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Aircraft lifted from Lake Palestine

2012-02-09T14:55:32-06:00

The Varga Aircraft found in Lake Palestine has been lifted from the water Friday afternoon. The missing pilot, Fred Scholz, has not been found and the search mission continued.

Judges: Texas should work to keep primary in April

2012-02-10T17:05:03-06:00

A three-judge federal panel wants the Texas primaries to remain in April and is ordering that the state continue negotiating with minority rights groups over voting maps.

Appeals court: No rehearing on Texas sonogram rule

2012-02-10T17:12:28-06:00

A federal appeals court has denied a request to reconsider a lawsuit challenging a Texas law that requires doctors to perform a sonogram before an abortion.

Diboll woman faces life for sex with boy, 13

2012-02-10T17:10:13-06:00

A Southeast Texas woman who exchanged hundreds of calls and text messages with a 13-year-old boy faces up to life in prison for having sex with him.

NYC sewage plant to offer Valentine's Day tours

2012-02-10T16:51:40-06:00

It may not smell like a rose but a New York City sewage plant is offering tours for lovers on Valentine's Day.

Miss. lawmaker: 'Gulf of America' bill was a joke

2012-02-09T20:27:41-06:00

All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.

Judge: Firing for lactation not sex discrimination

2012-02-09T20:19:39-06:00

A federal judge's ruling against a Houston mother who says she was fired after asking for a place to pump breast milk has highlighted a question left unanswered by higher courts: Is firing a woman because she wants to pump at work sexual discrimination?

Viral video: Grizzly bear cub, wolf cub play together

2012-02-09T14:58:21-06:00

It’s like something out of a children's book: A bear cub meets a wolf cub and they become the best of friends. Even though they are different species and ferocious predators, the unlikely couple stays pals for life.

Spring rain unlikely for Texas despite La Nina end

2012-02-09T13:34:15-06:00

La Nina will soon come to an end -- but don't expect spring showers in drought-stricken Texas.

States, banks reach foreclosure-abuse settlement

2012-02-09T13:28:15-06:00

U.S. states reached a landmark $25 billion deal Thursday with the nation's biggest mortgage lenders over foreclosure abuses that occurred after the housing bubble burst.