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What's it like to live paycheck to paycheck and be unable to gain entry to the financial world that most people take for granted, like checking accounts? Sunday at the South By Southwest music, film and interactive conference in Austin, Texas, filmmaker Davis Guggenheim tackled the subject, previewing his latest documentary, Spent: Looking for ... (more)

Looks like things are heating up once more for on-again, off-again couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.

This photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, June 9, 2013, in Hong Kong.

The 20-year-old pop star surprised a small crowd at Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden in Austin, Texas, on Sunday night.

Plans are in motion to build a "sobriety center" to accommodate our city's large population of drunkies and essentially decriminalize public intoxication in Austin.

Now TV could be rocked by another game changer. Say hello to Robert Rodriguez, who, down in the Lone Star State at his aptly named Troublemaker Studios, is ready to rewrite some more rules.

Sure, there is concert footage in the documentary -- and much of it is quite impressive.

A city of Austin spokesman confirmed late Sunday night that additional police officers had been sent to the Rainey Street area, where world-renowned pop star Justin Bieber was allegedly spotted performing, according to multiple Twitter reports.

Texas writer Elroy Bode, 82, has retired. He describes his final book, "El Paso Days, as "sort of equivalent to the word-shavings gathered on the front porch as an old guy sits there, alone, whittling on his stick day after day, staring at the fading afternoon."

It's like nothing we expected. Calendar editor James Renovitch, photographer John Leach, and I got to spend a morning with professional falconer Steve Oleson and his noble pal, Meego.

Speaking over Skype from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said his living situation is a bit like prison - with a more lenient visitor policy.

But behind the columns of capitalized names, nationalities and ages are 227 unique stories, part of a rich human tapestry that assembles every time a flight departs.

In this Saturday, March 8, 2014 file photo, a woman, center, surrounded by the media covers her mouth on her arrival at a hotel which is prepared for relatives or friends of passengers aboard a missing airplane, in Beijing.

What started out as a mishmosh of Tupperware containers, cardboard, and Duct tape is now a functioning system of pipes, drains, and plastic that turns a standard fish tank into a self-cleaning aquarium and garden - all in one system.

Festival organizers made the announcement Sunday that the singer will follow in the footsteps of past speakers that have included Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed and Dave Grohl.

A set comprised of ten classic standards, the performances feature the appealing singer uplifting the timeless material while accompanied by some of Texas' finest jazz musicians.

Eleven people were injured after a five-vehicle collision on North Lamar Boulevard at 39 1/2 St. around 3:30 Saturday afternoon.

Thousands of bands head to South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, next week. A few will come from Chicago.

As is usually the case during South by Southwest, availability is limited and the few rooms that are available for procrastinators are going for prices much higher than normal.

The 2013 Mercedes Sprinter van was delivered through the Austin Mercedes dealership to the SkylesBayne Co.