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Escaped prisoner described as 'a schizophrenic'
The Florida prisoner who stabbed a detective and escaped near Dallas while being transported to Nevada is "a schizophrenic" who vowed not to return ...
Correction: Prisoner Escape-Texas story
In a Feb. 12 story about the escape near Dallas of a prisoner being transferred from Florida to Nevada, The Associated Press erroneously reported that ...
Procession escorts ex-Navy SEAL Kyle to burial
After a 200-mile journey, former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle was buried Tuesday in Austin as his family members and fellow SEALS looked on amid the ...
Dallas chocolatier pumps out chocolate high heels
Florists and chocolate-makers are working around the clock in the run-up to Valentine's Day. In Dallas, chocolatier Andrea Pedraza, who loves designer ...
Ex-Navy SEAL remembered as servant to others
As military service members carried the flag-draped coffin out of Cowboys Stadium, the sounds of bagpipes echoed and people saluted Chris Kyle, an ...
Texas prosecutor's tough, softer sides recalled
A Texas prosecutor gunned down outside his courthouse office last month was remembered Saturday for his zealousness in pursuing tough cases, love of ...
Hacker gains access to Bush family emails, photos
Turns out even former presidents can fall prey to hackers. A mysterious email hacker apparently accessed private photos and messages sent between ...
Correction: Obit-Barney the Scottie story
In stories Feb. 2, Feb. 1 and Nov. 2, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Christmas videos featuring President George W. Bush's Scottish ...
A look at what's ahead for the Boy Scouts and gays
A final decision on the Boy Scouts of America's policy of excluding gays has been pushed to a larger, more representative sample of Scouting: the ...
Armstrong sued for $12 million bonus
A Dallas promotions company sued Lance Armstrong on Thursday, demanding he repay $12 million in bonuses and fees it paid him for winning the Tour de ...
Lawyer to seek psych exam for vet in SEAL's death
An attorney for the Iraq War veteran accused of killing a former Navy SEAL sniper and his friend at a Texas shooting range said Wednesday that he will ...
Slayings highlight risks of 'gun therapy' for vets
Chris Kyle, reputed to be the deadliest sniper in American military history, often took veterans out shooting as a way to ease the trauma of war.
Iraq War vet charged in fatal shooting of ex-SEAL
An Iraq War veteran charged with murdering former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and a friend turned a gun on the pair while they were at a Texas ...
Parcells, Sapp, Carter among 7 Hall inductees
Bill Parcells was a winner everywhere he coached. Time and time again, he took over struggling franchises and showed them what it takes to be a ...
Police chief: No sign of fear from slain attorney
Authorities don't know whether a Texas prosecutor who had extensive experience with organized crime feared for his life before he was fatally shot, ...
Randy Travis admits driving drunk, gets probation
Randy Travis pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated Thursday in a case that began last summer when the country music star was found naked after ...
Texas woman's execution halted; DA won't appeal
The first woman scheduled to be executed in the U.S. since 2010 won a reprieve Tuesday, mere hours before she was scheduled to be taken to the Texas ...
Iverson rules out basketball return in D-League
Allen Iverson is taking a pass on the D-League. Iverson, the 2001 NBA MVP, has turned down an opportunity to return to basketball with the Dallas ...
Randy Travis to enter drunken-driving plea
Country music star Randy Travis is expected to enter a guilty plea this week in a drunken-driving case in North Texas, where he was arrested over the ...
Texas woman's execution 1st in US since 2010
A Texas woman convicted of the gruesome slaying and robbery of her neighbor, a retired 71-year-old college psychology professor, is set to be the ...
Parker gets cut, returns to lead Spurs past Mavs
Tony Parker writhed in pain alone under the basket, his hand covering the same left eye that was seriously injured last summer when the San Antonio ...
Delonte West joins Dallas' D-League affiliate
Guard Delonte West was acquired by the Texas Legends on Friday, setting him up in the NBA Development League three months after Dallas released him ...
AT&T to buy Alltel operations for about $780M
AT&T Inc. said Tuesday that it has reached a deal to buy remnants of the Alltel wireless network for about $780 million to boost its spectrum holdings ...
Ex-Stanford executive gets 5 years in $7B swindle
The star prosecution witness at the fraud trial of Texas financier R. Allen Stanford expressed remorse Tuesday before being sentenced to five years ...