To strengthen this narrative, Fidel Castro forced boat captains arriving from Florida to the port of Mariel to take a small number of hardened criminals and individuals with mental health challenges ...

In 1997, several hotels and bars in Cuba were bombed by enemies of Fidel Castro’s communist government, looking to undermine the island’s tourism industry. An Italian tourist was killed in one ...

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The Pittsfield, Massachusetts city council voted unanimously to back an investigation into the city’s school district at a special meeting this week. The 11-member body confirmed its support for ...

What started nearly two decades ago as a weekends-only lamb barbecue kitchen based out of a convenience store has become a City Heights destination for mixiote de borrego, which is marinated for ...

The statement said fragments injured a deputy, a Forney ISD officer and three juveniles. None had life-threatening injuries, KCSO said. Hospital records show Voyles was treated for a gunshot wound.

The Laredo Independent School District (LISD) Board of Trustees approved the promotion of Fares Shrek to assistant athletic director during a recent board meeting. Shrek, who previously served as ...

The Laredo Independent School District and United Independent School District both announced Friday they will cancel classes on Tuesday, Jan. 21, due to the potential for icy road conditions.

In January 2021, Marisela Jacaman, chief assistant district attorney for Webb County in Laredo, Texas, was assigned to prosecute Joel Pellot, who had been charged with killing his 31-year-old wife ...