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Tropical Storm Barry forms off Mexican coast
Tropical Storm Barry formed off Mexico's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, prompting Mexican authorities to ready hundreds of shelters. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the Atlantic hurricane season's second tropical storm was drenching areas in its path with up to 10 inches of rain in some places, raising ...
GAO says airline merger would reduce competition
A government review finds that the merger of American Airlines and US Airways would reduce competition on more than 1,600 routes traveled by more than 53 million passengers. That's a greater loss of competition than occurred with the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines, an analyst for the ...
Bus company owner faces charges from 2008 crash
The owner of a Houston bus company has been indicted on federal charges stemming from the 2008 Texas crash that killed 17 people on their way to a religious conclave, authorities announced Wednesday. Angel de la Torre of Houston and an associate are charged with making false statements on federal ...
Bomb threat made at courthouse near Fort Hood
Someone threatened to bomb a county courthouse near Fort Hood unless officials met the "demands" of the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 shooting rampage on the Texas Army post, a sheriff said Wednesday. After the Wednesday morning call that mentioned Maj. Nidal Hasan, law officers evacuated the historic courthouse ...
Feds: North Texas prostitution ring dismantled
A man is accused of operating nearly a dozen brothels that masqueraded as massage parlors in three North Texas counties as part of a multistate prostitution ring generating more than $1 million since 2010. A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment against 11 people, including eight who are in ...
Board backs turning Astrodome into convention hall
The Houston Astrodome, an iconic stadium that's fallen into disrepair since it was shuttered four years ago, could see new life as a giant convention center and exhibition space under a plan recommended by a county board on Wednesday. The Harris County Sports & Convention Corp. opted to go with ...
Spurs rely on togetherness to overcome collapse
Through heartbreaking losses and hair-raising victories, through Game 7s of the NBA Finals and Game 46s of the regular season, through contract extension after contract extension, what has defined these San Antonio Spurs more than anything else is the simple fact that they stick together. Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Tim ...
Former priest's sex abuse trial set for Aug. 27
A West Texas judge has set ground rules in a sex abuse case against a former Roman Catholic priest who served 11 years in Texas -- despite a child molestation conviction in California. The judge Wednesday told attorneys for both sides how proceedings will go in John Anthony Salazar's case. ...
FedEx 4Q profit drops as priority services lag
FedEx Corp.'s fourth-quarter profit fell 45 percent as international customers traded down to less-expensive delivery options and the company spent heavily on restructuring. FedEx said 3,600 employees will take voluntary buyouts and nearly half of them have already left. The company is also retiring older airplanes. Excluding charges related to ...
Appeals court vacates West Texas corruption ruling
An appeals court has overturned a guilty plea and six-year-prison sentence for a man accused of participating in a bribery scheme to win government contracts in El Paso County. The federal panel determined Tuesday that a judge interfered with plea negotiations involving El Paso businessman Adrian Pena. The contractor pleaded ...
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