In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief
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In Santa Fe School Shooting Trial, a Texas Lawyer’s Own Grief

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines One day a year ago in southeast Texas, Lori Laird got a text from a friend and fellow lawyer with an unusually urgent request for help: He had clients to offload. And fast. “Do you know any Houston attorneys looking for a high-profile…

Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care
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Charges Dropped Against Doctor Who Leaked About Minors’ Transgender Care

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a surgeon in Texas who was accused of obtaining and sharing private medical information about gender-transition-related treatments for minors at one of the largest children’s hospitals in the country. The surgeon, Dr. Eithan Haim, was indicted last…

Deadly Winter Storm Barrels Into the Carolinas and Brings Icy Roads
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Deadly Winter Storm Barrels Into the Carolinas and Brings Icy Roads

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A rare southeastern winter storm barreled across the Carolinas early Wednesday, threatening as much as six inches of snow in coastal communities while frigid air left the Gulf Coast and other parts of the region bracing for icy, hazardous roads. The deadly storm,…

Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast
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Louisiana Shuts 100-Mile Stretch of I-10 as Rare Snowstorm Hits Gulf Coast

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The authorities in Louisiana on Wednesday closed a 100-mile stretch of Interstate 10 that spans nearly half the state, as a powerful winter storm brought record snowfall to the Gulf Coast and triggered the state’s first-ever blizzard warning. The announcement shortly after midnight…

Winter Storm Brings Snow to Texas and Louisiana
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Winter Storm Brings Snow to Texas and Louisiana

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A potentially record-breaking winter storm was blowing through the southeastern United States early Tuesday morning, bringing heavy snow to places where even light flurries are rare and sending temperatures along the Gulf Coast plunging to a hard freeze. A blizzard warning was in…

Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67
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Cecile Richards, Former Planned Parenthood President, Dies at 67

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tall and elegant, she was an engaging, charismatic speaker. “She spoke to you, rather than at you,” the journalist and novelist Anna Quindlen said in an interview on Monday, “a kind of authenticity with a touch of Texas.” During her 12-year-term, Ms. Richards…

Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Many Americans who otherwise dislike President-elect Donald J. Trump share his bleak assessment of the country’s problems and support some of his most contentious prescriptions to fix them, according to a new poll from The New York Times and Ipsos. A little more…

U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.
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U.S. Oil Production Is Booming. Oil Jobs Are Not.

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines For years, as oil and gas companies increased production, they hired lots of workers, enriching communities across the United States. That is no longer true. The country is pumping more oil than ever and near-record amounts of gas. But the companies that extract,…

Heavy Snow and Ice Is Forecast for Southern U.S. on Thursday and Friday
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Heavy Snow and Ice Is Forecast for Southern U.S. on Thursday and Friday

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A strip of what forecasters are calling “heavy snow and disruptive ice” is expected to pile up across the South through the end of the week. From the southern plains of Texas and Oklahoma to the Carolina coastal plains, much of this winter…

Mississippi and Texas tornadoes kill 2 injure 6
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Mississippi and Texas tornadoes kill 2 injure 6

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines At least two people were killed and six more injured as several tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and flipping vehicles. One person died in the Liverpool area, located south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that…