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NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market paused from a four-day rally Monday after big consumer companies gave a cautious ... Read Story »
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a hit-and-run accident that ... Read Story »
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Jesse James Hollywood was sentenced to life in prison Friday for orchestrating the kidnap-murder of ... Read Story »
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GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Homegrown superstar Dolly Parton sang "My Mountain, My Home" as leaders rededicated the Great Smoky Mountains ... Read Story »
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina State Auditor Beth Wood has arrived at a federal courthouse in Raleigh, where a ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Look closely at some of the hottest housing markets in the nation right now and you'll ... Read Story »
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — The names of 957 people buried in a former psychiatric hospital cemetery in Hastings have been ... Read Story »
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A congressional panel is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs to disclose on Tuesday whether non-sterile ... Read Story »
I have always wanted to try geocaching ever since I first heard about it years ago. I mean, who doesn't ... Read Story »
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Fresh off a 17-5 season and appearance in the regional finals, the Faith Academy baseball program landed eight players on ... Read Story »
SAN ANTONIO - Memorial's Kelli Hermes is headed to the state track and field meet. Read Story »
AUSTIN - A fifth-place finish last year at the UIL state tournament didn't set well with the Yoakum Lady Bulldogs. Read Story »
WACO - The St. Joseph softball team fell just short of a TAPPS 4A state title-game berth Friday in the ... Read Story »
BELTON - In a classic Lavaca County showdown Friday, the Hallettsville Sacred Heart claimed its third consecutive TAPPS state softball ... Read Story »
BELTON - The Shiner St. Paul Cardinals won their second consecutive TAPPS 1A/2A state crown Friday, knocking off their district ... Read Story »
Ah Dad, dear o' Dad. He's there to teach you to fish, to fix your car, to be a gentleman. Read Story »
Kent Solheim is determined to get back to active service for his country, but on Friday the Army major just ... Read Story »
A judge's interpretation of a Supreme Court decision could change local police car-searching procedures. Read Story »
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The correct address for Patillo Garden, No. 4 on the Master Gardeners Garden Tour map, is 802 W. Power St. ... Read Story »
Los Corrales, a Houston meat company, is recalling all of its dried chorizo produced since January because the company did ... Read Story »
The Disabled American Veterans will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the VFW Hall, 201 Lova Drive. ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - An 18-year-old Victoria man by deputies Friday on suspicion of possession of between 1 and 4 grams of ... Read Story »
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Exelon Nuclear on Friday denied reports that a company was selected to build the proposed Victoria County plant. Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Republican governor whose name has come up as a potential challenger to President Barack ... Read Story »
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Saturday will be mostly cloudy, with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High around 90. ... Read Story »
Area GM dealers appear to have missed the getting the ax Friday as GM announced it would not renew 1,100 ... Read Story »
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trevor Hoffman got a day off Friday, well before the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals ... Read Story »
SITKA, Alaska (AP) — A 19-year-old Alaska man has pleaded "guilty, but mentally ill" in the stabbing deaths of his ... Read Story »
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Ugly Betty" star America Ferrera is hoping her new film will inspire Americans to address the ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video cameras will be installed in Metrolink train engines by September to improve safety and avoid ... Read Story »
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ACTON, Massachusetts (AP) — Max the Border Collie can roll over on command, herd crowds and sit still on a ... Read Story »
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CHICAGO (AP) — Light, bright and definitely pricey — the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago is a ... Read Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — Less than one week after returning from a disabled list stint he didn't want to take, Brandon ... Read Story »
SEATTLE (AP) — Michiko Kiyokawa was a typical freshman in 1942, taking biology and playing field hockey, when she was ... Read Story »
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets have played their best this season when everything seems ready to fall apart. Read Story »
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Angels slugger Vladimir Guerrero took batting practice on the field Friday for the first time since ... Read Story »
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The presidents of Argentina and Venezuela promised Friday to strengthen financial ties as a bulwark ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Vanessa Hudgens has left "High School Musical" to make a movie about music — at a ... Read Story »
Garza retires SCAD one, two, three in the bottom of the seventh as the Jaguars win their first-ever game in ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — "American Idol" finalists Kris Allen and Adam Lambert will be opening up for a few music ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nearly $100 million in federal stimulus money will go toward a program to remove lead-based paint ... Read Story »
PHOENIX (AP) — The drug war in Mexico shouldn't be used as an excuse to try to restrict American gun ... Read Story »
SCAD strands a runner on second base to end the sixth inning. UHV 3, SCAD 1. Read Story »
Despite getting a lead off walk from second baseman Britney Helmers, SCAD fails to score in the bottom of the ... Read Story »
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The director of the Montana Department of Environmental Quality says the agency will figure out how ... Read Story »
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is defending Miss California USA Carrie Prejean. Read Story »
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden likes to use the Amtrak station in Wilmington to extol the virtues ... Read Story »
Michael Bourn watched Jacoby Ellsbury make the mad dash. He saw Jayson Werth take off, too. So when the Houston ... Read Story »
UHV comes back to score two runs. Catcher Samantha Campagna, who reached base by getting a walk, scores on a ... Read Story »
AUSTIN - For the 22nd time in 28 years, the Yoakum Lady Bulldogs have earned medals at the UIL Class ... Read Story »
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The decisions facing California voters next week are all about the state's precarious finances, but next ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge has issued two temporary restraining orders designed to stop what officials describe as a ... Read Story »
FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina congressman says Fort Bragg will receive $88 million to build a new ... Read Story »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The questions had lingered for decades — who was buried under 31 white crosses at a ... Read Story »
SCAD ties the score at one in the bottom of the third. Designated Player Amanda Kressler was hit by a ... Read Story »
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan plans to schedule the bulk of its six upcoming unpaid furlough days for most state ... Read Story »
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California's public schools already trail most states in academic performance, suffer from high dropout rates and ... Read Story »
The Jaguars score their first run of the tournament to take a 1-0 lead over SCAD. Cindy Ryan scored the ... Read Story »
Kobe vs. LeBron would bring the best player buzz to the NBA finals, and Lakers-Celtics is always a can't-miss matchup. Read Story »
After one inning, the University of Houston-Victoria is tied 0-0 with the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD). Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — A decision by troubled automaker General Motors to drop 20 percent of its dealers is due ... Read Story »
PARIS (AP) — A homeless activist group briefly pitched dozens of tents near the Louvre Museum on Friday in a ... Read Story »
BOSTON (AP) — Jim Dimopoulos can't remember every organization his car dealership helped out in its 36 years of operation: ... Read Story »
BALTIMORE (AP) - A year ago, Calvin Borel jumped from the Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird onto Rachel Alexandra ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The University of Southern California has honored Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for his "inspirational realization of the ... Read Story »
WEST FARGO, N.D. (AP) — West Fargo High School officials say 21 students are out $5,000 each for a planned ... Read Story »
Like all high schools in this proud state, we begin the day with the Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. ... Read Story »
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Hollywood actor and former British soccer player Vinnie Jones was acquitted of assault Thursday for ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — The Gallup Poll reported Friday that 51 percent of Americans now call themselves pro-life rather than ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Greg Cramer was hoping the salary boost from his new job would make life a little ... Read Story »
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eddie Jordan could have his choice of coasts. Read Story »
WARREN, Mich. (AP) — The fluff was flying when police in suburban Detroit zapped a large stuffed cat with a ... Read Story »
BELTON - Collette Lapham drove in four runs Friday as the Hallettsville Sacred Heart Indianettes won their third straight TAPPS ... Read Story »
MIAMI (AP) — The little girls who made the New Kids on the Block a boy band sensation in the ... Read Story »
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Just off the main lobby of the Columbus Museum of Art hangs a double mystery — ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Viewers could be saying "Get me out of here!" after the premiere of a new season ... Read Story »
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A former Marine charged with killing a pregnant colleague in North Carolina was not the father ... Read Story »
GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — The world's tallest dog is battling bone cancer that forced the amputation of one of ... Read Story »
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In what the organizer jokingly calls a case of his "Michael Jackson obsession gone wrong," a ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg has blown through a record $18.6 million of his own cash on his ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Aramis Ramirez and pricey ace Carlos Zambrano are on the disabled list. Big free-agent ... Read Story »
CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — It's lunch time at a restaurant in Kris Allen's hometown. A few sports-focused TV screens are ... Read Story »
U.S. health officials are seeing a surprisingly high number of cases of ordinary, seasonal flu at a time when the ... Read Story »
TORONTO (AP) — General Motors Canada has demanded concessions far greater than the Canadian Auto workers granted to Chrysler Canada ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — A taxi driver was found guilty Friday of plotting to firebomb the London home of the publisher ... Read Story »
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Frederic Bardsley was sitting in his den, waiting for his son to come over and watch ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — It's like entering a wondrous dream: gauzy pastel- tinted fabrics forming tentlike structures and tunnels with ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Beverly Hills hedge fund manager was arrested Friday on a charge he bilked investors out ... Read Story »
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal appeals court says it won't review the government corruption convictions of former Alabama Gov. ... Read Story »
DETROIT (AP) — Entertainer Dolly Parton says she's expanding her philanthropic work with children through a partnership with the United ... Read Story »
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — It seems as if there's more positive news on the economic front with talk of ... Read Story »
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona's oldest continuously published daily newspaper, the 138-year-old Tucson Citizen, will publish its final print edition ... Read Story »
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — An Amtrak spokeswoman says all tracks are open between Baltimore and Washington after an Acela train ... Read Story »
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Rapper T.I. will be coming to Arkansas — to serve a federal prison sentence. Read Story »
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Texas health officials say a 33-year-old Corpus Christi man died earlier this month of swine ... Read Story »
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — For weeks, former Gov. Mike Easley has been peppered with questions about possible perks he and ... Read Story »
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Some Democrats who opened their arms to party switcher Sen. Arlen Specter have softened the embrace. Read Story »
HALLETTSVILLE -- A body was discovered Friday morning in Geiger Cemetery in rural Lavaca County, an apparent suicide victim, according ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Brooke Shields says she's frightened and frustrated by the media storm the Kiefer Sutherland arrest has ... Read Story »
[Notes:ALL APTN VIDEO FROM Mumbai, shot May 14, 15, 2009]One of the child stars from Oscar winner "slumdog Millionaire" is ... Read Story »
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Amanresort — part of a network of exotic getaways for the world's richest people ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Department of Energy says he will provide $2.4 billion from the U.S. economic ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Potts can consider himself a true recording success: He topped the charts in several countries ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Steven Chu says he will provide $2.4 billion from the economic recovery package to speed ... Read Story »
CANNES, France (AP) — Cannes is not all galas and glamor. For some filmmakers, the journey to the red carpet ... Read Story »
CANNES, France (AP) — Martin Scorsese has plans to get restored films in front of a larger audience. Read Story »
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado-based veterans group has voted to disband after members accused its founder of fabricating an identity ... Read Story »
CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a Chicago man kidnapped and sexually assaulted two women and two teenage girls over a ... Read Story »
Wherever Wayman Tisdale went, whatever he was doing, chances were he was smiling. Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors is telling about 1,100 dealers their franchises will be terminated late next year. Read Story »
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Colorado Springs police say a driver being followed by bounty hunter Duane "Dog" Chapman during ... Read Story »
FRANKFURT (AP) — Monica Bleibtreu, an actress well-known in the German-speaking world for a prolific range of cinema, television and ... Read Story »
LONDON (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline said Friday it has received orders from several countries to stockpile pandemic vaccine as ... Read Story »
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jerseyans who make their living off tourists have fingers crossed for the best with ... Read Story »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A sprinter, he's not. Read Story »
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — The privately-run Museum of Native American Artifacts in Bentonville is preparing to expand. Read Story »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Ann Arbor News plans to publish its last newspaper July 23, with a twice-weekly ... Read Story »
MIAMI (AP) — The Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary's voice faded as he contemplated what to tell his parishioners at a prayer ... Read Story »
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Jurors deliberated for just a couple of hours Friday before acquitting Hollywood actor and former ... Read Story »
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Today's mostly cloudy skies carry a slight chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1 p.m. The high temperature ... Read Story »
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CANNES, France (AP) — Jane Campion figured the best way to get modern audiences to love John Keats was to ... Read Story »
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HONOLULU (AP) — University of Hawaii economic researchers are predicting that Hawaii's less-populated neighbor islands will suffer the most in ... Read Story »
NEW YORK (AP) — How hip is the room at "30 Rock" these days? Read Story »
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A budget proposal from the Obama administration would spend $475 million on beach cleanups, wetlands ... Read Story »
BOSTON (AP) — A Boston police officer has been suspended for ticketing a slew of vehicles parked near the Statehouse ... Read Story »
LOS ANGELES (AP) — There's nothing all that charming about Nintendo's latest gadget. Read Story »
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — One glance at the wall behind him was all it took for Jim Rice to feel ... Read Story »
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A dredging barge began scooping PCB-contaminated mud from a narrow stretch of the Hudson River ... Read Story »
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Tourism officials say a clerical error is to blame for the sudden drop-off in hotel tax ... Read Story »
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relations between President Barack Obama and U.S. corporate leaders have grown tense in recent weeks, with business ... Read Story »
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — For families trying to stay on a budget yet find a way out of the house, ... Read Story »
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Daniel Hauser doesn't think he's sick, and he thinks chemotherapy will kill him. The 13-year-old with Hodgkin's ... Read Story »
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, considered a potential nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, has drawn ... Read Story »
BOYD, GERTRUDE ELEANOR, 99, of Wharton: Funeral, 10 a.m., Wharton Funeral Home, Wharton, 979-532-3410, with burial at Wharton City Cemetery. Read Story »
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Matthew: 10-14 And whoever will not receive you nor hear your words, when you depart from that house or city, ... Read Story »
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The 82nd Airborne paratroopers who were scheduled to jump Friday morning at the Victoria Regional Airport to kick off the ... Read Story »
It all started with a dream of playing acoustic guitar in some small, out-of-the-way coffee place. But it ended up ... Read Story »
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DECATUR, Ala. - Lauren Garza threw a complete game and led the University of Houston-Victoria to a 3-1 win over ... Read Story »
Jacob Salinas had never won a playoff series or hit a home run. Read Story »
Misti Garrett, 32, tried to fight back tears when she discussed the difficulties of raising a family and attending college ... Read Story »
Look out, Michael Phelps. There's a new Olympic champion. Read Story »
A: Well, he was in possession. Probable cause is up to the cops. Read Story »
Lillian Alex stood outside City Hall, looking on as "The Star-Spangled Banner" filled the courtyard and the American flag was ... Read Story »
Click to read Twitter updates from sports reporter Wes Bloomquist. Read Story »
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You might think that activist Russell Pruitt wouldn't care that the appraised value of his house in Victoria jumped another ... Read Story »
While most 14-year-olds are preparing for their freshman year in high school, Natasha Verma is preparing for her junior year ... Read Story »
Emilia Perez scanned the ground, tugged up a bit on her black skirt and knelt in the dirt. Read Story »