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Rescue efforts began Friday, but FEMA did not deploy its network of Urban Search and Rescue teams until Monday.

Weslaco, Texas police have released an incident report that details a missing persons report filed by the father of Ryan ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection released a timeline of events leading up to the death of a gunman who targeted the U.S. Border Patrol Rio Grande Valley Sector ...

The U.S. has again ceased livestock imports from Mexico related to the presence of the parasitic New World screwworm fly ...

So, how do we feel about this weird yogurt and strawberry pasta dish that tennis star Iga Świątek wants us all to try? If you have no idea what I’m talking about (which, FAIR), keep ...

The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying that a flesh-eating parasite has moved farther ...

Members of the Border Patrol's Search Trauma and Rescue unit, or BORSTAR, deployed to Central Texas, where floods killed at least 120 people during the Fourth of July weekend and where nearly 200 are ...

The Department of Homeland Security reported that more than a dozen agitators slashed tires on federal vehicles and damaged ...

Noem ordered that every FEMA contract and grant worth that exceeds $100,000 must cross her desk for approval, CNN reported in ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon has no plans to have normal relations with Israel at the present time, and Beirut’s main aim is to ...

U.S. Rep. Arrington joined local and state leaders in West Texas to talk about wins and the impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Here's what was said.