A reputed mobster was shot Tuesday in what police say was a suspected mob hit outside a Brooklyn social club run by his father, a notorious Gambino crime family captain.

School has let out for kids across East Texas, but for some students, it's time to hit the books again--for summer school. But one East Texas school district is giving kids a chance to brush up on their studies without

Hundreds of stray dogs and cats are picked up off East Texas streets every day. It's an issue East Texas animal shelters and Smith County commissioners say can no longer be ignored. For the past few weeks, commissioners have discussed

Associated Press - June 5, 2007 7:35 PM ET EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Prosecutors today appealed a Texas judge's decision to dismiss an immigration fraud case against anti-Castro militant Luis...

Country singer and multiple sclerosis patient Clay Walker on Tuesday presented 100 aluminum walkers to other local MS patients.

The oldest prison in Texas, which is located in Sugar Land, could be closing its doors.

Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Sam Brownback of Kansas both admitted Tuesday night they voted to authorize the U.S. military invasion of Iraq without reading the formal National Intelligence Estimate in advance. Slideshow: 2008 Presidential Hopefuls

Univision has scheduled two prime-time debates in September. A Democratic one on September 9th, and a Republican one on September 16th. Invitations were apparently just sent out to the candidates. The debates will be in Miami, and 100 percent in

Over at Fox News, all black people look alike , talking about William Jefferson while showing images of John Conyers. Conyers fires back : Yesterday, Fox News Channel broke the story of Rep. William Jefferson's indictment with video of House

We should've put one up 30 minutes ago. Sorry.

The design of the logo for the 2012 Olympic Games is causing rather a fuss in Britain. The London organizing committee's newly unveiled design has met a storm of criticism. Rather than follow the traditional path of the designs from

Opening statements are heard in the case of James Ford Seale, who has pleaded not guilty to federal kidnapping and conspiracy charges in connection with the 1964 murders of two black teenagers who were hitchhiking in rural Mississippi. The trial

A suspect is under arrest in one of two overnight murders in Philadelphia.

Ethics Committee Probe Seems Certain

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Every morning at 7.30 a Greyhound bus loads up with passengers in New Orleans, climbs a ramp to Interstate 10 and slips into the rush hour traffic to start its journey to Atlanta.

June 5, 2007: Writing in the June 2007 issue of Natural History, Richard Milner reviews a batch of books centering on the Kitzmiller v. Dover trial, explaining, "Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District was the first time anyone had challenged

A new multi-million dollar facility and new jobs from a company that's been in East Texas for more than 60 years.

Clinton Portis says he shouldn't have made light of the dog fighting investigation involving Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.