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Release of report highlights allegations of fraud, extortion and other misconduct by orthodontics professors. A settlement allowed them to leave the university with no admission of guilt.

Houston Business Journal expanded its List of Largest Law Firms to include the top 150 firms. This is the largest single List the HBJ has published in years; the included firms employ over 4,000 local lawyers and an estimated 170,

UCLA (17-0 overall, 6-0 Big Ten Conference) has now spent eight weeks as the No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 rankings and is one of two unbeaten teams left in the country alongside LSU. The Bruins’ 17-0 start is the best in program history and 12 games remain on the regular season schedule.

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Wildfires fueled by strong Santa Ana winds have devastated Southern California, destroying thousands of homes and causing 27 deaths. The fires, affecting urban areas and the Olympic preparation ...

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A conference change, increased scrutiny from judges and the return of Jordan Chiles and Emma Malabuyo have the No. 11 Bruins revamped for Saturday at Maryland.

A federal appeals court Friday upheld a lower court ruling that found protections for so-called Dreamers to be unlawful, suspending the program in Texas while otherwise limiting its ruling in the

A day after firefighters got a reprieve with lighter winds than expected, gusts were hitting up to 35 mph (56 kph) on the coast and valleys and 55 mph (88 kph) in the mountains before dawn, National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Hall said.

Judge Maria Salas-Mendoza was sworn in as the Texas Eighth Court of Appeals chief justice Friday, Jan. 10, at the Enrique Moreno County Courthouse.