Princeton News

The House of Representatives passed a sweeping overhaul of the nation's health care system late Saturday night, clearing a major hurdle in the track toward a final plan. The final vote was 220-215 with 219 Democrats and one Republican in favor.

United Commercial Bank, a big San Francisco bank with branches in China, was closed by state regulators on Friday and its banking operations were acquired by East West Bancorp Inc, also active in both nations.

So two weeks after graduating from McKinney High, the 18-year-old Foster, whose parents couldn't afford to send him to school, did neither.

The last time unemployment climbed past 10 percent, "The A-Team" was one of the top 10 TV shows and Michael Jackson was about to release "Thriller." Much has changed since the jobless rate hit 10.1 percent in September 1982, including the composition of the nation's labor force.

As a candidate and president, Barack Obama has had one core message for the middle class: I won't raise your taxes.

Step back in time to the 1860's as the North Texas History Center, in partnership with the Collin County Historical Commission presents the Battle for Myers Landing, A Civil War Re-enactment from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Nov.

With beautiful weather attracting shoppers to Trade Days, a new exhibit at Creative Arts Center, a great community-based thrift store with unbelievable prices and dozens of sites to see around town on a crisp fall day, all signs point to a busy weekend in Bonham.

TXU Energy and Reliant Energy have begun offering electricity pricing plans that charge more for power consumed during peak use times and less during low-demand times.

J.C. Penney Co. has added a "daily deal" to jcp.com, and Target.com has one-day-only "daily deals." Penney created screenbusters, playing off the brick-and-mortar world's doorbusters.

More than 6 percent of Dallas-area home loans were significantly behind in payments or already in foreclosure in September, a mortgage industry analyst reported Thursday.

A woman and her three-year-old grandson perished when a smoky fire apprently suffocated them in their ranch-style home on the city's far southeast side Friday morning.

Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War II and warnings that next year will be even worse than previously thought.

October was the 22nd straight month the U.S. economy has shed jobs, the longest on records dating back 70 years.

Washington state voters have approved the state's new "everything but marriage" law, marking a significant expansion of rights for gay couples who are registered as domestic partners.

President Barack Obama and House Democrats scrambled on Thursday to secure the votes to pass a historic health care overhaul initiative, working to ease disagreements with rank-and-file lawmakers over abortion and illegal immigrants.

North Texas Muslims called for calm and civility after shootings Thursday by an Army psychiatrist at Fort Hood.

A truck containing more than 900 doses of swine flu vaccine was stolen from outside the former Sarah Scott School at 12th and Highland Thursday night.

An Army psychiatrist allegedly opens fire at Fort Hood, Texas, killing 12 people and wounding 30 others. Was originally thought dead.

by Glynda Lomax

The owners of Surrey House and Gardens in McKinney announced the opening of a new Texas theme family celebration center for weddings, reunions and celebrations in Anna called Anna Acres.