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LIFE TEEN OLS 1ST HOLIDAY 5K RUN/WALK: Saturday Dec. 4 at 7:30 a.m. Meets at Riverside Park Parking Lot. Racing ... Read Story »
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EAGLE, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado judge has ordered a 63-year-old man to stand trial for the shooting death of ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee on Wednesday urged the Defense Department to take firmer steps to combat the threat ... Read Story »
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EP Chapin (9-2) vs. Wolfforth Frenship (7-4), 5 p.m. Saturday, EP's Irvin Memorial Stadium Read Story »
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Odessa Permian (8-3) vs. Arlington Martin (7-4), 1 p.m. Saturday, Abilene's Shotwell Stadium Read Story »
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Abilene Wylie (9-1) vs. Andrews (5-6), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Midland's Grande Communications Stadium Read Story »
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Amarillo River Road (8-3) vs. Littlefield (10-1), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Plainview Read Story »
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Canadian (9-1) vs. Wellington (10-1), 7 p.m. Friday, Canyon's Kimbrough Stadium Read Story »
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Follett (9-1) vs. Petersburg (11-0), 7:30 p.m. Friday, Childress Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Congress to hold off on any investigation of the Fort Hood ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Authorities say a house fire in Dallas left three people dead. Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Life began returning to normal Monday for commuters who spent the previous work week frazzled from a ... Read Story »
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Police officer's huge heart lands him on most-fascinating list. Read Story »
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army spokesman says the man suspected in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Gov. Ed Rendell says a transit strike that shut down Philadelphia's buses, subways and trolleys for nearly ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Jimmie Johnson's drive to history took a hard hit against the wall and Kyle Busch ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida, the first Atlantic hurricane to target the United States this year, plodded Sunday toward ... Read Story »
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VAIL, Colo. (AP) — A 63-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting one person and wounding three others in a Vail ... Read Story »
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A U.S. Army spokesman says the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at ... Read Story »
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McLEAN, Va. (AP) — It galled her to do it, but Sarah Dillon was desperate for answers, so she wrote ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — A man accused of shooting and killing a police officer on Halloween night is also suspected of ... Read Story »
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PORT LAVACA - You could hear the pop-pop-pop of firecrackers and the revving of motorcycles that ambled down the streets ... Read Story »
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Local and state authorities continue to investigate the death of Carrol Fondren, a 68-year-old Port Lavaca man who was found ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 34-year-old Victoria man by deputies Saturday morning on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Read Story »
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The city of Victoria will close Juan Linn Street, from Ben Jordan to Ben Wilson streets, to through traffic for ... Read Story »
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Flashlights danced around grave sites Saturday night at Catholic cemeteries 1 and 2 in Victoria. Read Story »
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Dominique Fulton couldn't hold back her emotions when Victoria school district called her to say she'd get her high school ... Read Story »
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The Victoria College will host an "Education Benefits: What Veterans Need to Know for 2009 and Beyond" at 5:30 p.m. ... Read Story »
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The American Friends Service Committee, in cooperation with The Victoria College, will honor fallen U.S. military personnel and Iraqi civilians ... Read Story »
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YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and podcasting. The same things students love to play with also can be used to help ... Read Story »
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Editor's note: Children in the story are not identified by their last names because of confidentiality rules of the Golden ... Read Story »
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Some who knew Nidal Malik Hasan said they saw clear signs the young Army psychiatrist, ... Read Story »
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Case Keenum walked off the field, his hands on his helmet, as No. 13 Houston appeared ... Read Story »
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QUTBAL, Pakistan (AP) — The schoolhouse is so tiny that dozens of pupils have to sit outdoors. They're lucky if ... Read Story »
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KOURE, Niger (AP) — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON - Faith Academy had six players in double figures Friday and rolled to a 84-49 season-opening win over Houston ... Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO - The pain Cuero's Buster Hansel and Industrial's Courtney High felt Saturday at the Region IV Cross Country ... Read Story »
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McALLEN - Memorial's Trevor Vega shot a two-day total of 151 to help lead the Vipers to a 10th-place team ... Read Story »
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GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A slain Catholic nun who lived and worked on the Navajo Indian reservation was remembered Saturday ... Read Story »
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Joe Paterno grabbed a couple cheerleaders' hands, then started walking slowly while trying to do ... Read Story »
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Everything top-ranked Florida seemingly fixed on offense last week looked out of whack again against Vanderbilt. Read Story »
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WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor freshman phenom Brittney Griner got her first dunk in a game for the No. 7 ... Read Story »
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Jeremy Moses' 6-yard touchdown pass to Duane Brooks with 2:45 remaining highlighted a 10-point fourth-quarter rally ... Read Story »
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Turkoglu 3-8 2-3 8, Bosh 8-16 9-11 26, Bargnani 8-16 3-3 22, Calderon 6-13 1-2 13, DeRozan 1-1 0-2 2, ... Read Story »
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CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Bradley George threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Darius Bolden with 27 seconds remaining as Texas ... Read Story »
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AMERICAN KARATE INSTITUTE 6TH ANNUAL MARTIAL ARTS FESTIVAL: Nov. 21, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Karate Institute, 3208 Sam ... Read Story »
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Sunday there is a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. East winds 10 to ... Read Story »
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Zenyatta pawed the ground with her right front hoof and pranced past an adoring crowd jamming ... Read Story »
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By Daniel Brown Read Story »
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BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech administrators have been advising Pentagon officials on how to respond to the mass shootings ... Read Story »
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By Randy Covitz Read Story »
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. Read Story »
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ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) — Prostate cancer couldn't keep Dennis Hopper away from the Breeders' Cup on Saturday. Read Story »
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PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (AP) — KJ Black threw for three touchdowns and Prairie View survived a late rally by Alabama ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — TCU rolled over San Diego State to stay in the perfect position for a stretch run ... Read Story »
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JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri Southern State University nursing school students are upset about an admission policy barring visible ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks swingman Josh Howard was in the starting lineup against the Toronto Raptors in his season ... Read Story »
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — The high school buddies who trolled the streets looking for Hispanics to attack called it "beaner ... Read Story »
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot Maj. ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The president of Philadelphia's largest transit union says it will continue to strike and its members will ... Read Story »
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TEMPLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say one of the officers who has been hailed as a hero in the Fort ... Read Story »
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An AP Member Showcase Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Andre Anderson scored the tying touchdown with one second left in regulation, then rushed for the ... Read Story »
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By Todd Archer Read Story »
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MARION, Alabama (AP) — The sign going on the front door at the Perry County courthouse reads: "Closed for the ... Read Story »
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — Dozens of people are holding a candlelight vigil on Long Island to mark the one-year anniversary ... Read Story »
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BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The fans were protesting by wearing powder blue and booing, the Colorado Buffaloes were reeling and ... Read Story »
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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Trailing Sacramento State 31-0 at halftime Saturday, Northern Colorado put the game in quarterback Bryan Waggener's ... Read Story »
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ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Martin Gilbert ran for two touchdowns and Texas Southern defeated Mississippi Valley State 30-7 on ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over ... Read Story »
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A record-setting day from a freshman quarterback who began the season as the third stringer helped ... Read Story »
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By David Scott Read Story »
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STERLING, Va. (AP) — A brother of the man authorities say went on a shooting spree at Fort Hood says ... Read Story »
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By Bob Brookover Read Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Jason Rodriguez's marriage long ago went sour, his home taken in foreclosure, his job lost to ... Read Story »
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Editor's Note: Gushers and Dusters is compiled from reports filed by oil and gas operators with the Texas Railroad Commission ... Read Story »
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This is a listing of building permits issued by the city of Victoria from Oct. 29-Nov. 4, for new commercial, ... Read Story »
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TEMPLE, Texas (AP) — Texas governor Rick Perry has visited with wounded victims from the Fort Hood shooting. Read Story »
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TAM_Fuller 1 pass from J.Johnson (Bullock kick), 2:33. Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — At the end of his big day, a group of Texas fans were chanting Jordan Shipley's ... Read Story »
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have placed defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy on injured reserve with a knee ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The USS New York, built with steel from the rubble of the World Trade Center, was ... Read Story »
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Busch keeps extending streaks at Texas in search of a NASCAR first. Read Story »
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Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's family says he confided in them that he felt harassed as a Muslim in the U.S. ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Rocker Peter Wolf says he's looking forward to trying some home-brewed beer and good wine when ... Read Story »
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LAKEWAY, Texas (AP) — New Braunfels and Dallas Highland Park defended their titles Saturday and repeated as UIL state team ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jordan Shipley set a Texas record with 273 yards receiving, including an 88-yard touchdown, and the ... Read Story »
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JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Fire officials say operations at Ellis Island have been widely disrupted by a transformer fire. Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — A company spokesman says a Delta plane headed to Philadelphia had to return to the gate just ... Read Story »
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patrick administration plans to use $9 million in stimulus funds for a Foxborough footbridge connecting ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Amputations. Combat stress. Divorce. Suicide. For troubled service members, military therapists are at their sides. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York City office workers who got carried away during the Yankees victory parade Friday apparently ... Read Story »
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KILLEEN, Texas (AP) — One of two police officers who confronted the alleged Fort Hood killer says he shot the ... Read Story »
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By Gerry Fraley Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) — A man shot by police as he was sought in connection with the Halloween killing of a ... Read Story »
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DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit charter school is offering qualifying students a mostly free year of college. Read Story »
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By Shawn Windsor Read Story »
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AP MISSOURI PANORAMA Read Story »
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AP KANSAS PANORAMA Read Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The engineer accused of fatally shooting one employee and wounding five others at the firm where ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 36-year-old woman has died after she was struck several times while retrieving boxes on a ... Read Story »
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WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Authorities in Wisconsin say an inmate somehow armed himself with a knife and threatened a sheriff's ... Read Story »
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If holiday travelers on the same plane compare what they paid to fly, they're likely to find quite a spread, ... Read Story »
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TROUP, Texas (AP) — A woman in a one-vehicle rollover in Troup lost more than control. Read Story »
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KOURE, Niger (AP) — A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a ... Read Story »
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DENVER (AP) — Four Colorado veterans are the latest to file "burn pit" lawsuits against military contractors accused of exposing ... Read Story »
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TEMPLE, Texas (AP) — He's a store man by trade. Read Story »
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Prairie Berry Winery saw double-digit growth this summer in the number of visitors at its ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Fox NFL pregame show will be broadcast from a military installation in Afghanistan on Sunday. Read Story »
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YANKTON, S.D. (AP) — The flu season is keeping substitute teachers busy this year. Read Story »
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A researcher with the Environmental Protection Agency will talk about education during a lecture at the ... Read Story »
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As word spread that a gunman had opened fire at Fort Hood leaving a trail of carnage, a chilling realization ... Read Story »
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DENVER (AP) — A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to ... Read Story »
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AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - A Lubbock man must serve life in prison over the November killing of an English tourist ... Read Story »
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PALM BAY, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say a graffiti artist who apparently ran out of paint midway through ... Read Story »
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An AP Mississippi member exchange Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — ... Read Story »
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LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has held talks with the club's managing director about the financial implications ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum is hosting a traveling exhibit that explores a little known aspect of ... Read Story »
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HUAMPAMI, Peru (AP) — In his first year at San Marcos University, Hermenegildo Espejo barely spoke, and certainly not in ... Read Story »
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DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware State University alumnus has created a scholarship fund to honor three slain students. Read Story »
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others in the Orlando engineering firm ... Read Story »
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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is counting on hundreds of high school students showing up for its ... Read Story »
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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — Former President George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, visited wounded soldiers and their families ... Read Story »
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Wistful "write soon" phrases have kept two women connected across the Atlantic Ocean for 52 years. Read Story »
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BALTIMORE (AP) — The accusations that Mayor Sheila Dixon used holiday gift cards for the needy during personal shopping sprees ... Read Story »
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Drew the Intern recaps Friday night's high school football action Read Story »
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads ... Read Story »
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Wistful "write soon" phrases have kept two women connected across the Atlantic Ocean for 52 years. Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — Ida has become a tropical storm again, with top winds of 45 mph (72 kph), as it ... Read Story »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A traveling exhibition opening this weekend at the University of Michigan Museum of Art looks ... Read Story »
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina business school is giving female entrepreneurs an extra boost of knowledge about how ... Read Story »
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) — The 650 students taking a first-year education course at Central Michigan University are using iPhones ... Read Story »
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PATCHOGUE, N.Y. (AP) — The family of an Ecuadorean man slain on a Long Island street will be among those ... Read Story »
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An AP Evergreen Exchange Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant always credits his mentors and teachers when he rolls past a scoring milestone. Given ... Read Story »
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KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Some women strode the catwalk in vicious spiked bracelets and body armor. Others had their heads ... Read Story »
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GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An Oklahoma museum now owns the most comprehensive collection of items made, used or owned ... Read Story »
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BELZ, JOHN K, 83, of Victoria: Funeral, 1 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, with burial at Resurrection Cemetery. Rosewood Funeral Chapels, ... Read Story »
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