AUSTIN After more than 42 years, using modern forensic DNA technology and extensive police work, investigators have finally identified the victim of a brutal murder in Hamilton County as 44-year-old Betty Jo Norris. According to a Texas Department of Public Safety news release, on the morning of...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK U.S. stocks rose to the edge of their all-time high on Monday after a couple buyout announcements helped lift the market. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and pulled within 0.3% of its record , which was set during the summer. The Dow Jones Indust...
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The UTPB football team is back in the top 25 of the AFCA NCAA Division II Poll as the Falcons currently sit at No. 23. UTPB is currently 4-1 after defeating previously No. 21-ranked Northeastern State 38-27 in a nonconference game on the road Saturday in Tahlequah, Okla. The Falc...
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UTPB senior linebacker McKyle So’oto was named the Lone Star Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week. So’oto had 15 tackles-10 solo- one interception and one sack to help the Falcons to a 38-27 win at No. 21 Northeastern State. Two of his tackles were for loss and he led a unit...
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Crude Oil: 89.43 (-1.68). Nymex MTD AVG: 91.1260. Natural Gas: 3.066 (+0.031). Gasoline: 3.2462 (-0.0662). Spreads: November/December (+1.23) December/January (+1.01). Plains WTI Posting: 85.91 (-1.68). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: October 5, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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ITHACA, New York (AP) — Cornell’s main administration building was splashed with graffiti and a glass door was broken overnight as the university faces anger over allegations of sexual assault at a fraternity house. Holes were knocked into one of the administration hall’s glass d...
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University of Texas Permian Basin has received a three-year $400,000 grant that will help it increase research capacity. Brian Shedd, executive director of the Office of Innovation & Commercialization, said this is a National Science Foundation Enabling Partnership to Increase In...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has selected the Foundation for Better Business (FBB) to serve as the Texas State Lead Center for its Women’s Business Center (WBC) Modernization Initiative. The Foundation will develop a statewide hub supported by local Service Center...
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court grappled Monday with whether local governments can sue oil and gas companies in state court to help cover costs associated with climate change, an issue with potentially billions of dollars a...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON After losing their first three games, the Houston Texans were comforted by the fact that they turned things around to make the playoffs last season after an identical start. That comfort evaporated after a heartbreaking loss to Dallas Su...
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas George Pickens didn’t get many chances while fellow receiving star CeeDee Lamb was posting career highs in targets and catches and scoring the winning touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys against Houston. The impact of Pickens’ o...
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Home should be the safest place a person has. For too many people in Ector County, it is not. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Ector County District Attorney’s Office is using this month to make two things clear: Family violence is a crime and no one...
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BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court heard opposing arguments Monday over whether a judge had the authority to restore billions of dollars in funding that the Trump administration cut from Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled last year that the cuts am...
