BEIRUT — An explosion struck near a Syrian government security building in the northern city of Aleppo Sunday, while a harsh security crackdown prevented opposition rallies marking one year since...
KABUL, Afghanistan — Charges against an American soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians are expected to be filed within a week and if the case goes to court the trial will be held in the...
CAIRO, Egypt — Pope Shenouda III, the patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church who led Egypt’s Christian minority for 40 years during a time of increasing tensions with Muslims, died Saturday....
A die-hard Longhorn fan and a friend of mine recently complained about the “awful athletic year” Texas is having. If you are a Texas sports fan, you’ve had a few reasons to sulk this...
NEW YORK — Dozens of police officers cleared the park where the Occupy movement was born six months ago and made several arrests after hundreds of protesters returned in an anniversary observance...
In 1938, 16 animals were featured in the Travis County Baby Beef Show at Congress Avenue and 11th Street.
Rodeo Austin has come a long way from its humble beginnings, but it hasn’t forgotten its...
The student body may be one step closer to electing its Student Government leaders these next few weeks. A Travis County judge will decide on Monday, March 26 whether former presidential candidate Madison...
A female UT student was sexually assaulted inside a taxi cab while on her way to the main UT campus this morning, according the University of Texas Police Department.
UTPD sent out a campus-wide email...
The temporary restraining order issued by a Travis County Court judge on the Student Government presidential elections has been extended to March 27, leaving the newly elected general assembly leaderless...
Editors Note: The following is a collection of spring break activities for students who will be in Austin and don’t have SXSW plans.
Rodeo Austin
Since 1938, the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo,...
A controversy has arisen among a mass amount of Facebook statuses and Twitter messages containing the phrase “Kony 2012.”
At approximately midnight on Wednesday morning, the phrase went viral...
Austin has lost a public figure and homeless hero who provided the city some of its weirdness.
Local icon Leslie Cochran died around 1 a.m. Thursday at Christopher House, an inpatient hospice, said close...
