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With the official first day of winter three weeks away, Central Texas got a sample of cold but relatively dry weather Thursday, with more due into the next week. Area law enforcement agencies and emergency responders reported only a few minor accidents, none directly attributed to weather conditions.

DALLAS (AP) - The first big wintry storm of the season pelted Texas on Thursday, canceling hundreds of flights, dumping more than a half-foot of snow in West Texas, closing schools and slowing traffic on ice-glazed roads. Storms rolling through the Northwest and Rockies blew through the southern Plains and Midwest, bringing the first significant ice and snow of the season. The National Weather Service issued winter storm warnings from Texas to Illinois through Friday morning.

BELTON - A meeting earlier this week between Temple and Belton city officials may prove to be a catalyst that could change the way both cities will look in the future, but then again, things may just stay the same. City managers, mayors and mayor pro-tems of both cities discussed negotiating extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) boundaries on Tuesday. Belton is wrapping up an annexation study that has brought to the forefront ETJ boundary issues between the two cities.

LONDON (AP) - Traces of radiation have been found at a dozen sites in Britain and five jets were being investigated for possible contamination as authorities widened their investigation into the poisoning of a former Russian spy, the country

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - President Bush on Thursday rejected calls for a measured withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, even as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, facing doubts about his ability to dampen violence, asserted his forces could take full control by June. A day after publication of a leaked White House memo questioning al-Maliki

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BELTON - This one had it all - 58 fouls, 70 free throws, 46 3-point attempts and even a lengthy review of the game

BELTON - It was more than just another American Southwest Conference game. It was a coming-out party for the Mary Hardin-Baylor Lady Crusaders, who proved once and for all that they are for real. UMHB got boosts of production in the paint and off the bench to knock off previously unbeaten Texas-Tyler 73-65 Thursday night at Mayborn Campus Center.

CINCINNATI (AP) - Maybe T.J. Houshmandzadeh is right. Houshmandzadeh caught a 40-yard touchdown pass on a flea-flicker that caught the Baltimore Ravens off-guard, sparking the Cincinnati Bengals to a 13-7 win Thursday night that kept the AFC North championship up for grabs.