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To some in Paris, sinister past is back
The public fairgrounds in this small east Texas town look ordinary enough, like so many other well-worn county fair sites across the nation. Unless you know the history of the...
To some in Paris, sinister past is back
The public fairgrounds in this small east Texas town look ordinary enough, like so many other well-worn county fair sites across the nation. Unless you know the history of the...
Flier bill of rights in works
It's a question asked by thousands of desperate airline passengers every year who end up trapped onboard grounded planes for hours on end, waiting for a takeoff that sometimes never...
Skip the textbook, play the video game
Tired of badgering the kids to quit wasting time with those computer and video games and get started on homework? Here's a news flash for the 21st Century: It turns...
War icons conjure up a bitter past
The Civil War ended nearly 142 years ago, for most of the country anyway, but bitter battles over how zealously that war should be remembered are suddenly erupting here in...
Case pits bald eagle against sacred rites
Winslow Friday needed a bald eagle. A sacred Northern Arapaho Indian religious ceremony was approaching, and Friday needed an eagle's wing, plume and feathers to perform his part of an...
They hit the throttle, throw the bottle
The first thought that occurs to a driver cruising down Wyoming's long, lonely highways is that a lot of folks out here must really like lemonade, given how many plastic...
Officials: Refuge became prison
The sprawling private animal sanctuary nestled in the picturesque hills above San Antonio was supposed to be a place of comfort and refuge for hundreds of chimpanzees, monkeys and other...
New uneasiness settles on broken city
The food, a timeless presentation of French gourmet classics, is as savory as ever. The service is attentive and flawless. The dining rooms, freshly polished and filled with historical artifacts,...