David Lawson scored the winning goal with 6:35 left in the fourth quarter to lift Duke to a 16-14 victory against Cornell in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday.

An Alabama man has been found guilty in the 2010 murder of an 81-year-old woman from Clinton, Miss.

Tom Zirbel won a national time-trial title Saturday at the USA Cycling Pro Championships, edging Brent Bookwalter by 17 seconds.

A woman has been killed in flooding in the San Antonio area.

Wichita police say the investigation continues into the death of a newborn whose body was found in a trash bin in January.

Prisoners who have completed their sentences would get help readjusting to society under a measure approved by the Texas Legislature.

The Texas House has adjourned after less than 90 minutes on the third to last day of the session.

House and Senate negotiators have reached a deal to overhaul high school standardized testing and curriculum standards while increasing the number of charter schools in Texas.

A former head football coach at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is speaking out after he was cleared of child pornography charges, but fired from his job.

A southwest Missouri county health department has posted health advisories for three waterways because of high bacteria levels.