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McQuaid: Panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'

An independent panel will examine allegations that cycling's governing body was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping, UCI President Pat McQuaid said Thursday. Senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel, McQuaid told The Associated Press. Long-standing ...

McQuaid: Panel to study UCI-Armstrong 'collusion'

Cycling federation president Pat McQuaid says an independent panel will examine the allegations that the UCI was complicit in Lance Armstrong's doping. McQuaid tells The Associated Press that senior UCI and World Anti-Doping Agency officials will meet in Russia next week to discuss potential appointments to a three-member expert panel. ...

Solar Impulse, piloted by André Borschberg, takes flight during the second leg of the 2013 Across America mission, at dawn, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix. The solar powered aircraft is scheduled to land at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday May 23. The plane's creators, Bertrand Piccard and Borschberg, said the trip is the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across America. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Solar plane completes 2nd leg of trip in Texas

A solar-powered plane has landed in Texas, completing the second leg of a trip across the United States. The Solar Impulse is making the first attempt by a solar airplane capable of flying day and night without fuel to fly across the U.S. The plane landed early Thursday at Dallas-Fort ...

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

Texas Students Coach Teachers on Fitness

The eighth graders at Staley Middle School in Frisco, Texas are undergoing a different sort of physical education. As the AP's John Mone reports, students are helping teachers get in shape. (May 23)

Texas Senate OKs expanding virtual course network

The Senate has approved a proposal to expand the state's network of virtual school courses online and allow it to include more private courses. The measure cleared the House earlier this month. It passed the Senate 26-5 late Wednesday night, but with modifications that will send it back to the ...

Senate approves new Rio Grande Valley university

A plan to merge two South Texas universities into one and create a new medical school cleared one of its last hurdles Wednesday night with a final vote of approval by the state Senate. The unanimous vote sends Gov. Rick Perry a project that has enjoyed broad support among higher ...

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2012, file photo bystanders react as emergency personnel respond to an accident after a parade float carrying veterans was struck by a train in Midland, Texas, killing four veterans and injuring sixteen others. The driver of a parade float told National Transportation Safety Board investigators in documents released Wednesday, May 22, 2013, that the oncoming train appeared stationary to him. (AP Photo/Reporter-Telegram, James Durbin, File)

Float driver says train seemed still before crash

The driver of a parade float involved in a train wreck that killed four war veterans in West Texas told investigators the oncoming train appeared to be stationary, and that he didn't notice anything was wrong until he saw people jumping from the float, according to documents released Wednesday. Dale ...

Boy Scouts from right, Joey Kalich, 10, Steven Grime, 7, and Jonathon Grime, 9, raise their hands at the close of a news conference held by people against the change in the Boy Scouts of America gay policy Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Grapevine, Texas. Delegates to the Boys Scouts of America meeting nearby are expected to address a proposal to allow gay scouts into the organization. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban

As protesters made one last stand, the Boy Scouts of America's leadership began a conference Wednesday that was expected to culminate in a long-anticipated vote on whether to allow openly gay Scouts — a decision that, either way, could deeply affect the organization's membership and funding. Scouting leaders from around ...

FILE - In this April 19, 2012, file photo, a fence in the fog near the proposed new route for the Keystone XL pipeline several miles north of Neligh, Neb. House Republicans pushed a proposal Wednesday, May 22, 2013, to bypass the president to speed approval of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport oil from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the plan as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. As debate opened, Republicans said the measure was needed to ensure the long-delayed pipeline is built. The bill was eventually approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)

House passes GOP bill to speed pipeline approval

House Republicans pushed through a bill Wednesday to bypass the president to speed approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas. Democrats criticized the legislation as a blatant attempt to allow a foreign company to avoid environmental review. The bill was approved, 241-175, largely along party lines. ...

FILE - In this May 27, 2012, file photo, Zach Johnson pumps his fist after winning the Colonial golf tournament in Fort Worth, Texas. Johnson has won two of the last three Colonials. A trip to Hogan's Alley may be just what he needs. Johnson, who doesn't have a top-10 finish this season, is the only golfer in three decades with four consecutive top 10s at Colonial.  (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

Zach Johnson always feels good at Colonial

Zach Johnson always feels good when he gets to Colonial. That feeling usually last through the week. Johnson has won at Hogan's Alley twice in the last three years. He is the first player in more than three decades with four consecutive top-10 finishes in the event. Now he's back ...

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