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Texas Hospital Sparks Controversy for Refusing to Hire Obese Employees

When you apply for a job, you assume your qualifications are what matter most, but the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas is also asking prospective new hires to step on a scale. If they weigh too much, they’re excluded from consideration.

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Donald Trump Gives the Go-Ahead for Transgender Woman to Compete for Spot in Miss Universe Pageant

A transgender woman who was previously barred from competing for Canada’s spot in the Miss Universe pageant has been cleared to do so after pageant-runner Donald Trump gave the thumbs-up.

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Disturbing al Qaeda Graphic Sparks FBI Investigation

It seems al Qaeda, the group responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, fancies itself a graphics design powerhouse as well. The creepy image above, which depicts the New York City skyline with the caption “Al Qaeda Coming Soon Again in New York,” was posted on a radical overseas website, and police and the FBI are investigating.

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Multiple Tornadoes Touch Down In Dallas-Fort Worth Area

David Lowe carries his daughter's dog, Phoebe, after the dog was rescued from the rubble of a destroyed home on April 3, 2012 in Arlington, Texas. Multiple tornadoes touched down across the Dallas/Fort Worth area causing extensive damage.

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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 14 Week 3 Elimination – Who Went Home? [SPOILER, VIDEO]

After Monday night’s emotional performances during which the dancers did tributes to memorable periods in their lives, it seems almost cruel to cut someone — but the merciless ax of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ must fall.

Whose head rolled across the ballroom, never to cha-cha again?

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Watch Incredible Footage of Tornadoes Descending on Dallas [VIDEOS]

The Dallas/Fort Worth region in Texas has been besieged by tornadoes Tuesday, leaving most counties in the northern part of the state under a tornado watch.

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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 14 Week 3 Recap – Perfect Scores and Perfect Sizzle

We lost Martina Navratilova from the competition last week, which we hope means she’s relaxing at home with all of her Wimbledon trophies and reveling in the fact that she’ll never have to wear high heels again.

This week? The competitors do a personal dance that tells a story about their lives. Break out the Kleenex — you know none of these will start with, “So the funniest thing happened to me …”

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Big Teacher Protest This Week

Thousands of teachers are expected to protest at the state Capitol on Wednesday--that's the day Govenor Bobby Jindal's education reforms hits the Senate floor.

Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Steve Monaghan (MAHN-UH-HAN) says the protest that day will be the very definition of "huge"

Three Winners of Mega Millions Record $656 Million Jackpot [VIDEO]

Three winners who could share a $656 million windfall from the largest lottery jackpot in U.S. history bought their lucky tickets at a 7-Eleven store in Maryland, a Motomart convenience story in Illinois and somewhere in northeast Kansas, lottery officials said on Saturday.

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John Lee Wins Louisiana Association of Broadcasters 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award

Please join KWKH in congratulating News Director, John Lee!

He is the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner!