By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady on Thursday, as oil prices rose and U.S. stock indexes finished mixed. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% for a second straight loss after setting its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 51 points,...
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. prosecutors unveiled sweeping new criminal charges against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday, accusing him and his wife of heading a state-sponsored system of repression responsible for the beating, asphyxiation and electric shock treatme...
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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outle...
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By Chief Yeoman Vicki Sonnenberg Navy Office of Community Outreach SAN DIEGO Senior Chief Petty Officer Daniel Pike, a native of Big Spring, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Littoral Combat Ship Squadron (LCSRON) 1 operating out of Naval Base San Diego. Pike graduated from Big Sp...
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Eastern New Mexico at Western New Mexico >> Time, Date, Place: 3 p.m. Saturday, Silver City, N.M. >> Records: Eastern New Mexico 0-5 overall, 0-3 in Lone Star Conference; Western New Mexico 1-4, 0-3. >> Last Week: Sul Ross State 56, Eastern New Mexico 43; Western New Mexico did n...
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By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in a plan given to players during collective bargaining Thursday. Owners also proposed...
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, listens to people speak their concerns related to the construction of the border wall at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Alamo on July 8, 2026. Credit: Gabriel V. Cardenas for The Texas Tribune By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune Pres...
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By TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. Having two of the NFL’s five winless teams inside the AFC South a month into the season is more than surprising. At least Sunday, either the Houston Texans or Tennessee Titans should walk away winless no more. Tennessee kn...
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The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas Dallas Cowboys left guard Tyler Smith is set to make his season debut against Tampa Bay on Thursday night after the three-time Pro Bowler was activated coming off left thumb surgery just before the opener . Smith missed the minimum of four ga...
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Crude Oil: 91.49 (+3.21). Nymex MTD AVG: 90.6050. Natural Gas: 3.168 (-0.035). Gasoline: 3.3160 (+0.0818). Spreads: November/December (+0.74) December/January (+0.86). Plains WTI Posting: 87.97 (+3.21). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 8, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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The Odessa High volleyball team will take on Midland High at 5 p.m. Friday at OHS Fieldhouse. The Lady Bronchos (16-15 overall, 2-2 in District 2-6A) are coming off a close 3-2 loss to San Angelo Central Tuesday on the road. Midland High (24-7, 4-0) defeated Permian 3-0 in its la...
