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February 19, 2019

Supreme Court rules out death penalty for Texas inmate

A long legal fight over whether a Texas death row inmate could be executed ended Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled ...

February 19, 2019

Clark: Some teams make little effort to justify ticket costs

Players' union head Tony Clark took the extraordinary step of saying baseball fans should question whether it makes sense to ...

February 16, 2019

Chief: Officer lied in affidavit before deadly Houston raid

A lead investigator lied in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a Houston home in which two residents were killed and four ...

February 14, 2019

Nationals' Scherzer, Astros' Verlander concerned about game

Two more aces are expressing concern about how major league teams are playing their cards. Washington right-hander Max ...

February 13, 2019

Woman finds tiger in house, tells dispatch: 'I'm not lying'

A woman who called Houston's non-emergency dispatch line after discovering a tiger inside a cage at an abandoned home told ...

February 13, 2019

Police: Pot smokers find caged tiger in abandoned house

Houston police say some people who went into an abandoned home to smoke marijuana found a caged tiger. They called the city ...

February 12, 2019

Harden runs 30-point streak to 30, Rockets beat Mavs 120-104

There was only a little over a minute left in Houston's game and it looked as if James Harden's streak of 30-point games ...

February 11, 2019

Tennessee remains at No. 1 in AP poll, ahead of Duke

The NCAA Division I Basketball Committee slated Duke as the No. 1 overall seed in its initial tournament rankings over the ...

February 11, 2019

Prison transport firm closing after escape, cites insurance

A private prisoner transport company has announced its closure after an MMA fighter accused in two killings escaped this ...

February 10, 2019

George, Westbrook rally Thunder past Rockets, 117-112

Paul George said it took a fiery halftime discussion to help the Oklahoma City Thunder overcome the largest deficit they've ...

February 08, 2019

Germany: Texas museum stands by ownership of disputed art

A Houston museum said Friday it "stands by its ownership" of a painting on loan to an exhibition in Germany which is being ...

February 07, 2019

No Morton, no Keuchel as Astros head to spring training

The Astros are not short on confidence heading to spring training, not after winning 103 games and with most of their roster ...

Tobias Harris, Kemba Walker, Marvin Williams

February 07, 2019

The Latest: AP source: Markieff Morris to New Orleans

The Latest on NBA trades (all times Eastern): 11:25 p.m. A person familiar with the negotiations said late Wednesday that ...

February 04, 2019

The Latest: MMA fighter wanted on murder charges captured

The Latest on the escape in Texas of an MMA fighter who is now wanted for murder (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Authorities say ...

January 31, 2019

Texas inmate executed for Houston officer's death

A 61-year-old Texas inmate was executed Wednesday evening for killing a Houston police officer more than three decades ago.

January 31, 2019

Jewish collector's heirs want US painting on loan in Germany

The heirs of a Jewish collector say a painting from a Texas museum on loan in Germany was stolen from their family by the ...

January 30, 2019

Opera singer Daniels, husband arrested on sex assault charge

A renowned opera singer and University of Michigan professor is in police custody on allegations that he and his husband in ...

January 30, 2019

Okafor helps short-handed Pelicans beat Rockets 121-116

If the drama between Anthony Davis and the New Orleans Pelicans is frustrating his teammates, it didn't show in their return ...

January 30, 2019

Serving warrants is inherently dangerous, experts say

A deadly shootout that injured five narcotics police officers serving a search warrant on a house in Houston underlines the ...