By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas Top-ranked Texas and Oklahoma square off this week in their annual rivalry, bringing two elite defenses to the Cotton Bowl. They will need them. Offensively, the Longhorns (4-0, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) and Sooners (2-2, 0-1) have struggled and sp...
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EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — A government-backed service that transfers money from U.S. bank accounts to Mexico will end operations Nov. 20, so users will need another provider for future payments. Banco de México confirmed the shutdown of Directo a México, a payment program ...
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In this episode of Border Report Live, international business consultant Luis Lozano talks with host Sandra Sanchez about how the fuel thefts are hurting Mexico's economy, and how negotiations between the United States and Mexico are progressing amidst stalled USMCA trade talks....
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SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria's prime minister said that two commercial vessels were struck by drones on Tuesday in the first attack on shipping in the NATO member’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. Bulgarian authorities said that the origin of the drones was under inv...
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An Odessa man was arrested last week on a warrant issued in June following a robbery in which the victim was beaten and kicked for his cell phone. According to an Odessa Police Department report released Tuesday, officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of West Third Street aro...
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BIG SRPING, Texas (KOSA) - A Howard County man accused in the death of a woman who had been missing since 2024 is scheduled for a pretrial hearing. Perches is charged with murder, a first-degree felony, in connection with the death of 39-year-old Amanda Bates, according to KBest ...
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. Halzen said he had been told he was among ...
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Early voting in Texas begins Monday, running through Oct. 30.
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Taking over at its own 20-yard line after a missed field goal from the RiverHawks, the UTPB football team had only 1:11 left before halftime and trailing 14-10 against Northeastern State last Saturday. Turns out, it was plenty of time for the Falcons’ offense to piece together a ...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even though the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Tuesday to a record after topping its prior all-time high set in August . Despite worries about eve...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man who stole $1,849 worth of property. An unknown man forced entry into Level Up Smoke & Gift, located at 2826 N. County Road W. The suspect stole around $1,849 worth of property according to poli...
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Crude Oil: 89.44 (+0.01). Nymex MTD AVG: 90.8450. Natural Gas: 3.114 (+0.048). Gasoline: 3.2732 (+0.0270). Spreads: November/December (+1.01) December/January (+1.01). Plains WTI Posting: 85.92 (+0.01). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 6, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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A 13-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a terroristic threat indicating that a shooting would occur at IDEA Yukon. According to an OPD news release, on Monday, a terroristic threat was reported to the Odessa Police Department involving a social media post made on T...
