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Southern U.S. welcomes hairy ‘crazy ant’ invasion in Florida, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana
Hairy crazy ants are on the move in Florida, Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The flea-sized critters are called crazy because each ant in the horde seems to scramble randomly, moving so fast that videos look as if they’re on fast-forward. (Joe MacGown/Mississippi State… …
Texas teen accused of drugging and pimping 15-year-old classmate
Police in Irving, Texas, charged a 17-year-old boy with plying a 15-year-old girl with marijuana, alcohol and Xanax and making her have sex with adult men for money and drugs from April 29 to May 2, the Dallas Morning News reported on Tuesday. Authorities told the newspaper that Travis Lekas…
8-year-old boy shoots 5-year-old friend with found rifle
A 5-year-old boy in Denton, Texas was reportedly in critical condition on Saturday after an accidental shooting involving an 8-year-old friend. KXAS-TV reported that the two boys were alone in a bedroom when the 8-year-old found a .22-caliber rifle and pointed it at the younger boy. Police said the older…
Texas judge: Cheerleaders can display Bible verses at school events
A Texas judge ruled Thursday that high school cheerleaders are within their rights to display verses from the Bible on banners at school sporting events. According to the Associated Press, State District Judge Steve Thomas wrote in his decision that no law “prohibits cheerleaders from using religious-themed banners” at games and…
Lax security at fertilizer plant hints at regulatory gaps in Texas
During testimony before a Texas House committee last week, state regulators did not disclose knowing that thieves had for years exploited lackadaisical security to infiltrate… …
Rescuers fear more bodies in Texas fertilizer explosion town
Rescuers in Texas feared the death toll could go up as they continued the painstaking task of looking for survivors in the rubble following a massive blast at a fertilizer factory that killed as many as 15 people and destroyed dozens of homes. With the country already on edge after…
Texas fertilizer plant explosion has devastating effects on small town
Rescue workers were on Thursday night picking through the devastation caused by an explosion at a Texas fertiliser plant that destroyed scores of homes and killed up to 15 people. The blast devastated a large section of West, a small town around 20 miles north of Waco, leveling buildings and…
60-70 dead and hundreds injured in fertilizer plant explosion near Waco, Texas: local media
Update: Officials now estimate 5-15 dead in West, Texas fertilizer depot blast Some 60 to 70 people were killed and hundreds were injured by an explosion at a fertilizer plant outside Waco, Texas, local media reported, citing the local emergency manager. The report could not be immediately verified by AFP,…
Texas temporarily delays execution of black woman
The execution of a 51-year-old black woman in Texas has been temporarily stayed to allow lawmakers time to debate legislation on how juries are selected in the US state, officials said. Kimberly McCarthy had been scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Wednesday following her conviction for…
Maddow shows incredible photos from explosive Texas ‘fracking’ accident
On Thursday night’s edition of “The Rachel Maddow Show,” host Rachel Maddow discussed a recent accident in a Texas “fracking” site and showed photos of the scene. “Oil and gas workers were ‘fracking’ in Hemphill County, Texas,” Maddow said. “That is, they were forcing water and other chemicals through a…
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