, including 785 officers and 152 civilian employees. There are about 3,100 officers and 600 non-sworn members in the Dallas Police Department.
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Texas’ abortion law still in effect as Supreme Court ruling awaited almost a month after case argued
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A war is heating up between American Airlines and Southwest Airlines for dominance at Texas’ fastest-growing airport, Austin-Bergstrom Interna…
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