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Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 3.5 years
A federal judge sentenced the former superintendent of El Paso Independent School District to more than three years in prison Friday for his ...
FBI: Workers hid scheme to sell Russia electronics
An FBI agent testified Friday that employees at a Houston company were coached to hide information about the cutting-edge microelectronics the firm ...
Texas teen describes slayings to 911 operator
A chilling recording of a 911 call captured a 17-year-old Texas boy telling the operator in a calm, monotone voice that he had just shot his mother ...
Correction: Alamo-Victory or Death story
In a story Oct. 4 about the "Victory or Death" letter by Col. William B. Travis, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the Battle of San ...
Texas test scandal ex-school chief gets 42 months
A federal judge has sentenced the former El Paso Independent School District superintendent to 42 months in prison for his participation in a scheme ...
Daryl Hannah arrested in Texas protesting pipeline
Actress Daryl Hannah of "Splash" fame was arrested in northeast Texas on Thursday, along with a 78-year-old landowner as the pair protested an oil ...
Romney shifts to center as his confidence grows
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is shifting sharply to the political center as he begins to deliver a closing argument aimed at a slice ...
AA says it knows why seats came loose on planes
American Airlines is cancelling dozens of flights as it scrambles to fix seats that could pop loose during flight. Airline officials said late ...
Man accused of being Russia agent didn't mingle
In his suburban Houston neighborhood, at least, Alexander Fishenko kept a low profile, living well but never mingling with others on his block.
Many states fall short of federal sex offender law
Nearly three dozen states have failed to meet conditions of a 2006 federal law that requires them to join a nationwide program to track sex offenders, ...
Feds charge 91 people in $429M Medicare fraud
A federal strike force has charged 91 people, including a hospital president, doctors and nurses, with Medicare fraud schemes in seven cities ...
Mexico deploys forces in death of politician's son
The Mexican government dispatched troops, federal police and criminal investigators to a violence-torn state on the U.S. border on Thursday after the ...
Man accused of being Russian agent set for court
The allegations that a naturalized U.S. citizen obtained military technology through his Texas export firm for Russia have the makings of a 1980s spy ...
Athletics sweep Rangers to win AL West on last day
The Oakland Athletics had been down and doubted so many times during this remarkable year that a four-run deficit against the two-time reigning AL ...
Rare century-old $5 Alaska bill to be auctioned
The $5 bill displayed for decades on Charles Fairbanks IV's wall was long a treasured family heirloom from Alaska. Now, to the surprise of the ...
US: Immigrant stole military technology for Russia
An American success story of an immigrant from Kazakhstan who made millions off his Texas export firm took a Cold War-era turn on Wednesday when U.S.
Ex-NFL WR Hurd pleads not guilty to new charges
Former NFL receiver Sam Hurd pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a new indictment accusing him of trying to obtain cocaine and marijuana while he was out ...
Ranchers see increase in grass thefts amid drought
Petty crime and burglaries aren't unusual in New Mexico's isolated Guadalupe County, but lately Sheriff Michael Lucero has seen thieves steal ...
Pick 6: Big players in big games
The national championship race will clear up some this weekend with five games involving ranked teams, plus No. 9 Notre Dame playing an improving ...
Study: Race-neutral admissions can work
As the Supreme Court revisits the use of race in college admissions next week, critics of affirmative action are hopeful the justices will roll back ...
AP source: Jets WR Holmes has Lisfranc injury
First, Darrelle Revis. Now, Santonio Holmes. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Tuesday night that Holmes has a ...
US begins flying home deported Mexicans
The U.S. government began flying Mexican deportees home on Tuesday in a two-month experiment aimed at relieving Mexican border cities overwhelmed by ...
American says installation job caused seat snafu
American Airlines said that improperly installed clamps caused seats to pop loose on two planes during flights and an inspection turned up four others ...
Man told 'Dr. Phil' he didn't murder Texas woman
A man who taped an interview for the "Dr. Phil" show days before police say he confessed to killing his ex-girlfriend in Houston and then dumping her ...
School district rebuilds after fraudulent testing
During his sophomore year, Jose Avalos was urged by a principal to drop out of high school. The next year, his brother was told to do the same after ...