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Texas reports 4 more coronavirus deaths
Texas reports 4 more coronavirus deaths

Four more people in Texas with COVID-19 have died, as the number of people with the disease caused by the novel coronavirus swelled to nearly 2,900 statewide. The state health department said Monday that fatalities were up...

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Sports Minute: Here is the latest Texas sports news from The Associated Press
Sports Minute: Here is the latest Texas sports news from The Associated Press

Timmy Hill has won NASCAR's virtual race aired nationally during the sports shutdown caused by the new coronavirus. NASCAR has suspended its season and has worked with iRacing to create a 6-race series of the virtual...

June 8th, 3:36 AM CDT
Louisiana governor: stay-home order 'may well' be extended
Louisiana governor: stay-home order 'may well' be extended

Louisiana's governor says his orders closing many businesses and keeping people home ‘may well’ have to be extended past April 13. Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke as the numbers of Louisiana residents sickened by and dying...

March 29th, 6:25 PM CDT
Dallas official warns residents to social distance on trails
Dallas official warns residents to social distance on trails

Sunny skies and spring temperatures brought Dallas residents out to parks and trails this weekend. But Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins says many were not practicing social distancing that will help in the fight against...

March 29th, 1:13 PM CDT
College seniors hurried to squeeze in last school memories
March 29th, 7:40 AM CDT
Texas National Guard to help with state's COVID-19 response
Texas National Guard to help with state's COVID-19 response

The Texas National Guard will help with drive-thru testing for coronavirus in the state. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday the deployment of three National Guard Joint Task Force Brigades. Health officials say at least 27...

March 28th, 5:03 PM CDT
Rhode Island door knocks in search of fleeing New Yorkers
March 28th, 4:31 PM CDT
What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns
March 28th, 3:35 PM CDT
Coronavirus is roiling every part of child welfare system
Coronavirus is roiling every part of child welfare system

Child welfare agencies in the U.S. have a difficult mission in the best of times, and now they're scrambling to confront new challenges during the coronavirus outbreak. For caseworkers, the potential toll is physical...

March 28th, 10:43 AM CDT
'Officers are scared out there': Coronavirus hits US police
'Officers are scared out there': Coronavirus hits US police

Increasing numbers of police officers and civilian law enforcement staff are getting sick as the number of coronavirus cases explodes across the U.S. And the growing tally raises questions about how laws can and should be...

March 28th, 8:51 AM CDT
Hustle, hard choices for Houston restaurant amid pandemic
Hustle, hard choices for Houston restaurant amid pandemic

For Houston chef Chris Shepherd, it’s been “an all-out hustle” as he and his staff work to stay in business during the coronavirus outbreak. With most restaurants across the U.S. limited to takeout or delivery, Shepherd...

March 28th, 7:31 AM CDT
Judge mulls request to release migrant children over virus
Judge mulls request to release migrant children over virus

A judge says she doesn't want a sudden, large-scale release of immigrant children from U.S. government custody but wants to know why they're still being held as the coronavirus spreads. U.S. District Judge Dolly...

March 27th, 6:23 PM CDT
New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus
New Mexico cancels national tourism campaign amid virus

New Mexico is canceling its national tourism campaign and is halting related events as coronavirus restrictions have brought tourism in the state to a halt. New Mexico Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Jen Schroer said Friday...

March 27th, 5:02 PM CDT
Coronavirus deals one-two financial punch to state budgets
March 27th, 4:46 PM CDT
States impose new restrictions on travelers from New York
States impose new restrictions on travelers from New York

States are pulling back the welcome mat for travelers from the New York area, which is the epicenter for the nation's outbreak. Governors in Texas, Florida and Maryland this week ordered people arriving by plane from...

March 27th, 3:26 PM CDT
Texas ambulance provider to do coronavirus testing at homes
Texas ambulance provider to do coronavirus testing at homes

A North Texas ambulance provider is partnering with health officials so that its paramedics can go into homes and perform coronavirus testing on previously screened patients. Specially trained paramedics with MedStar will...

March 27th, 2:14 PM CDT
Texas man jailed for online threats against Nancy Pelosi
Texas man jailed for online threats against Nancy Pelosi

Authorities say a Texas man faces federal charges after he made online posts threatening Democrats, including U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Gavin Weslee Blake Perry of Wichita Falls was charged Wednesday with...

March 27th, 9:42 AM CDT
Are gun shops 'essential' businesses during a pandemic?
Are gun shops 'essential' businesses during a pandemic?

By LISA MARIE PANE and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

March 27th, 12:06 AM CDT
Former Astros star Jimmy 'The Toy Cannon' Wynn dies at 78
March 26th, 7:54 PM CDT
Price-gouging allegation leaves 750,000 face masks in limbo
Price-gouging allegation leaves 750,000 face masks in limbo

The state of Texas has filed suit against a Houston auctioneer, accusing him of price-gouging in his auctioning of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 face masks. The lawsuit filed Thursday by the Texas Attorney General's...

March 26th, 7:18 PM CDT
Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77
Harlem Globetrotters great Curly Neal dies at 77

By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer

March 26th, 7:14 PM CDT
Michigan regents fire opera singer accused of sexual assault
Michigan regents fire opera singer accused of sexual assault

The University of Michigan's Board of Regents has fired a music professor facing sexual assault charges. The regents acted on the recommendation from University President Mark Schlissel to dismiss David Daniels on...

March 26th, 5:54 PM CDT
3 migrant children in US custody test positive for virus
3 migrant children in US custody test positive for virus

Three immigrant children currently in U.S. government custody at a New York facility have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Office of Refugee Resettlement said Thursday that it has suspended releases from centers in...

March 26th, 5:42 PM CDT
A new beat for police across US: Enforcing social distance
A new beat for police across US: Enforcing social distance

Police departments across the U.S. are taking a lead role in enforcing social distancing rules that health officials say are critical to containing COVID-19. Officers accustomed to chasing suspects and solving crimes are...

March 26th, 4:06 PM CDT
Texas is bigger: Lone Star State's metros lead decade growth
Texas is bigger: Lone Star State's metros lead decade growth

Everything really is bigger in Texas. New figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that three metro areas in the Lone Star State had some of the biggest population gains over the past decade. Dallas...

March 26th, 2:22 PM CDT
Lowe's hiring, McMenu shrinks, top Ford execs to defer pay
March 26th, 2:10 PM CDT
2 earthquakes rattle West Texas; largest is magnitude 5.0
2 earthquakes rattle West Texas; largest is magnitude 5.0

Two earthquakes centered near the same remote area of West Texas have rattled the region. The U.S. Geological Survey says the first tremor registered at a magnitude 3.0 early Thursday. The second was a magnitude 5.0 about...

March 26th, 1:02 PM CDT
Slain North Carolina college student awarded Medal of Honor
Slain North Carolina college student awarded Medal of Honor

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A college student who died tackling a gunman at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte has been posthumously awarded one of the nation's highest civilian honors. Riley Howell was honored with a...

March 26th, 10:58 AM CDT
Flatter or fight? Governors seeking help must navigate Trump
Flatter or fight? Governors seeking help must navigate Trump

Amid an unprecedented public health crisis, the nation’s governors are trying to get what they need from the federal government, and get it fast. But it's not always easy to understand the best way to deal with...

March 26th, 10:54 AM CDT
Officials: 5 Dallas County jail inmates have COVID-19
Officials: 5 Dallas County jail inmates have COVID-19

Dallas County officials say five jail inmates have tested positive for the coronavirus. Dallas County Sheriff Marian Brown announced Wednesday that an inmate in his 40s tested positive and that four others who were in his...

March 26th, 10:02 AM CDT
Abortion providers sue Texas over virus outbreak order
Abortion providers sue Texas over virus outbreak order

Planned Parenthood is joining other abortion providers in suing Texas over moving to ban abortions during the coronavirus outbreak. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday in Austin, Texas, is among the most high-profile...

March 25th, 7:05 PM CDT
Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline
Judge orders environmental review of Dakota Access pipeline

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct a full environmental review of the Dakota Access pipeline, nearly three years after it began carrying oil. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg...

March 25th, 1:45 PM CDT
Prentice Penny puts a fresh spin on wine films in 'Uncorked'
Prentice Penny puts a fresh spin on wine films in 'Uncorked'

“Insecure” showrunner Prentice Penny was supposed to premiere his directorial debut, "Uncorked," at the SXSW Film Festival, but unlike many others he had a guaranteed release on Netflix even after the festival was...

March 25th, 1:33 PM CDT
Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges
Trump administration urged to free migrants as virus surges

Pressure is mounting on the Trump administration to release people from immigration detention facilities where at least one detainee has already tested positive for COVID-19. Advocates fear tight quarters and overall...

March 25th, 12:21 PM CDT
Authorities: Man who hit father and son with car captured
Authorities: Man who hit father and son with car captured

NEW ORLEANS - Authorities say a man who hit a father and his 4-year-old son with his car as the pair crossed a New Orleans street was captured after four months on the run. The Times-Picayune and New Orleans Advocate...

March 25th, 9:41 AM CDT