Month: February 2008

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – Pakistan’s opposition dealt a crushing blow to allies of President Pervez Musharraf in parliamentary elections, threatening the rule of America’s close ally in the war on terror, according to unofficial results cited by a private TV network Tuesday. The party of slain former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was in the lead

(AP) — Evangelist Billy Graham returned to his mountainside home Tuesday to continue his recovery from surgery to update a shunt that controls excess fluid on his brain, officials said. Graham, who underwent the elective surgery last Wednesday, is recovering well, and his physicians are pleased with his progress, said Mission Hospitals spokeswoman Merrell Gregory.

(AP) — Evangelist Billy Graham returned to his mountainside home Tuesday to continue his recovery from surgery to update a shunt that controls excess fluid on his brain, officials said. Graham, who underwent the elective surgery last Wednesday, is recovering well, and his physicians are pleased with his progress, said Mission Hospitals spokeswoman Merrell Gregory.

by Ken Molestina EL PASO — An educational landmark in the Sun City in danger of closing its doors is making big strides to keep them open. The Insights Science Museum in Downtown has been in a financial rut in recent times. Officials said this is mostly due to the fact that they are a

by Ken Molestina EL PASO — An educational landmark in the Sun City in danger of closing its doors is making big strides to keep them open. The Insights Science Museum in Downtown has been in a financial rut in recent times. Officials said this is mostly due to the fact that they are a

(AP) — Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a hospital, two days after falling at her Bel-Air home. Reagan, 86, was released from St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and was “very happy to be back in her home,” her spokeswoman Joanne Drake said in a statement to The Associated Press.

(AP) — Former first lady Nancy Reagan was released Tuesday from a hospital, two days after falling at her Bel-Air home. Reagan, 86, was released from St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica and was “very happy to be back in her home,” her spokeswoman Joanne Drake said in a statement to The Associated Press.

(AP) — Republican John McCain says there will be no new taxes during his administration if he is elected president. “No new taxes,” the likely GOP presidential nominee said during a taped interview broadcast Sunday. McCain told ABC’s “This Week” that under no circumstances would he increase taxes, and added that he could “see an

(AP) — Republican John McCain says there will be no new taxes during his administration if he is elected president. “No new taxes,” the likely GOP presidential nominee said during a taped interview broadcast Sunday. McCain told ABC’s “This Week” that under no circumstances would he increase taxes, and added that he could “see an

(AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain on Monday, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty’s patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator. “No one is better prepared to lead our nation at these trying times than Sen. John McCain,” Bush said,

(AP) — Former President George H.W. Bush endorsed John McCain on Monday, a nod of approval from the Republican political dynasty’s patriarch that sends a strong signal to a GOP establishment wary of the Arizona senator. “No one is better prepared to lead our nation at these trying times than Sen. John McCain,” Bush said,

CHAPARRAL, N.M. — Investigators with the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s office said they suspect a Chaparral man was ‘killed instantly’after an air compressor he was working on exploded. On Saturday, deputies were dispatched to a home on Mesilla View in Chaparral after 52-year-old Charles Bailey was found dead in his front yard by a friend.

CHAPARRAL, N.M. — Investigators with the Dona Ana County Sheriff’s office said they suspect a Chaparral man was ‘killed instantly’after an air compressor he was working on exploded. On Saturday, deputies were dispatched to a home on Mesilla View in Chaparral after 52-year-old Charles Bailey was found dead in his front yard by a friend.

(AP) — The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station early Monday for its journey back to Earth, ending a nearly nine-day visit to deliver, install and activate Europe’s new orbital laboratory. Pilot Alan Poindexter gently backed the shuttle away from the station and guided the ship through a full lap around the

(AP) — The space shuttle Atlantis undocked from the international space station early Monday for its journey back to Earth, ending a nearly nine-day visit to deliver, install and activate Europe’s new orbital laboratory. Pilot Alan Poindexter gently backed the shuttle away from the station and guided the ship through a full lap around the

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — Emergency crews rushed two underage girls to the hospital after the golf cart they were riding in collided with a van. It happened after 2p.m. Sundayin Montana Vista near the intersection of of Flager and Ft. Apache. The impact knocked the girls completely out of the golf cart, sheriff’s deputies

EAST EL PASO COUNTY — Emergency crews rushed two underage girls to the hospital after the golf cart they were riding in collided with a van. It happened after 2p.m. Sundayin Montana Vista near the intersection of of Flager and Ft. Apache. The impact knocked the girls completely out of the golf cart, sheriff’s deputies

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – Nancy Reagan’s spokeswoman says the former first lady is staying overnight in the hospital after falling in her home in Bel-Air. Spokeswoman Joanne Drake says the 87-year-old Reagan was taken to St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica for examination Sunday. Doctors determined she did not break a hip as

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) – Nancy Reagan’s spokeswoman says the former first lady is staying overnight in the hospital after falling in her home in Bel-Air. Spokeswoman Joanne Drake says the 87-year-old Reagan was taken to St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica for examination Sunday. Doctors determined she did not break a hip as

NEAR HORIZON CITY — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in far East El Paso County on Sunday night, sheriff’s investigators said. The incident happened at about 10:30p.m. near the intersection of Horizon Boulevard and Ascension Road, just east of Horizon City. Investigators said a woman was crossing horizon in a very

NEAR HORIZON CITY — A pedestrian was struck and killed by a car in far East El Paso County on Sunday night, sheriff’s investigators said. The incident happened at about 10:30p.m. near the intersection of Horizon Boulevard and Ascension Road, just east of Horizon City. Investigators said a woman was crossing horizon in a very

BIG SPRING, Texas (AP) – An oil refinery burned for hours Monday after a violent explosion shook buildings and frightened residents miles away, officials said. Four workers were injured, including an employee hospitalized for burns whose condition was unknown, said Blake Lewis, a spokesman for refinery owner Alon USA. Lewis said three contractors were treated

BIG SPRING, Texas (AP) – An oil refinery burned for hours Monday after a violent explosion shook buildings and frightened residents miles away, officials said. Four workers were injured, including an employee hospitalized for burns whose condition was unknown, said Blake Lewis, a spokesman for refinery owner Alon USA. Lewis said three contractors were treated

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – More horses are being sent to Mexico for slaughter since last year’s closure of three U.S. horse-slaughter plants in Illinois and Texas for violating state laws. The grueling cross-border journeys stretch for hundreds of miles with horses crammed in double-decker trailers. They face deaths there that are sometimes far more gruesome

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) – More horses are being sent to Mexico for slaughter since last year’s closure of three U.S. horse-slaughter plants in Illinois and Texas for violating state laws. The grueling cross-border journeys stretch for hundreds of miles with horses crammed in double-decker trailers. They face deaths there that are sometimes far more gruesome

JUAREZ — Mexican authorities said they arrested 21 people — including five men from El Paso — Friday after raiding a suspected stash house. Police said they found guns, drugs and federal police officer uniforms inthe north Juarez home.Officials say they have reason to believe the contraband is connected with a Juarez drug-trafficking cartel. The

JUAREZ — Mexican authorities said they arrested 21 people — including five men from El Paso — Friday after raiding a suspected stash house. Police said they found guns, drugs and federal police officer uniforms inthe north Juarez home.Officials say they have reason to believe the contraband is connected with a Juarez drug-trafficking cartel. The

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Early voting begins Tuesday in Texas, the biggest prize left in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. While neither Sen. Barack Obama nor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were in the state on Monday, each had plenty of people campaigning in Texas for them. Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain stopped in

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Early voting begins Tuesday in Texas, the biggest prize left in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. While neither Sen. Barack Obama nor Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton were in the state on Monday, each had plenty of people campaigning in Texas for them. Presumptive Republican nominee John McCain stopped in

EL PASO — Democratic presidential candidate and New York Senator Hillary Clinton made her first stop in on the campaign trailTexaswith a rally in El Paso. Trying to overcome a string of losses and a staff shake-up, Hillary Rodham Clinton sought new energy Tuesday night from a boisterous crowd of about 12,000 in a state