DALLAS - Freezing rain and sleet hit northern Texas on Sunday, creating slick conditions on bridges and overpasses. At least two people have died on the icy roads since the system entered the state. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, temperatures were dipping below freezing on Sunday morning.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Digging in for confrontation, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney said they will not budge from sending thousands more U.S. troops to Iraq no matter how much Congress opposes it.

ATLANTA (AP) - The oldest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King combined her love of acting with her passion for social justice as she reminded those remembering her parents Sunday that America has not yet attained peace and racial equality. Yolanda King urged an audience at Ebenezer Baptist Church - where her father preached for several years - to be a force for peace and love, and to use the King holiday Monday to ask tough questions about their own beliefs on prejudice.

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Moderate Arab governments plan to tell Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice they will help Washington stabilize Iraq if the U.S. takes more active steps to revive a broad peace initiative between Israel and its neighbors, Arab officials and media said Sunday. The deal, dubbed

NEW YORK (AP) - A huge international study has identified a gene that apparently can raise the risk of developing the most common form of Alzheimer

GATESVILLE - A lot of people, even in a state like Texas, can go long periods of time without thinking about spurs, not that there aren't a lot of reminders. Sports fans here can root for the San Antonio Spurs basketball team. People in the Panhandle are familiar with the town of Spur, in Dickens County, and they have heard stories of the old Spur Ranch that gave the town its name.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - Tom Brady, as cool as ever, delivered every time the San Diego Chargers gave him another chance. Already a three-time Super Bowl winner, his shot at a fourth is very much alive after the New England Patriots shocked league MVP LaDainian Tomlinson and the Chargers on Sunday, winning 24-21 to advance to the AFC championship game.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Andy Roddick overcame a shaky start against French wild-card Jo-Wilfred Tsonga in the first round of the Australian Open on Monday, rallying from 2-5 in the second set to win 6-7 (18), 7-6 (2), 6-3, 6-3. The 2003 U.S. Open champion was constantly critical of chair umpire Carlos Ramos, calling the Portuguese official a

CHICAGO (AP) - Two swings of the foot by Robbie Gould were all the Chicago Bears needed to offset any shortcomings in Rex Grossman

TORONTO (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks felt fortunate to get the victory. Dirk Nowitzki had 38 points and Josh Howard made a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left to rally the Mavericks past the Toronto Raptors 97-96 on Sunday.