Black history class revised by College Board amid criticism
By CHEYANNE MUMPHREY and SHARON LURYE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — High school senior Kahlila Bandele is used to courses that don’t…
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US winter storm causes 3rd day of dangerous, icy conditions
By KEN MILLER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A deadly storm system lashed a large swath of the southern U.S. with bands of…
Continue Reading Texas executes inmate for 2007 fatal shooting of Dallas cop
By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas on Wednesday executed an inmate convicted of fatally shooting…
Continue Reading No. 15 TCU without Miles in 76-72 win over West Virginia
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Damion Baugh had 16 points and 10 assists, big man Eddie Lampkin Jr. made an unexpected return from injury and 15th-ranked…
Continue Reading Davis, Council lead Arkansas to 81-70 victory over Texas A&M
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Davonte Davis and Ricky Council IV scored 19 points apiece and Arkansas never trailed in an 81-70 victory over Texas…
Continue Reading Williams scores 26, No. 20 Oklahoma women beat TCU 101-78
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Madi Williams scored 11 of her 26 points in the first half to help No. 20 Oklahoma roll past TCU 101-78 on Tuesday night and…
Continue Reading Police: 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo found in nearby abandoned home after mysterious disappearance; no arrests made
DALLAS (AP) — Police: 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo found in nearby abandoned home after mysterious disappearance; no arrests…
Continue Reading Biden announces $60M grant for I-10 corridor in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Department of Transportation has received a $60 million grant to make improvements to the Interstate 10…
Continue Reading Elon Musk’s Tesla tweet trial delves into investor damages
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused…
Continue Reading A real zoodunit: Monkeys found but mystery deepens in Dallas
By JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing…
Continue Reading Texans hire DeMeco Ryans as head coach
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — DeMeco Ryans has been hired as coach of the Houston Texans, giving him his first head coaching…
Continue Reading AP source: Houston Texans hire San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head coach
HOUSTON (AP) — AP source: Houston Texans hire San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans as head…
Continue Reading Dexter Fowler retires at 36 after 14 major league seasons
Dexter Fowler says he is retiring at age 36 after 14 major league seasons. An All-Star outfielder in 2016 when he won a World Series title with the…
Continue Reading Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics
By CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company…
Continue Reading New gun regulations on stabilizing braces targeted in court
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative and gun-rights groups challenged new federal regulations on pistols with…
Continue Reading Flights canceled, at least 2 dead as ice storm freezes US
By PAUL J. WEBER and JEFF MARTIN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday,…
Continue Reading Justice Department seeks Tesla automated driving documents
By TOM KRISHER and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers The U.S. Justice Department has requested documents from Tesla related to its Autopilot and…
Continue Reading Unprecedented profit for Exxon as travel, and war, heated up
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ AP Energy Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Exxon Mobil posted record annual profits in 2022 as consumers globally struggled with high…
Continue Reading Texas Tech rallies from 23 down, beats No. 13 Iowa St. in OT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Mark Adams was just happy fans stuck around for the biggest comeback in school history, and the first Big 12…
Continue Reading Rice, Allen lead No. 10 Texas over No. 11 Baylor 76-71
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 18 to send No. 10 Texas to a…
Continue Reading Doncic scores 53 in return, Mavericks beat Pistons 111-105
DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic had 53 points in his return to the lineup and Spencer Dinwiddie scored 10 of his 12 in the fourth quarter as the Dallas…
Continue Reading Wizards end 22-game skid in San Antonio, beat Spurs 127-106
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Deni Avdija had a career-high 25 points, Bradley Beal had 21 points and the Washington…
Continue Reading 2 monkeys taken from Dallas Zoo in latest suspicious event
By JAMIE STENGLE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Two monkeys were taken from the Dallas Zoo on Monday, police said, the latest in…
Continue Reading ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cindy Williams, who was among the most recognizable stars in America in the 1970s and…
Continue Reading Teen killed, four others injured in shooting at Texas lounge
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A high school student was killed and four others were injured when a person opened fire over the weekend at a hookah lounge in…
Continue Reading No. 15 TCU without top scorer Miles because of knee injury
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU leading scorer Mike Miles Jr. will miss Tuesday night’s home game against West Virginia because of a…
Continue Reading Plan outlined for new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark, redevelopment
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A new ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays will be built near the current one under plans…
Continue Reading Wintry weather scrubs more than 1,000 flights in US
DALLAS (AP) — More than 1,000 flights were cancelled and many more delayed Monday with more expected in coming days as Texas and nearby states…
Continue Reading Chargers agree to hire Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Kellen Moore is going from calling plays for Dak Prescott to Justin Herbert. The Los Angeles Chargers didn’t…
Continue Reading Skull found on riverbank in 1986 ID’d as missing NJ man
MORRISVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a skull found on banks of the Delaware River in Pennsylvania more than 3 1/2 decades ago has been…
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