North Texas family trying to reunite with nieces through refugee program
Under Welcome Corps, Americans can sign up to sponsor refugees from anywhere in the world.
Under Welcome Corps, Americans can sign up to sponsor refugees from anywhere in the world.
The classes are a part of a new program made possible by HHM Health, a community health center in Dallas.
"They threw tear gas at us," said one of the Venezuelans frustrated by a new U.S. government app meant to handle asylum applications.
Many Ukrainian families have sought refuge in North Texas, including Anna Kaskova and her three children.
Americans across nearly 10,000 zip codes in all 50 states have applied to sponsor Ukrainians displaced by the Russian invasion of their homeland.
This week marks six months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Since then, millions of Ukrainians fled the country to seek refuge elsewhere. Many came to North Texas.
Plated Stories features recipes from 21 contributors with instructions and culture-specific twists in each.
Friends and fellow soccer players in the DFW area pitched in to buy new equipment for the refugee children. The package arrived this week.
A 13-year-old Fort Worth girl injured in a brutal attack while walking to school in April is recovering after receiving a heart transplant.
President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from "sh*thole countries" after senators discussed revamping rules affecting those from Africa and Haiti, according to people briefed on the conversation.
The Supreme Court is granting the Trump administration's request to more strictly enforce its ban on refugees, at least until a federal appeals court weighs in.
The Texas Senate has approved shuttering a state agency that had overseen a federal program resettling refugees in Texas — a symbolic move that comes months after Gov. Greg Abbott said the state would stop cooperating with the process.
In stepping up legal challenges to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, Democratic attorneys general are trying to use the court system to thwart the executive branch.
Hawaii has become the first state to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's revised travel ban, saying the order will harm its Muslim population, tourism and foreign students.
The scaled-back order still faces critics who question whether it actually will make the U.S. safer in the long run.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new refugee and immigration executive order on Wednesday, one day after addressing lawmakers at a joint session of Congress.
In briefs filed early Monday morning with the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Washington state and Minnesota said Mr. Trump's travel ban harmed residents, businesses and universities and was unconstitutional.
Two brothers relocated with their family to the Denver area in 2014, and they gradually assimilated into their new surroundings, learning to speak enough English to get by and signing up for a quintessential American experience — Boy Scouts.
An Iraqi refugee who is facing charges that he tried to help the Islamic State group wanted to set off bombs at two Texas malls and was learning to make electronic transmitters that could be used to detonate explosive devices, a federal agent testified.
North Texas Muslims once again living in anxious times. As soon as word spread that radicalized Muslims orchestrated the mass shooting in San Bernardino, the Dallas Chapter of CAIR—Council on American-Islamic Relations—began receiving hateful, profanity filled phone calls.
"It doesn't make sense at all. They are in a bad situation. That's the point of view you have to think about it. If you like peace and stability, please help them out," said Ashraf.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is calling for a "complete and total shutdown" on Muslims entering the United States.
The Obama administration is telling a federal judge that officials in Texas haven't shown that there's any threat posed by Syrian refugees who are attempting to resettle in the state.
Donations are pouring in – more than $10,000 -- for a refugee family who fell victim to crime just weeks after moving to the United States.
He saved countless American lives translating for soldiers in Afghanistan, but a refugee's first days on U.S. soil were anything but the American Dream.
Flood Watch will remain in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday.
Mystik Dan will earn $3.1 million from a total purse of $5 million, the largest purse in the race's history.
Voters could get transportation to polling locations a number of different ways.
It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time.
The U.S. Coast Guard said they had medevaced an hours-old baby from Cleveland, Texas, amid the floodwaters.
Flood Watch will remain in effect until 1 p.m. Sunday.
The U.S. Coast Guard said they had medevaced an hours-old baby from Cleveland, Texas, amid the floodwaters.
It was a Texas veterinarian who collected samples from dairy farms that confirmed the outbreak of H5N1 bird flu in cattle for the first time.
Voters could get transportation to polling locations a number of different ways.
An isolated shower and drizzle are possible from time to time with spotty afternoon storms.
In a statement, Philips said it does not admit any wrongdoing but chose to settle "to end the uncertainty associated with litigation in the U.S."
A scammer a North Texas woman met on Instagram claimed to be a German cardiologist, and for months, the two messaged back and forth, building what she thought was a true relationship.
They found him guilty – now four jurors are explaining how they were convinced to convict Dr. Raynaldo Ortiz.
Texas police departments have the discretion to determine the frequency and extent of additional driving training for their officers. While some require driving training yearly or every other year, others do not.
Some departments opt to melt the firearms down, while others choose to crush them. However, there are instances where firearms, or at least parts of them, escape destruction altogether.
State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos of Dallas also tells political reporter Jack Fink she disagrees with the State of Texas' attempts to block new Title IX rules meant to protect LGBTQ+ students.
State Rep. Matt Shaheen of Plano also tells political reporter Jack Fink that he agrees with the State of Texas' attempts to block new Title IX rules meant to protect LGBTQ+ students.
Burns' challenger has received high-profile endorsements, including former President and presumed Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott.
Ex-government employee Miguel Zapata is accused of sending fake FBI tips falsely accusing multiple coworkers of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach.
Hope Hicks, one of former President Donald Trump's closest aides for years, told jurors how she handled the fallout from "hush money" payments made to two women before the 2016 election.
Self-driving 18-wheelers have longtime truckers worried about their livelihood and others concerned that the technology needs more testing to make sure the public is safe.
McDonald's concept restaurant CosMc's has taken its drink-focused menu to Dallas for its second-ever location.
With the country on the cusp of greeting the return of spring, a warm-weather treat is once again available for free for a limited time only.
Kelli and Michael Regan were looking for a new dog. The breeder they found online asked them to pay with gift cards.
Target, looking for ways to add sales, is relaunching its Target Circle loyalty program including a new paid membership with unlimited free same-day delivery in as little as an hour for orders over $35.
The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
A North Texas mother partnered with the Texas Health Resources Foundation to provide a potentially life-saving tool to at-risk pregnant and postpartum moms.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Cat deaths and neurological disease are "widely reported" around farms where the H5N1 bird flu virus was detected, health officials say.
The White House had been due to decide on the menthol cigarette rule in March.
Within hours of the vote, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it would sue to block the ban. Dallas employment attorney Rogge Dunn predicts employees will ultimately win this battle.
The closure affects both Dom's locations in Chicago, and all 33 Foxtrot stores in Chicago, Texas, and the Washington D.C. area.
Texas law SB 14 prohibits drug and surgical "gender transition" interventions for minors.
The projects are expected to create at least 17,000 construction jobs and 4,500 manufacturing jobs.
After more than 40 years in business, 99 Cents Only Stores, a discount chain, announced on Thursday that it will close all 371 of its locations and cease operations.
Mystik Dan will earn $3.1 million from a total purse of $5 million, the largest purse in the race's history.
A Dallas police source said the sexual assault investigation is over due to insufficient evidence.
Luka Doncic scored 20 of his 35 points in the second half and added 10 assists and seven rebounds, propelling the Dallas Mavericks to a 123-93 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 and a 3-2 lead in the first-round series.
Jason Robertson scored a power-play goal to put Dallas ahead late in the second period after Tyler Seguin took a shot to the face and the Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 in Game 5.
The running back is officially a Dallas Cowboy again after a steak dinner that sealed the deal.
The start of the first civil trial stemming from the deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival in Texas has been delayed.
"Happy 9th Birthday, Princess Charlotte!" the Prince and Princess of Wales said in a social media post with a new photo of their daughter taken by Kate.
Tickets are not officially on sale yet. You can sign up for presale tickets on the AT&T Stadium website.
Paramount said long-time CEO Bob Bakish will leave the company, which is in discussions to explore a sale or merger.
The vinyl sales alone were monumental, Billboard said, with "the largest sales week for an album on vinyl in the modern era."
CBS News Texas meteorologist Jeff Ray visited H.D. Staples Elementary School in Joshua as part of "Weather on Wheels."
Voters headed to the polls Saturday for municipal elections.
A Weather Alert has been issued for the overnight hours as rain and thunderstorms will move into North Texas from the west.
Floodwaters inundated a wide region Saturday, from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters and rescued both people and pets who did not evacuate in time.
State Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos of Dallas also tells political reporter Jack Fink she disagrees with the State of Texas' attempts to block new Title IX rules meant to protect LGBTQ+ students.
A storm chaser not only captured a massive tornado touching down in Hawley, Texas on Thursday but ended up rescuing a family of four whose home was destroyed by it.
Dallas artist Roberto Marquez traveled to the Rafah Crossing in Egypt, the U.S. capital and will attend this weekend's statewide protest in Austin.
On Friday, hundreds of thousands of fans gathered outside and all around Globe Life Field in Arlington to celebrate the Texas Rangers historical World Series win!
Babies in the neonatal intensive care unit at several Texas Health hospitals were dressed in creative costumes for Halloween.
Is that the smell of cotton candy, beignets and brisket wafting over Fair Park? It sure is, and we are here for it!