Person in Texas diagnosed with rare bird flu after contact with cattle
There has only been one other human case of avian flu in the US, and the risk to the public is low. Source link
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US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas
Two states are seeing locally acquired cases- the first spread inside the US in 20 years. Source link
Texas police: Migrants found ‘suffocating’ in train; 2 dead
Officials investigate the scene where migrants were found trapped in a train car, Friday, March 24, 2023 in Ulvalde, Texas. | Photo Credit: AP Two migrants were found dead and at least 10 were hospitalised on March 24 after police in South Texas received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train traveling … Read more
Texas man sues women for helping ex-wife get abortion
She filed for divorce in May 2022 before the divorce was finalised in February 2023. The lawsuit alleges she learned she was pregnant in July 2022, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade , but a month before the state’s trigger law banning abortion came into effect, which made providing an abortion a felony … Read more
History repeats itself with anti-China land ownership proposals | CNN Politics
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — New efforts to bar Chinese citizens and others from owning property in Texas and other states echo the treatment of Asian people in the US more than 100 years ago, when … Read more
Hindu temple in U.S. raided by burglars, valuables stolen
A Hindu temple in the U.S. State of Texas has been raided by burglars who stole some of the valuables from the premises, leaving the Indian community in a state of shock, according to a media report. The incident took place at Shri Omkarnath Temple in the Brazos Valley, Texas on January 11, KBTX-TV reported … Read more
Oil rallies on tight U.S. stocks as winter blast hits
Oil prices rose for a fourth straight day on Thursday with U.S. crude, heating oil and jet fuel stocks seen tight just as a chilly blast hits the United States and travel is set to soar for the holiday season. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures climbed 35 cents, or 0.5%, to $78.64 a … Read more
Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Walker, Texas Ranger’ star, dead at 66 | CNN
CNN — Clarence Gilyard, the actor best known for playing computer hacker Theo in “Die Hard” and naval flight officer Marcus “Sundown” Williams in “Top Gun,” has died at the age of 66. His death was announced on Monday in a statement from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), where he had been working … Read more
Takeoff, member of rap group Migos, fatally shot outside private party in Houston, police say | CNN
CNN — Takeoff, who was one-third of the platinum-selling rap group Migos, was shot and killed early Tuesday in Houston, Texas, a source close to the group confirmed to CNN. He was 28. Police received a call of a shooting in progress around 2:34 a.m. local time, Houston Police Department Chief Troy Finner said at … Read more
Could a Broken Heart Have Killed Husband of Slain Texas Teacher?
May 27, 2022 — In a seemingly endless stream of tragic news out of Uvalde, TX, the husband of a slain teacher died Thursday just after returning home from her memorial. Irma Garcia was one of two teachers gunned down, along with 19 students, at Robb Elementary School Tuesday. Family members said Thursday that her … Read more