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2 suspects, including a teen, arrested in Texas drive-by shooting case

Two suspects, including a teen, have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting in Fort Worth last week that left a 17-year-old and a 5-year-old dead, police said Tuesday. Anthony Ray Bell-Johnson, 21, and a 16-year-old male juvenile have been charged with capital murder. In a statement, police said the pair were arrested and jailed over the Labour Day weekend. Police were not releasing the identity of the teen because of his age. It was unclear from jail records if either suspect had an attorney. Killed in the August 28 shooting were Rayshard Scott, 5, and his cousin, Jamarrien Monroe, 17. Police say a car drove up to a house in far north Fort Worth at about 2:15 pm, and a person or persons in the vehicle opened fire on the front yard. Tijuana West, Jamarrien Monroe's mother, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that she was upstairs when she heard what sounded like fireworks. It happened so fast, she said. I was just trying to figure out where my babies were. She said sh

Texas reports first death due to monkeypox in US; so far 15 dead worldwide

Authorities in Texas have confirmed the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox in the United States

Elon Musk's mother reveals she sleeps in garage during visits to son

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's mother Maye Musk recently revealed that she sleeps in a garage while she pays a visit to her billionaire son in Texas, United States

S Asian community in US condemns racial abuse of 4 Indian-American women

The South Asian community in the United States has strongly condemned the incident of racial abuse of four Indian-American women by a Mexican-American woman in Texas. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a parking lot in Dallas, Texas. The woman, identified as Esmeralda Upton who has now been arrested, is seen in the video identifying herself as a Mexican-American and assaulting a group of Indian-Americans. "I hate you Indian. All these Indians come to America because they want a better life," Esmeralda Upton is seen saying in the video. The video shows her telling the group of women to "Go back to India. You... people are ruining this country". The video has now gone viral and sent shock waves among the Indian-American and South Asian American communities across the United States. Arun Agarwal, president and co-founder of the Indian American CEO (IACEO) Council, told PTI that the Indian-American community in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is strong and will continue to grow .

Texas Judge strikes down ban barring adults below 21 from carrying handguns

A Texas Judge struck down a Texas law that prohibits adults under 21 from carrying a handgun outside the home, on the grounds that the restriction violated the second amendment

Texas police arrests Mexican-American woman for assault on Indian Americans

Police in Texas on Thursday arrested a person after a video of her assaulting a group of four Indian-American women surfaced and went viral in which she is abusing them and asking them to go back to India. The incident took place on Wednesday night in a parking lot of Dallas, Texas. The woman, who has now been arrested, is seen in the video identifying herself as a Mexican-American and assaulting a group of Indian Americans. "I hate you Indian. All these Indians come to America because they want a better life," the woman is seen saying in the video, while repeatedly dropping the f-bomb. The video has now gone viral and sent shock waves among the Indian-American community across the United States. The Mexican-American woman has been identified as Esmeralda Upton of Plano. The person who posted this video wrote that "this incident occurred in Dallas, Texas after my mom and her three friends went to dinner". The mom is seen contesting the arguments made by the Mexican-American woman

Civil lawsuit against state police for negligence in Texas school shooting

Families of the victims and survivors of the gruesome school shooting in May this year in the US state of Texas are planning to file a whopping USD 27 billion civil right lawsuit against district and state police authorities for negligence in performing their duties, a media report has said. On May 24, a gunman stormed into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killing 19 children and two teachers, in the deadliest school shooting in the US in nearly a decade. Since that massacre, several celebrities from different walks in life have appealed for ensuring gun responsibility in the US. On behalf of the family members of the victims and survivors of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, attorney Charles Bonner announced that he is filing a USD 27 billion civil rights lawsuit against the authorities of the state for negligence in their duty, KSAT News, a Texas-based media organisation, reported on Monday. The law suit in particular is against Uvalde Consolidated Independent School Distr

Tesla investors clear 3-for-1 stock split amid shares rally since late May

The split will bring Tesla's shares down to the $300 range, but the Austin, Texas based-company did not immediately specify as of when it will take effect

Tesla CEO Elon Musk may build his own airport outside of Austin: Report

According to sources, Musk is developing plans for a new private airport, Teslarati reported citing Austonia.

Woman shot by police after opening fire at Dallas airport in US Texas

A woman opened fire inside a teminal of the Dallas Love Field Airport in the US state of Texas before a responding police officer shot her, authorities said.

At least 21 homes destroyed by Texas wildfires in US, says officials

A pair of two-day-old North Texas wildfires continued to resist containment Wednesday after destroying 21 homes, officials said. The Chalk Mountain Fire near Glen Rose, Texas, destroyed 16 homes and damaged five others as it remained on the move Wednesday after scorching almost 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of mostly short grass, brush and juniper as of midday Wednesday, said Alexandra Schwier, a Texas A&M Forest Service spokeswoman. The fire about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southwest of Fort Worth was 10% contained Wednesday with embers from burning tree crowns flying up to 200 yards (183 meters). The fire at Possum Kingdom Lake destroyed five homes as it spread along its western shore, charring 500 (200 hectares) acres about 70 miles (113 kilometers) west of Fort Worth. That fire was 15% contained Wednesday, the Forest Service said. Temperatures approaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius), combined with a relative humidity near 20% and 10-mph (16-kph) winds ...

Texas Guv names Indian American to Economic Development Corporation's BOD

Texas Governor has named Arun Agarwal, Indian American philanthropist and CEO of Dallas-based home textile company NEXTT, to the Texas Economic Development Corporation's (TxEDC's) Board of Directors

Gunman kills two civilians and injures three cops in Texas, says report

Haltom City Police Det. Matt Spillane said none of those wounded in the shooting Saturday evening in a residential neighbourhood have life-threatening injuries

Texas clinics halt abortion services after state high court ruling

The Friday night ruling stopped a three-day-old order by a Houston judge who said clinics could resume abortions up to six weeks into pregnancy

Death toll rises to 53 from human-trafficking tragedy in US Texas: Report

The death toll of migrants found on Monday inside a sweltering 18-wheeler in San Antonio, a major city in the south-central US state of Texas, has risen to 53 after two more migrants died

46 dead, 16 hospitalised after trailer of migrants found in south Texas

Forty-six people were found dead and 16 others were taken to hospitals after a tractor-trailer rig containing suspected migrants was found Monday on a remote back road in southwest San Antonio

Texas governor reappoints Indian-American to top university position

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed eminent Indian-American Ashok A K Mago to the University of North Texas System Board of Regents

US Supreme Court blocks Texas law targeting social media firms' rules

The US Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law that would ban large social media companies from removing posts based on the views they express

School door shut but was not locked before attack, say Texas police

An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, state police said

President Biden, First Lady visit site of school shooting in Texas

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, to grieve with the community and comfort them after 19 children and two teachers were killed in a school shooting