AP source: Twins, Vázquez agree to $30 million, 3-year deal
By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins made their first significant move of the offseason by adding Christian…
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls for five-year mandatory sentence for human smugglers
Gov. Greg Abbott said he will seek a mandatory minimum sentence of at least five years in prison for human smuggling. “I’m getting damn tired of…
Continue Reading Forward Gyasi Zardes signs 3-year deal with MLS’s Austin
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Forward Gyasi Zardes and Major League Soccer’s Austin team agreed Monday to a three-year contract. Zardes, 31, has 97…
Continue Reading New Orleans port to get $1.8B expansion, governor says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Major port terminal operators based in New Jersey and Switzerland have committed $800 million toward a planned $1.8 billion…
Continue Reading Raft with US flag caught in plain view off Havana coast
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Onlookers scratched their heads at a peculiar scene just off the coast of Havana on Monday —…
Continue Reading Cowboys sign WR Hilton after high-profile pursuit of Beckham
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys signed free agent receiver T.Y. Hilton on Monday, adding the former longtime Indianapolis Colts player…
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Texas suspends coach Chris Beard over family violence charge
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Chris Beard, who coached Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA championship game and was hired away by…
Continue Reading US blizzard expected to impact millions in Rockies, Midwest
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A massive winter storm blew toward the center of the U.S. on Monday, threatening…
Continue Reading USDA climate-smart agriculture projects now top $3 billion
By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The federal government on Monday announced another $325 million for agricultural…
Continue Reading USC’s Williams, Alabama’s Anderson lead AP All-America team
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams was one of three Southern California players selected to The…
Continue Reading Texas officer testifies he saw gun before fatal shooting
By JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press A former Texas police officer on trial for murder testified Monday that he made mistakes, but said he had no choice…
Continue Reading Mississippi State’s Mike Leach listed in critical condition
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Mississippi State coach Mike Leach was hospitalized in critical condition Monday, the day after what the…
Continue Reading Crews find 4th victim from blast at San Antonio company
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Crews have found the body of a fourth person who died in an explosion at a San Antonio construction company and investigators…
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Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe celebrated across the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas — Masses took place across the Borderland Sunday to celebrate the Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, which recognizes the day that the…
Continue Reading Prosecutor: Oath Keepers saw Jan. 6 as ‘first battle’ in war
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Four Oath Keepers charged with plotting to stop the transfer of…
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Texans throw wrinkle at Cowboys, can’t close in 27-23 loss
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Houston Texans declared their intention to go back to Davis Mills as the…
Continue Reading Jalen Green scores 30 points, Rockets beat Bucks 97-92
HOUSTON (AP) — Jalen Green had 30 points and seven rebounds, Kevin Porter Jr. added 18 points and seven assists and the Houston Rockets beat the…
Continue Reading Farooq helps Texas Southern rout North American U 95-47
HOUSTON (AP) — Kehlin Farooq came off the bench to score 20 points and Texas Southern breezed to a 95-47 victory over North American University on…
Continue Reading Dennis, Radford spark Texas A&M over Oregon State 72-54
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Dexter Dennis had 16 points, Tyrece Radford scored 12 — all in the second half — and Texas A&M pulled away…
Continue Reading Texas church bus accident injures 16, including 13 kids
HOUSTON (AP) — Sixteen people, including 13 children, were injured on Sunday after a small church bus overturned near a Houston area apartment,…
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