http://www.mail.com/locations/3234-austin.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/3234-austin.html http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Urban renewal? New census estimates show that most of the nation's largest cities further enhanced their allure last year, posting strong population growth for a second straight year. Big cities surpassed the rate of growth of their surrounding suburbs at an even faster clip, a sign of America's continuing preference for urban living aft... Thu, 23 May 2013 04:22:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2104476-urban-renewal-big-us-cities-showing-strong-growth.html 2013-05-23T04:22:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075824-whole-foods-mixes-up-chicken-vegan-salads.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Whole Foods Market Inc. said that labels on a chicken salad and those on a vegan version were reversed at some of its cold food bars in the Northeast. The mislabeled salads — a curried chicken salad and a vegan curried "chick'n" salad — were sold in 15 stores in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New York, Whole Foods s... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:56:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2075824-whole-foods-mixes-up-chicken-vegan-salads.html 2013-05-10T12:56:07Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Offering a more upbeat view of the economy, President Barack Obama resurrected his jobs proposals Thursday, advancing modest initiatives as he pushed for action on more ambitious efforts that face resistance from congressional Republicans. "We're poised for progress," he declared. The president chose the bustling Texas capital as a ba... Thu, 09 May 2013 22:51:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2073602-obama-texas-presses-middle-class-jobs-agenda.html 2013-05-09T22:51:21Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2068152-depeche-mode-cure-muse-top-acl-fest-lineup.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse — this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight headliners at least partially coming from across the Atlantic Ocean. Also among the list of headlining performers announced Tuesday were Atoms For Peace, Phoenix, Lionel Richie and Wilco. The... Tue, 07 May 2013 11:08:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2068152-depeche-mode-cure-muse-top-acl-fest-lineup.html 2013-05-07T11:08:07Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams and Andy Roddick were just kids when they got their first taste of World Team Tennis. Williams was 8, having met WTT co-founder Billie Jean King at a clinic in Long Beach, Calif. At 17, Roddick played for the Idaho Sneakers. Now they're part owners of King's summer league that began in the 1970s and features male and female ... Mon, 06 May 2013 21:21:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2065992-venus-williams-roddick-join-wtt-ownership-group.html 2013-05-06T21:21:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064638-obama-to-launch-series-trips-economic-plans.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Immigration, guns and national security are dominating the discussion on Capitol Hill, but Americans by and large are still focused on their bottom line. So President Barack Obama is launching a series of quick jaunts around the country to remind Americans he's still got jobs and the economy on his mind. Obama will kick off the effort Th... Sun, 05 May 2013 23:38:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2064638-obama-to-launch-series-trips-economic-plans.html 2013-05-05T23:38:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html NEW YORK (AP) — Government authorities should end the practice of placing juveniles' names on publicly accessible sex-offender registries, Human Rights Watch says in a report warning of lasting and unwarranted harm to some youths. Some law enforcement officials and victims' rights advocates agree the current registry system is flawed and support steps to ... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2055224-sex-offender-registries-kids-listed.html 2013-05-01T04:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply are few franchise-type players teams will be enamored of, yet plenty of depth to make picking up extra picks later on a worthwhile strategy. The big bodies will dominate the... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-22T21:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2032010-ex-texas-da-faces-charges-mans-prosecution.html GEORGETOWN, Texas (AP) — A former district attorney acted improperly when he prosecuted an innocent man who spent nearly 25 years in prison, a Texas judge ruled Friday as he ordered the former prosecutor's arrest on criminal contempt and tampering charges. Ken Anderson was in the courtroom as Judge Louis Sturns issued his ruling and turned himself in afte... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:16:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2032010-ex-texas-da-faces-charges-mans-prosecution.html 2013-04-19T20:16:02Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029752-marathon-runner-witnesses-double-disasters.html People keep asking Joe Berti if he feels unlucky. A bomb exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon moments after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. "I was just like, 'I can't believe this!'" said Berti, who said he had never witnessed an explosion before. Th... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:47:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029752-marathon-runner-witnesses-double-disasters.html 2013-04-19T02:47:52Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2027352-nelson-to-hold-benefit-texas-blast-victims.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Willie Nelson said Thursday that he will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from where he grew up. The country music icon still has a home in Abbott, Texas, about five miles north of West, which was rocked by the explosion Wednesday night that left an unknown num... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:32:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/2027352-nelson-to-hold-benefit-texas-blast-victims.html 2013-04-18T22:32:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029114-google-buying-39m-fiber-service-utah-1.html SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Google Inc. will pay $1 for a municipal fiber-optic system that cost $39 million to build, according to terms of the Internet company's agreement with Provo. The deal is widely expected to be approved Tuesday by the City Council, making Provo the third city selected by Google for high-speed Internet and television service. Google is ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:08:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2029114-google-buying-39m-fiber-service-utah-1.html 2013-04-18T21:08:14Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024582-actor-who-played-choked-death-star-commander-dies.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Character actor Richard LeParmentier, who as a young Death Star commander learned the hard way that Darth Vader brooks no disrespect, died Tuesday. He was 66. LeParmentier died unexpectedly Tuesday morning in Austin while visiting his children, said his publicist, Derek Maki. Maki said he does not know the cause. LeParmentier was born... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:04:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2024582-actor-who-played-choked-death-star-commander-dies.html 2013-04-17T04:04:46Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022344-cartel-money-laundering-trial-texas.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A multimillion-dollar horse racing and breeding operation run from an Oklahoma ranch was actually a front for a notorious Mexican cartel to launder millions of dollars in drug money, prosecutors alleged Tuesday at the beginning of a trial for five defendants charged in the scheme. Jose Trevino Morales, the younger brother of the suspe... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:15:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2022344-cartel-money-laundering-trial-texas.html 2013-04-17T01:15:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019972-perry-remembered-titan-political-spending.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Once in a rare interview, the Texas tycoon who gave at least $75 million in political contributions over his lifetime argued that writing big checks didn't buy big influence. "It is my view that government is not owned by anyone, least of all wealthy contributors," Bob Perry told the Houston Chronicle, his hometown newspaper, in 2002.... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:03:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019972-perry-remembered-titan-political-spending.html 2013-04-15T22:03:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019674-gop-mega-donor-bob-perry-texas-dead-80.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Republican mega-donor Bob Perry, a Houston real estate magnate who shunned the limelight while generously bankrolling GOP candidates and becoming a force in a new era of lavish spending in American politics, has died. He was 80. Former Texas state Rep. Neal Jones, a close family friend, said late Sunday that Perry had died Saturday ni... Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:49:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2019674-gop-mega-donor-bob-perry-texas-dead-80.html 2013-04-15T05:49:56Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2012314-lance-armstrong-sells-austin-estate.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong has sold his Austin estate to an oil-and-gas rights agent. The Austin American-Statesman (http://bit.ly/14d3Ric) reports a deed of trust filed with Travis County last week showed Al Koehler obtained a $3.1 million loan to buy the property, Armstrong's home since 2004. Although coun... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:41:11 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2012314-lance-armstrong-sells-austin-estate.html 2013-04-11T04:41:11Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007924-austin-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Google Inc. picked tech-savvy Austin on Tuesday as the next city where the search giant will wire homes with ultra-fast Internet connections, but did not say how much customers will pay or when the fiber-optic experiment might expand elsewhere in the U.S. Austin and Kansas City are the only places to get Google Fiber — a broadband ser... Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:10:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2007924-austin-city-ultra-fast-google-fiber.html 2013-04-09T23:10:26Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2002956-armstrong-asks-court-to-dismiss-sca-lawsuit.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong has asked a Texas court to dismiss a lawsuit by a Dallas promotions company seeking repayment of more than $12 million in bonuses paid for winning the Tour de France. SCA Promotions sued Armstrong and his manager, Bill Stapleton, in state district court in Dallas in February. It contends Armstrong committed fraud by us... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:28:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/2002956-armstrong-asks-court-to-dismiss-sca-lawsuit.html 2013-04-06T21:28:24Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1996602-lance-armstrong-to-splash-return.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Lance Armstrong is looking to make a splash with a return to competition. The disgraced cyclist is signed up to swim three events this weekend at the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships at the University of Texas. Armstrong spokesman Mark Higgins said Wednesday that Armstrong, 41, will compete in the 40-44 age group in t... Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:07:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1996602-lance-armstrong-to-splash-return.html 2013-04-04T02:07:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977480-sunshine-days-miami-florida-fgcu-sweet-16.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Look out college basketball, here comes the Sunshine State. The Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators rolled through Austin on the first weekend of the NCAA tournament and will join upstart Florida Gulf Coast in the Sweet 16. Now a state known for breeding some of the best college football players in the country is charging through Marc... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:53:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1977480-sunshine-days-miami-florida-fgcu-sweet-16.html 2013-03-25T08:53:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974766-minnesota-outmuscles-ucla-83-63-rout-ncaas.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Minnesota coach Tubby Smith got the win he needed to calm down his critics at home. UCLA's Ben Howland took a loss that will only ignite a new round of howling for his job out West. Andre Hollins scored 28 points and Minnesota rolled past punchless UCLA 83-63 on Friday night in the second round of the NCAA tournament, giving Smith his... Sat, 23 Mar 2013 05:49:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1974766-minnesota-outmuscles-ucla-83-63-rout-ncaas.html 2013-03-23T05:49:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963142-larranaga-miami-poised-ncaa.html CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larranaga was in the Miami locker room before a game during this regular season, talking about the importance of defense, when he decided words were not going to be enough to illustrate his point. So the 63-year-old, two-time-hip-replacement-patient, white-haired, suit-wearing man fell backward like he was taking a charge, th... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 22:22:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1963142-larranaga-miami-poised-ncaa.html 2013-03-18T22:22:54Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1960634-prince-delivers-funk-filled-finale-sxsw.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — How did Prince close out South by Southwest Music Festival's weeklong showcase of rock n' roll? By naturally throwing a totally different kind of party: a grooving, brass band-backed funk fest that stretched to 3 a.m. and outlasted many fans lucky enough to get inside the exclusive show that also featured A Tribe Called Quest. ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:49:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1960634-prince-delivers-funk-filled-finale-sxsw.html 2013-03-18T02:49:17Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1958404-correction-film-an-unreal-dream-story.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a March 15 story about the documentary "An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story," The Associated Press made two errors when reporting that John Bradley emailed Eric Morton about his father's likely release from prison. John Raley sent the email, not John Bradley, and Morton's son had changed his name by then from Eric Morton to Eric Olson. ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:52:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1958404-correction-film-an-unreal-dream-story.html 2013-03-16T19:52:27Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1959530-dixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Natalie Maines is starting out nervous on stage, almost 10 years to the day that the Dixie Chicks spitfire slammed then-President George W. Bush and forever changed the fate and fortunes of the country superstars. On this night she barely speaks between songs. Her hair slicks up in a punkish pompadour. She looks slimmer than when the ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 15:18:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1959530-dixie-chicks-maines-moving-solo-artist.html 2013-03-16T15:18:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1959022-green-days-armstrong-upbeat-lively-sxsw.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Green Day isn't talking about the recent rocky past, but they're playing like the old days. An upbeat Billie Joe Armstrong whipped the Grammy-winning punk trio through an ear-splitting two-hour show Friday night at the South by Southwest Music Festival, returning to the stage for only the second time since Armstrong emerged from a reh... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:05:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1959022-green-days-armstrong-upbeat-lively-sxsw.html 2013-03-16T06:05:28Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1956296-machine-gun-kelly-big-winner-woodie-awards.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Machine Gun Kelly stole the night at the 2013 mtvU Woodie Awards. The rapper won the Woodie of the year during the annual awards celebrating emerging artists at the South By Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. MGK led a run of wins by rap acts, including Earl Sweatshirt, who won the breaking Woodie. Danny Brown won the best vid... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:51:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1956296-machine-gun-kelly-big-winner-woodie-awards.html 2013-03-15T03:51:04Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1949552-leap-jumps-to-capture-step-motion-control.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In a bustling tent set up in a parking lot here at the South By Southwest Interactive Festival, people are pointing their hands and gesturing with chopsticks as they guide various actions on a dozen computer screens. Some of the sharpest minds in technology have gathered in Austin, Texas, to ponder the ever-connected nature of the mod... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:59:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1949552-leap-jumps-to-capture-step-motion-control.html 2013-03-13T01:59:16Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1947906-gordon-levitts-don-jon-streamlined-title.html AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — First, he agreed to cut some of the graphic sex scenes. Now, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is trimming the title of his directorial debut. His racy comedy, originally called "Don Jon's Addiction," has been streamlined to just "Don Jon." Outside its screening at the South by Southwest film festival Monday night, Gordon-Levitt said he altered th... Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:37:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1947906-gordon-levitts-don-jon-streamlined-title.html 2013-03-12T11:37:02Z