The International Monetary Fund says it strongly endorses a plan by rich countries to fight the global credit crisis. The lending institution says in a statement after a daylong meeting that it has given full support to the action plan

Reviewed by David Johnson Quote: "The atmosphere was perfectly established, the acting was solid, and the pervasive feeling of the unknown this film was drenched in generated some authentic tension. But the misfire reveal proves to be a mortal wound."

Published reports say General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC have held preliminary talks about a merger or an acquisition of Chrysler by GM, according to the Wall Street Journal.

FORMER Australia full-back Chris Latham notched up his first points for English club Worcester, scoring a hat-trick in their 55-6 win over Petrarca in the European Challenge Cup.

reminds me more than a little of the Saw franchise, though it takes some of these torture conventions in different, often more unsettling, directions."

ARLINGTON - A suspect was put in custody Friday but many parents of children at Coble Middle School say that's not the issue. They're outraged they weren't told an assault had taken place on campus. Parents lining up to pick

is a great demonstration of what happens when directors allow the conventions of a genre to dictate the plot and characters of a film."

ing, the execution is sadly underwhelming."

Reviewed by James A. Stewart Quote: "You could spend three hours or more viewing everything here -- and that's just with a 49-minute episode."

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BLUE RIDGE - For the Richardson family, the cows have come home. In the next couple of days, the Richardsons will shutter their dairy farm of almost 60 years, leaving only one other family dairy in Collin County. That's one

Just two months after struggling to produce a balanced budget, the Lancaster school district is hunting for cuts to stave off a projected shortfall in excess of $2 million. This week, the district gave employees a choice: take a pay

Nearly 1,000 Christian families have fled the northern Iraqi city of Mosul to escape the worst extremist attacks against them in five years, officials said Saturday, October 11.

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Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins used a Saturday speech to the Irving NAACP to talk about the presidential election.

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Most preachers throw open the church doors and hope for a decent-size crowd. Joel Osteen, in his traveling worship services, charges admission and still draws a throng.