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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Legislature gives final approval to redrawn congressional map favoring GOP, sends to governor.

By The Associated Press Here is a quick look at the top global stories of the week. Famine in Gaza Gaza is now experiencing famine, the world’s leading authority said Friday. This comes after months of warning by aid groups that Israeli restrictions on the entry of food into the Palestinian territory were causing starvation.

By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON, LEKAN OYEKANMI and THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic fundraising powerhouse Beto O’Rourke rallied support in Austin for lawmakers who left the

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has signaled that the central bank could soon cut its key interest rate, he faces a new challenge: how to do it without seeming to cave to the White House’s demands. For months, Powell has largely ignored President Donald

By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press A judge ruled late Friday the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and 30 other cities and counties because of policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration efforts. U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from cutting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge rules Trump cannot deny funding to Los Angeles, Chicago and 32 other cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies.

By COLLIN BINKLEY and JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for colleges with large numbers of Hispanic students that is being challenged in court, declaring the government believes the funding is unconstitutional. In a memo sent to Congress, the Justice