Agents stop semitrailer with 76 immigrants inside in Texas

LAREDO, Texas — Authorities say a semitrailer driver is in custody after he was found to be transporting 76 immigrants in Texas.The U.S. Border Patrol said in a statement Monday that the immigrants were discovered Friday at a checkpoint on U.S. 83, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north of Laredo in South Texas. The semitrailer stopped in the checkpoint's primary lane where the driver, a U.S. citizen, was questioned about his immigration status.His rig was kept for further inspection, and ag