A year after Hurricane Ike, Southeast Texas trying to bounce back from devastationCRYSTAL BEACH, Texas — Anne Willis, a lifelong resident of Bolivar Peninsula, moved back to her hometown of Crystal Beach nearly three months after Hurricane Ike. Obama tries to boost momentum on health care, will not accept ‘the status quo as a solutionMINNEAPOLIS — President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boost momentum in his drive for congressional passage of his chief domestic priority. Cadbury chairman says Kraft bid undervalues company, opposes being absorbed by US food giantDALLAS — The chairman of candy maker Cadbury PLC said Saturday that Kraft Foods Inc. undervalued his company in a takeover offer this week, and he dismissed the suitor as a “low growth conglomerate.” Number of flights will fall with autumn leaves as carriers see fewer passenger bookingsDALLAS — The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks. Space shuttle Discovery detours to California, astronauts prepare for homecoming in HoustonEDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — After diverting to California, astronauts from space shuttle Discovery prepared to reunite with their families and NASA managers in Texas on Saturday. DNC chairman Kaine tries to rev up party activists for health care at fall meeting in TexasAUSTIN, Texas — Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine gave a pep talk to party activists Friday, urging them to work for passage of health insurance legislation and telling them Democrats are gaining ground in Texas. Hurricane season a dud so far, but forecasters warn people not to let their guard downMIAMI — It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far. JCPenney to launch its own women’s clothing line called She Said to attract working womenPLANO, Texas — J.C. Penney Co. launched its own clothing line on Friday, introducing a brand called She Said that caters to working women. Air Canada sues US secretary of transportation over charter flights disputeATLANTA — Air Canada says the United States’ insistence that the carrier cancel all of its season-long sports charter flights would wreak havoc on the upcoming professional hockey and basketball seasons if it is upheld. Worst drought in decades hinders Texas marsh habitats’ recovery from Hurricane IkePORT ARTHUR, Texas — First too much water, now not enough. Former stepfather of slain Vermont girl sentenced to more than 16 years on child porn chargesSAN ANTONIO — The former stepfather of a slain 12-year-old Vermont girl was sentenced Friday to nearly 17 years in prison on child pornography charges that surfaced while authorities investigated her disappearance last summer. Death row chaplain smuggled letters out of prison from inmate who threatened lawmakerHOUSTON — A death row chaplain is facing dismissal after he acknowledged smuggling out letters for a condemned inmate who has posted Internet messages threatening a state lawmaker and that man’s family, Texas prison officials said Friday. Rosetta Resources shares rise 7.5 percent following financial, operational updateHOUSTON — Shares of Rosetta Resources Inc. rose on Friday a day after the oil and gas company affirmed its full-year capital budget, said it expects to build cash during the year and maintained its full-year production outlook. Gov. Rick Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico borderHOUSTON — Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. “It is an expansive effort with the Rangers playing a more high-profile role than they’ve ever played before,” Perry said of the Department of Public Safety’s elite investigative unit. AT&T launches a Web site offering free video like HuluDALLAS — AT&T Inc. on Thursday unveiled a Web site that offers free access to TV shows and movies. Gov. Perry says Texas Ranger teams headed for Texas-Mexico borderHOUSTON — Special teams of Texas Rangers will be deployed to the Texas-Mexico border to deal with increasing violence because the federal government has failed to address growing problems there, Gov. Rick Perry said Thursday. Mexican soldiers detain man for multiple homicides in drug-plagued border cityCIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Soldiers have arrested a man suspected of killing 18 people in a series of attacks this year in violence-plagued Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas. Federal judge throws out police officers’ lawsuit challenging Houston department’s beard banHOUSTON — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Houston Police Department’s ban on beards. Vanguard raises its full-year profit outlook to include impact of new oil and gas propertiesHOUSTON — Oil and natural gas company Vanguard Natural Resources LLC on Thursday raised its full-year profit outlook to reflect the impact of newly acquired natural gas and oil properties. Airline traffic continued to drop during summer vacation season as seat supply also fellDALLAS — Summer has come and gone without giving much lift to the nation’s airlines. Police: American says he’s dad of newborn abandoned by woman in Florence churchROME — A Texas man is claiming to be the father of a baby abandoned in a Florence church several weeks ago, Italian police said Thursday. New jobless claims fall more than expected to 550,000, total unemployment rolls also dropWASHINGTON — First-time claims for jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, evidence that companies are laying off fewer workers as the economy improves. Texas death row inmate broadcasts appeal to Britons at London’s Trafalgar SquareLONDON — A death row inmate in Texas who claims she was framed for murder is begging fellow Britons to help save her life. Wounded troops face long, painful recovery battles even as war coverage in wanes in AmericaSAN ANTONIO — A year after Capt. Sam Brown was set ablaze when a bomb blew up his Humvee in Afghanistan, the 25-year-old West Point graduate endures a steady schedule of painful surgery and stretching to break up knotty burn scars. Report urges US immigration officials to keep better records on sprawling detention systemSAN ANTONIO — Better record-keeping could ensure U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement keeps dangerous immigrants in custody while operating its sprawling detention system safely and lawfully, according to a new report from a nonpartisan think tank. Texas Instruments raises 3rd-quarter profit outlook, revenue expectationsDALLAS — Chip maker Texas Instruments is raising its profit outlook for the third quarter. Body with severed arms found in Mexico border city identified as Texas man kidnapped from homeEL PASO, Texas — A body found with its severed arms crossed and placed on its chest in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was identified by authorities Wednesday as a Texas man kidnapped from his home. Families slowly leaving Texas facility that housed immigrants awaiting immigration decisionsDALLAS — As immigrant children and their parents depart a disparaged former Texas prison that housed them while they awaited decisions in their immigration cases, advocates are questioning if the government has fully thought out what happens to the families now. Federal Reserve survey shows worst recession since 1930s may be overWASHINGTON — The recession is ending and the economy is finally growing again. That’s the message implicit in the Federal Reserve’s latest survey of businesses around the country, which found economic activity stabilizing or improving in most regions. BofA’s Merrill to pay $26.5 million to states in settlement on unregistered salespeopleAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas state securities commissioner said Bank of America’s Merrill Lynch unit will pay up to $26.5 million in a national settlement stemming from a Texas claim that the brokerage allowed unregistered salespeople to sell securities. |
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