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• Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others

  December 16, 2025 3:55 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration. The decision follows the arrest of an Afghan national suspect... more »

• Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

  December 13, 2025 1:51 PM

  DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that "there will be very serious retaliation" after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group. "This was an ISIS attack against the... more »

• Syria Native Speaks Out on Troop Withdrawal Play Video

  January 4, 2019 11:00 PM

  EDINBURG – The U.S. Secretary of State and the National Security Advisor will head to the Middle East next week. A Syria native who now lives in the Rio Grande Valley believes the initial reason for the arrival of the troops was flawed. "We went to deal with... more »

• Local Syrian Family Reflects on Crisis in Aleppo Play Video

  December 20, 2016 6:44 PM

  WESLACO – The crisis in Syria is being monitored by a family in the Rio Grande Valley. Syrian activists said up to 3,000 people are left in eastern Aleppo awaiting evacuation. The Daghestani family said the events in Aleppo go beyond religious beliefs. It’s about people suffering every day in... more »