Fake Priest Targets Texas Churches, Officials Say
A man calling himself Father Martin stole $500 from a Houston church and visited six Dallas parishes, officials said. The …
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$23,500 In Coins to Pay a Settlement? Judge Says Keep the Change and Try Again
A Colorado judge ordered a welding company to use a check or other conventional method to pay a settlement after …
Behind a Proposal to Create a Marine Sanctuary Along California’s Central Coast
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would be a tribal-led effort that would protect more than 7,500 square miles on …
Yellowstone Border Purchase Stops Gold Mine From Infringing on Bear Habitat
A conservation group acquired more than 1,500 acres just north of Yellowstone National Park to stop a gold mine that …
Oklahoma Judge Exchanged 500 Text Messages During Murder Trial
The state’s top jurist recommended that Traci Soderstrom, a district judge in Lincoln County, be removed from the bench after …
Following State Errors, Nearly 500,000 Americans Will Regain Health Insurance
Nearly 500,000 people, many of them children, will keep Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program coverage after state officials discovered …
Officials Scramble to Respond as Migrants Overwhelm Texas City
The mayor of Eagle Pass said 2,500 migrants arrived in one day, part of a recent surge in crossings along …