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1 dead, 12 hurt in explosion at Texas hospital

One construction worker is killed and a dozen others are injured after an explosion at an addition to a Texas hospital , authorities say.
‘Texas church gunman escaped mental facility’

The former US serviceman who committed the deadliest mass shooting on record in Texas escaped from a mental hospital in 2012 as he faced court-martial on domestic violence charges for which he was later convicted, a police report revealed on Tuesday.
Man linked to Texas shooting faced military court martial

The man authorities have identified as the gunman in a mass shooting at a Texas church was discharged from the Air Force for allegedly assaulting his spouse and child, according to an Air Force spokeswoman.
Death toll in Texas church shooting rises to 26

A gunman dressed in black tactical gear massacred at least 26 worshipers and wounded 20 others at a white-steepled church in Texas on Sunday, carrying out the latest in a series of mass shootings that have plagued the United States.
Harvey death toll rises to 44

A flood-hit southeast Texas city lost its drinking water supply and police and soldiers rescued thousands still stranded on Thursday after powerful storm Harvey killed 44 people and displaced more than a million on the Gulf Coast.
Hurricane Harvey makes landfall in Texas

Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds as it became the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.
One dead in Texas shooting, gunman still at large

One person is killed and four others are wounded in a shooting in Austin, Texas. Police warn that the shooter is still at large.
Muslim doctor shot near Houston mosque on way to prayer

A Muslim man on his way to morning prayer is shot and stabbed outside a mosque in Houston, Texas.
US election 2016: Sanders beats Clinton in Maine

Bernie Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucuses, the latest contest in the battle to be the Democratic presidential candidate.
Texas tornadoes kill 11 as wild weather lashes US

At least 11 people are killed as tornadoes ripped through Texas, according to authorities who searched house-to-house for additional victims of the freak storms lashing the southern United States.
US ‘clock boy’ seeks $15m redress

US boy who was arrested for taking a homemade clock to class is seeking $15m from his city and school.
35 detained Bangladeshis in Texas end hunger strike

Bangladeshi asylum seekers have ended a near week-long hunger strike at the El Paso detention centre in Texas, US, protesting their potential deportation.
Bangladeshi shot dead in Florida robbery

Bangladeshi national is shot dead during a robbery in Florida of the United States earlier this week.
Celebrity US clockmaker goes to KSA to perform Umrah

Talented American student of Sudanese origin Ahmed Mohammed Al-Hassan arrived in Jeddah to perform Umrah and visit his relatives, reports Arab News.
2 die in two US university shootings

Two people dies after two separate university shootings in Texas and Arizona, just hours apart.
Texas police 'shoot man with hands up'

Video footage has emerged that appears to show police in Texas shooting and killing a man who had his hands up.
Ice sheet bigger than Texas, California discovered on Mars

Researchers discover an ice sheet on Mars that looks bigger than Texas and California cities of US.
Six children found shot dead in Texas, US

Six children and two adults have been found handcuffed and fatally shot in the head in a Texas home, following the arrest of a man who exchanged gunfire with police.
Texas man injured as bullet ricochets off armadillo

A man from Texas is wounded after a bullet he fires at an armadillo ricochets and hits him in the head, the local sheriff says.
Sandra Bland funeral in Illinois draws hundreds

Hundreds attend the funeral in Illinois of Sandra Bland, who died in a Texas prison cell nearly two weeks ago after being arrested.
'Archie' cartoonist Tom Moore dies

Tom Moore, the "Archie" cartoonist who brought to life the escapades of a freckled-face, red-haired character, has died in Texas. He was 86.
McKinney video: Texas officer quits

The US police officer filmed wrestling a black girl to the ground and pointing his gun at teenagers in Texas has stepped down, officials say.
13 dead in Mexico tornado

At least 13 people have been killed by a tornado that hit the northern Mexico border city of Ciudad Acuna.
Analysis: Behind the Waco biker gang shootout

The news site Vox, reports an analysis by an undercover agent who explains dynamics of biker gangs and its raising trend in the US.
Texas shootout leaves 9 dead

Police in the US state of Texas say nine people have been killed and at least 100 arrested after a shootout between rival biker gangs in Waco.
Texas gunman had been terror suspect

One of two gunmen shot dead at an event in Texas exhibiting cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad has been a terror suspect, court documents show.
Ted Cruz to announce on Monday he plans to run for president, report says

Senator Ted Cruz will declare on Monday that he will run for president in 2016, making him the first major hopeful to formally enter the race