U.S. - Houston Chronicle - 2010-05-06 20:12:05.
Sugar Land man imprisoned for defrauding Marines
A Saudi man who lives in Sugar Land was sentenced to federal prison for supplying counterfeit Cisco Systems Inc. computer parts to the Marine Corps in Iraq.
U.S. - Houston Chronicle - 2010-05-06 20:12:05.
Big rig driver dies on U.S. 59 wreck in Rosenberg
The driver of an 18-wheeler died in a fiery collision with another big rig on U.S. 59 in Rosenberg this morning that forced authorities to temporarily shut down portions of the freeway.
U.S. - Houston Chronicle.
Gas prices up in Houston at $2.77 a gallon
The survey found that gas prices in San Antonio were the lowest statewide, averaging $2.76 a gallon.
U.S. - Houston Chronicle.
Houston Zoo hoping latest baby elephant is survivor
The Houston Zoo's controversial Asian elephant breeding program has produced 14 calves in 25 years and all died early.
Business - Los Angeles Times.
Dramatic stock plunge could reinforce investors' fear of getting back into the market
Just when you thought it was safe to get back into the stock market.
Business - Los Angeles Times.
Payday lenders pressure borrowers to get political
The lenders, notorious for high fees and interest rates, have been pressing vulnerable customers to help them kill the proposed Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
As legislation advances in Congress to crack down on consumer-unfriendly lending practices, staffers in the offices of California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein noticed a funny thing this week: Customers of payday lenders were calling by the hundreds to oppose the bill, and all seemed to be repeating the exact same phrases.
