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Officials say 6 people died in Texas small plane crash

A man regularly volunteered to fly sick people in remote parts of the country to hospitals in Houston and Dallas was at the ...

Gallo gets 1st sac fly, Rangers hold on to beat Astros 11-10

Joey Gallo's first sacrifice fly in more than 1,300 plate appearances for his career helped Shelby Miller get his first big ...

Texas town reflects on dragging death ahead of execution

A technology company was almost ready to bring up to 300 new jobs to Jasper, Texas, but in the final stages of recent ...

Texas cancer center ousts 3 over Chinese data theft concerns

A prominent cancer center in Houston has ousted three of five scientists whom federal authorities identified as being ...

Finally a playoff game at Detroit Pistons' new arena

Little Caesars Arena in Detroit will finally host its first playoff game — in what is probably the last chance the Pistons ...

Yandy Diaz

LEADING OFF: Red Sox-Rays at opposite ends, Sabathia sharp

A look at what's happening around the majors today: EARLY TEST Off to the best start in baseball, Kevin Kiermaier and the ...

Champion Patriots open vs. Steelers; 5 international games

The NFL's 100th season will begin with its most classic rivalry and feature the Super Bowl champion Patriots hosting ...

Brene Brown

'Courage' special brings author Brené Brown to Netflix

Brené Brown's books on shame, vulnerability and courage have given her A-list fans like Oprah and Melinda Gates and made her ...

Harden scores 29 as Rockets rout Jazz 122-90 in Game 1

The Utah Jazz tried to force the left-handed James Harden to his right to make things more difficult on him on Game 1 of ...

2 children dead, many homes damaged as storms pummel South

Powerful storms that rolled across the South on Saturday spawned at least two suspected tornadoes, damaged homes and killed ...

The Latest: Mississippi university escapes storm damage

The Latest on a powerful storm system moving through the southern United States (all times local): 11:12 p.m. Officials say ...

Trivago hotel website actor arrested in Texas on DWI charge

The actor who has become something of a sex symbol as the scruffy-faced, somewhat rumpled star of ads for the travel booking ...

Buttigieg, once cordial to Pence, now critical amid campaign

On the campaign trail, Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg blasts Vice President Mike Pence's cultural and ...

The field is set: NBA matchups for 2019 playoffs finalized

The last spot in the NBA playoffs went to the Detroit Pistons. Their reward: A series against MVP candidate Giannis ...

Altuve homers twice as Astros sweep Yankees for first time

Jose Altuve needed video review to confirm his first home run Wednesday night. His second shot was a no-doubter — just like ...

Magic Johnson

Final day of NBA regular season arrives with much to decide

The final day of the regular season has arrived, with one playoff spot to decide, seven of the eight first-round matchups ...

Woman sues Astros for $1M, says T-shirt cannon broke finger

A woman has sued the Houston Astros for more than $1 million, saying that a T-shirt cannon by the team's mascot at a game ...

Altuve, Correa help Astros rally for 4-3 win over Yankees

Jose Altuve hit the ball a really long way. Carlos Correa did just the opposite to win the game for the Houston Astros.

Texas school shooting suspect facing 11 federal counts

An 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school will now be facing 11 federal charges connected ...

Pete Buttigieg

LGBT donors helping Pete Buttigieg defy 2020 expectations

Jonah Burrell first contributed to Pete Buttigieg's campaign after watching the first prominent openly gay presidential ...