The coroner's office determined that the children, 4-year-old Alayna Payne, 6-year-old Ava Payne and 7-year-old Aurorah Payne, and a woman, 27-year-old Briana Payne, are homicide victims.

GOP U.S. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer posted on X that he’s “focused on doing the job I was elected to do and that is serving the great people of Minnesota’s Sixth District here in Congress.” ...

Bexar County Democratic Party Chair Michelle Lowe Solis, left, and Marinella Murrillo, executive vice president of District 6 AFL-CIO, right, kick off the protest using a bullhorn on Feb. 13, 2025.

As Nova cheers at the news, Briana asks, “Do you miss him?” Nova nods before asking Briana if her dad would be sleeping over at the house. “I asked him,” said Briana, who also shares 7-year-old ...