Stories for March 27, 2010
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HOUSTON (AP) - Former first lady Barbara Bush has been released from a Houston hospital, where she underwent tests after ... Read Story »
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - An Alabama truck driver was on his cell phone sending and receiving calls leading up to ... Read Story »
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The body of the director of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has been ... Read Story »
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FORT BLISS, Texas (AP) - Authorities say a former Fort Bliss soldier is facing charges after a weekend drive-by shooting ... Read Story »
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Many parents weren't happy when they learned Gov. Jim Doyle's signature college aid program would favor ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Team Jacob was triumphant at the Kids' Choice Awards. "Twilight" star Taylor Lautner picked up two ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - A spokesman says Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reviewing legal options after a jury reached a $9 million ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - Residents near a Financial District building that was hit by a crane returned to their homes ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Former first lady Barbara Bush remains hospitalized in Houston, where she's undergoing what a family spokeswoman describes ... Read Story »
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If you listen to those around her, Bre'Neka "Shorty" O'Bryant is a living sports cliche. Read Story »
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Anthony Phillips is having so much fun with his University of Houston-Victoria teammates that he can't wait to get back ... Read Story »
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A shale formation that belts South Texas is one of a few silver linings for the oil and gas industry ... Read Story »
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The Victoria Advocate took home 17 honors, including three Star awards and eight first-place awards, at the Texas Associated Press ... Read Story »
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It may be safer and easier for students who live in Jaguar Hall to get to and from class once ... Read Story »
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SAN DIEGO (AP) - Issa Salomi's first call home was to his 27-year-old son Roger. He said memories of the ... Read Story »
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GOLIAD - Lancers on horseback menaced as cannons blasted in an open field Saturday in Goliad. Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Brad Richards scored two power-play goals less than 5 minutes apart in the second period, Brenden ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A battle by a pair of paparazzi at Los Angeles International Airport ended with one of ... Read Story »
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) - Suleiman Baraka's journey could be measured in light years: the eldest of 14 children ... Read Story »
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SEARCHLIGHT, Nev. (AP) - Sarah Palin told thousands of tea party activists assembled in the dusty Nevada desert Saturday that ... Read Story »
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n VICTORIA - A 25-year-old Victoria man on Wednesday on suspicion of evading arrest/detention and interfering with public servant's duties. Read Story »
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say NFL linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving ... Read Story »
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SEATTLE (AP) - Lawyers for Chicago police officers being sued by an exonerated murder convict have subpoenaed the notes of ... Read Story »
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PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - This is one unusual experiment for Cliff Lee and the Seattle Mariners. Any major league team, ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Team Jacob is triumphant at the Kids' Choice Awards. Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and police Commissioner Charles Ramsey have held the inaugural Philly Family Fun Tour ... Read Story »
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Big changes in the student loan program will help make college more affordable for students and their ... Read Story »
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Devin Oliver had 26 points and nine rebounds as Kalamazoo Central defeated Ann Arbor Huron ... Read Story »
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Charles Spurlin asks that you share your Korean War veterans for display in a June conference. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - A double dose of Baylor and Duke for NCAA Final Four berths. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Scott Drew took on the daunting challenge of rebuilding a tattered program at Baylor nearly seven years ... Read Story »
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A Rhode Island zookeeper has been treated at a hospital for minor head injuries and released ... Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - Dallas Mavericks guard Caron Butler has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for directing inappropriate language ... Read Story »
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FREMONT, Neb. (AP) - Two eastern Nebraska colleges are moving ahead with new leadership. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Jon Scheyer let the 3-pointer fly right in front of Duke's bench, and Blue Devils from coach ... Read Story »
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FRISCO, Texas (AP) - Atiba Harris scored in the 38th minute and FC Dallas tied Houston 1-1 Saturday in the ... Read Story »
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) - Authorities say NFL linebacker Joey Porter has been arrested in Bakersfield on suspicion of drunken driving ... Read Story »
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A federal judge has overturned a Texas law that bars medical professionals from contacting victims within ... Read Story »
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DAYTON, Ohio (AP) - This is uncharted territory for Mississippi State. Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Phoenix Zoo is used to hosting birthday parties, but this one was a little different. Read Story »
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Texas Rangers have acquired second baseman Andres Blanco from the Chicago Cubs for a player to ... Read Story »
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Freshman sensation Brittney Griner has grown up a lot this season - just ask Tennessee. 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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NEW YORK (AP) - A woman who lost seven children and her husband in a 1978 arson at their home ... Read Story »
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Washington 0-1 0-0 0, Medlock 6-9 0-0 12, Griner 8-18 11-13 27, Jones 2-5 2-2 7, Griffin 1-7 8-8 10, ... Read Story »
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FULTON, Mo. (AP) - Students at William Woods University who receive state-funded scholarships have asked the governor not to use ... Read Story »
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - A judge in New Jersey has agreed to hear a lawsuit that claims producers of ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Los Angeles teachers union says it has reached a deal with the school district that ... Read Story »
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A longtime Philadelphia City Council member whose career was ended by his conviction in the Abscam public ... Read Story »
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DOVER, Del. (AP) - Delaware State University officials are holding a series of public forums as they plan for the ... Read Story »
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BAYTOWN, Texas (AP) - Baytown police say an officer shot a man who attacked him as the officer was trying ... Read Story »
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Alli Williams hustles all over the floor to get herself in the middle of the ... Read Story »
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - In their centurylong battle against history, Montana's Little Shell Indians have been denied a homeland, deported ... Read Story »
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TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) - A judge in New Jersey has agreed to hear a lawsuit that claims producers of ... Read Story »
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CASTINE, Maine (AP) - Maine Maritime Academy says U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud will be its commencement speaker at its graduation ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say two children were injured when a 73-year-old woman attempting to park accidentally pressed the ... Read Story »
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed part of a lawsuit by a former Church ... Read Story »
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MATHEWS, Va. (AP) - Stanford E. Parris, a former Virginia congressman who served six terms and was an Air Force ... Read Story »
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PARAMUS, N.J. (AP) - During a powerful storm that flooded basements, uprooted trees and left tens of thousands of families ... Read Story »
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah State University is converting one of its historic buildings into a new museum. Read Story »
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - For a couple tight weeks after taking in her sixth-grade stepson, Lisa Lewis fretted about ... Read Story »
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Gov. Ted Kulongoski is upset with Oregon's Student Assistance Commission for promising college students millions of ... Read Story »
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GOLIAD, Texas (AP) - "Remember Goliad!" joined "Remember the Alamo!" as the battle cries of Gen. Sam Houston's men in ... Read Story »
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Tammy Gray-Steele is proud to call herself an "AgriDiva," a term she uses to describe women ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) - Two years ago, Bernie McDaid stepped out of a police escort and into a Washington, D.C., chapel ... Read Story »
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FLOWR MOUND, Texas (AP) - She lived in style in a 4,000-square-foot house on 194 picturesque acres. Read Story »
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FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Fairmont State University is planning a week of activities leading up to the inauguration of its ... Read Story »
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Should Alaska's kindergartners be expected to learn to count to 20 or 100? Read Story »
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OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - Clarence Thomas, an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court since 1991, has accepted an invitation ... Read Story »
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BOSTON (AP) - The deadline is approaching for nominations for the state's list of 1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts. Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say officers who were staking out a warehouse where a robbery was expected have fatally ... Read Story »
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VIENNA (AP) - The Vienna Philharmonic has held a birthday celebration for famed composer and conductor Pierre Boulez. Read Story »
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NEW YORK (AP) - From rotting garbage to sweet-roasting peanuts at sidewalk stands, New Yorkers are constantly bombarded with the ... Read Story »
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HOUSTON (AP) - Duke keeps marching through the NCAA tournament and silencing its critics along the way. Read Story »
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - A new exhibition opening in Ann Arbor examines avant-garde art in postwar Japan. Read Story »
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AMADOR, AMADOR G., 72, of Victoria: Funeral Mass, 9 a.m., Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, burial, De La Garza ... Read Story »
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The price of movie tickets at Victoria's Cinemark increases on Friday. Read Story »