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Billions in gas drilling royalties transform lives
Private landowners are reaping billions of dollars in royalties each year from the boom in natural gas drilling, transforming lives and livelihoods ...
No. 1 Baylor women beat No. 20 Oklahoma 82-65
Brittney Griner now has the record she has always wanted. How about a block party for the two-time All-American from Baylor who already holds the NCAA ...
Trying to unlock secrets of dead serial killer
The suspect, hands and feet shackled, fidgeted in his chair, chuckling at times as he confessed to a brutal killing. Israel Keyes showed no remorse ...
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 ...
Armstrong meeting with USADA appears unlikely
Lance Armstrong's lawyers say the cyclist will talk more about drug use in the sport, just likely not to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency that led the ...
Halliburton 4Q tops Wall Street expectations
Halliburton's net income for the fourth quarter fell 26 percent because of a decline in North America, where drilling activity slowed and the company ...
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 ...
QB Young says he 'probably' signed loan papers
Former NFL quarterback Vince Young admitted under oath he probably signed at least some of the documents for a $1.9 million loan he claims he ...
'Dallas' returns with J.R. Ewing's final schemes
J.R. Ewing wouldn't hesitate to cheat his fellow man. He also famously cheated death. In the second-season finale of "Dallas" back in 1980, he was ...
Duncan gets 14th NBA All-Star nod; 2 Bulls chosen
Tim Duncan was selected to his 14th All-Star game, Spurs teammate Tony Parker is joining him, and the Chicago Bulls also had two reserves chosen ...
Women in combat face doubts over emotions, ability
During her time in Iraq, Alma Felix would see her fellow female soldiers leave the Army installations where she worked at a desk job and head into ...
Ore. suspect's jihadi magazine writing highlighted
In a slow, dispassionate monotone, an FBI agent on Thursday read selections from an Oregon terrorism suspect's contributions to a jihadi magazine as ...
Fort Hood shooting suspect wants death penalty out
The new judge in the Fort Hood shooting rampage case faces a controversial decision next week: whether to spare Maj. Nidal Hasan a possible death ...
Women in combat: Good to go if they meet standards
Women in the military must have the same opportunities as men to take on grueling and dangerous combat jobs, whether loading 50-pound artillery shells ...
Texas police seek 2nd suspect in college shooting
A shooting at a Houston-area community college that wounded three people erupted when two men began arguing after bumping into each other, according ...
Former NFL kicker Erxleben charged with fraud
Former Texas All-American and NFL kicker and punter Russell Erxleben, who previously served a federal prison sentence for securities fraud, was ...
American to use Republic Airways for some flights
American Airlines says it will use Republic Airways Holdings Inc. to operate regional flights using 76-seat planes. American said Thursday that it ...
No. 1 Baylor women beat No. 24 Iowa State 66-51
Every block, every shot she swats away against a disheartened opponent brings Brittney Griner closer to an NCAA record. And yes, she's paying ...
Sheriff: Second suspect possible in college attack
A second suspect may emerge in the aftermath of the shooting at a Houston-area community college that left three people injured, the Harris County ...
53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ...
Air Force general calls sex assaults a 'cancer'
Likening sexual assault in the Air Force's ranks to a cancer, the service's top officer resolved Wednesday to tackle the problem by screening ...
Fight leads to gunfire on Texas college campus
Luis Resendiz hid quietly in a small room with dozens of classmates after gunshots erupted in a courtyard on his college campus north of Houston.
Man charged in Houston shootings
A 22-year-old man has been charged in the shootings at a Houston-area community college campus that left him and two others wounded. A statement from ...
Phil Mickelson regrets airing opinion on taxes
Phil Mickelson is talking more about how much he pays in taxes than how many fairways he hits off the tee. Mickelson, regarded as the "People's ...