Brownsville

Laredo, Texas, battles an image problem

2013-04-28 00:00:00

LAREDO, Texas — This border city is trying to clear its name. It is so conjoined with its Mexican sister city across the Rio Grande, Nuevo Laredo, that the two are often referred to as "Los Dos Laredos," or simply Laredo. That was great for...

Maurice L. McAlister dies at 87; co-founder of Downey Savings & Loan

2013-02-27 00:00:00

Maurice L. McAlister overcame a dirt-poor childhood in Texas to achieve prominence in two fields as a young man — first as a builder, then as the head of Downey Savings & Loan, which became a Southern California banking fixture for decades under his...

Obama on immigration: 'Right tone' or 'same old story'?

2013-01-29 16:46:00

LAS VEGAS -- In a telephone news conference after President Obama's speech on immigration, U.S. labor leaders, educators, clergy and civil rights advocates said they were pleased that the White House spelled out the job ahead without partisan undertone....

Tina Turner may become a Swiss citizen, give back U.S. passport

2013-01-25 12:50:00

Tina Turner wants to become a Swiss citizen, and love has everything to do with it. If you've been wondering what the iconic diva has been up to lately, she's been living in�Kuesnacht, a Zurich suburb, since 1995. A Swiss paper wrote Friday that the...

Mike Tyson's one-man show to hit Hollywood's Pantages Theatre

2012-11-27 22:00:00

Heads up, Hollywood: Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson is heading west this spring. Tyson is bringing his one-man show, “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth,” to Anaheim and the Pantages Theatre in March as part of a national tour. Spike...

Deportees to Mexico's Tamaulipas preyed upon by gangs

2012-09-08 18:46:00

MATAMOROS, MEXICO — They stuck together, walking slowly on busted sidewalks, approaching corners warily. They hurried past smoky taco stands and fleabag hotels. Nobody strayed. Deported from Southern California the night before, the 20 men had...

Like 'wolves,' merciless gangs prey on migrants in Mexico

2012-09-12 14:53:01

T-Mobile USA to cut 1,900 jobs as it consolidates call centers

2012-03-22 17:07:00

T-Mobile USA�will consolidate its call center operations from two dozen facilities to 17, resulting in 1,900 job cuts. “Concentrating call centers is an important step to achieve competitive cost structures to successfully compete,” said...

Police kill armed 15-year-old at Texas school

2012-01-04 16:37:19

Texas police in 911 call tell student, 'Put the gun down!'

2012-01-06 04:36:09

Texas target shooter charged with hitting a middle school student

2012-01-06 16:37:16

Late Night: Stephen Colbert warns of Mexican bologna threat

2012-04-20 16:37:38

Courtesy notBoB Brownsville@Flickr

2013-05-23 10:43:00

Jan. 20, 2011: A resident east of Brownsville, Texas, mows grass along the border fence that's hundreds of yards north of the U.S.-Mexico border line. Because of the meandering course of the Rio Grande and its flood plain, in some places the fence cuts through agricultural fields and

2013-03-08 16:45:10

Traffic moves slowly on an interstate highway in Brownsville, Wis.

2012-12-20 00:00:00