Hundreds of Africans have amassed at the U.S.-Mexican border at Nuevo Laredo without Spanish-language skills or much money to survive.
Author: Rick Jervis, USA TODAY
Two more migrants die in US custody after crossing Mexico border
The death of a transgender woman from El Salvador resparked fears that transgender women and gay men are being mistreated at federal facilities.
One Morehouse College student’s $100,000 in debt, vanished. ‘God has smiled on me,’ he says after billionaire Robert F. Smith’s speech
Elijah Dormeus was graduating from Morehouse College in Atlanta when he learned billionaire Robert Smith would pay off his $100,000 in student loans.
Texas will execute man tied to one of the most gruesome modern hate crimes
John William King and two others beat James Byrd Jr., then dragged him behind a truck, tearing him apart. Prosecutors say it because Byrd was black.
Donald Trump closing the U.S.-Mexico border would be ‘catastrophic’ for Texas city
Trump’s threatto seal the border has sent jolts of alarm across the U.S.-Mexico border, but few places feel it more acutely than Laredo, Texas.
‘Lupita scared the s*** out of me!’: Jordan Peele talks new film ‘Us’ at SXSW in Austin
“Us” is the second feature after Peele’s successful “Get Out” and tells the story of evil doppelgängers out to destroy a family on vacation.
How Florida police snared nearly 300 — including Robert Kraft — at spas used for sex trafficking
The investigation, which ensnared nearly 300 alleged suspected johns, including New England Patriots’ Robert Kraft, sparked a national conversation.
Dueling rallies — for and against Trump — roil through El Paso during president’s visit
Trump spoke in El Paso, a border community that has found itself at the center of a divisive national debate over immigration and border security.
‘It’s serious’ – Winter storm brings havoc to Southeast
The same winter storm that dumped heavy rains on Los Angeles last week is expected to unleashheavy snows and ice this weeknd as it heads east.
How a policy shift may have led to the border confrontation with the migrant caravan
The U.S. policy of “metering” – only allowing in migrants if there’s room in holding facilities – is creating huge backlogs and building frustration.