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  • Deadly US Twister Hits Tornado Alley

    Monday's deadly tornado in the central U.S. state of Oklahoma struck in an area commonly known as "Tornado Alley" - home to most of the nation's tornadoes. Tornado Alley is generally seen to span north to south from South Dakota to Texas between the Rocky Mountains and the Appalachian Mountains, but there is no official consensus on the boundaries. Comparison of Tornado paths in ...

  • San Antonio Spurs take 2-0 lead over Memphis Grizzlies in Western Conference finals

    United States San Antonio squandered a big lead in the fourth quarter and had Tim Duncan to thank for settling its nerves in overtime, as the Spurs ground out a 93-89 win over the Memphis Grizzlies and took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.Up by 14 points in the final quarter, the Spurs failed to score in the last four minutes of regulation and were pushed to overtime by the ...

  • NBA Tim Duncan lauds resilience of San Antonio Spurs

    NBA Western Conference finals to 2-0. Tim Duncan's 17 points included six of the Spurs' eight points in overtime, when he also delivered a key block to help San Antonio hang on after they let a 13-point fourth-quarter lead evaporate. "I hate that we gave up that big of a lead in that situation," Duncan said. "But we were resilient enough to go to overtime and not let ...

  • Feds vs. feds over Texas blast

    Federal agents and the state fire marshal have effectively barred a federal safety panel from the site of a Texas fertilizer plant blast that killed 15 people and injured about 200 others, hampering its investigation, the panel’s chairman said.In a May 17 letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairman Rafael Moure-Eraso asked the California Democrat to help the board ...

  • Wolf set for first big league start vs. Parker As

    Ross Wolf will not have an easy task in his first Major League start. The 30-year-old, who has 25 big league appearances but none in a starting role, will face the Athletics, who have won five straight games and are going for a series sweep of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. Wolf will be starting in place of Nick Tepesch, who was scratched from the start with a blister on his right middle ...


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Movie Review

Mutant (aka Night Shadows) [DVD]

Mutant (aka Night Shadows) [DVD]

Mutant is a mutant itself, a cross-bred horror film that is moderately successful in mixing some of the most overworked genres of the '70s and '80s, including redneck thrillers, the zombie flick, and what horror critic Kim Newman has termed "the toxic waste movie." Originally released in theaters under the title Night Shadows, Mutant is part Deliverance (1972) and ... ...

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  • Lyles starts in rubber match against Shields Royals

    The names and places change every five days, but the story for James Shields has been mostly the same lately. He pitches deep into the game, shutting down the opposing lineup for seven or eight innings, and he doesn't get much to show for it. The Royals will have a chance to flip the script and reward Shields with a win Wednesday night against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. Shields has ...

  • Welfare drug testing fails after stall

    AUSTIN (AP) - More than an hour of delaying tactics from House Democrats has blocked a vote on a hotly debated bill that would have mandated drug testing for some welfare applicants. Lawmakers earlier Tuesday night approved a measure requiring some people seeking unemployment insurance to undergo drug screening. But a proposal requiring such testing for people enrolled in Temporary Assistance ...

  • Arlington High grad gets full-ride scholarship from Bill Gates’ foundation

    ARLINGTON — Derek Rodriguez broke into a happy dance last month in a corridor at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport as he and other members of the Arlington High School Band waited to board a flight to New ...

  • Fort Worth considering new pay arrangement for injured cop

    FORT WORTH — The city is considering withdrawing “extended leave” pay for a police officer who remains paralyzed after being shot on the job more than 10 years ago, a move that would effectively force her into medical retirement and pare what she makes today, the officer and the president of the Fort Worth Police Officers Association said ...

  • Water plan complicates passage of budget deal in Texas House

    AUSTIN — Legislative leaders confronted more delays Tuesday in trying to finalize a state budget agreement as House members deferred action on one key component — a far-reaching water plan — to sidestep a fatal ...

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