NATIONAL NEWS

3 dead, 14 injured after shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas

Mar 1, 2026, 4:37 AM | Updated: 10:10 am

AUSTIN (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed and 14 others were wounded after a shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said at a press conference early Sunday that police received a call for reports of a “male shooting” at Buford’s, a popular beer garden in the city’s entertainment district.

When police arrived at the scene, they confronted a man with a gun and then “returned fire, killing the suspect.” EMS Chief Robert Luckritz said three people were found dead at the scene and 14 people were injured and transported to hospitals. Of those injured, three were in critical condition.

National News

FILE - A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York, June 10, 202...

Associated Press

ICE officer lied about shovel and broom attack before Minnesota shooting, Justice Department alleges

MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer falsely told investigators he was being attacked with a broom and shovel before he shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during the Minnesota immigration crackdown last winter, according to a federal indictment unsealed Friday. Christian Castro is charged with six counts of making false […]

15 minutes ago

A Tesla Cybercab moves through downtown Austin, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)...

Associated Press

Feds open probe into Musk’s steering-wheel-free taxis a day after he began offering rides in them

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal regulators are opening an investigation into whether Tesla’s new steering-wheel-free taxis comply with safety rules a day after the company began offering rides in the vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it was looking into whether Tesla was in full compliance with federal rules in deploying so-called Cybercabs […]

35 minutes ago

Associated Press

US issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a ‘critical financial lifeline’ for Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury announced Friday it has imposed sanctions on a Turkish financial institution as part of its latest effort to sever “critical financial lifelines” for the Iranian government. The actions against Golden Global Yatirim Bankasi Anonim Sirketi come nearly a week after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced “Operation Economic Outcast” as […]

39 minutes ago

FILE - Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Off...

Associated Press

Internal watchdog report: Former Labor Secretary oversaw hostile work environment, misused funds

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer oversaw a “toxic, intimidating and humiliating” work environment and engaged in numerous violations of department policy, according to a new report from the department’s Office of Inspector General. The report includes allegations that Chavez-DeRemer “engaged in an inappropriate relationship” with a member of her security detail […]

1 hour ago

FILE - This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK's principal investigator, and Hunter R...

Associated Press

Rescue satellite gets close to NASA’s doomed telescope, even if it can’t save it

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spacecraft that was supposed to supply a lifeline to NASA’s Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even snap photos more than a week after the rescue was abandoned. But the three-armed robotic salvager had to turn away because of low fuel, according to […]

1 hour ago

FILE - Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin listens as President Donald Trump s...

Associated Press

EPA seeks more public comments as it struggles to devise water rule that limits scope on wetlands

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is seeking additional public comments as it tries to redefine the scope of the nation’s bedrock clean water law to significantly limit the wetlands it covers. The request, announced Friday, comes nearly a year after the agency proposed a rule defining “waters of the United States,” or WOTUS, […]

2 hours ago

3 dead, 14 injured after shooting at a bar in Austin, Texas