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Fort Worth - With two early wins Saturday, the University of Houston-Victoria Lady Jaguars earned a rematch with No. 5 ... Read Story »
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Candace Smith and her good friend, Amber Leuschner, parked their Chevrolet Tahoe on saturated grounds at the corner of Ben ... Read Story »
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MIAMI (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen has been released on bail after being charged with driving under the ... Read Story »
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Dalai Lama says he doesn't fault President Obama for his low-key reception in Washington ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Three decades after Elvis Presley took his last bow on the Las Vegas Strip, where he ... Read Story »
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TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ... Read Story »
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Valdiron de Oliveira's injured right shoulder seemed to get worse with each of his four turns ... Read Story »
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It looked like an inning-ending fly ball, but a defensive miscalculation turned it into a game-winning hit off the bat ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd knew his Dallas Mavericks needed a jolt in the fourth quarter, so the pass-first point ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A peak previously known as Negrohead Mountain in Southern California's Santa Monica range was officially renamed ... Read Story »
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PINE BLUFF, Ark. (AP) — Lebaron Weathers hit a jumper as time expired in overtime to give Arkansas-Pine Bluff a ... Read Story »
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YORKTOWN - Stephanie Schlinke hit the trifecta on her first try at the Yorktown FFA Livestock Show. Read Story »
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SEADRIFT - In the San Antonio Bay, a melange of marine animals intermingle. A dolphin splashes as a pelican glides ... Read Story »
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VICTORIA - A 28-year-old Victoria man by officers Saturday on suspicion of assault causing bodily injury. Read Story »
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Jones 3-6 5-7 12, Kornegay 2-5 0-0 5, Garrison 2-10 0-0 4, Meadows 3-10 4-6 11, McDaniel 4-10 0-0 11, ... Read Story »
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GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — The FBI is investigating the death of a 32-year-old woman found in her room on a ... Read Story »
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With the weighty decisions the Victoria City Council makes, and recent discord among members, at least one person thinks it's ... Read Story »
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State and county officials in Victoria County are talking trash these days. Read Story »
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Devin Gibson scored 22 points, Morris Smith IV added a double-double and UTSA ended Sam Houston ... Read Story »
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Elliot Williams scored 16 points, and Roburt Sallie and Wesley Witherspoon added 15 apiece, helping Memphis ... Read Story »
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Elijah Millsap had a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds, and Alabama-Birmingham downed Houston 75-66 ... Read Story »
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — The Dalai Lama commented on Tiger Woods' sex scandals Saturday, saying self-discipline is among Buddhism's ... Read Story »
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Crow 4-8 0-0 9, Clavell 5-10 4-6 14, Brown 3-8 2-3 10, Mitchell 4-9 2-2 13, Allmond 6-14 3-4 17, ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The war story "The Hurt Locker" and the recession tale "Up in the Air" have won ... Read Story »
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McNeil 5-10 2-2 12, Washington 2-5 1-2 5, Lewis 0-6 0-0 0, Wade 1-3 0-0 3, A.Coleman 7-24 4-6 20, ... Read Story »
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Nyakundi 4-9 0-0 11, Dia 3-7 4-5 10, Clinkscales 1-5 0-0 3, Haynes 3-3 0-0 7, Williams 5-12 0-0 11, ... Read Story »
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SHANGHAI (AP) — Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from ... Read Story »
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ITTA BENA, Miss. (AP) — Shannon Behling scored 14 points and Mississippi Valley State routed Texas Southern 62-44 on Saturday ... Read Story »
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Want to become a real Canadian? Apparently it's not that hard. A pamphlet titled "A Guide to Becoming an Authentic ... Read Story »
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Jones 4-9 5-10 13, Clayborn 2-3 0-0 4, Hall 5-11 6-6 16, Treasure 2-8 0-1 5, Burrell 0-0 0-0 0, ... Read Story »
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TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Texas-El Paso showed Saturday it's just fine with the Conference USA basketball tournament moving to Tulsa ... Read Story »
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DALLAS (AP) — Miami guard Dwyane Wade sat out his second straight game because of a strained left calf, missing ... Read Story »
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BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — A record 16.6 percent of Montana high school seniors took college-level Advanced Placement classes in 2009, ... Read Story »
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CICERO, Ill. (AP) — Prohibition was the law of the land when Al Capone took over Cicero in 1924, muscling ... Read Story »
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — About 200 people have rallied at the University of Nevada, Reno against proposed massive state budget ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Deacon Jones and former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson were among the first set ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Words and music, such natural partners that it seems obvious they go together. Now science is ... Read Story »
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HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Patrick Sullivan scored 20 points, 14 in the second half, as Southeastern Louisiana pulled away to ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ron Paul won the most support for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination in an unofficial straw ... Read Story »
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Chris Flores scored 23 points and New Jersey Institute of Technology defeated Texas-Pan American 66-59 on ... Read Story »
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Texas A&M's Donald Sloan put it best: There's a fine line between winning and losing in ... Read Story »
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A former Folsom State Prison guard has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 to reimburse ... Read Story »
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Maree 1-8 0-0 2, Valera 2-5 7-8 11, Urbanus 5-9 0-0 13, Hearn 1-5 0-0 2, Weiermiller 7-11 0-0 19, ... Read Story »
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ALTOONA, Iowa (AP) — Fire crews have responded to a blaze at the Adventureland amusement park in the central Iowa ... Read Story »
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DENTON, Texas (AP) — George Odufuwa scored 14 points as North Texas defeated Arkansas-Little Rock, 83-65, in Sun Belt Conference ... Read Story »
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Moultrie 6-9 1-1 13, Caracter 7-14 2-2 16, Williams 2-5 0-0 5, Culpepper 10-18 6-6 29, Stone 2-2 6-7 10, ... Read Story »
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Glynn 3-8 0-0 6, Scott 5-9 4-4 14, Bell 2-6 0-0 5, Harris 3-12 2-4 10, Williams 5-14 4-5 16, ... Read Story »
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina A&T has named a nursing school dean from Michigan as its new provost and ... Read Story »
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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Spring training statistics are nothing more than numbers scrolled in sand on a beach, ready to ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The family of a longtime Internal Revenue Service employee killed when a pilot harboring an anti-IRS ... Read Story »
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A Colorado family and an Arizona nonprofit are fighting in court over who gets the ... Read Story »
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Davis 1-6 5-6 7, Harris 1-2 0-0 3, Loubeau 4-7 1-2 9, Sloan 4-16 4-5 12, Middleton 5-10 3-4 14, ... Read Story »
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CONWAY, Ark. (AP) — Marquez Haynes scored 19 points and Texas-Arlington defeated Central Arkansas, 71-47, in Southland Conference play on ... Read Story »
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THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — Bryson Triggs nailed a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer to propel Nicholls State to a 66-63 ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — When a man fueled by rage against the U.S. government and its tax code crashes his ... Read Story »
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NATCHITOCHES, La. (AP) — Devon Baker and Will Pratt scored 19 points each as Northwestern State defeated Lamar 82-79 on ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site. Read Story »
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Drake 3-4 1-1 8, Palmer 3-14 3-4 9, Watt 8-11 6-9 22, Reynolds 2-7 3-5 7, Bond 2-2 0-0 5, ... Read Story »
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ATLANTA (AP) — A jury has convicted a 22-year-old man of murder in the shooting death of a Georgia college ... Read Story »
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Bidias a Moute 0-1 2-4 2, Bowman 0-1 2-6 2, Conley 4-11 11-12 20, Johnson 1-1 0-2 2, White 1-5 ... Read Story »
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland says you can tell a lot from a pitcher's face. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — The NAACP elected a health care executive as its youngest board chairman Saturday, continuing a youth ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — A successful AIDS vaccine remains elusive, but researchers say aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Aggressive, early anti-viral therapy might provide a way to derail the spread of AIDS, a battle ... Read Story »
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — James Anderson's nickname, "Big Game James," shows how much Oklahoma State relies on its junior star. ... Read Story »
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The most-watched rookie on the first day of spring training for the Houston Astros was the ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) — Brock Young scored 27 points to lead East Carolina to a 76-65 victory over Rice on Saturday. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate report said Saturday that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline knew of possible heart attack risks tied ... Read Story »
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Miles 4-16 4-9 16, Harper 2-5 1-1 5, Harris 0-6 0-0 0, Nabors 10-19 6-10 26, Custer 6-8 1-1 13, ... Read Story »
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Morrow 3-11 1-2 7, Abrams 5-14 1-2 13, Wynn 2-3 0-1 4, Young 9-12 8-11 27, Sherrod 3-7 7-8 15, ... Read Story »
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Moffitt 5-6 3-3 14, Reed III 4-7 0-0 8, Haynes 8-14 2-2 19, Gentry II 1-5 0-0 2, Long 3-8 ... Read Story »
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James 5-8 0-3 12, Pittman 2-2 3-3 7, Bradley 4-14 0-0 9, Balbay 1-1 0-0 2, Mason 3-11 0-2 8, ... Read Story »
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EDINA, Minn. (AP) — If you're planning a Spring Break trip to a popular destination, one Minnesota travel agency suggests ... Read Story »
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HEREFORD, Texas (AP) - A 17-year-old convicted in the 2009 stabbing death of her grandmother in Hereford has been sentenced ... Read Story »
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A higher education overhaul that passed overwhelmingly last month promised to make it easier for students ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An accountant says the pilot who crashed his plane into a building that housed an Internal ... Read Story »
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as governor Saturday with a combative ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Joseph Stack's methods were unthinkable — he is accused of ramming a plane into an Internal Revenue ... Read Story »
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rocky Mountain College officials say a specialized campaign to recruit students has resulted in a 69 ... Read Story »
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Udoh 3-15 5-7 11, Jones 2-5 0-0 5, Lomers 2-2 5-6 9, Dunn 5-17 0-0 14, Carter 9-20 0-1 25, ... Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona lawmakers are searching for a way to build a new spring-training stadium for the Chicago Cubs ... Read Story »
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Williams 2-7 0-0 4, Ka.Nash 1-6 4-4 7, Raven 6-14 3-4 17, Gayle 1-4 1-2 3, Fontenette 3-12 0-0 6, ... Read Story »
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Enrollment is expected to be at a record levels this spring at Des Moines Area ... Read Story »
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — A higher education overhaul that passed overwhelmingly last month promised to make it easier for students ... Read Story »
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence ... Read Story »
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CICERO, Ill. (AP) — It's been more than 80 years since Al Capone ran the gritty Chicago suburb of Cicero ... Read Story »
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GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Christian college rooted in Mennonite traditions is lifting a century-old ban so the national ... Read Story »
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GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana Christian college rooted in Mennonite traditions is lifting a century-old ban so the national ... Read Story »
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WATERLOO, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in southern Illinois say a mother, her 7-year-old son and his 6-year-old friend appear to ... Read Story »
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Astros extended the contract of general manager Ed Wade through the 2012 season. The ... Read Story »
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — A former Ohio congressman who served seven years in prison for corruption says he's leaving the ... Read Story »
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KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The Houston Astros have extended the contract of general manager Ed Wade through the 2012 season. Read Story »
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — David Paterson launched his campaign for a full four-year term as New York's governor Saturday with ... Read Story »
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CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK, N.M. (AP) — Visitors who can have guns by law will be allowed to bring them ... Read Story »
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ATZENHOFFER, BESSIE LORENE, 94, of San Antonio: Visitation, 3-6 p.m., Ganado Funeral Home, Ganado, 361-771-2120. Read Story »
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan said Saturday that the military is on ... Read Story »
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A proposed copper mine near Tucson would not have a major effect on tourism and could ... Read Story »
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SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas Rangers left-hander Derek Holland sprained his right knee during agility drills in a light rain ... Read Story »
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EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Forty minutes of basketball produced 40,000 pieces of hate mail. Read Story »
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GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Tracy McGrady will be in the starting lineup in his New York Knicks debut on Saturday ... Read Story »
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — The University of Mary Washington's president is resigning after two years on the job. Read Story »
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MILWAUKEE (AP) - Rangers left-hander Derek Holland is back at the team's facility in Arizona after feeling pain in his ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook users have been complaining about problems at the social media site. Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For the first time since 1887, students at the University of Virginia won't have a hardcover ... Read Story »
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — For the first time since 1887, students at the University of Virginia won't have a hardcover ... Read Story »
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A risque comedy show staged by men from the University of Notre Dame has ended ... Read Story »
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — A group of University of New Hampshire students is gathering and analyzing security intelligence for Portsmouth's ... Read Story »
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis officials say they're drawing on lessons learned while visiting Miami for this year's Super Bowl as ... Read Story »
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tres décadas después de la última presentación de Elvis Presley en Las Vegas, donde fue el ... Read Story »
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said ... Read Story »
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The U.S. has lifted an advisory warning American travelers of security concerns in Syria, officials said ... Read Story »
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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Admission is free one morning this weekend at a Delaware museum. Read Story »
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The author started one of the country's first Elvis Presley fan clubs when she was 12 years old. ... Read Story »
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The author started one of the country's first Elvis Presley fan clubs when she was 12 years old. ... Read Story »
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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation is offering outdoor enthusiasts the chance to help capture radio-collar ... Read Story »
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VIENNA (AP) — Sculptor Bruno Gironcoli, whose wide range of eclectic works and techniques defied categorization, has died, the Austria ... Read Story »
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INTERNATIONAL FALLS, Minn. (AP) — Officials say a new ice-road loop at Voyageurs National Park is proving popular. Read Story »
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The courtship of billionaire Larry Ellison began almost as soon as his space-age trimaran sailed to ... Read Story »
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. commander overseeing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is receiving one of Princeton University's top ... Read Story »
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Some big bugs have made their way to Grand Rapids for a new museum exhibit. Read Story »
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GROVELAND, Calif. (AP) — A small plane crashed in flames in the backyard of a home in rural northern California ... Read Story »
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Jessica Winkle downed three glasses of wine with her salmon and joined others for the Champagne ... Read Story »
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GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — You might think Vincente Vigil would be the opposite of many of his clients. Read Story »
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