An Indiana man, whose cross-country crime spree with his girlfriend a decade ago ended in a gun battle with police in San Francisco, was executed Thursday in Texas for killing a sheriff's officer. (www.newsvine.com)

Sloane Stephens got her first victory on the WTA Tour, beating Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday. (www.newsvine.com)

Brian Horwitz hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning for Cleveland, and the Indians and Chicago White Sox called off their exhibition game Thursday with the score tied at 5 after 10 innings. (www.newsvine.com)

Encouraged by the reception of its Hindi animated movie, Disney is shooting a new adventure film in the southern Indian dialect of Telugu as it deepens its localization drive in the populous country. (www.newsvine.com)

The so-called "RV Capital of the World" may soon be able to bill itself the "EV Capital of the World." What a difference a letter makes. (www.newsvine.com)

The Indian Point nuclear power plant is safe. So says the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which noted that the facility last year "operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives." No surprise there. Last August, recall, the NRC considered 15 challenges from the... (www.nypost.com)