A man suspected of killing five of his neighbours in Texas has been arrested after police found him hiding in a cupboard underneath a pile of laundry. Francisco Oropesa was detained north of Houston. He was several miles from his…
At-large Texas mass shooting suspect had been deported 4 times
Francisco Oropesa, the man on the run after allegedly killing five Texas family members, is a Mexican national who was previously deported four times, a source familiar with the investigation told ABC News. Oropesa, 38, was deported on March 17,…
Texas man fatally shoots 5 neighbors after noise complaint, sheriff says
After neighbors complained about the noise he was making, a Texas man went next door with an AR-15-style rifle and shot them, killing five people – including an eight-year-old child – as well as wounding three others at a home…
Texas shooting: 9 teenagers shot at prom after-party
Nine people have been injured after gunfire erupted at a teenagers’ party in Jasper County, Texas. The shooting early on Sunday took place at a private residence where some 250 Jasper High School students had gathered after their annual prom…
2 Texas cheerleaders shot after 1 gets into wrong car
Two high school cheerleaders were shot after one of them apparently approached the wrong vehicle in a car park near Austin, Texas. One of the athletes, Payton Washington, 18, remains in hospital in a critical condition, according to family. The…
Mifepristone: US judge halts approval for abortion pill
A Texas judge has revoked the longstanding approval for the widely used abortion drug mifepristone. The pill has been authorised for over 20 years, and is used in more than half of US pregnancy terminations. In a 67-page opinion, Judge…
Texas officials find migrants in shipping container on a train
The bodies of two people were found Friday on a freight train in Texas after someone telephoned officials to let them know that there were people on board who were in distress. It was not immediately clear who made the…
Former police officer who hired 2 people to kill wife is executed
A former suburban Texas police officer has been executed for hiring two people to kill his estranged wife nearly 30 years ago. Robert Fratta, 65, received a lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the November 1994 fatal…
Texas set to execute man for killing his mother, burying body in her backyard
A Texas inmate whose lawyers say has a history of mental illness faces execution on Wednesday for killing his mother and burying her body in her backyard nearly 20 years ago. Tracy Beatty, 61, is scheduled to receive a lethal…
If I knew that being a Nanny abroad would land me in jail, I for kuku remain in Nigeria.
I raised all my children by myself, a single parent with five children, although from three different fathers; one died, two simply walked away after fathering a child each. All my children remain as one, I never allowed them to…