MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) - Murfreesboro police have fatally shot a 600-pound hog that ran loose in the city. Officers said they were unable to corral the animal during a two-hour chase Tuesday. More...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - While state agencies are being told to rein in their spending, Texas House members have ordered at least $140,000 in renovations for their membersonly lounge, including antique chandeliers, granite countertops and big screen te More...
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) - Relatives on Saturday were mourning the deaths of seven people, five of them members of an extended Texas family who died when their sports utility vehicle plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in northern Mexico. More...
HOUSTON (AP) Houston has become the top source for firearms going into Mexico to supply drug cartel gangsters with weapons for their deadly insurgency, according to federal law enforcement officials. More...
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Two former Oklahoma governors have urged state officials to reverse course and sell water to thirsty North Texas communities. More...
By MARK WILLIAMS AP Energy Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Oil prices tumbled below $50 a barrel Monday as National Bureau of Economic Research reported that the U.S. economy has been in a recession since December 2007 and the Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 700 points. More...
WASHINGTON (AP) - A shocking trend is gaining ground in teen dressing: modesty. Here's an example: Last summer, my 13-year-old daughter needed a dress to attend a friend's bat mitzvah. More...