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Spurs rout Grizzlies 105-83 in West finals opener
The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who've been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference finals appearance. Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists, Kawhi Leonard scored 18 points ...
Maker of 'pink slime' continues to struggle
The beef-processing company that makes the product that critics call "pink slime" continues to struggle more than a year after the initial stories on the lean bits of beef that Beef Products Inc. makes. The Sioux City Journal reports (http://bit.ly/15YXsIh ) the Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based company lost 80 percent of ...
1 killed, 2 wounded in downtown Houston gunfight
Houston police are looking for two or three unknown suspects after one person was killed and two others were wounded in a downtown gunfight. The Houston Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/10OkV72 ) a 27-year-old man told police he was returning home from a night club at about 6 a.m. on Sunday when ...
Texas police nab suspect in postal worker's death
Police say they have taken into a custody a man they believe may be linked to the killing of a U.S. postal worker in suburban Houston. The San Jacinto County Sheriff's Office said on Sunday they had taken 36-year-old James Wayne Ham into custody. Postal inspectors say Ham is a ...
Dallas suburb solar panel fight exposes problems
A legal battle between a suburban Dallas neighborhood association and a homeowner seeking to install solar panels on his house exposed problems with a 2011 Texas law. Jay Squyres and the Wellington of Flower Mound Residential Association have settled their lawsuit, The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday (http://dallasne.ws/19QX0rQ ). But ...
1 dead, 2 hurt in shooting at Houston-area party
A 22-year-old man has been killed, and two teenagers are wounded after multiple shots were fired at a Houston-area house party. The Harris County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to the party at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. They say there were more than 100 people at the outdoor party. ...
Making mentally ill defendants ready for trial
The judge ascended the bench. He looked down at cafeteria-style tables marked "Prosecuting Attorney" and "Defense Attorney." To his left, two men sat in a box marked "Jury." The witness stand was marked "Witness." "Sustained," proclaimed the judge, who wore a striped polo shirt, a thick goatee and a shock ...
Houston man shot in head trying to help woman
A Houston man was shot in the head after he confronted another man who had dragged his wife out of a nail salon during a domestic dispute. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/12M9Q8m ) reported two men confronted the husband on a sidewalk outside the salon where the wife worked. They tried ...
Man shot dead at north Houston restaurant
Police are looking for man in his 30s suspected in a fatal shooting at a Vietnamese restaurant in north Houston. The Houston Chronicle (http://bit.ly/189Ocya ) reported Sunday that two Asian men came in around 12:30 p.m. Saturday and sat together at a table. One of the men got up and ...
$590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Fla
It's all about the odds, and one single ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials disclosed Sunday. The lone winner was sold at a Publix supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to ...
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