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Cody Patton, superintendent of Harrold Schools.

A tiny Texas school district 'in the middle of nowhere' is arming half its staff

The only school in Harrold, Texas, has 100 to 125 students, and the district has 27 employees. Half are learning to shoot weapons because the nearest sheriff's deputy is at least 20 minutes away.

Family members and friends march seeking justice for the missing 43 Ayotzinapa students in Mexico City, Aug. 26, 2022.

Mexico arrests a retired general in the case of dozens of missing students

Mexican authorities have arrested a retired general and three other members of the army for alleged connection to the disappearance of 43 students in southern Mexico in 2014.

Couy Griffin, a commissioner in Otero County, N.M., speaks to journalists as he leaves the federal court in Washington, D.C., on March 21, 2022.

'Cowboys for Trump' leader is given a mixed verdict in his Jan. 6 Capitol riot trial

A federal judge found Couy Griffin, a county commissioner from New Mexico and founder of the group "Cowboys For Trump," guilty on one of two counts stemming from the Capitol riot.

<strong>Seattle</strong>: Hundreds gather for a rally to defend Roe v. Wade.

See protests grow across the country as the Supreme Court deals with Roe v. Wade leak

Marches for and against abortion rights swell after a leaked draft opinion shows a majority of the Supreme Court is ready to overturn the landmark 1973 ruling that established the right to abortion.

A mountain lion photographed with a motion sensor camera in the Verdugo Mountains overlooking the city lights of Los Angeles. New money for wildlife crossings will help animals whose habitat has been cut by roadways.

Our roads are killing wildlife. The new infrastructure law aims to help

For the first time, the federal government is making a sizeable investment in wildlife road crossings. The goal is to help slow extinctions, and also protect people from animal collisions.

A report published late Monday alleges that GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker, who has vehemently opposed abortion rights, paid for an abortion for his girlfriend in 2009. He called the accusation a "flat-out lie."

Republican Party stands by Herschel Walker as he denies he paid for an abortion

The chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee is standing behind the Georgia U.S. Senate candidate following a report alleging that Walker paid for his girlfriend's abortion in 2009.

Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the nation, has shrunk so low there's concern the Hoover Dam will soon be unable to generate hydropower.

Where the Colorado River crisis is hitting home

A reckoning has come for cities and farms in the desert Southwest that were built to rely on the Colorado River.

Glenda Lima, a surgical tech at Houston Women's Reproductive Services, performs an ultrasound on a patient on Sept. 30. The patient drove to the clinic from Louisiana, and the ultrasound was to determine whether the woman was less than six weeks pregnant and eligible to have an abortion in Texas, which has enacted the strictest anti-abortion law in the United States.

Doctors say the Texas abortion ban is complicating other types of medical decisions

The law bans nearly all abortions, and doctors providing pregnancy care are hoping for more clarity soon, as legal challenges continue.

Jimmy Driggers and his wife Shirley pose for a portrait on Oct. 28, 2022 in Pine Island, Fla., where their home was severely flooded by a storm surge from Hurricane Ian in September.

Still reeling from Ian, Florida shrimpers are desperate to get back on the water

Fishers in southwest Florida are desperate to save their shrimping fleet, and their lifestyle, decimated by Hurricane Ian more than a month ago.

Tax paperwork is spread across a table, April 8, 2022.

California extends tax payment deadline after disruptions in online service

California's Franchise Tax Board announced Monday the deadline to pay 2022 income taxes has been extended due to technical issues with their payment application. The new deadline is 11:59 p.m., April 19, 2022.

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