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Dr. Jackson, a Republican who was backed by President Trump and based his campaign around their close relationship, effectively stamped his ticket to Congress in a deep-red district.
Long lines. Pizza at the polls. Absentee ballots that never showed up. And that’s just the warm-up to November.
Welcome to the most negative Senate campaign of 2020 so far.
We know domestic violence is spiking under lockdown — we just don’t know the details. Here are women who do.
Remarried, likely to win re-election in November, he was embarking on a second act when he died of the novel coronavirus.
Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
Get the latest primary results from Alabama, Maine and Texas.
Edgar Sandoval sabía que estaba bien preparado para informar sobre la propagación del coronavirus desde su hogar familiar en la frontera entre Texas y México. Poco podía imaginar lo que encontraría.
Some workers are calling on the industry to shut down plants in states where virus cases have increased sharply in recent weeks.
Jeff Sessions hopes to win back his old Senate seat in Alabama, while primary and runoff elections are taking place in Texas and Maine.
A former college football coach defeated Jeff Sessions in a Republican runoff in Alabama, and Sara Gideon will challenge Susan Collins for the Senate in Maine. Key races also took place in Texas.
Edgar Sandoval knew he was well prepared to report on the spread of the coronavirus on the Texas-Mexico border. He was going home. Little did he know exactly what he would find.
The escalating crisis in Texas shows how the chronic underfunding of public health has put America on track for the worst coronavirus response in the developed world.
Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in an Alabama race that will signal the strength of President Trump’s hold on his base. And in Maine, the spotlight is on which Democrat will face Susan Collins.
Jeff Sessions is fighting for his political life in an Alabama race that will signal the strength of President Trump’s hold on his base. And in Maine, the spotlight is on which Democrat will face Susan Collins.
A comprehensive shutdown may be required in much of the country.
The senator’s office says he wears a mask when traveling and temporarily takes it off to eat or drink.
More owners are permanently shutting their doors after new lockdown orders, realizing that there may be no end in sight to the crisis.
“Pensé que era un engaño”, dijo el hombre a su enfermero, informó una funcionaria del hospital.
“Unprecedented, historic corruption,” Romney calls a commutation: This is your morning tip sheet.
Oil and gas companies are hurtling toward bankruptcy, raising fears that wells will be left leaking planet-warming pollutants, with cleanup costs left to taxpayers.
The state recorded 15,300 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, easily passing the previous one-day high of 12,274 set at the height of the outbreak in New York in April.
A youth gymnastics organization. Community-based skeet shooters. A freshly formed lacrosse league. These are some of the organizations that received Paycheck Protection Program funds.
The officers were responding to a domestic disturbance call when a man opened fire on them, the authorities said. That man later took his own life.
Health experts have been skeptical that such parties occur, and details of this case could not be independently confirmed.
A month ago, Corpus Christi had hardly any cases of coronavirus and business was booming. Now it is struggling to contain one of the state’s fastest growing outbreaks. What happened?
This election, some Democrats argue, offers the party the provocative possibility of a new path to the presidency, even as others warn against overconfidence.
A third of states have strict measures in place for visitors, from mandatory testing to quarantine requirements.
Mayor Sylvester Turner said the large gathering of Republican officials amid a worsening pandemic would put many people at risk. Party officials said they were exploring a legal challenge.
Defeats at three projects reflect increasingly sophisticated legal challenges, shifting economics and growing demands by states to fight climate change.
For these former inmates in Texas, the rush of emotions that accompany freedom play out at a Greyhound bus station.
For these former inmates in Texas, the rush of emotions that accompany freedom play out at a Greyhound bus station.
We spent time with the doctors and patients dealing with the outbreak at Houston’s largest hospital. “I’ll be honest with you, I can barely keep track,” one doctor told us.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
After aiding coronavirus patients in New York City, nurses face relatives and friends who refuse to wear masks or don’t believe the virus is real.
With cases surging, some cities are seeing long testing lines and slow results.
Remains found in Texas were confirmed to belong to Specialist Vanessa Guillen, who went missing at Fort Hood more than two months ago. Her family said she had dreamed of being in the military since childhood.
Many Americans, fearful of the virus, stayed at home and held muted celebrations, although some went on undeterred.
The death toll is lower, but there are echoes of March as cases spike, doctors fall ill and supplies run short. Now, Texas is trying to adapt hard-won lessons while addressing a new set of challenges.
Early in the pandemic, much of rural Texas had low case counts and few worries. Now, conservative areas are seeing a surge in cases, but distrust in government mandates endures.
Our correspondent Sheri Fink goes behind the scenes at Houston Methodist Hospital as coronavirus cases rise.
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered residents to wear face coverings in public as the state confronts mounting coronavirus infections and pressure from local officials.
In an abrupt reversal, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texans in all counties with 20 or more coronavirus cases to wear face masks in public places. He also authorized limits on public gatherings.
In a complaint, prosecutors said that another soldier killed Private Guillen, and that he and his girlfriend tried to dispose of her remains near the Leon River in Texas.
The electric carmaker’s deliveries fell only modestly as sales in China and other overseas markets nearly made up for lost sales in the United States.
For the moment, the right to choose is safe. But the outlook is ominous.
A lawyer for the family of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen said on Wednesday that her remains had most likely been found and that a suspect in her disappearance had killed himself.
A second suspect killed himself on Tuesday, the Army said. The family of Pfc. Vanessa Guillen called for a congressional investigation into her disappearance in April.
Why the Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law that required doctors performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals.
Democrats failed in their bid to shift to mail-in voting, so Texans headed to the polls for early voting amid a surge in coronavirus cases.
The post, shared last week by Kaylynn Williford, was criticized for appearing to equate protesters against racism and police brutality with Nazis who “tore down statues.”
It’s an example of the unpredictable way health prices can vary for patients who receive identical care.
The Senate can take a page from the market economies around the world that managed to fight the pandemic and safely restore normalcy.
As young patients fill new virus wards, Houston Methodist is calling nurses to work extra shifts and ramping up its testing efforts.
The state wanted to be among the first to reopen. It’s now dealing with the consequences.
In Texas’ most populous county, officials are again urging people to stay home, saying this flood of cases will be worse than the last one.
The city’s food bank has been a lifeline and a source of hope for many across Southwest Texas.
Officials nationwide were rethinking their efforts to slow the virus, which the nation’s top infectious disease expert said were “not working.”
The vehicle, which was carrying 10 people, had been pursued before it crashed into a semitrailer on private property, the authorities said.
The vice president falsely claimed that increased testing “is generating” more cases, among other exaggerations and inaccurate claims.
Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.
Some American school districts are beginning to announce hybrid schedules that include a mix of online and in-school learning, presenting a difficult challenge for working parents.
Democrats in the state had urged the justices to reinstate a federal trial judge’s order based on the 26th Amendment, which bars voting discrimination based on age.
The state leading the latest effort to overturn the health law used to have weaker coverage and more uninsured residents.
The state’s governor was insistent about reopening. Then the number of coronavirus cases soared.
People in their 20s, 30s and 40s account for a growing proportion of the cases in many places, raising fears that asymptomatic young people are helping to fuel the virus’s spread.
A growing number of states are pausing plans to reopen, amid rising case counts. But Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said shutting back down was the “last thing we want to do.”
A growing number of states are pausing plans to reopen, amid rising case counts. But Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said shutting back down was the “last thing we want to do.”
Businesses were reopening in recent weeks and oil prices had climbed north of $40 a barrel before coronavirus infections accelerated in the state.
Updates on the surges in Texas, California, Arizona and Florida.
Updates on the surges in Texas, California, Arizona and Florida.
A spike in positive coronavirus tests is prompting universities across college sports to acknowledge how precarious their plans are for a season.
Florida, Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina set daily records. Nationwide, more than 36,000 cases were reported Wednesday.
Greg Abbott, the Republican governor of the country’s largest Republican-controlled state, is facing increasing pressure over his decision to open the economy.
A rural hospital in Texas braces for an outbreak while trying to stave off financial ruin.
High school students have organized protests in California, Maryland and Michigan. In one Texas suburb, three teenagers led hundreds of people in a march, and they say they aren’t done organizing.
No other developed country is doing so badly.
Some cities and states are looking toward a simple solution to mass unemployment: Hire workers directly.
Contrary to President Trump’s recent comments, specialists say, recent increases are real, and the virus is like a “forest fire” that will burn as long as there is fuel.
Beijing and Seoul have had a recent surge in coronavirus cases, and businesses are recoiling in America as infections sharply increase in Southern and Western states.
The order to inform Texans that “all slaves are free” was found in a Union Army records book in the National Archives in Washington on Thursday.
Mr. Floyd was arrested in Houston over a $10 drug transaction. Now thousands of cases involving the officer who arrested him and his squad are under review.
Nationwide protests against racism and police brutality give new urgency to a holiday long cherished by African-Americans.
He celebrado esta festividad toda mi vida. Este año es diferente.
“When I think about Juneteenth as Emancipation Day, and I think about this moment, I feel like we still need to be emancipated.”
The mystery surrounding what happened to Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, 20, has drawn widespread attention.
It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln’s promise of “a new birth of freedom.”
Ruben Gutierrez’s lawyers argued that he had the right to have a Christian chaplain present during his execution.
I’ve celebrated this holiday all my life. It’s different this year.
His Texan Southern University team rose to national prominence, and Martin Luther King Jr., Barbara Jordan and Denzel Washington all learned from him.
His Texas Southern University team rose to national prominence, and Martin Luther King Jr., Barbara Jordan and Denzel Washington all learned from him.
Larry Callies comes from a long line of black Americans living and working on the frontier.
Larry Callies comes from a long line of black cowboys living and working on the frontier.
In corners of the U.S. facing financial ruin, but where the coronavirus hasn’t arrived in full, an analysis of economic and infection data helps explain why some see reopening as long overdue.
Last month, aerial photos of a packed parking lot became a nationwide symbol of economic insecurity. If anything, the anxiety has only deepened.
A detailed county map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by county.
The musician talks about the aftermath of going viral, the sanctuary of alter egos and what she hopes to do by the time she turns 40.