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Despite its name, Dublin's roots are not Irish.

D.M. Dettling Funeral Directors has opened its doors at 14094 Memorial, in West Houston, providing a full range of funeral and cremation services. Independent and family-owned, the company is led by David Dettling, who has more than 20 years experience caring for families during their time of bereavement.

Laura Ryan, a sophomore at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., digs a ditch for the foundation of a Habitat for Humanity home in Newport on Monday. She’s one of many college students using their spring break to volunteer in the county.

Kingsburg High concert band students flooded county and state honor groups, sending 23 different students to performances around California.

U.S. Rep. Pete Stark, representing California's 13th District in the House of Representatives, will hold a panel discussion focused on the reintroduction of the "Every Child Deserves a Family Act" this Thursday.

March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The New Zealand dollar fell after central bank Governor Alan Bollard left the official cash rate at a record low and said economic growth may remain subdued, damping prospects of interest-rate increases.

March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The yen declined against all of its major counterparts as stocks rose, driving investor demand for currencies tied to growth, including the Norwegian krone and Brazilian real.

Cubs general manager Jim Hendry says Milton Bradley should stop blaming the team, manager and fans for his failure to produce during his tumultuous season in Chicago.

For the second time in the last three seasons, UC Santa Barbara enters the Big West Tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Gauchos shared the league's regular season crown with Pacific but a regular season sweep of the Tigers was the deciding factor.

Early into “Spring Awakening,” heartthrob Melchior ponders the origin of shame and comes to the conclusion that it is “nothing but a product of education.”

Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has signed for Women's National Basketball Association franchise the Tulsa Shock.

FRANKFURT, March 10 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank does not reject the idea of a new European support fund but needs to look at the proposal in more depth, President Jean-Claude Trichet said on Wednesday. "The Governing Council did not look at it yet...but we don't reject the idea at this stage," Trichet told reporters after a speech at the Frankfurt Communications Museum. "I understand ...

As part of the ongoing promotion of Super Bowl XLV, a veritable who's who of North Texas athletes, past and present, recently took on a Faith Hill classic, karaoke style.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — Josh White drove to his left and headed toward the basket, where the 5-foot-10 guard could have easily disappeared amid all those taller defenders.

Tulsa, Oklahoma - Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones signed a free-agent contract Wednesday to play basketball in the Women's National Basketball Association with the Tulsa Shock. The 34-year-old was stripped of the 100m, 200m, 4x400m Olympic gold medal...

Brookings is a nice friendly place. For those who wrote in on the subject, I just want to ask, are any of you a minority? When told to speak English because this is America, I've wondered what would Native Americans be told if speaking their very own language?

Nancy Anania believes author and ex-Edwards aide Andrew Young is lying

Disgraced athletics star Marion Jones, stripped of five medals from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, has signed to play for the Tulsa Shock of the Women's NBA, the club announced Wednesday.

By John O'Donnell and Huw Jones

Fly-half Stephen Jones insists Wales have to be smart, clinical and efficient if they are to beat Ireland at Croke Park on Saturday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Disgraced Olympic sprinter Marion Jones signed a contract Wednesday to play with the WNBA's Tulsa Shock in a bid to revive her athletic career.

Four University of Akron men's basketball players picked up All-Mid-American Conference honors on Wednesday in the league's final batch of postseason awards. Voting was conducted by the league's 12 head coaches.

By Rhys Jones

MySpace co-presidents chart course for the future. MySpace - Facebook - Social network - Owen Van Natta - Mike Jones