LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s…
Texas is fast becoming the center of America’s new space frontier—a hub fueling a multibillion-dollar race beyond Earth. In this modern gold rush to the stars, one thing is clear: the companies are here, and now the search is on for the people who will make it all possible. From SpaceX to Blue Origin, and…
Apple has removed a popular but controversial app that tracked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, following pressure from the Trump administration. Federal officials said the app, ICEBlock, was used by the gunman in last week’s shooting at an ICE facility in Dallas. While authorities have not confirmed whether the app played a role in…
Austin, Texas — Fourth and fifth graders at Alpha School in Austin, Texas, aren’t just learning — they’re pioneering education’s new frontier. Every click and every keystroke is guided by artificial intelligence. Students spend only two hours in the morning on science, math and reading, working at their own speed using personalized, AI-driven software. Adults…
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said. Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County…
Texas Senator Ted Cruz pledged deeper American investment in Africa’s energy industry, casting the US as a strategic alternative to China. Praising the African Energy Chamber advocacy group’s role in driving oil, gas and renewable projects, the chairman of the Senate foreign relations subcommittee on Africa urged closer collaboration between policymakers fro the continent and…
A Texas man accused of threatening to commit a shooting at a local pride event has been arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. Joshua Cole of Anson, Texas, allegedly commented on a Facebook post containing details of an upcoming gay pride event in nearby Abilene, “fk…
On the morning of Sept. 29, 2021, 17-year-old Benjamin Elliott, was in a Harris County Sheriff’s Office interrogation room in Houston, Texas. DET. FREDER MUÑOZ (police interview): So, what happened, Benjamin? BENJAMIN ELLIOTT: You ever have a really realistic nightmare? Where like just everything feels real, but also off at the same time? Benjamin told…
In the early morning hours of Sept. 29, 2021, Benjamin Elliott, then 17 years old, walked into his twin sister Meghan’s bedroom. It was something he had done hundreds of times. But on this morning, he had a knife in his hand and stabbed her in the neck while she was asleep. He would later…
Gunman “intended to kill ICE agents” in Texas shooting, officials say – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI says the deadly shooting at a Dallas ICE office was the long-planned work of one man with one goal — to kill ICE agents. Omar Villafranca has more. Source link