The next ambassador to Costa Rica may be a Houston doughnut shop owner
Melinda Hildebrand, who is publicly known as the owner of a Houston doughnut shop, was nominated to serve under the Trump administration Thursday.
Top Galveston peace officers hold community meeting to address deportation rumors
Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen said at a town hall meeting Wednesday his department is not interested in doing immigration raids at schools and churches.
Trump administration withdraws support for transgender minors in Tennessee case at the Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government no longer backs transgender minors and their families in Tennessee who are ...
Jan. 5 trial date set as two real estate brokers and a brother plead not guilty to sex trafficking
More than 60 individuals have told investigators they were raped by one of two luxury real estate brokers or their brother, a prosecutor said Friday as the men made their first appearance in a New ...
Trump administration orders federal agencies to provide lists of underperforming employees
President Donald Trump's administration has ordered all federal departments and agencies to provide lists of employees who ...
Vince Lombardi's Packers say don't call Chiefs' quest for 3 straight titles a first
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The story line headed into the Super Bowl revolves around the Kansas City Chiefs' quest to become the first team to win three straight Super Bowl titles. Just don't call it the ...
A look at the hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza, by the numbers
Hamas has agreed to release 33 hostages for nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees during this first phase of the ceasefire.
Trump official's directive tying transportation grants to birth rates could hinder blue states
U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a Maryland Democrat, said he feared Duffy's directives would harm some grants already announced — ...
Why are the Chiefs favored to beat Philadelphia in the Super Bowl? Start with a winning pedigree
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs spent the season winning games by the narrowest of margins: a field goal made or a ...
Kentucky lawmaker points to Biden pardons as reason to limit governor powers
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker is hoping his quest to limit the pardon powers of governors in his state has received a jolt of momentum from public attention over the flurry of pardons and ...
Efficiency − or empire? How Elon Musk’s hostile takeover could end government as we know it
(THE CONVERSATION) Elon Musk’s role as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, is on the surface a dramatic effort to overhaul the inefficiencies of federal ...
What to watch for in the Super Bowl if you don't know anything about football
You don’t have to be an American football fan, or even an American, to have heard about the Super Bowl. For the NFL faithful, the event is a final push toward the end zone following a season-long ...