BELTON - A sea of red flooded the Bell County Expo Center arena on Thursday as 433 seniors from Belton High School participated in a formal commencement ceremony in honor of their graduation from high school.

VIENNA, Austria (AP) - Six world powers agreed Thursday to offer Iran a new choice of rewards if it gives up suspect nuclear activities or punishment if it refuses, a gambit that could either defuse a global confrontation with the Islamic regime or hasten one.

BELTON - Each day Jackie Preece does something doctors said she never would. She walks.

A city cannot grow beyond its ability to supply water to residents and businesses. With that in mind, Temple City Manager David Blackburn briefed the Temple City Council on water rights and future demand during a workshop session Thursday. At the regular meeting afterward the council approved changes to its brush and bulk policy that failed for lack of a second at its May 18 meeting.

The price of regular gasoline in Temple dropped 9 cents from last week to an average of $2.67 per gallon in a survey of 21 stations Thursday. It was the second week in a row that prices have dropped significantly across the nation. The national average price of regular dropped 9 cents per gallon, the American Automobile Association reported. In Texas, the average price dropped 10 cents from last week to $2.75 per gallon.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The U.S. military ordered coalition troops in Iraq on Thursday to undergo special training in ethics and

DALLAS (AP) - One game after learning the hard way how much they rely on Dirk Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks got a tremendous reminder of why leaning on him is usually a good thing. Nowitzki shook off his worst game in months by scoring 50 points - including 15 straight in the fourth quarter to turn a close game into a rout - to help the Mavericks move within a victory of their first NBA Finals with a 117-101 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night.

SAN ANTONIO - The best-of-three Class 2A Region IV final series is being billed as Rogers

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NEW YORK (AP) - Before heading to the World Cup, several members of the U.S. soccer team gathered in New York on Thursday to talk about the expectations generated by the team