The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Tuesday that the mother of a teenager shot and killed in Mexico by a Border Patrol agent standing in Arizona can sue for damages, and that the agent does not have immunity. Continue reading →
{FD} Texas school’s baseball team plays playoff game 36 hours after massacre
Santa Fe High School’s baseball team played Saturday night, just hours after 10 people were killed and 13 injured in a shooting massacre at their school Friday. Continue reading →
{FD} Commercial space travelers will soon be able to send a tweet from space
Solstar is developing a Wi-Fi network that can be used commercially in space. On Sunday they made a big step in the right direction when they sent the first tweet from space that only used commercial infrastructure. Continue reading →
{FD} Teachers protest, demand extraordinary funding increases, in Arizona and Colorado
A sea of teachers clad in red shirts flowed toward the Arizona Capitol on Thursday for an unprecedented walkout that closed most of the state’s public schools, part of an educator uprising that bubbled up in other parts of the nation and spread west. Continue reading →
{FD} Most of Texas border community supports fence expansion: ‘something secure for us’
As the Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas, announces the expansion of the border fence, people who live with it every day say they think that on balance it has helped improve safety. Continue reading →
{FD} Families of Korean War MIAs hope Trump-Kim talks will bring loved ones home
There are 5,000 U.S. service members bodies still in North Korea from the Korean War. Family members hope talks with the country could help bring their loved ones home. Continue reading →
{FD} Sister Jean with her own bobblehead is Loyola University Chicago’s superstar charm
During a very improbable NCAA tournament run, Loyola University’s biggest star is Sister Jean who has captured attention for her prayers and bracket Continue reading →
{FD} Customs seizes $4 million in liquid meth from Mexican smuggler in Texas
Customs and Border Protection stopped a man who was trying to bring six jugs with close to $4 million in meth across the border. Continue reading →
{FD} Skunks invade small New Mexico town
Hagerman, a small town in southwest New Mexico, is currently dealing with a stinky skunk problem. Continue reading →
{FD} Army training mission gives troops the feel of deployment – in their backyard
The Army, Air Force and Marines are taking part in Roving Sands, a training mission to simlute real deployment and combat for missile defense troops. Continue reading →
{FD} FBI says no evidence of attack on dead Border Patrol agent
The FBI is now saying there was no evidence of an attack on Agent Rogelio Martinez and his partner in November 2017. Continue reading →
{FD} Border Patrol agents find tunnel in El Paso that connects city to storied past
A 75 foot tunnel was found on the bank of the Rio Grande river, but one former Border Patrol chief believes it could be more than 100 years old. Continue reading →
{FD} Mobile stroke unit brings hospital to patients – and could save lives
UCLA and the Los Angeles County Fire Department are using a Mobile Stroke Unit to treat stroke victims in the field, saving them brain cells and possibly their life Continue reading →
{FD} Illegal immigrant who assaulted Border Patrol agent sentenced to 5 years in prison
A 21-year-old illegal immigrant was sentenced to five years in prison for assaulting a Border Patrol agent Continue reading →
{FD} Hundreds of rescued sea turtles released back into Gulf of Mexico
Hypothermic sea turtles that were rescued from frigid Gulf of Mexico waters are being released back into the wild. Continue reading →
{FD} Nearly 1,000 sea turtles rescued along Texas Gulf Coast
The National Park Service raced through the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday to save an estimated 500 hundred hypothermic sea turtles. Continue reading →
{FD} Sisters are donating handmade scarves to New Mexico’s homeless
Two sisters in New Mexico are handmaking scarves and donating them to the homeless. Continue reading →
{FD} Illegal immigrant arrested crossing Texas border previously assaulted a peace officer
Border Patrol agents arrested a man Friday, who served 15 years in prison for Aggravated Assault on a Peace Officer, for illegally crossing the border back into the United States. Continue reading →
{FD} Pecan farmers in New Mexico worry weevils could impact harvest
A little six legged insect is eating New Mexico’s pecans. Now the state’s Dept. of Agriculture is trying to protect the state’s $200 million industry. Continue reading →
{FD} Boom and Bust: Running an oil-dependent economy through a downturn
Midland, Texas suffered when oil dropped below $30 a barrel in 2016, but they maintained a relatively low unemployment rate and never needed to spend savings money. Continue reading →
