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  Abortions resume in some Texas clinics after judge halts law

  World | October 08, 2021 10:11 IST

  The Texas law is just one that has set up the biggest test of abortion rights in the U.S. in decades, and it is part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion.

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  Elon Musk says Tesla will move HQ from California to Texas

  Auto | October 08, 2021 6:34 IST

  Musk noted that cost of housing in the Bay Area has made it tough for many people to become homeowners and that translates into long commutes.

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  Texas: Multiple people wounded after shooting at Timberview High School in Arlington

  World | October 06, 2021 22:14 IST

  The Mansfield Independent School District said in a news release that Timberview High School was on lockdown Wednesday morning. The school is in Arlington, which is part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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  Texas Abortion Law: Women’s March targets Supreme Court

  World | October 03, 2021 12:39 IST

  The day before the march, the Biden administration urged a federal judge to block the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September.

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  Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law

  World | October 02, 2021 7:17 IST

  The Texas law is just one that has set up the biggest test of abortion rights in the U.S. in decades, and it is part of a broader push by Republicans nationwide to impose new restrictions on abortion.

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  Texas doctor who defied state’s new abortion ban gets sued

  World | September 21, 2021 10:35 IST

  Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed separate state lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid, who in a weekend Washington Post opinion column became the first Texas abortion provider to publicly reveal he violated the law that took effect on Sept. 1.

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  US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home

  World | September 20, 2021 7:16 IST

  Thousands of Haitian migrants have been arriving to Del Rio, Texas, as authorities attempt to close the border to stop the flow of migrants.

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  Joe Biden administration to deport migrant crowds in Texas border city

  World | September 19, 2021 8:23 IST

  Biden administration has 3 flights planned for Sunday, and more could be scheduled for the coming days, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a leading US daily report.

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  Will ‘protect’ abortion seekers in Texas: Justice Department

  World | September 07, 2021 9:07 IST

  Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department would “protect those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services” under a federal law known as the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.

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  EXPLAINER: The language, reach of new Texas abortion law

  World | September 05, 2021 8:45 IST

  The Texas law, pegged a “fetal heartbeat bill,” bans abortions at the point of the “first detectable heartbeat,” which could happen around six weeks into pregnancy.

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  'Do not give up': Americans help Afghans in new homeland

  World | August 18, 2021 8:28 IST

  Across the US, Americans are scrambling to help Afghans fleeing their country after the Taliban's speedy takeover. 

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  2 dead, 30 hospitalised after chemical leak in Texas

  India | July 29, 2021 12:56 IST

  During a PC on Wednesday, officials from LyondellBasell Industries said its facility in La Porte experienced a chemical leak, which has been identified as acetic acid, at around 7.35 pm on Tuesday evening, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Jeff Bezos to fly 'beyond Karman line' on Tuesday

  Science | July 19, 2021 23:20 IST

  Jeff Bezos is all set to fly to the edge of space, beyond the Karman line, on Tuesday, along with three others, aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket.

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  Dozens treated after chemical leak at Texas water park

  World | July 18, 2021 7:30 IST

  KPRC-TV reports that some of those who became sick were children, including a 3-year-old who was hospitalized in stable condition.

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  One killed, 5 injured after small plane crashes at Texas airport

  World | June 14, 2021 18:50 IST

  ​One person was killed and five others injured when a small airplane crashed early Monday at a municipal airport in Texas, authorities said.  

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  Texas lawmakers approve abortion ban as early as 6 weeks

  World | May 14, 2021 9:25 IST

  Texas would ban abortions after as early as six weeks and allow private citizens to enforce the rule through civil lawsuits against doctors and others under a measure given final approval by state lawmakers.

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  Employee kills 1, wounds 5 at Texas cabinet business

  World | April 09, 2021 7:12 IST

  A man opened fire Thursday at a Texas cabinet-making company where he worked, killing one person and wounding five others before shooting and wounding a state trooper prior to his arrest, authorities said.

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  Texas man carrying weapon arrested outside Kamala Harris' residence

  World | March 18, 2021 7:35 IST

  Washington DC police on Wednesday (local time) arrested a Texas man outside Vice President Kamala Harris' official residence, the US Naval Observatory, with a rifle and ammunition recovered from his vehicle.

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  Texas becomes biggest US state to lift COVID-19 mask mandate

  World | March 03, 2021 7:46 IST

  The announcement in Texas, where the virus has killed more than 43,000 people, rattled doctors and big city leaders who said they are now bracing for another deadly resurgence.

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  Winter storm cripples life in Texas, millions left without power supply

  World | February 16, 2021 9:36 IST

  President Joe Biden approved Texas' emergency disaster proclamation Sunday. The declaration orders federal assistance to supplement state and local storm response efforts, according to a statement from the White House.