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Austin, Texas and Portland, Oregon have the same slogan ... but which really is weirder?

Married father-of-two, and former Teacher of the Year, has been jailed for 10 years

Japanese internees were being taken from Auckland to Australia for a prisoner exchange.

Three schools in Texas are bringing back the wooden paddle.

Truck parked outside a shopping centre on a 38C day. Inside people were cooking to death

Most people ignored the notes as they thought it was a practical joke.

There was no way she'd be wearing this to any wedding.

Severe weather has hit the US with estimate 17 tornadoes touched down in five states.

The dead lay everywhere - it was a scene unlike any the Texas police officer had seen.

One person is dead and three wounded after a stabbing spree at the University of Texas.

Woman claims police missed out "whole chunks" of information during their investigation.

13 arrests of male student athletes following alleged 'sadistic hazing rituals'.

The biggest city in the Southern USA, makes a big deal out of big events.

A detective who spent three years looking for Madeleine McCann speaks out.

An infant whose parents left her with 40 broken bones has been adopted by a new family.

Horrified by her engagement photo, Haley Smith reveals how she lost 44kg and kept it off.

The biggest city in Texas is also big on choices for visitors.

Tonsil, throat, and other HPV-related cancers are on the rise.

The teen who killed four people in a drink-driving crash is still trying to dodge jail.

With its Mex-testing and aggressive flora, this destination is a little different.

The new draft law sets out to "protect unborn children everywhere".

A Texas couple discovered an unpleasant surprise in their new home.

Booed and bloody, Mack Beggs dropped to his knees to celebrate his win of the TX girls wrestling title.

Texan man Andy Albertson weighed almost 150kg and was teased about his body.

Less than a fortnight before he died in a fiery plane crash in Melbourne, a US tourist wrote about how he was scared of flying.

The pilot involved in the Melbourne air crash was under investigation for a previous incident that had been deferred three times due to "workload".

Christopher Duntsch, a Texas neurosurgeon with 17 years of training and experience under his belt now faces life in prison.