The Week in AP Photos
Take a look at the Associated Press' best photos of the week from around the world. Click here to see the gallery.
View ArticleTheft trial for papal butler starts next week
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI's ex-butler and another Vatican lay employee will go on trial next week in the embarrassing theft of papal documents that exposed alleged corruption at the Holy See's...
View ArticleCuban dissident passes 1 week on hunger strike
HAVANA — Supporters of a prominent Cuban dissident who has spent the last week on a hunger strike say her condition is worsening. While standing vigil at her Havana house, supporter Idania Yanez said...
View ArticleCBP: Driver caught with 37 pounds of cocaine at Hidalgo bridge
HIDALGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge found more than 37 pounds of cocaine hidden inside a black Mitsubishi Outlander on Saturday. After...
View ArticleKubiak looks ahead to Manning, Broncos
HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have made it look easy so far, opening with a pair of 20-point victories. The Texans (2-0) will get a more intriguing test this week, when they face old nemesis Peyton...
View ArticleCowboys .500 team again after 2 different games
IRVING — Just like that, the Dallas Cowboys are a .500 team again. While only two games into the new season, this team has insisted things had to different after being distinctly average for so long....
View ArticleTexas within reach of AL West title in tight race
ARLINGTON — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington held out one hand, then the other. Another division title is within reach for the two-time defending American League champions, and that is Washington's...
View ArticleRio Grande City stretches out, annexes 5 miles along U.S. 83
RIO GRANDE CITY — Rio Grande City recently extended its reach along U.S. 83, adding several new businesses and thousands of new residents. On Aug. 24, Rio Grande City officially annexed about 1,000...
View ArticleUTPA makes magazine's list of Military Friendly Schools
EDINBURG — Bolstered by its Veterans Services Center, the University of Texas-Pan American has earned a spot on G.I. Jobs magazine’s Military Friendly Schools list for the second year in a row,...
View ArticleSan Juan Economic Development Corp. narrows director search
SAN JUAN — The candidate field has been narrowed to two in the quest for a director to rebuild San Juan’s Economic Development Corp. The organization lost all of its four employees in the last nine...
View ArticleRangers agree to 1-year extension with RHP Lewis
The Texas Rangers will get their best postseason pitcher back next year. Colby Lewis, who has been out since elbow surgery in July, agreed Monday to a $2 million, one-year contract extension for 2013....
View ArticleUTPA women's golf tied for 9th in Chicago
CHICAGO — The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs women’s golf team is tied for ninth after the first round of the CSU Cougar Classic on Monday at the Harborside International Golf Center. The...
View ArticleBorrego, Reyes named Players of the Week
Offensive Player of the Week Player: Jaime Borrego, Sr., PSJA Memorial >> Position: Wide Receiver >> Stats: Borrego had 229 yards of total offense and three touchdowns in the Wolverines’...
View ArticleRaiders, Bulldogs set up Monitor's Game of the Week
The Monitor sports staff has chosen the McAllen High-PSJA North District 31-5A contest at 7:30 p.m. Friday at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium as its Week 3 Game of the Week. Both teams are coming off...
View ArticleCanceled flights surge at American Airlines
DALLAS (AP) — Flight cancelations have spiked at American Airlines, which is fighting with unhappy pilots, and the carrier will reduce flights at least partly because of staffing shortages. American...
View ArticleMexico: 132 inmates escape from border prison
PIEDRAS NEGRAS, Mexico (AP) — More than 130 inmates escaped through a tunnel from a prison in northern Mexico on Monday, setting off a massive search by police and soldiers in an area close to the U.S....
View ArticleBomb threat at McAllen airport proves false alarm
McALLEN — Someone called McAllen-Miller International Airport at about 5 p.m. Monday, warning bombs had been planted inside a backpack and luggage. No bombs were found. One flight was delayed, but no...
View ArticleWeb-savvy couple shares SPI with world
PORT ISABEL — From a living room in Jerry and Jackie Reeves’ house that is converted into a lab filled with camera equipment, computers and monitors, the couple brings thousands of people from around...
View ArticleFolklorico dancers will perform next Thursday at Edinburg Library
Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month through October at the Dustin Michael Sekula Memorial Library in Edinburg. Enjoy the "Jarabe Nayarita," a traditional Mexican dance which will be performed by the...
View ArticleMingo Saldivar will perform Saturday in Mercedes
Conjunto legend Mingo Saldivar, also known as "The Dancing Cowboy," will be performing at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at the K.C. Hall in Mercedes. Saldivar began his career as a musician in the late...
View ArticlePolice: Pharr boy, 1, killed after runover
PHARR — Authorities are looking into an auto-pedestrian collision that claimed the life of a one year old child early Tuesday morning. Police were called at 7:23 a.m. to the 400 block of Nanette Drive...
View ArticleSources: E-E football practiced more than 16 hours in Week 0
New details surfaced on Monday regarding allegations made last week against the Edcouch-Elsa football program. Multiple sources within District 32-4A confirmed the primary complaint made by a parent...
View ArticlePEMEX refinery catches fire in Reynosa
Mexican firefighters and emergency personnel are working to suppress a fire in the Petroleos Mexicanos refinery on the city’s outskirts. The fire took place during Tuesday late morning at the PEMEX...
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