Dallas suburb to pay $175,000 for house where Oswald stored gun used in Kennedy assassinationIRVING, Texas — A Dallas suburb has agreed to pay $175,000 for the house where Lee Harvey Oswald stored the rifle used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy. 5 dead after Texas-bound plane crashes in Okla. park in heavy fog, likely hit tower guide wireOKLAHOMA CITY — A small aircraft plummeted into an Oklahoma park and burst into flames on Saturday after hitting a guide wire from a communications tower, killing all five people on board, investigators said. Federal regulators investigating American Airlines over repairs to MD-80 series jetsDALLAS — Federal regulators are investigating American Airlines over structural repairs to its aging fleet of MD-80 series aircraft. Ex-State Department official, conservative commentator Glassman to head Bush Institute at SMUDALLAS — A former State Department official under George W. Bush will lead the ex-president’s think tank at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Obama’s back-to-school address touches off a new confrontation with conservativesDALLAS — When kids all across the country return to school Tuesday, some will see a welcoming message from President Barack Obama and some won’t. Obama’s back-to-school address inflames conservatives; some schools will not air itDALLAS — President Barack Obama’s back-to-school address next week was supposed to be a feel-good story for an administration battered over its health care agenda. Now Republican critics are calling it an effort to foist a political agenda on children, creating yet another confrontation with the White House. Receiver in Stanford case under fire for high rates defends request for $27 million in feesDALLAS — The lawyer appointed to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford is firing back at critics. Southwest Airlines adds $10 charge each way to be able to board aircraft soonerDALLAS — Your bags still fly for free on Southwest Airlines, but if you want a better chance at a window or aisle seat it’s going to cost $10 each way. FAA gives Southwest Airlines till December to repair planes outfitted with unapproved partsDALLAS — Federal officials are giving Southwest Airlines until Dec. 24 to replace unapproved parts on about 50 airplanes. Southwest Airlines reduces flights on 92 routes to cope with falling travel demandDALLAS — Southwest Airlines will temporarily halt flights on three routes early next year as it deals with a decline in air traffic and tries to bend its schedule to fit seasonal demand. Southwest finds unapproved parts on 82 planes, suspends contractor, seeks more repair timeDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co., facing a Tuesday deadline to settle a dispute with regulators over the use of unapproved parts, said Monday the parts were installed on almost twice as many planes as it first believed. Southwest faces Tuesday deadline for settling dispute over using unapproved parts on planesDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. faces a deadline of Tuesday for settling a dispute with regulators over the use of unapproved parts on more than 80 planes. 2 officials in Texas go after the big state benefactor in ExxonDALLAS — A pair of elected officials in Texas is going after Exxon Mobil, a name synonymous with the state, for allegedly stuffing abandoned oil wells with piles of junk, sludge and tools so other companies could not drill in the same places. Sport Supply Group profit rises on cost cutting; sales fall 2.2 percentDALLAS — Uniform and gear maker Sport Supply Group Inc. said on Thursday that its fourth-quarter profit rose 26.8 percent as it cut costs, even though sales fell. AP Exclusive: Bus driver in Texas crash that killed 17 last year had recently used cocaineDALLAS — A drug test conducted on the driver involved in the Texas charter bus crash that killed 17 passengers last year showed he had recently used cocaine but was apparently not under its influence at the time of the wreck, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Homeland chief says politics didn’t drive decision to spend stimulus on low-priority projectsDALLAS — Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that politics did not influence the decision to spend millions of dollars in stimulus money on little-used border checkpoints while passing over higher-priority projects. Couple accused of keeping 3 children starving in Texas hotel bathroom for months indictedDALLAS — A grand jury in Dallas has indicted a couple accused of keeping the woman’s three young children starving in a hotel bathroom for at least nine months. Bankruptcy and merger talk in the air as airlines buckle up to ride out the slow travel seasonDALLAS — Airlines cut fares to get more passengers on planes and salvage the summer travel season, but now their job gets harder heading into the slower fall and winter months. FAA investigating Southwest over parts and repairs, led to grounding of planesDALLAS — Federal officials say a maintenance company hired by Southwest Airlines used unapproved parts for repairs on some jets. Authorities say 1 teen dead, 1 injured after awning collapse at north Texas gymDALLAS — A concrete-and-aluminum awning collapsed Tuesday outside a north Texas gym, killing a teenage girl and injuring another as they jogged past, authorities said. Cowboys coach, scouting assistant sue companies that built failed practice facilityDALLAS — Two Dallas Cowboys employees seriously injured in the collapse of the team’s indoor practice facility filed lawsuits Tuesday against the company that designed the structure and others linked to its construction and repair. S&P index shows home prices rose 3 percent in 2nd qtr, the first quarterly gain since 2006NEW YORK — Home prices across most of the country have started to rise from the depths of the housing slump, a critical trend that will help stabilize the broader U.S. economy, according to new figures released Tuesday. BancTec planning initial public offering of up to $50 million in stockDALLAS — BancTec Inc. said Monday it is planning an initial public offering of up to $50 million in common stock. Southwest Airlines readies system wide onboard Wi-Fi Internet service rolloutDALLAS — Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft. Dallas police using new photo lineup method to reduce mistakes made when witnesses ID suspectsDALLAS — Frustrated with a string of wrongful convictions, the Dallas police department is now the nation’s largest force to use sequential blind photo lineups — a widely praised technique designed to reduce mistakes made by witnesses trying to identify suspects. After Humane Society seeks investigation, Neiman Marcus says boots not trimmed in ocelot furDALLAS — Neiman Marcus says an editing mistake led to some women’s boots being described on Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman Web sites as trimmed with the fur of an endangered species. Standard & Poor’s boosts EXCO Resources Inc. credit rating, praises sale of petroleum assetsDALLAS — Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services said Wednesday it has increased the corporate credit rating it assigns to EXCO Resources Inc. after the petroleum company sold some of its assets. Dallas woman, 77, reunited with her dog that mysteriously turned up in FloridaMIAMI — A 77-year-old Dallas woman has been reunited with her dog after it mysteriously turned up in Florida. A Miami Beach club promoter found Sunshine, a Yorkie mix, on a street corner and took her to the vet. A microchip traced the pooch to Jodi Head, more than 1,000 miles away in Texas. The two were reunited Monday at Miami International Airport, where Sunshine happily shook her tail and licked Head’s face. Mexico to reassign consul amid investigation of financial irregularities at Dallas consulateMEXICO CITY — The Mexican consul for northern Texas will be reassigned amid an investigation into suspected irregularities in passport fees at the consulate, Mexico’s foreign minister said Tuesday. Dallas police probe attacks on 2 utility workers, say homeowner mistook employee for robberDALLAS — An elderly homeowner fired a gun at a utility worker after mistaking him for a robber breaking into his home, and another homeowner backed his car into a worker after a long-running dispute about a tree, police said Tuesday. |