Updated: 9:19 AM Congress looks at doing away with the $1 bill.

Updated: 10:53 AM Samples of U.S. pork-chop and ground-pork have been found to contain significant amounts of harmful and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, along with low levels of a growth hormone used to promote growth in pigs.

Posted: 10:44 AM According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, doctors should give underage teenagers prescriptions for emergency contraceptives like Plan B before they start having sex.

Posted: 10:13 AM Eight out of 10 couches contain flame retardant chemicals that are linked to heightened cancer risk, developmental delays in children or are lacking adequate health information.

Posted: 9:59 AM The Jameson family reportedly decided to name their newborn daughter after the popular Twitter term.

Updated: 9:36 AM It is touted as the most coveted award in college football, an individual honor steeped in tradition and often the subject of intense debate, a trophy iconic for its pose and its prestige.

Updated: 11:42 AM This holiday season you're likely to spot singer Jennifer Lopez in Kohl's. You could get a peek at pop music icon Madonna in Macy's. You might even catch a glimpse of reality TV star Kim Kardashian in Sears.

Updated: 5:47 PM Tuesday, the Texas Department of Transportation’s (TxDOT) Robertson County Maintenance sign crews will be installing the new 75mph speed limits signs on SH 6, north of Calvert to the Falls County Line.

Updated: 9:55 AM Most yards in the Copperfield Community in Bryan are full of Christmas reds and greens, but one house on Winchester Drive is all about maroon.

Posted: 9:49 AM Do you really need that Louis Vuitton oversize tote bag to carry your oversized teacup kangaroo?

Posted: 9:26 AM Black Friday shopping hits a new record.

Posted: 9:02 AM Bye-bye Black Friday. So long Small Business Saturday. Now, it's Cyber Monday's turn.

Posted: 9:47 AM NEW YORK (AP) - Parts of lower Manhattan's Financial District are still laboring to recover nearly a month after Superstorm Sandy.

Posted: 10:06 PM A North Texas city has issued few tickets since it started enforcing its driving-while-texting ban a year ago.

Posted: 10:06 PM Governor Rick Perry has promised to fight tooth and nail against implementing the Affordable Care Act.

Posted: 10:08 PM A San Antonio school district's website has been hacked to protest its policy requiring students to wear microchip-embedded cards tracking their every move.

Posted: 10:15 PM A survey released by the National Retail Federation on Sunday is showing that U.S. shoppers hit stores and websites at record numbers over the Thanksgiving weekend. They were attracted by stores' efforts to make shopping easier for everyone, including opening on Thanksgiving Day and expanding shipping and layaway options.

Posted: 7:07 PM A union-backed group says Walmart workers held an estimated 1000 protests in 46 states.

Updated: 3:17 PM Texas A&M Student Bonfire to burn at 8 p.m. Friday night before the Aggies play Missouri.

Posted: 9:48 AM This holiday season, Burger King won't be the only place where you can have it your way.

Posted: 9:45 AM Still feeling the effects of the sluggish economic recovery, many Americans setting out on the annual Thanksgiving migration had to sacrifice summer vacations, rely on relatives for airfare or scour the Web for travel deals to ensure they made it home.

Posted: 9:36 AM San Francisco lawmakers disappointed committed nudists Tuesday by narrowly approving a ban on public nakedness despite concerns the measure would undermine the city's reputation as a sanctuary for free expression.

Posted: 9:31 AM Former champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho was seriously wounded Tuesday in a shooting outside the Puerto Rican capital, and doctors and his spokesman said he was expected to survive.

Posted: 9:07 AM There's a new push to make testing for the AIDS virus as common as cholesterol checks.

Posted: 9:01 AM Dow Jones is reporting that a bankruptcy judge is urging mediation to save Hostess from liquidation.