MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature can be full of surprises.But for the last eight sessions

Dr. Monica Bertagnolli is expected to finally get a vote in a Senate committee on her nomination to

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Authorities deployed helicopters and other extra security Tuesday in Rio de Ja

BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors in Berlin said Tuesday they have closed their investigation into the spect

Local, independent bookstores have never been more important. With fair access to literature under p

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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Growing gang violence in Haiti is devastating the lives of its people, with ma

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — A German tourist who went missing in a national park teeming with wild anima

Google has announced a new chip it considers to be a major milestone on the road to the future of co

Free fries, anyone?McDonald's will be giving away free medium french fries every Friday with a minim

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The bodies of at least 17 people were recovered from a train crash outside

Frances Bean Cobain and Riley Hawk's relationship is officially past being in bloom.Tony Hawk's son

"Malcolm in the Middle" is having a family reunion.The Emmy-nominated sitcom, which aired on Fox for

American gymnastics legend Mary Lou Retton is back home and on the road to recovery after being hosp

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A jury has found a 44-year-old Reno man guilty of five counts of arson for startin