Houston health officials say they've never seen such high levels of pollen in the city before - especially this early in the season. Doctors say that's caused more severe allergy cases.

Opponents of proposed Texas legislation say they're concerned about an increase in prostitution. Some Dallas city attorneys say a new bill in Austin could allow massage therapists to perform services in the nude.

About 50 people protested at Wednesday's Dallas City Council meeting. They're unhappy the city is cutting off its relationship with longtime Cedar Crest head golf professional Leonard Jones. More Local News

A growing number of Americans, seeking a street-level view of 21st-century socialism, are traveling to visit Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez. Dan Grech reports.

Investors at more than 50 companies now say they want a voice in how much the CEO makes. But commentator Robert Reich thinks shareholders are irrelevant to the real issue.

Lawmakers meet on Capitol Hill on Thursday to search for an alternative to the alternative minimum tax. Getting rid of it won't be easy. The federal treasury depends on it. Bob Moon reports.

Search-engine giant is developing a new strategy for its advertising customers that can almost guarantee their ads are working. If not, they don't pay. Janet Babin reports.

London's Barclays bank is in talks to buy Dutch rival ABN Amro for about $80 billion. Investors are salivating over a possible bidding war. But will it matter to you? Amy Scott reports.

Monsanto, the world's largest biotech seed company, and European chemical giant BASF announced a $1.5 billion collaboration to develop global-warming-resistant plants. Sam Eaton reports.

Al Gore returned to Congress today to testify about global warming. He even spoke before the committee chaired by Rep. John Dingell, who hasn't exactly enlisted in the climate-change fight. John Dimsdale covered the hearings.

The Federal Reserve indicated today that it doesn't plan to raise or tighten interest rates anytime soon. That news sent the Dow up more than 150 points.

NEW YORK -- The balding, bespectacled nebbish who gained cult status as the oddball Larry "Bud" Melman on David Letterman's late night television shows has died after a long illness. The Brooklyn-born Calvert DeForest, who was 85, died Monday at

ABILENE, Texas An Abilene hospital won't appeal a decision that revokes its Medicare certification.West Texas Hospital won't provide health care services after...

Manitowoc officials have retrieved a body found in the Manitowoc River Wednesday afternoon.

Police arrest shoplifting employee A 17-year-old employee of a department store at the Eastridge Mall faces a felony shoplifting charge and two related charges after stealing more than 1,000 worth of baby clothes from the store where she worked.

Visitors from other parts of town might envy the chic wealth of the 43rd Ward along the lakefront. As CBS 2 Political Editor Mike Flannery reports, Vy Daley, the alderman of the tony Lincoln Park neighborhood, has been forced into

Britney Spears has been released from the luxurious confines of the Promises treatment center; now her next step is to find a way to cope with life in the real world.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. A Southern Baptist missions board today chose a new president nearly one year after the previous chief quit amid criticism of his...

From the fryer to the gas tank. Arizona's Carl's Jr. restaurants turn used cooking oil into alternative fuel for their cars.

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