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WASHINGTON (TNND) — The House passed a short-term extension of an expiring surveillance program early Friday morning, just hours before it was set to expire, after a series of failed votes and internal divisions among Republicans. The surveillance authority of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA Act) is set to expire on Monday. Lawmakers approved a 10-day extension shortly after 2 a.m. in a voice vote, sending the measure to the Senate as Congress races to keep the authority in place.

Thu, April 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM Updated Thu, April 16, 2026 at 9:18 PM Adrian Guadalupe Guzman (Randall County District Attorney) RANDALL COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — A Randall County jury has sentenced Adrian Guadalupe Guzman to the maximum prison term of 20 years after finding him guilty of indecency with a child by sexual contact. According to the Randall County District Attorney’s Office, the jury returned its guilty verdict Wednesday, April 15th.

by MARIA TEDESCO | The National News Desk Thu, April 16, 2026 at 8:23 PM WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 16: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas, Nevada to promote the tax cuts he signed into law in the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” ahead of the midterm election. Tomorrow he will deliver remarks at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix, Arizona.

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Some Amarillo residents are raising privacy and equity concerns about the city’s growing network of Flock cameras and other license plate readers used by police, as the City Council recently approved accepting a Homeland Security grant for additional cameras. Amarillo police already use license plate readers and about 80 Flock cameras around the city. Police Chief Tom Hover said the Amarillo Police Department has not decided where the new cameras will be placed.

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — More than $620,000 in federal rent assistance meant to help Amarillo’s homeless residents was instead stolen by three former city employees, the latest of whom has now pleaded guilty in federal court. Selene Varela, a former city employee, pleaded guilty at the federal courthouse in Amarillo in connection with the embezzlement of federal funds. According to court documents obtained by ABC 7 News, Varela embezzled more than $41,000.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Department of Justice is investigating the sexual assault allegations against the now-former California Rep. Eric Swalwell, a source told Fox News Digital. Five women came forward within the last week, accusing Swalwell of sexual assault and harassment. The Los Angeles and Manhattan District Attorneys also opened investigations into the matters. Swalwell denied the allegations.

Thu, April 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM Updated Thu, April 16, 2026 at 4:08 PM Donald Ray McCray (Source: Randall County Jail) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — A man was convicted of threatening federal judges, including one in Amarillo. Donald Ray McCray was convicted on four of five charges he faced, including three counts of mailing a threatening communication and one count of false information and hoaxes. McCray sent envelopes with white powder to two federal courthouses -- Amarillo and Fort Worth.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to vacate the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot conviction of Ethan Nordean, a Proud Boys leader from Washington state, in a sweeping reversal of some of the most serious cases tied to the attack. Nordean was among several members of the far-right Proud Boys and Oath Keepers whose seditious conspiracy convictions prosecutors asked a federal appeals court to erase this week in two separate motions.

Thu, April 16, 2026 at 10:51 AM Amarillo police served a felony warrant at an apartment on April 15, 2026. (Steve Douglass/KVII) AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Two people were arrested after a felony warrant was served at an Amarillo apartment on Wednesday. Amarillo Police Department Special Operations Division served a felony warrant at an apartment in the 2800 block of SW 28th Avenue. Daniel Gallet, 52, was arrested on a warrant for probation violation - unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

by The National News Desk Thu, April 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM Updated Thu, April 16, 2026 at 9:13 AM Fuel prices are displayed at a gas station as cars drive by, Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Are you driving less because of high gas prices? Vote in the poll above or click here. The price of oil appears to be settling in at a level in the mid $90s, lower than they were when the war started and at the beginning of the U.S. blockade.