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A project to test anthrax vaccines and treatment on baboons was quashed by Oklahoma State University administrators because the primates would be euthanized. Veterinary medicine researchers were told by e-mail last month that OSU President Burns Hargis wouldn't allow the...

His home is a hospital, and his health is nearly as fragile as the day he landed in the ER at Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital. Weighing just 17 pounds, 3-year-old Kayvon Lewis arrived in the emergency room last month extremely...

A Houston company known for building high-end real estate pro-jects is proposing to create what could be a $50 million mixed-use development near Bush Intercontinental Airport. The plan, more than two years in the making, could move a step closer...

Penalty points Texans rookie linebacker Brian Cushing, who was fined $5,000 for hitting Titans quarterback Vince Young out of bounds last Monday, said he will appeal the fine. “It was a tap,” Cushing said. “It's unfortunate that it has to...

Now Jesse Ventura is taking on the role of investigative reporter with his series "Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura." He explores "secrets," particularly those the government keeps. His first episode exposes a remote military facility in Alaska that houses H.A.R.R.P....

His weak argument is that some taxed, for-profit corporations like PPG, PNC, Bayer and U.S. Steel contribute to the common good -- and if they are taxed, so should nonprofits. He believes profits and nonprofits share the same roads, etc.,...

Last updated on Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 12:21AM EST I f you take Google Earth to visit the home of the Taku Tlingit, you will find they live in a land of glaciers, rugged mountains, thundering rivers and vast forests....

The two scored four straight points inside the final two minutes, enough to quell a fierce Energy Boosters� rally in a 99-88 Alaska win that kept the Aces on top of the season-opening tournament. Thoss� close range basket and Tenorio�s...

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But when Christopher Columbus ’discovered’ the island in 1498, he named it La Ysla de la Trinidad. The new name was in fulfilment of a vow he made before setting out on his voyage. Iere Village, near Princes Town, is...