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Zimbabwe opposition leader dies in helicopter crash near Colorado-New Mexico state line
A group of prominent friends, including a key Zimbabwean opposition leader and a Texas-based investor and philanthropist, was heading to a ranch in the U.S. state of New Mexico when...

6 Denver-area 7-Eleven stores among 100 swept up in nationwide ICE raids
U.S. immigration agents descended on dozens of 7-Eleven stores before dawn Wednesday to open employment audits and interview workers in the largest crackdown on an employer under Donald Trump's presidency.

Advocates say Texas exploiting day laborers after Harvey
Guillermo Miranda Vazquez starts his day in a parking lot near the Home Depot where he easily finds work alongside other day laborers who are cleaning up Houston after Hurricane...

Groping allegations against Bush would be hard to prosecute, experts say
Allegations that former President George H.W. Bush inappropriately touched six women involve potential crimes punishable by fines or jail time, if they had been prosecuted.

Texas church gunman was court-martialed, discharged from Air Force
The man officials have identified to The Associated Press as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his...

Harvey-related deaths toll climbs to 20, official confirms
A sheriff's official north of Houston says two men died this week in separate drownings, bringing the number of confirmed Harvey-related deaths to 20.

Houston sees glimmer of hope after Harvey but threats loom
Harvey's floodwaters started dropping across much of the Houston area and the storm weakened slightly Wednesday but major dangers remained for the U.S. Gulf Coast area, including the threat of...

Harvey rain is now the heaviest tropical downpour in U.S. history
As the human toll and the strain on flood defenses mounted, the city of Houston moved Tuesday to open two and possibly three more mega-shelters, and the rain from Harvey...

Advocates stage first big Texas protest against border wall
Hundreds of people are marching in South Texas toward the Rio Grande to oppose the wall the U.S. government wants to build on the river separating Texas and Mexico.

Investigator: Driver part of larger human-smuggling scheme
Investigators believe a truck driver accused in the deaths of 10 people found inside a packed, sweltering tractor-trailer is part of a larger organization involved in human smuggling that authorities...