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Monks Wrap Up 108-Day Walk Across US
Monks Wrap Up
108-Day Walk Across US
Feb 10, 2026 10:21 AM CST

Monks Wrap Up 108-Day Walk Across US

Walk for Peace concludes Tuesday in DC

(Newser) - A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, DC, on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country, per the AP . The monks in their saffron robes have become fixtures on social media, along with...

With US Cattle at Risk, Texas Breaks Out the Flies

State opens center to disperse sterile New World screwworm flies, the first such US site in decades

(Newser) - The first center for dispersing sterile screwworm flies from US soil in decades opened Monday in Texas, part of a larger effort to keep the flesh-eating parasite they spawn from crossing the Mexican border and wreaking havoc on the American cattle industry. US Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas Gov....

Amazon Drone Delivers Itself Into the Side of a Building

No injuries reported after an Amazon Prime Air MK30 drone slams into Texas apartment complex

(Newser) - Amazon's effort to put deliveries in the sky hit a snag last week in a Dallas suburb. On Wednesday, one of the company's new Prime Air MK30 drones slammed into the side of an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, in a crash captured on video by resident Cesarina...

FBI Launches Billboards for Nancy Guthrie in Texas

Agency hopes the signs will bring tips as search for her enters 2nd week

(Newser) - Drivers in several Texas cities are now seeing Nancy Guthrie's face on digital billboards. With the search for the missing mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie entering its second week, the FBI has activated its billboard network in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and El Paso to help find the...

Liam Is Home, but Maybe Not for Long

DHS seeks to end asylum claims of 5-year-old Minn. boy at center of ICE storm

(Newser) - Federal immigration officials are moving to fast-track the deportation case of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his family, according to their attorney. The federal government filed a motion on Wednesday to speed up removal proceedings and shut down the Minnesota family's asylum bid, said their legal team, per MPR...

Texas Man Charged After Fight With Teen Protesters

Police say he was the 'primary aggressor' in clash during student anti-ICE walkout

(Newser) - A Texas man is facing assault charges after a confrontation with teenagers at an anti-ICE student walkout turned into a brawl caught on video. Police in Buda, south of Austin, say 45-year-old Chad Michael Watts of Kyle was arrested Tuesday on two counts of assault causing bodily injury, People reports....

A Shift in House Hunting: 'It's a Buyer's Market'

Sellers outnumber buyers, and it's resulting in lower-than-asking prices

(Newser) - Homebuyers who haven't walked away from the market are finally getting something in return for their persistence: leverage. A Redfin analysis finds 62% of buyers last year paid less than asking, the highest share since 2019, with average discounts near 8%—a level not seen since 2012, reports the...

Disabled Son Dies After Caregiver Dad Detained by ICE

Maher Tarabishi's detention preceded rapid decline of 30-year-old son Wael

(Newser) - A Texas family says a bureaucratic decision cost a disabled man his last days with his father, as well as a final goodbye. In 2008, Immigration and Customs Enforcement allowed 62-year-old Jordanian national Maher Tarabishi, who'd overstayed a 1994 tourist visa and then been rejected for asylum, to stay...

After Winter Storm Fern, a Slew of Sledding Deaths

UTV collision on private property leaves 36-year-old father dead in SC

(Newser) - Another tragic sledding accident has claimed the life of a father and husband, married to his high school sweetheart. Christopher O'Quinn, 36, was riding on a sled being towed by a utility terrain vehicle on private property in rural South Carolina on Saturday when he collided with another UTV,...

Texas Democrat Flips Seat Trump Took by 17 Points

President had called on Republican voters to turn out

(Newser) - Democrat counted another special election victory this cycle after Taylor Rehmet flipped a state Senate seat on Saturday in Texas—a district that President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, easily defeated Republican Leigh Wambsganss, a conservative activist, in the Fort Worth-area...

Texas Community Mourns Teen Killed in Sledding Crash
2nd Teen on Sled
Pulled by Jeep Dies
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Jan 29, 2026 7:44 AM CST

2nd Teen on Sled Pulled by Jeep Dies

16-year-old girls described as best friends, now 'in heaven together'

(Newser) - A Texas teen placed on life support after a Sunday sledding crash that killed her friend has died from her injuries. Family identified her as 16-year-old cheerleader Grace Brito, best friend of fellow victim 16-year-old Elizabeth Angle. "She was a selfless person who always wanted to make others smile...

Lawmakers See Boy, 5, Taken to Texas by ICE

Liam Conejo Ramos wants to go back to school, Democrat says

(Newser) - Texas Democrats Joaquin Castro and Jasmine Crockett on Wednesday visited a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father at a Texas federal detention center, in a case that has stirred anger over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and given fuel to Democrats and others who are pushing back against ICE'...

Texas Executes Killer of 2
Texas Executes Killer of 2
Jan 28, 2026 7:45 PM CST

Texas Executes Killer of 2

Charles Victor Thompson, 55, becomes the first person executed in the US this year

(Newser) - A Texas man who once escaped custody and spent three days on the run after being sentenced to death for fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend was put to death Wednesday, becoming the first person executed in the US this year. Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was pronounced dead...

NASA Research Plane Does a Belly Flop at Houston Airport

'Mechanical issue' forces gear-up emergency landing; runway closed during response

(Newser) - A specialized NASA research jet made an emergency belly landing at Ellington Airport in Houston on Tuesday after an apparent malfunction, with all crew members reportedly safe. The aircraft, a WB-57 high-altitude research plane run by NASA's Johnson Space Center, came down without its landing gear deployed, NASA spokesperson...

3 Brothers Drown in Icy Texas Pond
3 Brothers Drown
in Icy Texas Pond
Jan 27, 2026 12:16 PM CST

3 Brothers Drown in Icy Texas Pond

Tragedy in Bonham just one of many as extreme winter weather sweeps across nation

(Newser) - The toll from this week's winter storm grows: Three brothers, all under 10 years old, drowned after falling through the ice on a pond in Texas, a county sheriff said on Tuesday. The boys, ages 6, 8, and 9, died on Monday, according to Fannin County Sheriff Cody Shook...

More Than $300K Raised to Help 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE

Community donations surge to cover legal costs for Liam's release

(Newser) - Donations for Liam Ramos, the Minnesota kindergartner now being held in a Texas immigration lockup had surged past $300,000 as of early Monday. A GoFundMe titled "Help Bring 5-Year-Old Liam Home" was launched by organizer Sarai Orquiz, who says she set it up at the request of the...

Texas Tops Nation in Supplying Residents to Other States

Despite population growth, it was a leading source of new residents for 9 states in 2024

(Newser) - Texas supplied the most new residents of any US state for nine other states, despite having the biggest population growth this decade, according to figures released this week by the US Census Bureau. Texas was the top source of new residents for Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, New...

This Is Not Your Typical Winter Storm Coming

Ice, sleet, and snow, with the added bonus of bitter cold temperatures will slam much of the US

(Newser) - In meteorologist-speak, the winter storm now shaping up to wallop a good chunk of the US this weekend will likely be "unusually impactful." That's the term used by Alex Lamers of the Weather Prediction Center to the New York Times , and it suggests things might get particularly...

Former Uvalde Officer Acquitted for His Response to Shooting

Adrian Gonzalez was the first of 2 officers to be tried

(Newser) - A former Uvalde police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at Robb Elementary during the critical first minutes of one of the deadliest school shootings in US history, the AP reports. Jurors deliberated for more than seven hours before finding...

Texas Executed a Black Man With an Alibi. Now, Contrition

Dallas County resolution seeks symbolic justice in racially charged 1956 case

(Newser) - Texas' Dallas County is poised to say out loud what many Black residents have believed for decades: that the state executed an innocent man in 1956. In a special meeting Wednesday, county commissioners are expected to hear evidence and vote on a symbolic resolution clearing Tommy Lee Walker, a 21-year-old...

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