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5.4 Quake Jolts West Texas, One of State's Strongest Ever
One of the strongest earthquakes in Texas history has struck in a western part of the state that’s home to oil and fracking activity
Rail Union Leader Retires to Clear Way for Upstart Who Won
The longtime head of the second-largest rail union announced Friday that he will clear the way for the upstart candidate who beat him by retiring instead of fighting to keep his office in a second election
US Buying 3M Barrels of Oil to Start Replenishing Reserves
The Biden administration says the U.S. is buying 3 million barrels of oil to begin to replenish U.S. strategic reserves that officials drained earlier this year to fight inflation
Sentencing Begins in Police Killing of Atatiana Jefferson
A psychologist says a former Texas officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson through a rear window of her home in 2019 was unsuitable for police work
Texas Man Charged With Threatening Doctor at LGBTQ Clinic
A 38-year-old Texas man has been indicted on federal charges that he threatened a doctor who works with gender nonconforming children
Basin Electric to Buy Power From South Dakota Wind Farm
Bismarck-based Basic Electric Power Cooperative has reached a 25-year deal to buy power from a new South Dakota wind project being developed by a Houston company
US Court Rejects Maintaining COVID-19 Asylum Restrictions
An appeals court rejected efforts to keep in place pandemic-related restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum
Report: Executions Continued Decline but Many 'Botched'
An annual report on capital punishment says public support and use of the death penalty continued a more than two-decade decline in the U.S. in 2022
Details in 2021 Case With Colorado Shooter Suggest Missteps
Documents released in the 2021 dropped prosecution of the Colorado gay nightclub shooter paint a picture of potential missteps by prosecutors
