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Thousands begin NATO protest march through Chicago

Thousands of demonstrators upset with the war in Afghanistan, climate change and the erosion of union rights marched through downtown Chicago on Sunday, taking their discontent on a wide range of world issues to leaders... More>>

Strong quake kills 4 in Italy cheese region

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake shook several small towns in northeast Italy Sunday, killing four people, knocking down a clock tower and other centuries-old buildings and causing millions in losses to the region known for making... More>>

Parade send-off for ETX soldiers

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The waving crowds made Friday's parade look like any other, but the smiling faces hide a multitude of emotion. More>>

Lockerbie bomber dies of cancer at age 60

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The only person ever convicted for the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed 270 people, has died.
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Chinese activist renews call to fight injustice

A blind Chinese legal activist who escaped house arrest, endured a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle and a hurried daylong flight paused ever so briefly upon his arrival in New York City before taking up a familiar fight. More>>

Overnight fire destroys Longview home

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A Longview home is a total loss after catching fire in a late Friday night fire. More>>

East Texans help fight child hunger

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In 2010, Brandon Smith toured schools in Nairobi, Kenya. More>>

Community honors Veterans with Family Day celebration

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Armed Forces Day is day to honor those who served our country and their families. More>>

Nacogdoches beauty pageant to be featured on “Toddlers and Tiaras”

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A popular TLC show made its way to East Texas to film some tiny competitors vie for big prizes. More>>

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Combat-related roles open to women in army
Combat-related roles open to women in army
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 4:39 AM EDT2012-05-14 08:39:11 GMT
(CNN) – Starting Monday, the Pentagon will open more than 14,000 combat-related roles to women serving in the army. Female soldiers had been excluded from those jobs because the roles were either closeMore >>
Starting Monday, the Pentagon will open more than 14,000 combat-related roles to women serving in the army.

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New AL bill calls for mandatory counseling before divorce
New AL bill calls for mandatory counseling before divorce
Updated: Thursday, March 22 2012 9:04 AM EDT2012-03-22 13:04:04 GMT
An Alabama Senate judiciary committee took up a bill that would make it harder for couples to get divorced. It's called the covenant marriage option.More >>
An Alabama Senate judiciary committee took up a bill that would make it harder for couples to get divorced. It's called the covenant marriage option.More >>
Employers may soon be able to ask women about birth control
Employers may soon be able to ask women about birth control
Updated: Wednesday, March 14 2012 3:02 PM EDT2012-03-14 19:02:32 GMT
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers deny women contraception coverage, and ask them why they are using it.More >>
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would let employers deny women contraception coverage, and ask them why they are using it.More >>

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'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13
'Coal Miner's Daughter' Lynn married at 15, not 13
The Associated Press has discovered documents that show country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe.More >>
Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by The...More >>
Jackie Chan goes out fighting
Jackie Chan goes out fighting
Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.More >>
Jackie Chan is landing his last punch as an action star, but says he is stepping into retirement having made one of the most important films of his career.More >>
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right
NAACP backs same-sex marriage as civil right
The NAACP has passed a resolution endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."More >>
The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts "to codify discrimination or hatred into the law."More >>

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Premiere of "Bernie,"starring Black and McConaghey, May 31
Premiere of "Bernie,"starring Black and McConaghey, May 31
Longview Ballet Theatre will host the East Texas Premiere of "Bernie" on Thursday, May 31

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Longview Ballet Theatre will host the East Texas Premiere of "Bernie" on Thursday, May 31

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Tips for handling debt collectors
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Refusing to reveal the name of their agency or demands that the payments be made in cash or money transfer only, could mean that a phony debt collector is making an attempt at identity theft.More >>
Refusing to reveal the name of their agency or demands that the payments be made in cash or money transfer only, could mean that a phony debt collector is making an attempt at identity theft.More >>
ETX third-grader Samuel Davila wins art award
ETX third-grader Samuel Davila wins art award
Bonner Elementary School third grader Samuel Davila was speechless when he recently found out he won third place in the K-3 grade category in the annual Creative Student Art Contest. More >>
Bonner Elementary School third grader Samuel Davila was speechless when he recently found out he won third place in the K-3 grade category in the annual Creative Student Art Contest sponsored by Royal Brush Manufacturing, Inc. More >>
Watch this: The Avengers movie review
Watch this: The Avengers movie review
Mercer Morrison has produced a fun and informative video movie review; have you seen The Avengers yet? Check out Mercer's take on this fun action flick to see if you agree!More >>

Mercer Morrison has produced a fun and informative video movie review; have you seen The Avengers yet? Check out Mercer's take on this fun action flick to see if you agree!
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25th Annual Lindale Rodeo set for May 16-19
25th Annual Lindale Rodeo set for May 16-19
Lindale's big annual rodeo promises to be better than ever this year! Get the details you need to know here.More >>
Lindale's big annual rodeo promises to be better than ever this year! Get the details you need to know here.More >>

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Customer identified in fatal lumber company accident
Customer identified in fatal lumber company accident
Geology expert explains Texas fault lines
Geology expert explains Texas fault lines
Mother banned from Facebook for sharing photo of newborn with birth defect
Mother banned from Facebook for sharing photo of newborn with birth defect
'I just snapped,' Bernie Tiede speaks out from prison about the movie based on his life
'I just snapped,' Bernie Tiede speaks out from prison about the movie based on his life
RAW: Overnight fire destroys Longview home
RAW: Overnight fire destroys Longview home
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Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
Ouch! Dog bites politician but she gets a vote
A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.More >>
A woman running for the Michigan Legislature was bitten by a dog while going door to door. The dog's distressed owner has made amends: Ann Doyle can put a campaign sign on his property.More >>
Heads wins coin toss for Texas City Council seat
Heads wins coin toss for Texas City Council seat
A coin toss on Friday will decide the outcome of a West Texas city council election in which the candidates received the same number of votes.More >>
City Council candidate Bruce MacNair watched the coin rise into the air Friday. His opponent, Bryan Studer, kept his gaze on the carpeted floor to see how it landed.More >>
Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary
Man wears briefs on head during Idaho burglary
Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.More >>
Police in southwest Idaho say a man chose briefs over boxers to wear on his head as he held up a coffee shop and stole a safe.More >>
Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
Texas boy suspended over NBA shave scores tickets
A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.More >>
A 12-year-old Texas boy who was suspended from school after shaving his head to resemble the face of Spurs forward Matt Bonner scored tickets to a playoff game and props from his favorite NBA player.More >>
Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah
Moose on the loose triggers police chase in Utah
Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase.More >>
Utah wildlife officials say a moose went on a jaunt through neighborhoods north of Logan and triggered a police chase.More >>

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Korean War POW buried 61 years after death
Korean War POW buried 61 years after death
Army Cpl. David Lawrence Catlin of Lockney has finally been laid to rest in his West Texas hometown more than 60 years after he died in a North Korean prisoner-of-war camp.More >>
Army Cpl. David Lawrence Catlin of Lockney has finally been laid to rest in his West Texas hometown more than 60 years after he died in a North Korean prisoner-of-war camp.More >>
Car strikes El Paso children, killing 2, hurting 2
Car strikes El Paso children, killing 2, hurting 2
A car slammed into four children who were walking down an El Paso street, killing two and injuring two others.More >>
A car slammed into four children who were walking down an El Paso street, killing two and injuring two others.More >>
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Pa. health care company seeks gas drilling facts
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't.More >>
Some people are absolutely sure gas drilling threatens public health, while others are absolutely sure it doesn't.More >>
Slight earth tremor detected in East Texas
Slight earth tremor detected in East Texas
A slight earthquake was registered in East Texas near the Louisiana border, four days after a sharper shock struck the area.More >>
A slight earthquake was registered in East Texas near the Louisiana border, four days after a sharper shock struck the area.More >>
Ohio to track classroom money, student performance
Ohio to track classroom money, student performance
The political fire still burns in Ohio to push more public money into classrooms, even after other states have backed off the idea amid evidence it does little to improve kids' grades.More >>
The political fire still burns in Ohio to push more public money into classrooms, even after other states have backed off the idea amid evidence it does little to improve kids' grades.More >>

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ETX crash leaves 2 dead, 1 hospitalized
ETX crash leaves 2 dead, 1 hospitalized
Updated: Saturday, May 19 2012 12:44 PM EDT2012-05-19 16:44:13 GMT
Saturday morning two people were killed in a two-vehicle car accident.
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Saturday morning two people were killed in a two-vehicle car accident.
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Amber Alert issued for two missing Texas children
Amber Alert issued for two missing Texas children
Updated: Saturday, May 19 2012 11:47 PM EDT2012-05-20 03:47:10 GMT
The Texas Department of Public Safety has issued an Amber Alert for Kaitlyn Amber Guresh.More >>
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Customer identified in fatal lumber company accident
Customer identified in fatal lumber company accident
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 11:15 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:15:29 GMT
Police are on the scene of a fatal accident at a lumber company.More >>
Police are on the scene of a fatal accident at a lumber company.More >>
Student claims school administrators made her bare her breasts
Student claims school administrators made her bare her breasts
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 2:59 PM EDT2012-05-18 18:59:39 GMT
Revenge cooked up by a jealous teen led to a 15-year-old girl being stripped searched and forced to bear her breasts by Turner School District administrators, according to court documents.The girl is seekingMore >>
Revenge cooked up by a jealous teen led to a 15-year-old girl being stripped searched and forced to bear her breasts by Turner School District administrators, according to court documents.More >>
Geology expert explains Texas fault lines
Geology expert explains Texas fault lines
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 11:49 PM EDT2012-05-19 03:49:47 GMT
Shaken by two earthquakes in a weeks time, many in East Texans are wondering will there be more, and is there the possibility of a big quake? An expert in the field who explains that , while there mayMore >>
Shaken by two earthquakes in a weeks time, many in East Texans are wondering will there be more, and is there the possibility of a big quake?More >>
Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Will Smith slaps journalist who tries to kiss him
Hollywood star Will Smith has slapped a male television reporter who tried to kiss him before the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."More >>
Hollywood star Will Smith slapped a male television reporter who he said tried to kiss him on the lips as he walked down the red carpet for the Moscow premiere of "Men in Black III."More >>
Facebook bans mother for posting photos of baby with birth defect
Facebook bans mother for posting photos of baby with birth defect
Updated: Friday, May 18 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-05-18 23:17:11 GMT
(WMC-TV) - More than 1,000 Action News 5 Facebook fans are rallying around a mother who feels Facebook is discriminating against photos she posted on the social media network of her son. Grayson JamesMore >>
UPDATE: A Mid-South mother has been banned from Facebook for the photos she posted of her newborn son.

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Five arrested in Dallas area child sex assault case
Five arrested in Dallas area child sex assault case
Updated: Saturday, May 19 2012 4:22 PM EDT2012-05-19 20:22:35 GMT
From WFAA:McKINNEY — The teenage son of a major league outfielder was freed on bond from a Collin County jail Monday after being told he faces serious charges. On Monday, Prosper police arrested 17-year-oldMore >>
From WFAA:McKINNEY — The teenage son of a major league outfielder was freed on bond from a Collin County jail Monday after being told he faces serious charges. On Monday, Prosper police arrested 17-year-oldMore >>
Overnight fire destroys Longview home
Overnight fire destroys Longview home
Updated: Saturday, May 19 2012 11:42 PM EDT2012-05-20 03:42:48 GMT
A Longview home is a total loss after catching fire in a late Friday night fire.More >>
A Longview home is a total loss after catching fire in a late Friday night fire.More >>
S. Carolina mom accused of leaving toddler asleep in car, naked
S. Carolina mom accused of leaving toddler asleep in car, naked
Updated: Saturday, May 19 2012 1:52 PM EDT2012-05-19 17:52:16 GMT
A mother was accused of child neglect after Spartanburg County deputies said she left her 2-year-old son lying on the floor of her car naked while she danced around in a stranger's yard.More >>
A mother was accused of child neglect after Spartanburg County deputies said she left her 2-year-old son lying on the floor of her car naked while she danced around in a stranger's yard.More >>