This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P.

This 1995 file photo taken in West Palm Beach, Fla., and released by the FBI shows Francis P. "Cadillac Frank" Salemme. The former New England Mafia boss and and his co-defendant, Paul Weadick, were found guilty, Friday, June 22, 2018, in the 1993 killing nightclub owner Steven DiSarro.

Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions says a vote for Colin Allred is a vote for Nancy Pelosi

Dallas Rep. Pete Sessions said Saturday the choice facing voters in November is between him and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. "We're now told, oh my gosh, Dallas has changed so much that maybe this congressional district will flip or turn," Sessions said at an event to kick off his re-election campaign.

Congressman urges feds to help fund flood control project

U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, asked the federal government Friday to help fund the Raymondville Drain, a regional flood relief project 30 years in the making, as thousands of residents across the area struggle to salvage property following two days of widespread flooding. Vela sent a letter Friday to Rickey Dale James, assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works, expressing his concerns about the current infrastructure in the Rio Grande Valley and urging him to assess the situation.

Melania Trump learns status of children separated from parents at McAllen center

First lady Melania Trump visits the Upbring New Hope Children Center, run by the Lutheran Social Services of the South, in McAllen, Texas, Thursday, June 21, 2018. McALLEN - First Lady Melania Trump met with staff at the New Hope Children's Center Thursday morning, where she learned firsthand about the care given to children who have been separated from their parents as a result of the "zero-tolerance" policy President Trump recently reversed.

Border leaders: What’s next?

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, speaks while fellow Sen. John Cornyn listens as Federal officials, Lawmakers and local officials hold a roundtable at the U.S. Border Patrol station on Friday, June 22, 2018, in Weslaco. Catholic Bishop Daniel E. Flores speaks as part of a roundtable on immigrant children as federal officials, lawmakers and local officials held the round table at the U.S. Border Patrol station on Friday, June 22, 2018, in Weslaco.

Children sleep behind bars, on concrete floor at border ‘prison’, House Democrats say

In this Sunday, June 17, 2018 photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, people who were taken into custody related to cases of illegal entry into the United States, sit in one of the cages at a facility in McAllen, Texas. Border Protection's Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP) ORG XMIT: NY349 More than two dozen Democratic members of Congress visited a holding facility in Texas for separated immigrant children Saturday and described conditions as "cruel and inhumane" that bring "a great shame to a great country."

Charter School Breaks Ground for Expansion

A year from now, The Academy of Moore County will have even more to celebrate than burgeoning enrollment and the 10-year anniversary of its campus on U.S. 15-501 south of Aberdeen. Teachers, parents, students and board members marked the start of construction on a new building, the first major expansion on the Academy's campus, on Wednesday.

Oklahoma medical pot question hinges on conservative support

Danny Daniels, an evangelical Christian in the rural Oklahoma town of Lindsay, is reliably conservative on just about every political issue. The 45-year-old church pastor is anti-abortion, voted for President Donald Trump and is a member of the National Rifle Association who owns an AR-15 rifle.

Mike Huckabee criticized for ‘bigotry’ over Nancy Pelosi tweet of gang members

Former Arkansas Governor and presidential candidate Mike Huckabee was criticized on Twitter Saturday after tweeting a photo of five tatooed Hispanic men using what appears to be MS-13 gang hand signals. MS-13, a gang present in the United States, Mexico, Central America and Canada, mostly has members from Central America, particularly El Salvador.

Romney making final pitch ahead of Senate primary in Utah

Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.