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A surgeon so bad it was criminal
Christopher Duntsch’s surgical outcomes were so outlandishly poor that Texas prosecuted him for harming patients. Why did it take so long for the systems that are supposed to…
Television’s supreme villain Larry Hagman dies at 81
Larry Hagman, who created one of American television’s most supreme villains in the conniving, amoral oilman J.R. Ewing of Dallas, has died.
Larry Hagman diagnosed with cancer
The 80-year-old actor, who starred as JR in long-running US series <i>Dallas</i>, will go ahead with filming TNT’s revival of the soap.
World champion surfer Andy Irons found dead in hotel
Three-times world surfing champion Andy Irons was found dead on
From big oil to big wind
T Boone Pickens is famous for thinking big. He founded his Texan oil company, Mesa Petroleum, in 1956 with just 500 in the bank. After a string of audacious takeovers he turned…
More than 400 children taken from US polygamist ranch
Authorities have now removed 401 children from a remote ranch in west Texas belonging to a breakaway Mormon sect linked to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, Texas…
Oldest Texan dead at 114
A 114-year-old woman, considered the oldest person in Texas, has died at a Dallas retirement home. Arbella Perkins Ewings celebrated her birthday on March 13 with a proclamation…
Late Captain America back from the dead?
Comic-book hero Captain America may not be back from the dead, but he is back — sort of. After Marvel Comics unexpectedly killed off the champion of liberty and the American way…
Video-game showcase cuts back on glamour
The video-game industry’s annual showcase is saying goodbye to scantily clad booth babes, extravagant, multimillion-dollar exhibits, blaring lights and pounding music. Celebrity…
Manhunt II coming despite bans, says publisher
The upcoming violent video game Manhunt II faces an uncertain future after being banned by at least two countries and facing a ratings controversy in the United States. But the…
Texas executes third convict this month
Texas executed a man by lethal injection on Tuesday for strangling his wife and her mother. Christopher Swift, a 31-year-old labourer, was the third inmate put to death since…
World of Warcraft now even bigger
Each day, millions of people around the world gaze at their computer screens to explore a dangerous fantasy world of treasure-filled dungeons and flame-breathing dragons. It’s…
Shuttle to undock from space station
Nasa planned to undock the space shuttle Discovery from the International Space Station on Tuesday after an eventful mission that included a crucial rewiring and the retraction…
Stetson still the hat of the American West
Few icons are as American as the cowboy hat: grandiose, utilitarian and a trademark of the West. The king is still Stetson, the original cowboy hat, created almost 150 years ago.…
Pension funds to meet with Exxon over global warming
Pension fund trustees from seven states and New York City demanded to meet with Exxon Mobil’s independent directors to discuss what they called the oil company’s failure to…