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• Idaho judge orders no sex for man convicted of rape

  05-02-2017 22:49 via kxan.com
  
  TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has ordered a 19-year-old man not to have sex with anyone before he marries as part of his sentencing for statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl.
  Judge Randy Stoker sentenced Cody Duane Scott Herrera of Twin Falls to five to 15 years in prison, but he suspended the sentence for a one-year rider program. If the unmarried Herrera completes the program, he’ll be released on probation, which requires celibacy unless he weds. Herrera received the sent
  
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• Police: Flordia Wal-Mart customer fatally shoots suspected thief

  05-02-2017 19:22 via kxan.com
  
  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Police say a customer at a Wal-Mart store in Florida fatally shot a man who was among a group suspected of stealing two carts full of merchandise.
  The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the shooting occurred Saturday after suspects left the store with stolen items.
  Sheriff’s Capt. A.L. Nieves says the men were loading the merchandise into a car when a worker and a customer who came to the employee’s aid confronted them.
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• PHOTOS: Taste of the NFL – Party with a Purpose

  05-02-2017 19:07 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON, Texas (KXAN) — Which NFL city has the best food? At the Taste of the NFL in Houston Saturday night, every city was a winner since everyone involved was working to ending hunger in the United States.
  Taste of the NFL, a sanctioned NFL organization, held its 26th Annual Party with a Purpose® at the University of Houston. Around 3,000 guests packed the event to dine on delicious creations as well as get football gear signed by NFL stars. Some lucky people who bought a raffle
  
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• Church says divine ‘healing’ responsible for restoring blind mother’s vision

  05-02-2017 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  PHOENIX, AZ (WCMH) — An Arizona woman who thought she would never see again now has 20-20 vision thanks to what church leaders are saying was divine intervention.
  Dafne Gutierrez completely lost her vision in November 2015. She was diagnosed with benign intracranial hypertension, a condition caused by mounting pressure in the brain for no particular reason.
  “This is a condition where the pressure in the brain is so high that oftentimes it strangulates the optic nerves,” Dr. Ann
  
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• Pope records video message for fans attending Super Bowl

  05-02-2017 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy.
  In a papal first, Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown to tens of thousands of fans during Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
  A Vatican spokesman says the pope’s Spanish-language message is expected to be played on jumbo-sized screens inside the stadium in Houston, Texas, before the game or during the first quarter.
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• Pope prepares video message for Super Bowl

  05-02-2017 18:21 via kxan.com
  
  VATICAN CITY (AP) — Look out, Lady Gaga. The pope is joining the Super Bowl frenzy.
  Pope Francis has recorded a video message that will be shown during Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons.
  A Vatican spokesman says the message is expected to be played on the screen at NRG Stadium in Houston either before the game or during the first quarter.
  In the message, the pope says he hopes the Super Bowl will be “a sign of peace, friendship an
  
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• Hawaii lawmaker submits bill to legalize prostitution

  05-02-2017 18:02 via kxan.com
  
  HONOLULU, Hawaii (KHON) – There’s a controversial proposal would legalize prostitution in Hawaii between consenting adults.
  It was introduced by House Speaker Joe Souki on behalf of Tracy Ryan who is the head of Hawaii’s Libertarian Party.
  It’s already facing fierce opposition so KHON2 wanted to find out what’s behind a bill like this moving forward.
  The bill has already passed a first reading. KHON2 went to Tracy Ryan and to Joe Souki who says just because he intro
  
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• Houston barbecue restaurant owner kills suspected robber

  05-02-2017 17:16 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police say a barbecue restaurant owner has shot and killed one of two suspected robbers.
  Authorities say the man was leaving J&S Barbecue on Houston’s northeast side after closing up Saturday night when two men jumped out from behind a garbage bin and tried to rob him as he was getting into his car.
  The store owner, identified only as a man in his 70s, told police he’d been robbed before after leaving for the night so he was carrying a gun. He shot at
  
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• Last minute Super Bowl party ideas

  05-02-2017 16:37 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – It’s the big game and there’s a good chance if your friends chose your party to attend, they’re expecting you to have the best spread.
  Does this have you feeling anxious? Did you not plan accordingly? Luckily Adeina Anderson visited KXAN with some ideas that are easy and should make sure your friends continue to come to your house for parties.
  Easy brisket sliders, 7-layer dip cups and mini-football brownies are sure to be a crowd pleaser.
  
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• Self-driving 18-wheeler being tested in San Antonio

  05-02-2017 16:08 via kxan.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (NBC News) – The technology in cars seems to continue to grow, but what about a self-driving semi-truck? Self-driving vehicles are being tested at various locations across the country including at the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio.
  On the outside, the truck looks like the typical big rig, but with the simple push of a button, it turns into something that most might compare to a Transformer movie.
  The institute tested a real life self-driving semi-truck on t
  
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• Alpine police believe remains are missing college student

  05-02-2017 15:18 via kxan.com
  
  ALPINE, Texas (AP) — Police say the boyfriend of a missing West Texas college student has been arrested a day after remains believed to be his girlfriend were found in a shallow grave.
  Alpine police Lt. Felipe Fierro says Robert Fabian was arrested Saturday on a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence by concealing a human corpse.
  Robert Fabian police booking photo (KMID)Sul Ross State University junior ZuZu Verk of Fort Worth disappeared last fall. Fierro says Fabian rep
  
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• USDA removes animal welfare reports from its website

  05-02-2017 14:45 via kxan.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Agriculture Department has removed animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records and other information about the treatment of animals from its website, citing privacy and other laws.
  Tanya Espinosa, a spokeswoman for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said the information was removed from the site around 11 a.m. Friday. She would not say if the removal was temporary or permanent in the new Trump administration.
  The information is used by
  
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• Man killed in single vehicle crash near Travis/Hays County line

  05-02-2017 11:39 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man is dead after a single car crash near the Travis-Hays County line early Sunday morning.
  It happened at 2:15 a.m. on the 13000 block of South Interstate Highway 35 southbound.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says a man in his 30’s died at the scene.
  Traffic is being diverted to the frontage road while the cause of the crash is being investigated.
  
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• Man killed in crash near Travis/Hays County line

  05-02-2017 11:39 via kxan.com
  
  TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — A man is dead after a single car crash near the Travis-Hays County line early Sunday morning.
  It happened at 2:15 a.m. on the 13000 block of South Interstate Highway 35 southbound, north of Buda.
  Austin-Travis County EMS says a man in his 30s died at the scene when his truck went off the road and ricocheted off a guardrail into a signpost.
  The man’s family had not yet been notified of his death.
  
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• Woman killed, another injured in North Austin hit and run

  05-02-2017 11:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin police officers are investigating a double auto-pedestrian crash that left one woman dead and sent another woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle did not stop.
  Austin-Travis County EMS were called to the 9000 block of Galewood Drive near US 183 around 2:57 a.m. Sunday.
  A woman in her 30’s died at the scene. Another woman, also in her 30’s, was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with critical, life thre
  
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• Woman killed, another injured in North Austin autoped

  05-02-2017 11:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin police officers are investigating a double auto-pedestrian crash that left one woman dead and sent another woman to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.
  Austin-Travis County EMS was called to the 9000 block of Galewood Drive near US 183 just before 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
  A woman in her 30’s died at the scene. Another woman, in her 20’s, was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge with critical, life threatening injuries.
  KXAN has a crew at the
  
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• DOJ travel ban appeal denied, immigration attorneys weigh in

  05-02-2017 05:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal appeals court denied early Sunday the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement of President Donald Trump’s ban on accepting certain travelers and all refugees.
  The Trump administration appealed a temporary order restraining the ban nationwide, saying late Saturday night that the federal judge in Seattle overreached by “second-guessing” the president on a matter of national security.
  President Trump’s order
  
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• DOJ appeals federal judge’s travel ban ruling, immigration attorneys weigh in

  05-02-2017 05:34 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Justice Department has filed an appeal to overturn a federal judge’s order blocking President Trump’s executive order on immigration. President Donald Trump’s order stopped everyone from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States for 90 days. It also stopped any refugee entry for 120 days.
  A federal judge in Washington state’s ruling came down Friday night, putting a ban on the hold. James Robart said, “I find
  
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• TCU reaches 5 Big 12 wins for 1st time, beating Texas 78-63

  05-02-2017 05:12 via kxan.com
  
  FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Vladimir Brodziansky scored 18 points, Alex Robinson had 17 points with eight assists and TCU reached five Big 12 wins for the first time since joining the league with a 78-63 victory over Texas on Saturday.
  Texas was within a point with just under 15 minutes left before Brandon Parrish scored his only five points for TCU, making a layup and following a Longhorns miss with a 3-pointer. Robinson then added a layup.
  TCU (16-7, 5-5 Big 12), in its fifth year in the Bi
  
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• No. 12 Texas fights off Kansas St. with a 63-58 win

  05-02-2017 05:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Joyner Holmes scored 21 points with nine rebounds and Brooke McCarty had 11 points and six rebounds and No. 12 Texas defeated Kansas State 63-58 on Saturday night for its 16th-straight win.
  The Longhorns next square off against No. 2 Baylor Monday night in a battle for first place in the Big 12.
  Texas (18-4, 12-0) started the fourth quarter with a 44-38 lead before Kaylee Page and Karyla Middlebrook nailed 3s and Peyton Williams jumper cut Texas’ led to 48-46 wit
  
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• Ryan, Falcons, Cowboys big winners on NFL awards night

  05-02-2017 04:21 via kxan.com
  
  HOUSTON (AP) — Matt Ryan and the Dallas Cowboys were big winners Saturday night.
  The Atlanta Falcons quarterback was voted The Associated Press 2016 NFL’s Most Valuable Player and top offensive player. Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott took Offensive Rookie of the Year and Jason Garrett was selected Coach of the Year by a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league.
  On the eve of the Super Bowl in which he will face off with two-time league MVP Tom Brady, who f
  
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• Seeking attention, Lithuania builds virtual Tesla factory

  05-02-2017 02:43 via kxan.com
  
  VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanians badly want Tesla Motors to build its next giant factory on their soil, so to grab the attention of the California tech company they built a virtual version of a facility inside the “Minecraft” video game.
  Vladas Lasas, who was behind the project, says they wanted to send a message to Tesla CEO Elon Musk that Lithuania “has plenty of skillful” people as well as a perfect factory site. He said Saturday that 41 computer geeks spent
  
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• Thousands of athletes compete in the 24th annual Special Olympics Winter Games

  05-02-2017 00:07 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) – More than 2400 Special Olympic athletes from across the state are competing in the 24th annual Winter Games this weekend.
  The three-day event kicked off Friday and includes a series of competitions in bowling, power lifting and volleyball. Athletes ages 12 to 71 each spent a minimum of eight weeks training for the event.
  The bowling series of the Winter Games will take place at four alleys over the course of the weekend. The events will be held at the Dart Bowl, Highla
  
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