The official clock ran out on Texas lawmakers overnight, which effectively killed a bill that would have dramatically restricted abortion in the nation’s second most populous state.
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Supreme Court Sends Affirmative Action Case Back To Lower Court
One of the Supreme Court’s most anticipated cases of its current term — a challenge to the University of Texas’ affirmative action admissions process — has ended with a ruling that does not revisit the fundamental issue of whether such programs discriminate against whites.
From Texas To Great Lakes, Severe Weather Due Again
The warnings aren’t as ominous as they were eight days ago in the hours leading up to the tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., but the National Weather Service is predicting “another round of severe weather for the Central United States on Tuesday.”
Why Oklahomans Don’t Like Basements
When Randy Keller moved from Texas to the Oklahoma City area seven years ago, he couldn’t find the house he was looking for.
Bipartisan House Group Says It’s Reached Immigration Deal
Members of a bipartisan group of House lawmakers say they’ve overcome disagreements and have reached a tentative deal to overhaul the nation’s immigration system.
Drought Eases In The East, But Still Worrisome Out West
The federal agencies saddled with doom-and-gloom forecasts have mixed news for the vast regions of the country that have been suffering from drought.
Obama Announces Resignation Of Acting IRS Commissioner
President Obama announced late Wednesday that the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steve Miller, has resigned in the wake of a report that employees at the agency engaged in partisan scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast Killed Several, Injured Dozens
After a fire and explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, that killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others, rescue workers on Thursday are still sifting through the smoldering rubble hoping to find survivors.
SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down In Pacific After Leaving Space Station
The unmanned cargo capsule built by the private firm SpaceX splashed down in the Pacific Ocean after delivering the goods to the International Space Station.
Because Of Budget Cuts, U.S. Releases Hundreds Of Illegal Immigrants
The U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) says it released several hundred detainees in an effort to prepare for the across-the-board budget cuts scheduled to go into effect March 1.