Study sets off immigration-bill squabble

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate immigration bill would cost the government a net $6.3 trillion over the next 50 years to provide benefits for millions of people now living in the U.S. illegally, the Heritage Foundation said in a report Monday, setting off a fierce dispute with fellow conser…

Tucson firm fined by Miss. regulators over do-not-call law

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi regulators are ordering a pair of Arizona companies to pay a record $5.7 million fine for more than 1,000 violations of Mississippi’s do-not-call law.

Miss. lawmaker: ‘Gulf of America’ bill a joke

JACKSON, Miss. — All the people outraged about the Mississippi bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” have missed its satirical intent, the sponsor said Thursday.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Residents of some Western and Plains states were digging out Friday after an early blast of snow. Meanwhile, heavy rain and winds that toppled trees, power lines and church steeples lashed parts of the South, leaving three people dead.

Floods, winds menace South after West's major snowfall

Top 25 breakdown

No. School and opponent Record Last wk Favorite

Fumble, late field goal boost Tar Heels over No. 14 Va. Tech

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Casey Barth kicked a 21-yard field goal on the final play and North Carolina stopped No. 14 Virginia Tech all night in a 20-17 victory on Thursday night.

Pac-10 suspends ref over facemask no-call

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — The Pacific-10 has suspended a game official for missing a facemask call in Saturday's game between Southern California and Oregon State.

Horned Frogs leapfrog Boise St. in BCS ranks after swamping BYU

NEW YORK — Boise State got bumped. TCU is now in position to be this season's BCS buster — for now.

Ryan Finley's AP Top 25 poll picks

Reporter Ryan Finley has a vote in the AP football poll. Here are his Week 8 rankings:

OU's Bradford opts for surgery, eyes NFL draft

ST. LOUIS — Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford will have season-ending shoulder surgery and expects to enter the NFL draft in April.

OU's Bradford opts for surgery, eyes NFL draft

Top 25 breakdown

How teams in The Associated Press Top 25 poll fared:

Gators, Longhorns gain BCS advantage with easy schedules

Scheduling tough opponents might not be the best formula for BCS success.

Gators, Longhorns gain BCS advantage with easy schedules

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Trabajan juntos por la sonrisa de pequeños

La clínica dental sobre ruedas Grin Mobile llegó al estacionamiento de Gallego Basic Elementary School y el personal dental a bordo estaba listo para saludar a los estudiantes cuando llegaban a la clínica.