Death of Brees' mother ruled a suicide
GRANBY, Colo. (AP) -- The death of the mother of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been ruled a suicide....

Pa. residents sue gas driller over polluted wells
DIMOCK, Pa. (AP) -- Pat Farnelli says there's something in the water at her house. The last time she drank it, she says she vomited four times. It's made her children sick, too....

Revamped Spurs stumbling to meet expectations
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Manu Ginobili swatting down a wayward bat on Halloween is one thing. But who saw this coming?...

Texans can check Web site for swine flu vaccine
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- The Texas health department is making a flu vaccine locator available on its Web site - TexasFlu.org - to help people find the vaccines for both seasonal flu and swine flu....

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) -- The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said....

Texas high court agrees to rehear Exxon case
DALLAS (AP) -- The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to grant a rehearing in the nearly 15-year legal battle over accusations that Exxon Mobil Corp. sabotaged abandoned wells....

Dallas man gets 30-year term in fed drug case
DALLAS (AP) -- A 23-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges tied to Mexico's Gulf Cartel....

Resignation hitch freezes some political ambitions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- It's premature to know whether Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison will succeed in her run for governor, but she's already upset ambitious politicians having to delay or rethink plans for moving up the political ranks....

Neb. ethanol plant fire produces lawsuit
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The owners of a Lexington ethanol plant and their insurer are suing a subsidiary of a Houston-based natural gas provider they say is responsible for an explosion and fire that shut down the plant for weeks....

US rig count this week up 12
HOUSTON (AP) -- The number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. this week has risen by 12 this week to 1,113....