Census data show a widening income gap in US as poor people take bigger hit in recessionWASHINGTON — The recession has hit middle-income and poor families hardest, widening the economic gap between the richest and poorest Americans as rippling job layoffs ravaged household budgets. Halloween-themed attractions at amusement parksALEXANDRIA, Va. — Eighty-one percent of amusement parks will hold Halloween or fall-themed events this year, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions. Jordan contacts US over Jordanian citizen suspected in Dallas bomb plotAMMAN, Jordan — Jordan’s government spokesman says Amman has asked the United States for information of a Texas terror plot involving a Jordanian citizen. Former Enron broadband chief sentenced to 16 months in prisonHOUSTON — The former chief executive of the failed Internet division of the former energy giant Enron Corp. has been sentenced to 16 months in prison. Southwest Airlines announces new fare sale, prices said to be higher than last yearDALLAS — Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday launched a new fare sale for late fall and winter, although it includes plenty of limits and blackout dates around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s holidays. US flag replaced in San Antonio; nation’s banner had just 43 stars when displayedSAN ANTONIO — A star-spangled banner proudly displayed in Texas lacked a little something: seven stars. FACT CHECK: In health debate, Obama’s stories of hardship don’t always hold up to scrutinyWASHINGTON — One of President Barack Obama’s health care “horror stories” is about a woman who, he says, lost her health insurance on the verge of breast cancer surgery because she didn’t disclose a case of acne to the insurer. That’s not what happened. Tank vessel collides with barge, spilling 10,500 gallons of oil into Houston Ship ChannelHOUSTON — The Coast Guard says crews are working to clean up a 10,500-gallon oil spill that has closed traffic along three miles of the Houston Ship Channel. Ex-roommate says Dallas bomb plot suspect was suicidal, wanted to return to native JordanITALY, Texas — A former roommate of the suspect in a failed bomb plot in Dallas says his friend was lonely and suicidal in recent months. Texas financier Stanford to be moved from lockup where he got into fightHOUSTON — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford will be moved from the lockup where he got into a jail fight that resulted in him being hospitalized for a concussion. Report: Jailed financier Stanford may be released soon from hospital after fight with inmateCONROE, Texas — A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman says jailed Texas financier R. Allen Stanford may be released from an undisclosed hospital either Sunday or Monday following a fight with another inmate. Texas financier Stanford back in lockup after weekend in hospital, jail fight injuriesCONROE, Texas — Texas financier R. Allen Stanford has been returned to a lockup after being hospitalized for treatment of a concussion following a jail fight. Friend says slain Texas teacher lived life to the fullest as hundreds attend memorial serviceTYLER, Texas — Hundreds of friends, family members, colleagues and students gathered to remember the life of an educator and musician who was stabbed to death at a Texas high school. Texas commission to consider report disputing the arson finding that led to man’s executionCORSICANA, Texas — More than five years after his final act from the Texas death chamber gurney was a profanity-filled tirade, the murder case of executed inmate Cameron Todd Willingham refuses to die. Jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford injured in fight with inmate, treated at hospitalCONROE, Texas — A U.S. Marshals Service spokesman says jailed Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford is being treated at a hospital after being injured during a fight with another inmate. FBI agents in two terrorist bomb cases let their sting operations play out to the endCHICAGO — As Hosam Maher Husein Smadi prepared to remotely detonate what he believed was a powerful bomb underneath a Dallas skyscraper, his comrade-in-arms, who was actually an undercover FBI agent, offered him earplugs, authorities say. Number of active oiil and gas rigs in the US up by 7 this week to 1,017HOUSTON — The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by seven to 1,017. NRG Energy selected to develop Houston solar farm, agreement goes to city councilHOUSTON — The Houston City Council will consider the city’s selection of NRG Energy Inc. to develop a solar farm that could produce enough energy to handle 6 percent of the city’s annual power consumption. Randy Quaid, wife freed after Texas arrest for allegedly skipping out on $10K Calif. hotel tabMARFA, Texas — Actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been released from a West Texas jail after their arrest for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill. 2 men accused in unrelated plots to detonate bombs outside Ill. courthouse, Texas office towerCHICAGO — Two men unconnected to each other or to the investigation that has spawned recent national terrorism warnings are in federal custody after attempting to detonate what they thought were bombs outside an Illinois courthouse and a Texas skyscraper, authorities said. Randy Quaid, wife arrested in Texas for allegedly skipping on $10K hotel bill in Santa BarbaraMARFA, Texas — Actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been arrested in West Texas for allegedly skipping out on a $10,000 California hotel bill. Jordanian man arrested on charges he plotted to bomb office tower in downtown DallasDALLAS — A 19-year-old Jordanian man living in Texas was arrested Thursday on charges he intended to bomb a downtown Dallas skyscraper, federal officials said. Attorney says 16-year-old suspect in stabbing of Tyler teacher has history of mental illnessTYLER, Texas — The attorney for a 16-year-old student accused of fatally stabbing his teacher at a Texas high school says the boy has a lengthy history of mental illness. Attorney: Jail psychiatrist says Texas mom competent to stand trial in death of toddlerSAN ANTONIO — The attorney for a Texas mother accused of killing and mutilating her 3-week-old son says a jail psychiatrist has deemed her competent to stand trial. Critics: Perry sending elite Texas Rangers to border to handle burglaries, not drug violenceMcALLEN, Texas — Rancher Mike Landry recently came upon a group of unarmed men dressed in camouflage burglarizing his guest house and stealing a truck from his 11,000 acres in Terrell County, rugged country bordering the Rio Grande in West Texas. Forgotten mourners: Siblings of those killed in Iraq, Afghanistan can find lives unravelingWASHINGTON — The photo tells one story: brothers Chad and Ian Weikel, all smiles, arms around each other on Ian’s wedding day. The tattoos now on Chad’s forearms tell another — about his anguish over his brother’s death in Iraq. Geography makes a difference in who has health insurance and who doesn’tORLANDO, Fla. — Where someone lives makes a difference in whether or not that person has health insurance. Oral history recorders launch StoryCorpsHistorias to collect Latinos’ tales of life in USWASHINGTON — Gus Hernandez and his family spent two nights sleeping in their car before Siddiqi Hansoti gave them three weeks’ stay in his motel and then, even better, a job. Report: Sugar company ignored dust dangers for decades before Ga. refinery explosion killed 14SAVANNAH, Ga. — Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last year and killed 14 people, investigators said in a report Thursday. Security tight at Texas school as classes resume day after teacher fatally stabbedTYLER, Texas — A makeshift memorial surrounded a flagpole Thursday at a high school where classes resumed under tight security a day after a teacher was fatally stabbed, allegedly by one of his students. |
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