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  • Cover Me
    Kathern Cathey thought she had an insurance policy that would save her life. Not exactly.
    Thursday, July 16
    "Last night I had a bad night," Kathern Cathey says. "A real bad night." The grape-sized tumor on her pancreas was causing even more pain than... More >>
  • Cover Me: Apply Heat
    With its health plans on hold, company hawks pills and nostrums.
    Thursday, July 16
    Cinergy Health, of course, is not the only company that has ever been a discount medical provider. There are many others, and in this account the... More >>
  • Kidnapped
    Texan Larry Plake went out to one offshore oil job too many and ended up held for ransom in the Nigerian jungle.
    Thursday, July 09
    Larry Plake was just outside the control tower on his way to bed aboard the Cheyenne, an oil barge anchored six miles off the coast of Nigeria,... More >>
  • Getting Schooled
    A group of former condo owners say SMU defrauded them of their homes to make way for the new Bush library.
    Thursday, July 02
    Even though Leslie Davenport is not a party to the litigation, nothing can keep her away from the Dallas County district court next October.... More >>
  • ID Theft
    Someone gets your social, ruins your credit, upends your life. And gets away free and clear.
    Thursday, June 25
    It wasn't long after Brandon Sharp turned 30 that he proposed to his girlfriend. She said yes, and the plans for marriage made him "realize it... More >>

National

News from Coast to Coast

Broward - Palm Beach

The Chef and the "Amigo"

A rape shines a harsh light on life at Palm Beach's oldest country club.
On the night of April 1, 2006, a young chef dropped by her coworker's dorm room at the... More >>

Dallas

It's a Grind in Deep Ellum is more than just a coffee shop, it's a sanctuary for second chances.

It's a Grind is anything but. It's a coffee shop, sure, and a franchised one at that, with a... More >>

Denver

Speak up! The Colorado Voice Clinic thinks every person has the right to be heard

He knew something was gravely wrong when he tasted the blood in the back of his throat. He'd... More >>

Kansas City

It takes more than green to improve Kansas City’s public spaces — seeing red helps

When they’re good, a city’s parks provide a tangible return on a taxpayer’s... More >>

Miami

Scumball Sell-Off

Going once, going twice, get these corrupt politicians cheap.
The City of Miami is damn near bust. Commissioners in recent years have snarfed down $50... More >>

Minneapolis

Minnesota's Avatan nudist club sets skinny-dipping record

Erotic Specialist Patrick Strait makes history with 222 nakeds
IT'S A SATURDAY AFTERNOON IN JULY, and I'm standing in a pool with 222 other people, all of us... More >>

Phoenix

How a Teen Prostitute and Beautician Morphed Into a Minuteman American Defense Leader and Alleged Killer

Long before she was accused of robbing and murdering a Mexican man and his 9-year-old daughter... More >>

San Francisco

The Outsider

George Gascon is S.F.'s first police chief in 30 years who wasn't homegrown — and he's promising big changes. Criminals and lazy cops, you have been warned.
During the past seven years, incoming San Francisco police chief George Gascon has, in some... More >>

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  • Byte This
    Consumers try hawking "old" digital music files through new Web sites.
  • Getting Schooled
    A group of former condo owners say SMU defrauded them of their homes to make way for the new Bush library.
  • Not So Clear Cut
    What are you really eating when you order fajitas in a Tex-Mex restaurant?
  • ID Theft
    Someone gets your social, ruins your credit, upends your life. And gets away free and clear.
  • Kidnapped
    Texan Larry Plake went out to one offshore oil job too many and ended up held for ransom in the Nigerian jungle.
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The Life of Brian
Thursday, July 16
Response to Judge Guerrero's letter: Will this nightmare ever end? This innocent young man was finally acquitted after more than two years of... More >>

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