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  • METRO cop accused in hit-and-run crash

    Investigators said the woman was driving north on Chimney Rock, approaching Westheimer when she saw a METRO cop car with its lights and sirens on behind ...

  • Amber Alert cancelled Houston toddler found safe

    Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday that the disturbance was between Cody Towner and the baby's mother. Deputies did not say why the Amber Alert was issued Wednesday morning, but reported the child's father had threatened to kill himself and his ...

  • Grimm faces familiar opponent in Seattle

    Safeco Field will be a welcomed sight for the Mariners -- and left-hander Joe Saunders -- when they return home Friday to host the division-leading Rangers for a three-game set. Saunders will take the hill in the series opener, as Seattle kicks off its brief five-game homestand fresh off a disappointing nine-game road trip. The Mariners enter Wednesday night's series finale against the ...

  • Houston hospitals prepared to help tornado victims

    Texas Children's Hospital has a team on standby. The hospital is ready to send staff and supplies to Oklahoma. They are also prepared to accept patients here in Houston. "I think particularly because we're the largest children's hospital in the United States, we feel have a particular role to play. We know we have the capacity to help in a meaningful way," said ...

  • Uninsured Texans Seek Health Care In Mexico As Their Governor Resists Medicaid Expansion

    article from Tuesday shines a light on what, exactly, most Republican governors’ refusal to expand Medicaid will mean for real Americans by examining poor communities in a state headed by one of Obamacare’s most ardent critics: Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX). The piece centers on particularly destitute populations in southern Texas, where some uninsured residents are so poor, sick, and ...


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Movie Review

The Replacements

It is clear that screenwriter Vince McKewin ("Fly Away Home") has been watching his sports movies. His script for "The Replacements" is a combination of every cinematic sports cliché, from genre classic like "Knute Rockne, All American" (1940), to later comedies like "Major League" (1988) and "Necessary Roughness" (1990). There isn't a single bone of originality in its entire 110-minute run ... ...

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  • Burns odd-man out after Wolf called up

    Email ARLINGTON -- The Rangers made room for right-hander Ross Wolf by sending reliever Cory Burns back to Triple-A Round Rock. The move leaves four left-handed relievers in the Rangers' seven-man bullpen. Jason Frasor and Tanner Scheppers are the only right-handed relievers aside from closer Joe Nathan. The left-handers are Robbie Ross, Michael Kirkman, Neal Cotts and Joseph Ortiz. Burns, ...

  • Perez impresses still may need more time

    Email ARLINGTON -- Martin Perez was impressive in his fourth start since coming off the disabled list. Perez threw seven scoreless innings in Triple-A Round Rock's 6-0 victory over Reno on Tuesday night. He allowed three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out seven. He threw 77 pitches. Perez missed two months with a broken left arm and the Rangers would like to give him more time ...

  • Moreland gets day off replaced by Baker

    Email ARLINGTON -- Mitch Moreland was out of the lineup on Wednesday for the first time since April 19. Manager Ron Washington just decided it was time for Moreland to get a day off and Jeff Baker started at first base and hit seventh. "A day off is fine," Moreland said. "Skip talked to me a little bit. I have been playing a good bit lately and we want to rest my legs." ...

  • 2nd suspect arrested in fatal shooting of Houston mother son

    Officials said Le "Lena" Nguyen, 41, and her son, Brandon Vu, were shot and killed at their home in the 6600 block of Westwick Drive on the afternoon of May ...

  • Thousands of childrens beds recalled

    Federal safety officials said about 59,200 Lea Industries beds are being recalled over issues with the side rails. The bed's side mattress support rails can break, therefore increasing the child's risk of ...

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