AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans in America’s largest conservative state for years racked up victories under the slogan “Keep Texas Red,” a pledge to quash a coming blue wave that Democrats argued was inevitable given shifting demographics. Now, those population transformations have arrived, with the 2020 census confirming that the state got bigger, more suburban and far more diverse. Yet a …

A court in Cape Verde has ruled that a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arrested last year in the West African country can be extradited to the United States to face money-laundering charges By JOSHUA GOODMAN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press September 7, 2021, 9:40 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MIAMI …

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Syrian opposition activists say government shelling of rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria has killed four people, including a child and a woman ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 9:35 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BEIRUT — Government shelling of rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria killed four people, including a child and a woman, …

The nation is still grappling with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, which made landfall Aug. 29 and knocked out power to more than 1 million in Louisiana. At least 71 people have died due to the storm — which hit Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane — as well as the devastation it left across eight states In Louisiana, 15 …

Officials say dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States military have applied for asylum in Germany during their layovers at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 7:12 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article BERLIN — Dozens of people evacuated from Afghanistan by the United States military …

The Thursday remarks come as children head back to school and cases remain high. September 7, 2021, 7:40 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article As COVID-19 case rates remain at a level not seen since before vaccines were widely available in the United States, President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks Thursday on …

Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion ByThe Associated Press September 7, 2021, 7:18 PM • 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that it is unconstitutional to punish abortion, unanimously annulling several provisions of a law from Coahuila — a state on the …

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters By JOSH BOAK Associated Press September 7, 2021, 6:35 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending …