Stories for April 14, 2009
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Good morning Louisiana editors. Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Howard will sit against the Washington Wizards because of a stomach illness. Read Story »
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Peterson 5-7 0-0 13, West 16-20 3-3 35, Okafor 3-4 2-4 8, Collison 11-17 2-2 26, Thornton 8-12 2-3 20, ... Read Story »
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Cuts that don't feed before the upcoming newscast(s) will play after; please continue to monitor AP-1. Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — The widower of British reality TV star Jade Goody has appeared in court on a rape charge. Read Story »
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Ground will be broken later this month on a 104-acre movie production complex in the ... Read Story »
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From a public street, I spotted mass graffiti on the east side of the Regional Ambulances Service building, a private ... Read Story »
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SHOTLIST:Associated Press Television**FILE** Los Angeles - 5 June 20081. Wide shot, Ed McMahon walks out of car, talks to pressFreeCreditReport.com2. ... Read Story »
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Businesswoman, wife, mother and friend. Janey Lack stays busy. Any idea how she fills her day? How she made her ... Read Story »
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — NFC East games will be prime-time affairs for the Washington Redskins. Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicollette Sheridan says her "Desperate Housewives" character faced something more dangerous than a deranged husband: The ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicollette Sheridan says her "Desperate Housewives" character faced something more dangerous than a deranged husband: The ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — After one losing season, the Seahawks are suddenly not-ready-for-primetime players. Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "State of Play" looks like a provocative, '70s-style political thriller, and it's the murder of a ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - The Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints will host the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL season ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jody Gerut donated the bat he used to hit the first home run at Citi Field ... Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria's postseason baseball tournament is just over two weeks away and the Jaguars are already getting ready. Read Story »
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CONVERSE - The Converse Wagner Thunderbirds scored seven runs in the third inning and took a 8-4 District 27-5A win ... Read Story »
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KINGSVILLE - Texas A&M-Kingsville senior Courtney Rigamonti was named the Lone Star Conference South Division Softball Pitcher of the Week ... Read Story »
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University of Houston-Victoria coach Keri Lambeth feared the worst last Friday when the Jaguars split with the 14-27 LSU-Alexandria Generals. Read Story »
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The Memorial Lady Vipers have won three consecutive district track and field championships, but winning a fourth will be a ... Read Story »
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DENVER (AP) — Theyear before resigning as chief executive officer at Qwest, Joe Nacchio earned almost $2.7 million in salary ... Read Story »
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ALLEN PARK, Michigan (AP) — Michigan's pool of skilled and unskilled labor along with the state's attractive tax incentives for ... Read Story »
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — A federal judge has rejected "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch'srequest to live in Argentina after he's ... Read Story »
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David Hagan, incumbent District 4 councilman, is one of few people in this city who is looking out for the ... Read Story »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch's request to live in Argentina after he's ... Read Story »
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Q: What do you do to prevent your home from catching on fire? Read Story »
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FISHING Read Story »
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BLACK & WHITE GIRLS BASKETBALL LEAGUE: Divisions for incoming grades 6 & 7, 8 & 9, 10 & 11, and ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA BOYS & GIRLS CLUB FRIDAY NIGHT BASKETBALL: Friday, April 17, 6:30-11:30 p.m., 202 Hopkins St. Ages 12-18. Teams and ... Read Story »
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TASO BASEBALL UMPIRES ELECTION OF OFFICERS MEETING: Wednesday, April 15, 7 p.m. at National Oil Well, 901 Juan Linn St. ... Read Story »
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Susana Cantu tucked her tax information beneath her arm as she and her husband, Paul Fuentes, exited H&R Block Tuesday ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Jackson's glove is not going once, going twice — or going anywhere. Read Story »
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The stat geeks and sports radio hosts love it. For the guys involved, the jumbled mess in the Western Conference ... Read Story »
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VEVAY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (AP) — A farmer whose ewe gave birth to twins found himself carefully counting sheep when he ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A catalog, said to be the world's largest archive of popular music, is going online. Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A fed-up Texas homeowner has gotten a noise citation issued against his neighbor — an elementary ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A catalog of the world's largest archive of popular music — which includes gems like Keith ... Read Story »
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VEVAY TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan farmer whose ewe gave birth to twins found himself carefully counting sheep when ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Philippe Petit is planning a series of high-wire walks next fall around the United States. Read Story »
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Bellville Faith Academy stayed atop the TAPPS 9-2A ranks on Tuesday with a 17-5 win over Faith Academy on Tuesday ... Read Story »
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McALLEN, Texas, EE.UU. (AP) — Gloria Trevi anunció el martes que demandó a TV Azteca y su presentadora Pati Chapoy ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of fans and friends including Paul McCartney have turned out to see a posthumous star ... Read Story »
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SAN MARCOS - Marina Vasquez and Holly Parenica teamed up to throw five innings of no-hit softball as the St. ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: An indictment is not an indication of guilt. It is a finding by a grand jury that enough ... Read Story »
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DOTHAN, Ala. (AP)— Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday he doesn't see any immediate need to bulk up the military ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of George Harrison's biggest fans and best friends, including Paul McCartney and Tom Petty, turned ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — "Lost" star Josh Holloway is a father. Read Story »
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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — It is Monday night and the Minnesota Timberwolves are preparing to take the floor in ... Read Story »
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Mayor Will Armstrong called on the county and school district Tuesday for help in trying to get state money for ... Read Story »
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Lions, Wolverines, Knights and Titans are some of the choices Victoria students grades seven to 10 voted on for the ... Read Story »
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GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) — South-central Washington's Maryhill Museum of Art has received a $2 million bequest from the estate of ... Read Story »
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The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority might be coming to a water plant near you. Read Story »
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A new series begins--the 10 most powerful people in the crossroads area Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Priestley and his wife are expecting their second baby. Read Story »
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At least five organized tax protests are planned Wednesday in Victoria, Cuero, Port Lavaca and Gonzales. Read Story »
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Elvis Presleyalways wanted a youth center in his hometown of Tupelo. A new specialty license plate ... Read Story »
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Kalamazoo Mayor Bobby Hopewell are urging Michigan citizens to vote to keep ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Poet Fanny Howe has received a $100,000 prize for lifetime achievement. Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a career spanning just 15 years, Richard Amsel created illustrations for movies and television that became ... Read Story »
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steel maker, plans to idle a U.S. plant and lay off about ... Read Story »
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HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro said Tuesday that U.S. rules allowing unlimited family travel and remittances to the island are ... Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — British film producer Simon Channing Williams, who made a string of acclaimed movies with director Mike Leigh, ... Read Story »
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HOCHHEIM - The Hochheim Historical Foundation has received a $16,000 community development grant from the Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative. Read Story »
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The sons of Jack O. and Ellen Braman Miller Sr. have donated their collection of more than 1,800 books, maps ... Read Story »
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Region III Education Service Center's Educator Preparation Program has been re-accredited after being audited by the Texas Education Agency during ... Read Story »
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New Pioneers headline Cuero Country Opry Read Story »
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The University of Houston-Victoria School of Education and Human Development will host a math and technology fair for educators. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jamie Foxx has apologized to teen star Miley Cyrus for a radio routine in which he ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - Mistie Roe Martin, 31, of Waller by deputies Tuesday on a warrant charging her with fraudulent use of ... Read Story »
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For years after she was trapped beneath six feet of rubble and seriously injured in the ... Read Story »
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97 years ago the unsinkable Titanic sunk Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In a career spanning just 15 years, Richard Amsel created illustrations for movies and television that became ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Lindsay Lohan is on the prowl again. Read Story »
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LONDON (AP) — A middle-agedvolunteer church worker with the voice of an angel is Britain's latest unlikely showbiz star. Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — State officials vastly overestimated the number of visitors who came to Utah last year during ... Read Story »
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Tune in to our Mogulus channel to watch a live broadcast with candidate Jerry Fortenberry. Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A key advertising forecaster sharply lowered its global ad spending forecast Tuesday, saying the ad market took ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A glowing bronze crown meant to evoke historical imagery of African-Americans emerged Tuesday as the winning architectural ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA TENNIS ASSOCIATION DOUBLES TOURNAMENT: Saturday, April 25, starts at 8:30 a.m. at Victoria College tennis courts. Mens and womens ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — A judge says a Florida law that would make it more expensive for travel agents to book ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A new book will offer an up-close-and-personal take on David Beckham's American adventure. Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — Isiah Thomas is back in coaching, and Florida International wound up as his surprising destination. Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new report says location shooting of movies and television commercials in Los Angeles dropped in ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Oklahoma City rock band The Flaming Lips is headlining an Earth Day concert on the National Mall ... Read Story »
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We're just a couple of weeks into the baseball season, and most fans are still enjoying that flush of springtime ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Bauer and his long-estranged daughter, Kim, had a tearful reunion on "24." Read Story »
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ROCKLAND, Maine (AP) — The Farnsworth Art Museum is organizing a major exhibition featuring the work of renowned pop artist ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Would KGC ever have the same ring? Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the Guardian Angels wants to show off New York's underbelly, but tourism officials ... Read Story »
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SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — Cathy Inglese was hired Tuesday as head coach of women's basketball at Rhode Island. Read Story »
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ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Author Jack D. Hunter, whose World War I aviation novel "The Blue Max" was made ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — A Florida law that would make it more expensive for travel agents to book trips to Cuba ... Read Story »
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CODY, Wyo. (AP) — Worried about signs of a downturn in tourism, the Park County Travel Council wants to spend ... Read Story »
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Speak Out Comments from 04/14/09 Read Story »
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CINCINNATI (AP) — The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati is launching a program to create more original exhibits. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The missing sales numbers are coming back on Amazon.com. Read Story »
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — AirTran Airways will begin offering direct flights between Charleston and Orlando, Fla., this summer. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Bronx begs to differ. Read Story »
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jessica Simpson's courtship with country music seems to have had a shorter shelf life than her ... Read Story »
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SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore and Malaysia have agreed to increase air travel between the two Southeast Asian neighbors amid a ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil' Kim nearly had a big wardrobe malfunction on "Dancing With the Stars." Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Heading into its home stretch, A&E's drama "The Beast" will resolve several questions that have dogged ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Dark times call for dark comedy. Read Story »
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Tune in to our Mogulus channel to watch a live broadcast with candidate Gabriel Soliz Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Musicians at this year's Jazz Fest will be doing more than just making music. They will ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The estate of painter George Grosz has filed a lawsuit in federal court inNew York against ... Read Story »
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HONG KONG (AP) — The U.S. economy is showing nascent signs of recovery but it's too soon to say whether ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — With two days left in the regular season, the playoff possibilities in the Western Conference remain totally ... Read Story »
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Joe Maddon believes his Tampa Bay Rays are talented enough to return to the postseason ... Read Story »
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BEIJING (AP) — Royal Dutch Shell PLC is talking to possible Chinese partners about a joint bid to develop oil ... Read Story »
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Defiant Somali pirates fired rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons at another U.S. cargo ship on Tuesday ... Read Story »
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Today will be sunny, with a high temperature near 82. East southeast wind will blow between 7 and 10 mph. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three debuting singers added zest to a star-studded reprise of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" that's returned to ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — The government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — The government is waking up to what has become a growing nightmare in many parts of ... Read Story »
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MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — A cargo ship loaded with humanitarian aid was headed to Kenya under Navy escort Wednesday after ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The playoff possibilities had Brandon Roy's head spinning. Read Story »
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HAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro said Tuesday the Obama administration's softening of sanctions is "positive although minimal," and criticized it ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz knew the end of their three-game losing streak may have come too ... Read Story »
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FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) — S3 Entertainment Group LLC in Ferndale says it plans to produce a preteen TV situation comedy ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a dark coda to a life lived on the stage of rock music, legendary producer ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "17 Again" is one of those movies that requires you to suspend all disbelief and assume ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Simon Cowell wants to look on the bright side concerning his future with "American Idol." Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a 5-year-old boy slipped onto a New York City subway alone and rode for ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Nancy Shevell beamed for hundreds of cameras in London's Leicester Square, a green silk jacket on ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a dark coda to a life lived on the stage of rock music, legendary producer ... Read Story »
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From the ground looking up, it might appear lonely and isolated in the cab of Victoria County's airport control tower. Read Story »
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DeTar Healthcare System and the Victoria Advocate announce the call for entries for the annual Adorable Baby Amateur Photography Contest. Read Story »
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Last weekend, I visited my parents in Lake Charles, La. There are at least three times per year that it ... Read Story »
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Three Industrial School students have placed at livestock shows in Houston, Austin and the Rio Grande Valley. Read Story »
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ARRIOLA, MANUELA FELAN, 96, of Victoria: Funeral Mass, 10 a.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, with burial at Resurrection ... Read Story »
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The Victoria City-County Health Department and its sister organization, the Crossroads Public Health District, inspect places where food is served ... Read Story »
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I believe it's safe to say that we have come to the time of year when the temperatures will begin ... Read Story »
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