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Fearful of a surge of Ebola cases, Mali placed more than 440 people under surveillance as a US hospital said Monday it had been unable to save the life of a doctor airlifted from Sierra Leone. Officials in Mali met to consider increasing security at its border following two confirmed cases of Ebola due to infection in neighboring Guinea. US airports also announced plans to begin enhanced screening of travelers from the west African nation. Mali has been scrambling to prevent a minor outbreak from turning into a major crisis after the deaths of a Guinean imam and the Malian...

Officials are offering $100,000 to get the gunman behind bars. The suspect opened fire on a school police officer Wednesday in Woodland Hills, prompting a lockdown at nine schools.

McALLEN — As state lawmakers brace for what could be a bitter debate over illegal immigration in the upcoming session, one local legislator has taken it upon himself to raise an issue that goes to the very heart of Texan identity. In an inspired stroke of statesmanship sure to win favor with The Boot Jack crowd, Rep. Armando "Mando" Martinez, D-Weslaco, has authored a concurrent resolution that would designate the bolo tie, or the bola tie as it’s also known, as "the official State Tie of Texas." "A fashion accessory that can be personalized to reflect the wearer’s taste and...