Month: April 2008

EL PASO, Texas – Around 25 independent truck drivers slowed down traffic along WestboundInterstate 10 Friday evening. The trucks drivers gathered at I-10 and Eastlake, then slowly made their way to Western Refining. The truck drivers were protest rising gas prices, which hit a new state wide average Friday.

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor John Cook named three new commissioners to the city’s Housing Authority Board Friday. Mayor Cook said it was important to have more members who have experience in different fields for the Housing Authority can draw on. Cook has selected Joe Fernandez, Senior Vice Preside of the Paso Del

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Mayor John Cook named three new commissioners to the city’s Housing Authority Board Friday. Mayor Cook said it was important to have more members who have experience in different fields for the Housing Authority can draw on. Cook has selected Joe Fernandez, Senior Vice Preside of the Paso Del

ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – State authorities took custody Friday of 18 girls who had been living at a secretive West Texas religious retreat built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. Fifty-two girls, ages 6 months to 17 years, were put on a bus and taken away from the compound in the afternoon, said Marleigh Meisner, spokeswoman

ELDORADO, Texas (AP) – State authorities took custody Friday of 18 girls who had been living at a secretive West Texas religious retreat built by polygamist leader Warren Jeffs. Fifty-two girls, ages 6 months to 17 years, were put on a bus and taken away from the compound in the afternoon, said Marleigh Meisner, spokeswoman

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – U.S. authorities have unsealedthe 2006 indictmentof asuspected Mexican drug cartel leader who officials believe was one of several men dressed in military uniforms during a high-profile border incident two years ago. Jose Rodolfo Escajedawas charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances, John J. Riley of the Drug Enforcement

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – U.S. authorities have unsealedthe 2006 indictmentof asuspected Mexican drug cartel leader who officials believe was one of several men dressed in military uniforms during a high-profile border incident two years ago. Jose Rodolfo Escajedawas charged with conspiracy to import and distribute controlled substances, John J. Riley of the Drug Enforcement

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two Texas women who received the kidneys of a man contracted tuberculosis as a result, and one of them died, health officials have said. The 46-year-old organ donor had not been diagnosed with the disease and had tested negative for tuberculosis six months before he died in June. A report issued

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Two Texas women who received the kidneys of a man contracted tuberculosis as a result, and one of them died, health officials have said. The 46-year-old organ donor had not been diagnosed with the disease and had tested negative for tuberculosis six months before he died in June. A report issued

By MARTIN BARTLETT EL PASO, Texas – The National Executive Director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps says the Bush administration’s decision this week to sidestep some environmental rules in the construction of hundreds of miles of border fencing is nothing more than “smoke and mirrors.” Al Garza, speaking on his cell phone from Huachuca

By MARTIN BARTLETT EL PASO, Texas – The National Executive Director of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps says the Bush administration’s decision this week to sidestep some environmental rules in the construction of hundreds of miles of border fencing is nothing more than “smoke and mirrors.” Al Garza, speaking on his cell phone from Huachuca

EL PASO, Texas – A traffic crash on Interstate 10 at Brown caused a major back up Thursday afternoon. Officials said the crash, which involved at least two vehicles, happened just before 4:00. Traffic was backed up for miles while crews cleared the scene. Police are investigating what caused the wreck. No one was injured.

EL PASO, Texas – A traffic crash on Interstate 10 at Brown caused a major back up Thursday afternoon. Officials said the crash, which involved at least two vehicles, happened just before 4:00. Traffic was backed up for miles while crews cleared the scene. Police are investigating what caused the wreck. No one was injured.

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency has launched a “Virtual Job Fair”. The agency is hoping to fill 2,200 vacant positions ranging from entry-level to mid-career jobs located throughout the U.S. “We wanted to reduce the cost and distance hurdles for qualified applicants to start the process toward a career with CBP,”

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency has launched a “Virtual Job Fair”. The agency is hoping to fill 2,200 vacant positions ranging from entry-level to mid-career jobs located throughout the U.S. “We wanted to reduce the cost and distance hurdles for qualified applicants to start the process toward a career with CBP,”

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut. The unmanned cargo ship, called Jules Verne, was operated by flight controllers at a European Space Agency center in Toulouse, France. NASA’s Mission Control in

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – A new European cargo ship flew up to the international space station and docked Thursday, successfully delivering food, water and clothes in its orbital debut. The unmanned cargo ship, called Jules Verne, was operated by flight controllers at a European Space Agency center in Toulouse, France. NASA’s Mission Control in

HOUSTON (AP) – A Sugar Land woman is going to prison and must pay back earnings to a domestic employee who received only $320 for several years of work. A federal judge in Houston on Thursday sentenced 43-year-old Rozina Mohd Ali to one year and one day in prison, plus ordered nearly $73,000 in restitution.

HOUSTON (AP) – A Sugar Land woman is going to prison and must pay back earnings to a domestic employee who received only $320 for several years of work. A federal judge in Houston on Thursday sentenced 43-year-old Rozina Mohd Ali to one year and one day in prison, plus ordered nearly $73,000 in restitution.

BROCKWAY, Pa. (AP) – A fire engulfed a house in rural Pennsylvania early Thursday, state police said, killing as many as 10 people and forcing one of the survivors to jump naked from the second floor. Eight people were killed and two were missing and presumed dead, state police said. Two others escaped. The blaze

BROCKWAY, Pa. (AP) – A fire engulfed a house in rural Pennsylvania early Thursday, state police said, killing as many as 10 people and forcing one of the survivors to jump naked from the second floor. Eight people were killed and two were missing and presumed dead, state police said. Two others escaped. The blaze

EDMONTON, Canada – Investigators in Canada are trying to figure out what caused a fiery crash that left the driver of a big-rig truck dead. The truck barrelled down the highway going the wrong direction for several miles Tuesday. It finally hit the side of an overpass. The driver, 25-year-old Mark Santos, was killed. Santos’

EDMONTON, Canada – Investigators in Canada are trying to figure out what caused a fiery crash that left the driver of a big-rig truck dead. The truck barrelled down the highway going the wrong direction for several miles Tuesday. It finally hit the side of an overpass. The driver, 25-year-old Mark Santos, was killed. Santos’

WASHINGTON (AP) – Technology problems will force the government to count all of the nation’s 300 million residents the old-fashioned way in the 2010 census – with paper and pencil. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez was scheduled to tell a House subcommittee Thursday that the government will scrap plans to use handheld computers to collect information

WASHINGTON (AP) – Technology problems will force the government to count all of the nation’s 300 million residents the old-fashioned way in the 2010 census – with paper and pencil. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez was scheduled to tell a House subcommittee Thursday that the government will scrap plans to use handheld computers to collect information

HOUSTON (AP) – A 14-year-old girl who delivered a stillborn fetus in the bathroom of an airplane on her way back from a middle-school field trip will not be charged with any wrongdoing, Houston police said Wednesday. The Harris County District Attorney’s office decided not to pursue charges against the girl, who disposed of the

HOUSTON (AP) – A 14-year-old girl who delivered a stillborn fetus in the bathroom of an airplane on her way back from a middle-school field trip will not be charged with any wrongdoing, Houston police said Wednesday. The Harris County District Attorney’s office decided not to pursue charges against the girl, who disposed of the

WASHINGTON (AP) – Four U.S. airlines are being investigated for failing to comply with federal aviation regulations. Federal Aviation Administration officials on Wednesday said an audit of airline maintenance records found three of the four carriers had missed inspection deadlines, while the other failed to submit a required plan. Two carriers failed to complete inspections

WASHINGTON (AP) – Four U.S. airlines are being investigated for failing to comply with federal aviation regulations. Federal Aviation Administration officials on Wednesday said an audit of airline maintenance records found three of the four carriers had missed inspection deadlines, while the other failed to submit a required plan. Two carriers failed to complete inspections

MEXICO CITY (AP) – In one of the world’s smoggiest cities, the air will soon be clear – at least inside. A law banning smoking in virtually all public spaces in Mexico City – exceptions include parks, soccer stadiums and outdoor seating areas – goes into effect Thursday. The owners of restaurant and bars, which