Texas

Oil drops toward 17-year low as hopes for OPEC-Texas production truce fade

Mon, 23 Mar 2020 - 12:41 GMT

Futures in London fell around 4 percent to near $26 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate rose after the April contract expired Friday.

Five killed, including shooter, around 21 injured in Texas shooting

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 - 11:39 GMT

Five people were killed, including a shooter, and around 21 were injured in a gun rampage in the cities of Midland and Odessa in west Texas on Saturday, police and a local television station reported.

Around 20 people shot in Texas, possibly by two shooters

Sat, 31 Aug 2019 - 10:05 GMT

Police in Texas said around 20 people were shot in the Midland and Odessa area on Saturday by at least one and possibly two shooters in separate vehicles, a local television station reported.

Gunman kills 20 at Texas Walmart store in latest US mass shooting

Sun, 04 Aug 2019 - 06:39 GMT

A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in Texas.

Oil falls 1 percent as supply concerns fade

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 - 11:13 GMT

Oil fell 1 percent on Wednesday after a report showed a rise in U.S. crude inventories, while concerns about the impact of U.S. sanctions on Venezuela on global supplies eased.

Woman charged in L.A. with hacking email of pop star Selena Gomez

Sat, 14 Jul 2018 - 12:20 GMT

A 21-year-old woman who prosecutors say hacked into the email accounts of pop star and actress Selena Gomez and posted photos she found there.

Split families in limbo amid Trump immigration chaos

Fri, 22 Jun 2018 - 10:40 GMT

he fate of 2,300 children wrested from their parents at the US border with Mexico remained unclear two days after Donald Trump ended migrant family separations.

Texas Governor unveils school safety plan after deadly shooting

Wed, 30 May 2018 - 10:34 GMT

Texas Governor unveiled a $110 million program intended to increase school safety by putting additional trained marshals inside schools.

That must be stopped;' Texas opens talks on safety after shooting

Tue, 22 May 2018 - 11:00 GMT

Abbott and a group of lawmakers and school superintendents began to wrestle with how to stem school violence in a state with strong support for gun rights.

Texas shooting suspect seems 'weirdly nonemotional,' lawyer says

Sat, 19 May 2018 - 08:33 GMT

The 17-year-old student who authorities said killed 10 people when he opened fire in an art class in his Houston-area high school appeared "weirdly nonemotional"

White House looking at 'best ways to protect kids' in wake of shooting

Fri, 18 May 2018 - 10:21 GMT

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders on Friday said the Trump administration is continuing to explore "the best ways to protect kids across the country".

At least eight dead in Texas high school shooting

Fri, 18 May 2018 - 07:08 GMT

At least eight people were killed when a student opened fire at his Texas high school, as Trump expressed "heartbreak" over the latest deadly school shooting.

At least eight dead, explosives found in Texas school shooting: sheriff

Fri, 18 May 2018 - 05:40 GMT

At least eight people died in a shooting at a Santa Fe, Texas, high school on Friday

Anger in France, Britain over Trump's gun law speech

Sun, 06 May 2018 - 04:00 GMT

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015.

Texas bomber suspect kills self as police close in

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 - 10:41 GMT

A 24-year-old man suspected of a series of deadly bombings around Austin, Texas, blew himself up early on Wednesday as police closed in on him.

Sixth Texas parcel bomb blast leaves U.S. investigators baffled

Wed, 21 Mar 2018 - 02:16 GMT

The series of parcel bombs in Texas that have killed two people and put residents on edge escalated on Tuesday with two more incidents.

Fifth parcel blast reported in Texas

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 - 12:12 GMT

A package exploded early Tuesday at a FedEx distribution facility in Texas, news reports said.

Texas bomb probe may turn on trace of lint or random video clip

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 - 10:52 GMT

In the hunt for whoever is responsible for four bombings in Texas, investigators hope to crack the case by finding a sliver of forensic evidence.

Police link two more bombings in Texas capital to earlier attack

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 - 10:00 GMT

Two package bombs exploded miles apart in the capital city of Texas on Monday.

Tillerson raises prospect of Venezuelan military ouster of Maduro

Thu, 01 Feb 2018 - 10:00 GMT

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday raised the prospect that the Venezuelan military could decide to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

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