Greg Abbott throws down gauntlet to Joe Biden over "failed" border control
Texan authorities have detained 501,300 illegal immigrants since Operation Lone Star started, said Gov. Greg Abbott.
Texas celebrates taking island back from cartel after military operation
Fronton Island, described as a decades-old problem for Texas officials in dealing with Mexican cartels, was seized last November.
Mexico's president mocks Greg Abbott using military against migrants
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has not been traditionally shy to express his feelings on the southern border.
Mexican cartels are helping Biden with border: Texas Republican
"I do think the cartels are trying to carry the Biden administration a couple rounds" in the border fight, Rep. Anthony Gonzales told Newsweek.
Migrants to flood border out of fear of Trump: Border Patrol union head
Brandon Judd, National Border Patrol Council president, said the union saw a surge of migrants prior to Biden's win in 2020.
Joe Biden's gaffe moments after defending mental fitness mocked
In a speech, the president referred to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the "president of Mexico."
Mexico May Save Us From Our Own Crazy Gun Laws
U.S. gun laws are broken. Even when states muster the political will to enact reasonable restrictions, for example as California did recently, they get blocked in federal court.
Americans die from fungal infection during medical procedures in Mexico
Some of the patients suffered from stroke or severe hemorrhages that eventually led to death in many of them.
Another state considers sending National Guard to Texas
Louisiana is looking at sending troops to Texas to support Greg Abbott's border control efforts, according to its Governor Jeff Landry.
Archaeologists find "extremely rare" jade mask in Maya king's tomb
The discovery of the mask and other remains in the tomb, which dates to around 1,700 years ago, is "significant on several levels."
Texas border convoy slammed by Eagle Pass community leaders ahead of rally
The 'Take Our Border Back' convoy, dubbed 'God's Army' by some, is holding a rally near Eagle Pass in Texas on Saturday.
Greg Abbott faces MAGA backlash
Supporters of Donald Trump's MAGA movement have hit out at the Texas governor after a video was posted showing an open gate in the border wall.
Kristi Noem warns Mexican cartel is trafficking kids in South Dakota
The GOP governor said Mexican cartels are operating in her state and not just along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Former Mexican cartel member compares border gangs to George Soros
In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday morning, a former member of a Mexican drug cartel compared them to George Soros.
Better Planet
Area twice the size of California to be allowed to return to nature
A public benefit corporation has secured $14 million in private financing to regenerate 100 million hectares of land.
Russian TV host rejoices at Texas border "civil war" hurting Ukraine
The U.S. could face "civil war 2.0," said Russian state media host, Sergey Mardan.
Archaeologists baffled by 1,900-year-old weapons in remote cave
The artifacts are thought to be evidence of hunter-gatherer societies, which were present in the region since around 7000 B.C.
Archaeologists discover funeral urn depicting Maya corn god
The artifact in Mexico, which was found to contain human remains, also features a representation of an owl on its lid.
Archaeologists find rare crab leftovers from ancient Maya celebrations
The crabs were considered to be a symbolic marker of regeneration, so they were consumed in special ceremonies.
Greg Abbott's armed troops block border patrol
The Texas National Guard took control of Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, blocking federal agents from accessing roughly 2.5 miles of the border.
These are the biggest risks for the US in 2024
A Council on Foreign Relations report lists a Taiwan Strait conflict and an expanding Middle East conflagration among its top potential flashpoints for 2024.
Mexican president trying to "blackmail" Biden, Republican says
Mexico President Obrador's request for the U.S. to send $20 billion to Latin American countries faced criticism from GOP senators.
How China's inaction is feeding America's fentanyl crisis
Beijing is failing to take "very simple" steps to undermine drug flows, a professor who won rare access to the Sinaloa Cartel told Newsweek.
Archaeologists discover ancient camp where Maya ate cooked snails
Researchers found some "unusual mounds of Earth" at the site, as well as pottery and snail shells.
Chicken warehouse workers' kidnapping possibly linked to gang
Four men were kidnapped in a chicken warehouse in the Nuevo Oxtotitlán neighborhood of Toluca, Mexico, early Friday morning.
Migrant crisis brings down America's railroad network
A decision to close Texas rail bridges to stop migrants crossing the border has sparked backlash from the railroad industry.
Texas border video showing huge migrant surge sparks MAGA fury
Several MAGA figures reacted to a video that showed migrants crossing the Mexico-United States border.
Michael Cohen predicts Donald Trump would invade key US allies
"You can't imagine the things that he's going to do," Cohen said on Saturday.
Putin ally hints at Russian plot to reclaim Alaska
Putin has been dismissive of the idea that Moscow ought to retake the U.S. state, a former Russian colonial territory.
What Republicans said about the southern border during debate
During the fourth GOP debate, the candidates were asked about how they would handle the "crisis" at the border.