Month: January 2008

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) – Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive “dirty bomb,” was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don’t mention those initial allegations. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke marks another

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI (AP) – Jose Padilla, once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to blow up a radioactive “dirty bomb,” was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months on terrorism conspiracy charges that don’t mention those initial allegations. The sentence imposed by U.S. District Judge Marcia Cooke marks another

By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to Enron investors who sued major investment banks to recover money lost when the Texas energy giant collapsed amid a massive accounting fraud. By refusing to review the investors’ lawsuit, the court took away what may have been their

By PETE YOST Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court dealt a blow Tuesday to Enron investors who sued major investment banks to recover money lost when the Texas energy giant collapsed amid a massive accounting fraud. By refusing to review the investors’ lawsuit, the court took away what may have been their

EL PASO –One person was killed and two people were injuredearly Tuesday morning when theSUV they were riding inrolled overata LowerValleyintersection, police said. Investigators at the scene saida Ford Explorer was traveling north on Fonseca around 12:15 a.m. whenthe driver somehow lost control and theSUV rolled over. A 21-year-oldwoman who may have been in the

EL PASO –One person was killed and two people were injuredearly Tuesday morning when theSUV they were riding inrolled overata LowerValleyintersection, police said. Investigators at the scene saida Ford Explorer was traveling north on Fonseca around 12:15 a.m. whenthe driver somehow lost control and theSUV rolled over. A 21-year-oldwoman who may have been in the

by Ken Molestina EL PASO — Candidates for sheriff of El Paso County gathered at a forum held outside the city limits for the first time. Monday night’s open forum in Montana Vista was organized on by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies Association. Organizers said the forum was meant to get all of the

by Ken Molestina EL PASO — Candidates for sheriff of El Paso County gathered at a forum held outside the city limits for the first time. Monday night’s open forum in Montana Vista was organized on by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputies Association. Organizers said the forum was meant to get all of the

By MELISSA EDDY Associated Press Writer BERLIN (AP) – The U.N. Security Council’s permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on the contents of a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran after talks on its nuclear program, the German foreign minister said. A European diplomat and a U.S. official, both speaking of condition of anonymity

By MELISSA EDDY Associated Press Writer BERLIN (AP) – The U.N. Security Council’s permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on the contents of a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran after talks on its nuclear program, the German foreign minister said. A European diplomat and a U.S. official, both speaking of condition of anonymity

by Martin Bartlett SOCORRO — Despite the enormous growth of the city, the Socorro Police Department is losing staff at an alarming rate. In late 2007, the department had 25 police officers monitoring the streets. Less than a month later, that number is down to 21. Even the police chief has left the department. According

by Martin Bartlett SOCORRO — Despite the enormous growth of the city, the Socorro Police Department is losing staff at an alarming rate. In late 2007, the department had 25 police officers monitoring the streets. Less than a month later, that number is down to 21. Even the police chief has left the department. According

EL PASO — Three people were injured when the car they were riding in crashed on I-10 near Copia. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the interstate. No one was seriously injured, medical crews said. Traffic investigators said speed may have been a factor in the incident.

EL PASO — Three people were injured when the car they were riding in crashed on I-10 near Copia. The single-vehicle crash happened around 2 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the interstate. No one was seriously injured, medical crews said. Traffic investigators said speed may have been a factor in the incident.

EL PASO — Fire crews remain at the scene of a massive blaze that forced the evacuations of two dozen families. The flames started to spread around 8 p.m. at the Linda Vista Apartments, just north of BassettPlace Mall. Fire investigators now say a 6-year-old boy playing with matches and a lighter set his mother’s

EL PASO — Fire crews remain at the scene of a massive blaze that forced the evacuations of two dozen families. The flames started to spread around 8 p.m. at the Linda Vista Apartments, just north of BassettPlace Mall. Fire investigators now say a 6-year-old boy playing with matches and a lighter set his mother’s

(AP) — Kiefer Sutherland was released from jail early Monday after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, police said. The actor was ushered out a back door and into a waiting car at 12:05 a.m. to avoid a growing crowd of media near the Glendale jail’s main entrance, police Officer John Balian said.

(AP) — Kiefer Sutherland was released from jail early Monday after serving 48 days on a drunken driving charge, police said. The actor was ushered out a back door and into a waiting car at 12:05 a.m. to avoid a growing crowd of media near the Glendale jail’s main entrance, police Officer John Balian said.

(AP) — Hundreds of civil rights leaders and others crowded Martin Luther King Jr.’s Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday to celebrate the man and his legacy. “We would be remiss if we did not commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., a champion of peace in a time of war,” said Isaac Newton Farris Jr., a nephew

(AP) — Hundreds of civil rights leaders and others crowded Martin Luther King Jr.’s Ebenezer Baptist Church on Monday to celebrate the man and his legacy. “We would be remiss if we did not commemorate Martin Luther King Jr., a champion of peace in a time of war,” said Isaac Newton Farris Jr., a nephew

by Ashlie Hardway EL PASO — Amid a sea of black leather jackets stood dozens of pink balloons, all in honor of little Jacqueline Gonzalez. Three-year-old Jacqueline was found murdered inside the trunk of her mother’s car in November. Her mother, Yara Belen Perez, and step-father, Francisco Castaneda, have been charged in her death. The

by Ashlie Hardway EL PASO — Amid a sea of black leather jackets stood dozens of pink balloons, all in honor of little Jacqueline Gonzalez. Three-year-old Jacqueline was found murdered inside the trunk of her mother’s car in November. Her mother, Yara Belen Perez, and step-father, Francisco Castaneda, have been charged in her death. The

SOCORRO, N.M. — The body of a man was found Friday in a wooded area near Escondido Lake Park in Socorro, New Mexico. Investigators said a woodcutter found the man and alerted police. There were no apparent injuries or defense-type wounds so the cause of deathis still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked call

SOCORRO, N.M. — The body of a man was found Friday in a wooded area near Escondido Lake Park in Socorro, New Mexico. Investigators said a woodcutter found the man and alerted police. There were no apparent injuries or defense-type wounds so the cause of deathis still under investigation. Anyone with information is asked call

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – As federal agents conduct an international manhunt for a Marine wanted the bloody slaying of a pregnant colleague, a team of detectives in North Carolina is on a search of a different kind. There are just so many questions about the death of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach that demand an

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – As federal agents conduct an international manhunt for a Marine wanted the bloody slaying of a pregnant colleague, a team of detectives in North Carolina is on a search of a different kind. There are just so many questions about the death of 20-year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach that demand an

EL PASO – El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobosconfirms toABC-7 he used campaign money to buy a surveillance system for his office at the County Courthouse. In an exclusive interview with ABC-7’s reporter Martin Bartlett, Cobos also says he hired a local private investigator firm.Cobos says he doesn’t feel like he has a choice in

EL PASO – El Paso County Judge Anthony Cobosconfirms toABC-7 he used campaign money to buy a surveillance system for his office at the County Courthouse. In an exclusive interview with ABC-7’s reporter Martin Bartlett, Cobos also says he hired a local private investigator firm.Cobos says he doesn’t feel like he has a choice in

(AP) — Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in Nevada caucuses marred by late charges of dirty politics.

(AP) — Sen. John McCain won a hard-fought South Carolina primary Saturday night, avenging a bitter personal defeat in a bastion of conservatism and gaining ground in an unpredictable race for the Republican presidential nomination. Democrats Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama split the spoils in Nevada caucuses marred by late charges of dirty politics.