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11 accused of gang-raping teen 7 arrested
Investigators said the victim told police that after the attack, a woman pointed a gun at her while another woman attacked her with a tire iron. The woman accused of attacking the victim with the tire iron was arrested, but investigators said the woman who allegedly pointed the gun hasn't been ...
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Police Argument leads to double shooting
Investigators said the two victims were working for the homeowner at the time. Police said at some point, the homeowner got into an argument with the men, pulled a gun and shot ...
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Man flips truck dies in crash
Police said the man was driving a truck along Griggs Road near Bobby Lee Lane around 1 a.m. Saturday, when he lost control of the vehicle and ran over a ...
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Investigators Son kills fathers attacker
The family said the man got off his motorcycle and attacked the father. That's when, investigators said, the son grabbed his father's gun and opened fire on the attacker, killing ...
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Pilates helping a woman walk again
The active wife and mother of two was a tennis player, but one night about two years ago she went to bed with a slight backache, and when she woke up her whole life changed. "I woke up with a charlie horse all over my body and in 10 minutes, I was paralyzed from the waist down," Jo Anna said. The diagnosis was neuromyelitis optica, or NMO. It's an autoimmune disorder, often ...
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Movie Review
Four of the Apocalypse (I Quattro dell'apocalisse) [DVD]
Lucio Fulci's Four of the Apocalypse (I Quattro dell'apocalisse) is one of the best of the late Spaghetti Westerns. ...
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Holland matches up with Felix in Seattle
Their once-heralded future of the franchise has been sent to the Minors, and they've lost seven in a row. The Mariners have seen better days. How quickly they must forget if they're to move on from their 20-28 start to the season and begin a fight back up the standings in the American League West. "People have really short memories," said manager Eric Wedge. ...
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Houston airport ranks 3rd in most expensive airfare
As Memorial Day travelers hit the roads and head to the airports, a new government study shows Bush Intercontinental Airport is one of the most expensive in the ...
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Cops crack down on drunk drivers
The Houston-Galveston Area Council announced that its Regional DWI Task Force, which consists of 14 law enforcement agencies, will also be operating throughout the Memorial Day weekend to cut down on the number of driving while intoxicated ...
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Report Houston-area bridges designated structurally deficient
A recently released report from the Texas Department of Transportation lists several bridges in Harris County as either "structurally deficient" or "functionally ...
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Moreland moves up to No. 2 spot
Email SEATTLE -- David Murphy was out of the lineup on on Friday night with Mariners left-hander Joe Saunders on the mound, so Mitch Moreland was moved up into the second spot in the lineup. Manager Ron Washington had moved Murphy into the No. 2 spot when Ian Kinsler went on the disabled list. Murphy is 5-for-18 with two home runs in five games as the No. 2 hitter and is hitting .314 with four ...
On the record
We must define the nature and scope of this struggle, or else it will define us. Neither I, nor any President can promise the total defeat of terror. What we must do is dismantle networks that pose a direct danger.
Barack Obama
The U.S. president was speaking on his administration's counter terrorism policy.
Hotel Review
Merve Griffin's Beverly Hilton Hotel
As I approached this grand old hotel on famous Wilshire Boulevarrd, just off Santa Monica Boulevard I couldn't help thinking ...
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