US border: ‘We have stepped over the line into the inhumane’
Harsh new tactics by Texas officials are injuring migrants trying to enter from Mexico
Greg Abbott
Texas becomes largest state to ban transgender care for minors
Republican lawmakers across the country have promoted similar bills
Even butterflies are casualties in Texas battle over border controls
Conservation centre on Rio Grande forced to close after online attacks by conspiracy theorists
Trump’s Texas: ‘I can’t think of anybody I would rather have as president’
Trump supporters who attended the Capitol riots have been galvanised into further political action
Gunman dead as FBI storms Texas synagogue to release hostages
Four people taken hostage, including rabbi, by gunman who is believed to be British
‘Let’s go Brandon’: US airline in hot water as pilot utters Biden insult
Southwest Airlines in political storm over phrase that is inside joke for swearing at president
Virginia governor’s race offers first test of Biden presidency
Defeat would point to potential disaster for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
US district judge took state to task over its ‘offensive deprivation of important right’
Abortion rights protests: Thousands attend rallies across US
Rallies held in all 50 states amid fears that new Texas law rolls back abortion rights
Protesters gather in Dublin to oppose Texas abortion law
Event takes place to coincide with hundreds of similar demonstrations across the US
Hurricane Nicholas makes landfall along Texas coast
Biden declares emergency for Louisiana as tropical storm strengthened into hurricane
Abortion becomes political lightning rod in US after Texas enacts strict law
Court’s decision to decline to stop ban raises concerns Roe vs Wade ruling is under threat
Biden administration sues Texas over ‘clearly unconstitutional’ abortion law
US justice department launches lawsuit amid fears Roe vs Wade ruling is under threat
Texas abortion clinics will be protected, says US justice department
Law enabling citizens to sue anyone who ‘aids or abets’ abortions took effect last week
Maureen Dowd: Goldfish memory America keeps circling bowl
Afghanistan horror exemplifies climate-damaged, rights-opposing land of dread
Texas governor Greg Abbott tests positive for Covid-19
United States reported more than 1,000 deaths on Tuesday as cases surge
US federal health agency performs U-turn on indoor mask-wearing
Republicans furious as CDU recommends masks in certain settings due to Delta surge
Battle over US voting rights escalates as Texas Democrats flee state
‘Have you no shame?’ Biden asks Republicans seeking to impose stricter voting rules
Trump’s ‘revenge tour’ begins with Saturday rally in Ohio
Former US president aims to bolster allies and berate enemies in state he won in 2020
American Covid vaccine shows strong trial results, but will US need it?
US vaccination take-up rates are slowing, as Novavax jab on course for autumn approval
Texas high school student goes off script to attack abortion ban
Paxton Smith’s address to graduating class of Lake Highlands high school went viral
Republicans thwarted in effort to restrict voting rights in Texas
Democrats walk out of chamber before vote on proposed election changes
Trump may be gone, but right-wing fake news still swirls
False stories involving Kamala Harris, and Biden’s climate plan, travelled far and wide
All US adults will be eligible for Covid-19 vaccine by April 19th, says Biden
Rollout continues apace as around 3 million vaccines are being administered each day nationally
Surge of migrants across US-Mexico border an early challenge for Biden
Influx leads to reopening of a facility in Texas used by the Trump administration
Major disaster declaration for Texas over severe winter storm
Nearly half of all Texans still suffering from disruptions to their water services
Big freeze in Texas turns spotlight on dysfunctional energy policies
America Letter: Senator Ted Cruz flies with family to Mexico as thousands without power
White House says Texas winter storm likely due to climate change
State’s governor initially blamed crisis on efforts to transition to green energy sources
Early voting a key battleground in US presidential election
Postal voting and drop boxes targeted as electoral process becomes a partisan issue
Simon Schama: A fight to the death between two visions of America
A bitterly polarised nation could do with a little of the spirit Lyndon Johnson showed in 1965
Republicans confident they can withstand Democratic surge in Texas
Shifting demographics and growing anti-Trump factor have spurred Democrats’ hopes
Girl (14) killed as Hurricane Laura barrels through Louisiana
One of the most powerful storms to ever hit the state brings winds of 240km/h
Revealed: the international evidence NPHET relied on to keep pubs closed
Public health team told of outbreaks in UK, Spain, USA and Canada after pubs reopened
Hurricane Hanna batters Covid-19 hit Texas coast
Disaster declaration issued for 32 counties, with storm surge warning and strong winds
Border community in southern Texas bears brunt of coronavirus
As virus takes destructive path across US, it bears down on places most vulnerable to its devastation
‘I thought it was a hoax’: Patient dies after Texas Covid party
Officials in Houston urge city to lock back down as hospitals struggle
Coronavirus: Cases surge in southern US states as Italy and Germany hold steady
Total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide stands at over 2.7 million
Covid-19: Cases rise in US, India as Australian spike leads to localised lockdown
Victoria enters six-week lockdown, while Johnson hints masks to be mandatory
Coronavirus: Record new cases in US as preventive measures prove divisive
Australia limits number of citizens returning as virus surges
Coronavirus cases in US continue to surge ahead of Fourth of July
Record 55,000 new cases on Thursday alone as 30-plus states report infection rise in week
Texas governor orders wearing of masks in sharp reversal of policy
Greg Abbott says state needs to refocus on slowing spread of coronavirus as cases rise
‘Window is closing’ to halt virus in US, says health secretary
Clutch of southern states report record increase of new coronavirus cases
Coronavirus surges in US as Mike Pence cancels campaign events
Cases of infection growing in southern states as north eastern areas continue to reopen
Coronavirus: Risk of ‘apocalyptic’ infection in major US cities, disease centre warns
World round-up: Australia rations toilet paper; Italy sends in soldiers amid row over outbreak
Concerns as US records new daily high of coronavirus cases
Texas governor orders all bars to close and restaurants to scale back capacity
Trump defends his stewardship as infection rates rise in several states
Texas, Florida and Arkansas among those showing a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases
European shares recover with German stocks leading advance
Asian stocks posted biggest drop in eight session
How Texas reopening backfired as coronavirus cases surge
Governor Greg Abbott facing public health and political disaster after restrictions lifted early
Coronavirus: Most new cases in single day in US, breaking April record
New York orders visitors from Covid-19 hot spot states to quarantine for two weeks
Trump suggests holding G7 summit in person as sign of ‘normalisation’
US Wrap: President urges speedy reopening of economy as Covid-19 cases pass 1.5m
Trump’s valet tests positive for Covid-19 raising questions on president’s exposure
Justice department drops case against Michael Flynn who Trump calls ‘a great man’
Trump to sign executive order requiring meat plants to stay open
Florida’s Republican governor DeSantis defends his state’s ‘measured’ handling of coronavirus pandemic
Several US states to reopen this week despite concerns about lack of testing
Experts warn that premature resumption of normal life could risk a second wave of virus
Coronavirus: New York cases ‘on a descent’, says Cuomo
But governors warn against reopening economies as anti-lockdown protests spread
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