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George Strait hitting the road for the last time
George Strait is getting ready to park his tour bus. The enduring country music superstar announced Wednesday during a news conference at the Country ...
Woman takes helm following Air Force sex scandal
The Air Force handed the reins of basic training to a woman Friday following a sex scandal in which 42 female recruits say they were improperly ...
Woman to lead Air Force training after sex scandal
The Air Force chose a woman Saturday to lead its basic training unit at a Texas base where dozens of female recruits have alleged they were sexually ...
Texas to open fastest US highway with 85 mph limit
Texas will soon open a stretch of highway with the highest speed limit in the country, giving eager drivers a chance to rip through a trip between two ...
Analysis: Record US debt hardly dents the campaign
Some unpleasant, uninvited guests dropped in on the Democratic convention. The federal debt hit $16 trillion. U.S. factory activity shrank for a third ...
Some Obama programs embellished by Democrats
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention portrayed President Barack Obama's presidency in glowing terms Tuesday evening, but sometimes left out ...
Political conventions highlight Hispanic split
The Hispanics with the highest profiles in this year's political conventions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, ...
Democrats' Castro says Romney 'doesn't get it'
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro's keynote speech to the Democratic convention was a potent message blending immigrant dreams with partisan bite.
CONVENTION WATCH: Michelle's words, Julian Castro
Convention Watch shows you the 2012 political conventions through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
Castro says GOP pushing trickle-down economic plan
The Democratic National Convention's keynote speaker says middle-class families paid the price for failed economic policies that GOP presidential ...
Federal court rejects GOP-drawn Texas voting maps
Stadiums and hospitals removed from the districts of black congressional members and country clubs newly drawn into those of white incumbents.
Federal court: Discrimination in Texas voting maps
Texas' voting districts are again in upheaval after a federal court on Tuesday found evidence of discrimination in new district maps drawn and ...
Japan, Tennessee, move on at Little League WS
A group of wide-eyed kids in baseball hats waited patiently outside Lamade Stadium for a glimpse of the Tennessee Little Leaguers after they emerged ...
WAC won't be a football conference beyond 2012
The commissioner of the Western Athletic Conference said Monday that it has become apparent the league won't have enough football members to compete ...