Associated Press
Many man admits to gun, ammo possession
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A 44-year-old Many man has pleaded guilty to possessing a shotgun and ammunition after being convicted of multiple felonies.
U.S. Attorney Stephanie A. Finley tells The Times Jerry Kenneth Thompson Jr. entered the plea Thursday to one count of possessing a firearm and ammunition after a felony conviction...
Highland Park ISD reverses, drops ban of 7 books
DALLAS (AP) — A suburban Dallas school has reversed course and will let students read seven books removed from an approved list amid concerns about sex, abortion and rape references.
Highland Park Independent School District Superintendent Dawson Orr on Sunday night apologized for the disruption...
Coast Guard searching for 2 missing Louisiana shrimpers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Coast Guard is searching for two missing shrimpers last seen south of the Southwest Pass near the mouth of the Mississippi River.
The Coast Guard says the shrimping vessel Christopher's Joy capsized around 4 p...
Southwest jet safely returns to Austin after odor detected
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Passengers on a Southwest Airlines jet have used slides to evacuate after the pilot reported an odor in the cabin, declared an emergency and safely returned the to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.
Airport spokesman Jason Zielinski says nobody was hurt in Tuesday morning's incident involving Flight 481 bound for Dallas Love Field...
Police: 3 people dead in shooting at Alabama UPS facility
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Police say three people have been killed in a shooting at a UPS facility in Birmingham, Alabama.
Birmingham police Lt. Sean Edwards tells The Associated Press that the gunman was killed along with two other people in the Tuesday morning gunfire...
Louisiana Skeleton Found In Red River
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — Louisiana authorities say a skeleton found in a Red River sandbar has been positively identified as a 42-year-old Ashdown woman who has been missing since February.
The Texarkana Gazette reports the remains are those of Janice Northcross, who fell into the river near Fulton to avoid a tractor-trailer that was skidding toward her on an icy Interstate 30 bridge...
Texas woman set to die for starvation of child, 9
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for a 38-year-old Texas woman are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block her scheduled execution for the starvation and torture death of her girlfriend's 9-year-old son a decade ago.
Lisa Coleman is set for lethal injection Wednesday evening in Huntsville...
Dallas Area Rapid Transit adding service for Texas State Fair
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Area Rapid Transit has announced additional rail service in preparation for the State Fair of Texas, which opens Sept. 26.
Expanded DART rail service begins Monday and runs through Sunday, Oct. 19, which is the final day of the annual expo at Fair Park...