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Public sector cuts send Houston job numbers down

Typical summer job losses in public education overwhelmed any local private sector job growth during July.

Public sector cuts send Houston job numbers down

Typical summer job losses in public education overwhelmed any local private sector job growth during July.

Owls' Bradshaw leaves football with injury but no regrets

"I don't regret playing like that," Travis Bradshaw said Friday in his first public comments since suffering a cracked vertebrae during the first week of preseason camp.

Owls' Bradshaw leaves football with injury but no regrets

"I don't regret playing like that," Travis Bradshaw said Friday in his first public comments since suffering a cracked vertebrae during the first week of preseason camp.

Man who claimed to be vampire was drugged, lawyer says

A Galveston man who claimed to be a vampire after being arrested for breaking into a woman's apartment and biting her was under the influence of the date-rape drug Rohypnol, his attorney said today.

TV/Radio notebook: U.S. gymnastics goes prime time

With all the uproar in radio, TV and college sports, it's a nice break to spend a week dialed in on Olympic sports, specifically the USA Gymnastics national championships taking place next door in St. Paul.

Public sector cuts send area job numbers down

Typical summer job losses in public education overwhelmed any local private sector job growth during July.

Public sector cuts send area job numbers down

Typical summer job losses in public education overwhelmed any local private sector job growth during July.

Owls' Bradshaw leaves football with injury but no regrets

"I don't regret playing like that," Bradshaw said Friday in his first public comments since suffering a cracked vertebrae during the first week of preseason camp.

Victims tied up in $2.8 million Memorial-area home invasion

A father and his teenage son were robbed at gunpoint after two masked men walked into their home in the Memorial area Thursday night. The robbery occurred at the home in the 100 block of Glenwood near Memorial Drive about 9 p.m., according to the Houston Police Department.

U.S. Gymnastics Championships:Memmel in the middle

There were at least a couple of competitions under way during the USA Gymnastics women's national championship Thursday night, and Chellsie Memmel was in the middle of both of them.

Houston sheds 9,200 jobs after schools cuts

As Gov. Rick Perry touts state's job growth on the campaign trail, Texas' unemployment rate continues to rise.

Houston sheds 9,200 jobs after schools cuts

As Gov. Rick Perry touts state's job growth on the campaign trail, Texas' unemployment rate continues to rise.

Loved ones mourn Oxford grad who drowned in SW France river

Kojo Minta, 24, was swept into a river in southwest France as he walked along the banks with two Oxford friends, who tried to save him.

Girl missing from League City found safe, asleep

A missing teenage girl has been found safe this morning asleep in a car in north Texas after she left League City with a soldier earlier this week. Andrea Love Fox, 14, was found in Wichita Falls about 8:45 a.m. Friday, according to League City officials. She was with 21-year-old James Dean Martin, who is in the Army and stationed at Fort Carson, Colo.

Houston's jobless rate dips slightly

Bayou City lags behind the rest of Texas in July.

Houston's jobless rate dips slightly

Bayou City lags behind the rest of Texas in July.

Under Perry, projects to meet water needs stall

Presidential hopeful Perry is fond of saying that people have been "voting with their feet" for the state's conservative governing principles. But leaders still have not found a reliable way to finance water development beyond asking voters for authority to issue debt through bonds.

Man killed in 290 crash ID'd; other driver charged

A suspected drunk driver has been accused in a fatal traffic wreck on U.S. 290 in northwest Harris County Thursday night that left one man dead, authorities said.

Authorities seek west Houston robber who hit grocery bank Thursday

Authorities are trying to identify a man who robbed a bank inside a grocery store in west Houston early Thursday.

Economic fears drag the Dow down ? again

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 419 points — a return to the wild swings that gripped the stock market last week.

Working: It's about to get easier to track 401(k) fees.

Labor Department rules will require statements to include easy-to-understand information on fees that will help employees evaluate whether they're getting a good deal on their 401(k)s.

BP denies report of oil leak in Gulf

BP issued a quick and emphatic denial Thursday after reports began circulating on the Internet about new leaks in its Macondo well, source of a massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year.

Loved ones mourn Oxford grad who drowned in SW France river

Kojo Minta, 24, was swept into a river in southwest France as he walked along the banks with two Oxford friends, who tried to save him.

Cartels lure S. Texas officers to dark side

Nine lawmen have been charged or sent to prison in the past 16 months for using their badges to sneak drugs or guns through the U.S.-Mexico border region.

Email on voting prompts questions about Perry prayer event

The organizer of The Response, the massive Aug. 6 prayer rally initiated by Gov. Rick Perry, is calling on attendees to help register millions of conservative Christians, prompting questions about the group and Perry's claims the event was not political.

Under Perry, projects to meet water needs stall

Fans of The Wire may recognize key characters on two BBC shows

For those who consider the five seasons of The Wire to be a handful of the most outstanding ever aired on television and are still suffering withdrawals three years later, there may be some small consolation in seeing several of that show's best actors in other series.

Hoffman: Witness to last Beatles concert remembers

Back in the ' 60s, Ken Mansfield was the U.S. manager of operations for Apple Records — the Beatles' record label. He was one of a handful of folks to see the Beatles' last public performance.

Five new stamp designs to feature characters from Disney, Pixar movies

Wall-E, Buzz and Lightning are coming soon to a mailbox near you. They will be featured on two of the five new stamps being sold by the U.S. Postal Service.

As feds review cases, 'low priority' may avoid deportation

Officials announced plans to review 300,000 pending immigration cases and halt the deportations of people deemed to be a "low priority" — those who have lived in the U.S. for years without committing serious crimes.

2 plead guilty in staged heist suspects featured on Facebook

Incriminating Facebook posts led to the convictions of three teenagers and a 22-year-old man after the last of them pleaded guilty Thursday to a bank robbery they bragged about online.

Texas attorney general accuses companies of diluting gas

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Thursday charged Petroleum Wholesale LP, Sun Development LP and related defendants with unlawfully defrauding their customers by diluting medium- and premium-grade gasoline with regular unleaded fuel.

Nearly 3 years after Ike, residents finally get homes replaced

A handful of Houston and Harris County residents finally are seeing their Hurricane Ike-damaged homes replaced. But hundreds of other homeowners in the region still have blue tarps on their roofs.

Passengers flee bus fire on I-45 HOV lanes

The Woodlands Express bus caught fire about 5:30 p.m. on the northbound HOV lanes. No injuries were reported.

Ex-deputy and his wife going to prison for bribery

George Wesley Ellington, 39, was sentenced to five years. Tania Katrisse Ellington, 31, received a year and one day.

Noble enters shale gas venture

Noble Energy will pay $3.4 billion to join Consol Energy's Marcellus Shale venture

Hewlett-Packard changing course

Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker is moving to make HP look more like longime rival IBM Corp.

An even bleaker picture of Waller politics

The FBI has been asked to look into alleged voter fraud, and now, the mayor says a city elections chief had cameras disguised as smoke detectors installed around City Hall.

Cadet in LaBelle airport incident returning to West Point

A West Point cadet from Houston will return to class Monday after military academy officials rescinded a suspension that came after he was embroiled in a March altercation with singer Patti LaBelle's entourage at a local airport.

UH's stadium project receives boost with $10 million gift

UH received a $10 million donation towards its football stadium project, helping the Cougars move closer towards the total they need to break ground on a new football stadium.

Passengers flee bus fire slowing traffic on I-45

The Woodlands Express bus caught fire about 5:30 p.m. on the northbound HOV lanes. No injuries were reported.

U.S. to review 300,000 deportation cases

Obama administration announces case-by-case review with plans to cull out suspected illegal immigrants without serious criminal records.

UH's stadium project receives boost with $10 million gift

UH received a $10 million donation towards its football stadium project, helping the Cougars move closer towards the total they need to break ground on a new football stadium.

Conan's Momoa really gets tough

The 32-year-old tackles one of the most physically challenging roles of his career as the lead in the new action-adventure film Conan the Barbarian.

New game show holds casting call in Houston

Shoppers advised to have a plan this tax-free weekend

HP to end mobile businesses, may spin off PCs

Hewlett-Packard Co. says it will eliminate its tablet computer and smartphone products and may spin off its PC division, bowing out of consumer businesses.

Hewlett-Packard said to plan PC spinoff, Autonomy purchase

Hewlett-Packard plans to spin off its personal computer business and is in talks to buy British database search software company Autonomy Corp. for about $10 billion.

Expect plenty of ads for 3 days of Texas tax-free shopping

Back-to-school season, which runs from mid-July to mid-September, has become second only to Christmas, accounting for 16 percent of annual retail sales, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers.