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Man plotted to kill former Prez Bush in revenge for Iraq war: US govt

An Iraqi man who came to the US 2 years ago hatched a plot to assassinate former President George W Bush in retaliation for casualties against his compatriots during the Iraq war, the government said

19 children, two adults killed in Texas elementary school massacre

18-year-old opens fire in elementary school, is shot dead

Google 'private browsing' mode not really private, says Texas lawsuit

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's filing adds Google's Incognito mode to the lawsuit filed in January

Wipro launches 40,000 sq-ft new tech innovation studio in Austin, US

IT major Wipro has launched its new innovation studio at Austin in Texas, US, the company said on Thursday. Wipro said that the new centre, spread over 40,000 square feet, will create hundreds of jobs locally. "The studio will provide a dynamic collaborative workplace environment with a harmonious balance of diverse work settings and amenity offerings. It will also create a fresh intake of new-age talent for hot tech skills, thereby creating hundreds of new jobs locally and bringing investments from tech organisations starting from the first year itself," the company said in a statement. Wipro's innovation studio is designed to be a collaborative space of 36 huddle rooms, 12 conference rooms and 330 individual think spaces, energising community spaces and areas for focused collaboration, the statement said. "The studio will provide our clients a wide range of solutions, with a potential to unlock a world of possibilities for their business," said Srini Pallia, Wipro Limited CEO of

Tornadoes strike Texas, Oklahoma; more storms in forecast, says report

There were no reports of serious injuries following the Wednesday night tornadoes

1st trial in Capitol riot of Texas man ends in conviction on all counts

A Texas man was convicted on Tuesday of storming the US Capitol with a holstered handgun

Abortions in Texas declined 60% in first month under new limits

The nearly 2,200 abortions reported by Texas providers in September came after a new law took effect that bans the procedure once cardiac activity is detected

Coronavirus claims over 80,000 lives in second largest US state Texas

Coronavirus has claimed more than 80,000 lives in Texas, the second largest US state, Texas Department of State Health Services announced on Wednesday afternoon.

Winter storm hits US Texas, statewide power failure not expected

Temperatures plunged within 24 hours, power lines were downed by icing accumulation, tree breakage and high winds, leading to road closures and outages across the state.

British suspect of Texas synagogue siege was known to UK spies

Malik Faisal Akram, 44, was on the radar of the MI5 intelligence service during the second half of 2020

Texas synagogue hostage-taker had stayed in area homeless shelters

An armed man who took four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue had spent time in area homeless shelters in the two weeks leading up to the attack

Texas rabbi says he, two other hostages escaped synagogue standoff

The rabbi of a Texas synagogue where a gunman took hostages during livestreamed services said he threw a chair at his captor before escaping with two others after an hourslong standoff

Texas rabbi: Security training paid off in synagogue hostage standoff

US and British authorities continued an investigation into the weekend standoff at a Texas synagogue that ended with an armed British national dead

2 arrested in England in investigation into Texas 10-hour standoff

Police in England said Sunday they had arrested two teenagers in their investigation into an armed British national holding four people hostage during a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue.

Hostages safe after hours-long Texas synagogue standoff; captor dead

Four hostages are safe and their captor is dead after an hourslong standoff that began when the man took over services at a Texas synagogue where he could be heard ranting on a livestream

A closer look at case of Pak neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui, jailed in Texas

The man who was holding hostages inside a Texas synagogue demanded the release of a Pakistani woman who is imprisoned nearby on charges of trying to kill American service members in Afghanistan.

'Lady al-Qaida': Imprisoned in Texas, Aafia Siddiqui hits headlines again

The hostage incident at Texas synagogue has brought in the question - who is Aafia Siddiqui?A live stream of the Shabbat morning service at the synagogue on Facebook captured audio of a man talking loudly when the incident started. According to the law enforcement officials, the hostage-taker demanded the release of the Pakistani scientist Aafia Siddiqui.Aafia Siddiqui, also known as "Lady al-Qaida" is a Pakistani national who was convicted in 2010 by a New York City Federal Court of attempting to kill US military personnel. She is currently serving an 86-year sentence at Federal Medical Center, Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas.Siddiqui tried to kill US agents and military officers in Afghanistan, former Pakistani ambassador Hussain Haqqani who resided in the US and was the prime suspect in the 2011 Memogate scandal that surfaced in 2011.The Memogate scandal erupted in 2011 when Pakistani-American businessman Mansoor Ijaz claimed to have received an 'anti-army' memo from Haqqani for the .

Man takes hostages at Texas synagogue, wants release of Pak neuroscientist

Authorities said a man took hostages Saturday during services at a Texas synagogue where the suspect could be heard ranting in a livestream

Three dead, 1 critically hurt in shooting at Texas gas station: Report

Four people were struck by gunfire, and three were pronounced dead at the scene, the police said

Texas board withdraws pardon recommendation for George Floyd over drug case

A Texas board that had unanimously supported a posthumous pardon for George Floyd over a 2004 drug arrest in Houston backpedaled in an announcement Thursday