Houston Equal Rights Ordinance Does Not Pass
HOUSTON (AP) — An ordinance that would have established nondiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people in Houston failed to win approval from voters on…
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Coach Holds Post-game Prayer
SEATTLE (AP) — A football field in Washington state has become more than a battleground for athletes as the suspension of an assistant coach for…
Panhandling Laws Face New Challenge
DENVER (AP) — Cities trying to limit panhandling in downtowns and tourist areas are facing a new legal hurdle because of a recent Supreme Court…
Congress on Track to OK Budget Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ambitious budget and debt deal cleared a major hurdle in the Senate early Friday, setting the stage for Congress to pass…
No Tricks: Halloween all the Rage in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — For the usually reserved Japanese, Halloween has become the perfect excuse to act wild in strange outfits. The spooky celebration is consuming…
From Kung Fu to Police: Nunchucks Come Back
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sgt. Casey Day was skeptical. The chief of his rural Northern California police department wanted him to find out if an…
University of California has Plan to Curb Climate Change
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Reducing the human carbon footprint is a “moral imperative,” University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday as she vowed to…
Russia Ready to aid Syrian Rebels
BEIRUT (AP) — When Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said his country was ready to aid Syrian rebels fighting the Islamic State group, rebel commanders…
New Battle Ground for Gay Rights in Texas
HOUSTON (AP) — After a drawn-out showdown between Houston’s popular lesbian mayor and a coalition of conservative pastors, voters in the nation’s fourth-largest city will…
Hurricane Sweeps Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Drenching storms that the remnants of Hurricane Patricia dragged into Texas finally cleared Sunday without leaving behind the death or devastation of…
