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  • The Ash Grove Cement factory, which burns hazardous waste for fuel, is in compliance with EPA pollution standards.
    EPA Regulations Give Kilns Permission To Pollute
    Cement plants, like Ash Grove in Chanute, Kan., burn hazardous waste for fuel, causing anxiety for nearby residents despite assurances of regulators.
  • Morning news brief
    U.S. issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians. South Carolina hosts the Democratic primary Saturday. The anniversary of a train derailment in Ohio is Saturday.
  • The Texas State Penitentiary at Huntsville, or Huntsville Unit, opened in 1849, and houses Texas’ execution chamber. Two-third of state-run jails and prisons in Texas are not fulled air conditioned. Inmates rights groups are suing to change that.
    An inmate’s body temp was 107.5 when he died. The state of Texas says heat did not kill him.
    Newly released autopsies show extreme temperatures in state prisons may have contributed to multiple recent deaths behind bars. But the state says heat hasn’t killed any prisoners in more than a decade. A lawsuit challenging Texas prison heat protocols will be heard in federal court on Tuesday.
  • Sgt. John Chandler of the Williamson County Sheriff's Department places flowers on the grave of his dog Frog at the Pet Rest Cemetery in 1990.
    There used to be a pet cemetery in Pflugerville, but it’s gone now. What happened to the animals?
    Pet Rest had been around since the ’60s and was pretty well known. A few years ago, bulldozers showed up and it became a construction site.
  • A woman (right), whose son was kidnapped and executed in August 2009, is one of thousands of people living in the Juarez Valley. Like many, she said she feels trapped there.
    Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?
    NPR News investigation: Ciudad Juarez is ground zero for Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war against his country's ruthless drug cartels. But there's strong evidence that federal forces there appear to be favoring Mexico's largest, oldest and most powerful cartel, the Sinaloa.
  • A woman (right), whose son was kidnapped and executed in August 2009, is one of thousands of people living in the Juarez Valley. Like many, she said she feels trapped there.
    Mexico's Drug War: A Rigged Fight?
    NPR News investigation: Ciudad Juarez is ground zero for Mexican President Felipe Calderon's war against his country's ruthless drug cartels. But there's strong evidence that federal forces there appear to be favoring Mexico's largest, oldest and most powerful cartel, the Sinaloa.
  • News Brief: Democratic Debate, Impeachment Probe, Turkey's Incursion
    Democrats vying to be the presidential nominee see Elizabeth Warren as their biggest rival. Testimony continues in the House impeachment probe. And, a humanitarian crisis escalates in northeast Syria.
  • Voters on line outside the Tom Reid Library in Pearland, Texas, October 22, 2024.
    ‘I know he’s not everybody’s favorite flavor:’ Texas voters weigh in on the Cruz-Allred contest
    Immigration and border security, abortion and the 2021 winter storm all figured into how early voters in some parts of Texas cast their ballots in the Senate race between Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Democratic Congressman Colin Allred.
  • Morning news brief
    House to vote on a bill to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese parent company. Conservatives warn about noncitizens voting myths. The first aid ship is due to arrive soon in Gaza from Cypress.
  • Morning news brief
    State media in Iran reports the president has died in a helicopter crash. The news is being closely watched in Israel. And, a hearing could decided if Julian Assange is extradited to the U.S.
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