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May 2026

  • police stand outside by cars

    Three youths in custody after ‘random’ Austin shootings injure four people

    ‘We don’t have any specific motive,’ says mayor as suspects also allegedly took aim at buildings and houses in Texas city

March 2026

  • women smile and laugh while seated at a table

    Chatting dating, jazz and the Harlem Renaissance: the exclusive supper clubs where Black women nourish community

  • man in suit speaks into microphone at lectern

    Texas lawmakers spar over DHS funding as long lines loom at US airports

  • an aerial view of people standing outside outside a building

    Authorities investigate mass shooting at Austin bar as potential act of terrorism

  • Austin ShootingPolice officers guard the scene on West 6th Street at West Avenue after a shooting, Sunday March 1, 2026, in Austin, Texas. (Ricardo B. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

    Austin bar shooting leaves three dead, including suspect, and 14 wounded

February 2026

  • Wes McGhee

    Other lives
    Wes McGhee obituary

  • Protest beat buckets to make noise outside a hotel where ICE agents are believed to be staying in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on 5 February 2026.

    Building power
    ICE-free zones and blocked liquor licenses: US cities fight back against immigration raids

January 2026

  • Génesis Gutiérrez Castellanos

    Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown

    Mother whose visa application was pending says she will send girl back to US soon accompanied by another relative

October 2025

  • people walk in a university building

    Faculty at Texas university fear entire liberal arts departments will be slashed

  • A plaque on the ground

    Break in 1991 Texas yoghurt shop murders sparks hope for cold cases: ‘There are other victims out there’

September 2025

  • A black, white and red billboard with four portrait photos of four teenage girls, asking Who Killed These Girls? with contact information for tips.

    Police identify suspect in 1991 murders of four girls at Texas yogurt shop

    Officials name Robert Eugene Brashers in brutal deaths of Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas and Jennifer and Sarah Harbison

August 2025

  • police in parking lot outside of target store

    Suspect arrested after shooting at Texas Target kills at least three people

    Austin police chief said the suspect fled the scene and stole two cars before being captured and taken into custody
  • white car on street

    Tesla shareholders sue Elon Musk for allegedly hyping up faltering Robotaxi

    Carmaker and CEO accused of securities fraud and hiding significant risk posed by company’s self-driving vehicles
  • billboard saying 'who killed these girls?' with black and white photographs of four teens

    The Yogurt Shop Murders: how to turn a horrifying true story into a sensitive true crime docuseries

    The devastating murder of four teen girls is turned into a thoughtful new series, looking back at the crime and examining the nature of the genre

June 2025

  • a driverless car on the street

    ‘Lidar is lame’: why Elon Musk’s vision for a self-driving Tesla taxi faltered

    The company’s rollout of its new driverless cars has gotten off to a wobbly start – and rival Waymo remains well ahead
  • A red car

    US investigates Tesla’s Robotaxi launch after videos show erratically driving cars

    The limited rollout in Austin, Texas, included pro-Tesla influencers using the paid ride service
  • Protesters with signs outside car dealership

    Tesla set to unveil self-driving car service in Austin

    Elon Musk’s autonomous robotaxis slated to hit the streets of the Texas capital on Sunday after delayed launch

May 2025

  • British band Wet Leg, featuring two women on guitar, perform on stage.

    Can South by Southwest’s London debut recreate Austin’s star-making power?

  • collage of a crowd cheering as money comes out of a vault in a police badge

    Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

April 2025

  • AN ARMY OF WOMEN - press film still - AAOW Marina Key still

    An Army of Women review – shocking story of sex-assault survivors’ fight for justice

    Julie Lunde Lillesæter’s timely documentary tells the story of the courageous women whose cases of sexual assault and rape have gone unheard by the US judicial system
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