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Kansas case puts face on 'total identity theft'
When Candida L. Gutierrez's identity was stolen, the thief didn't limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed ...
Rare card could help TX couple have a child
Barry Sanders knows that his trading cards are bought and sold every day. When the Hall of Fame running back learned that a Houston couple desperate ...
Texans get first win over Ravens 43-13
It looks like the Houston Texans' defense will be just fine without Brian Cushing. The Texans scuffled a week ago in their first game without the star ...
Texans dominate Ravens 43-13
The Houston Texans look like the new bullies in the AFC — at least for now. Matt Schaub threw two touchdown passes, Arian Foster ran for two scores ...
OLB Suggs activated for Ravens
Baltimore outside linebacker Terrell Suggs has been activated for Sunday's game at Houston. Suggs, the league's defensive player of the year in 2011, ...
Ravens vie to fix struggling 26th-ranked defense
For years, the Baltimore Ravens have won because of their defense. Now they're winning in spite of it. That does not sit well with defensive ...
Top 2 teams in NFC West face off
NFC Worst? Not anymore. That was so 2010. Here in 2012, the NFC West is the best division in all of pro football. And the two best teams in the ...
Olympic BMX cyclist dies in Texas auto accident
Olympic BMX cyclist Kyle Bennett has been killed in an automobile accident in eastern Texas. He was 33. A statement from USA Cycling says the ...
Rodgers throws 6 TDs in Packers' rout of Houston
Aaron Rodgers ran into the end zone, spiked the ball and performed the "championship belt" gesture that's become his trademark. A holding call wiped ...
Packers lead Texans 28-17 after 3
Aaron Rodgers threw for four touchdowns, three to Jordy Nelson, and the Green Bay Packers led the Houston Texans 28-17 after three quarters on Sunday ...
Feds: Owner tried to hide complex Russian scheme
The owner of a Texas microelectronics company instructed co-workers and associates to cover their tracks as they conspired to sell highly regulated ...
Texas mother charged in deaths of 2 infant sons
A Texas woman pregnant with her fourth child has been charged in the deaths of her two infant sons in 2011 and earlier this year, police said Tuesday.
Texans LB Cushing out for season with torn ACL
Linebacker Brian Cushing is out for the season with a torn left knee ligament, leaving the unbeaten Houston Texans without their top tackler and one ...
Top rookie with anxiety issue joins Rockets' camp
Royce White finally got to focus on basketball Monday, joining the Houston Rockets after he missed the first week of training camp to form a long-term ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Texans maintain top spot in AP's power rankings
The Houston Texans are on top of the AP Pro32 NFL power rankings again, and getting ready for the Monday night spotlight when they visit the New York ...
Lin, young Rockets ready for challenge
Jeremy Lin became a Broadway sensation, a coveted free agent and a merchandising magnet in Asia, all in less than a year. In Houston, Lin will return ...
Police: Man talked to 'Dr. Phil' before confessing
A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend in Houston and then driving hundreds of miles to dump her body in a West Texas oil field taped an interview ...
Texans beat Titans 38-14, improve to 4-0
The Texans have always been known for their prolific offense under Gary Kubiak. Now, Houston has a defense capable of making just as many plays, and ...