Month: April 2008

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

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Wednesday to triple to more than $10 billion a year U.S. humanitarian spending on fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa and other stricken areas of the world. About $41 billion of the $50 billion over five years would be devoted to AIDS, significantly expanding a program credited with

WASHINGTON (AP) – The House voted Wednesday to triple to more than $10 billion a year U.S. humanitarian spending on fighting AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis in Africa and other stricken areas of the world. About $41 billion of the $50 billion over five years would be devoted to AIDS, significantly expanding a program credited with

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A man who admitted to taking down and destroying a Mexican flag on the University of New Mexico campus has been found guilty of criminal damage to property. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Judge Clyde DeMersseman imposed a six-month deferred sentence on Peter Lynch this afternoon. If Lynch successfully completes probation, the offense will

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – A man who admitted to taking down and destroying a Mexican flag on the University of New Mexico campus has been found guilty of criminal damage to property. Bernalillo County Metropolitan Judge Clyde DeMersseman imposed a six-month deferred sentence on Peter Lynch this afternoon. If Lynch successfully completes probation, the offense will

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – The trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl has been delayed by three weeks to accommodate a quilt show. U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green’s trial delayed from April 6, 2009 to April 27 because

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – The trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl has been delayed by three weeks to accommodate a quilt show. U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green’s trial delayed from April 6, 2009 to April 27 because

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – The trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl has been delayed by three weeks to accommodate a quilt show. U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green’s trial delayed from April 6, 2009 to April 27 because

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) – The trial of a former Fort Campbell soldier charged with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl has been delayed by three weeks to accommodate a quilt show. U.S. District Judge Thomas Russell ordered former Pvt. Steven D. Green’s trial delayed from April 6, 2009 to April 27 because

EL PASO –A new time-of-the-day watering schedule for outdoor landscape irrigation goes into effect Tuesday. El Paso Water Utility Officials said watering will only be permitted before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. on designated days from April 1st to September 30th. Properties with addresses that end in even numbers may be watered on Tuesdays,

EL PASO –A new time-of-the-day watering schedule for outdoor landscape irrigation goes into effect Tuesday. El Paso Water Utility Officials said watering will only be permitted before 10 a.m. and after 6 p.m. on designated days from April 1st to September 30th. Properties with addresses that end in even numbers may be watered on Tuesdays,

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration plans to use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of this year, federal officials said Tuesday. Invoking the two legal waivers – which Congress authorized – would

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration plans to use its authority to bypass more than 30 laws and regulations in an effort to finish building 670 miles of fence along the southwest U.S. border by the end of this year, federal officials said Tuesday. Invoking the two legal waivers – which Congress authorized – would

HOUSTON (AP) – More than a week after Tejano music star Emilio Navaira was critically injured in a bus accident, doctors at a Houston hospital repaired a rupture in his right lung. Dr. Alan M Cohen, an interventional radiologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, successfully treated a pseudoaneurysm in Navaira’s lung Monday, hospital spokeswoman Alejandra

HOUSTON (AP) – More than a week after Tejano music star Emilio Navaira was critically injured in a bus accident, doctors at a Houston hospital repaired a rupture in his right lung. Dr. Alan M Cohen, an interventional radiologist at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center, successfully treated a pseudoaneurysm in Navaira’s lung Monday, hospital spokeswoman Alejandra

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A Jamaican accused of trying to check a bag containing pipe bomb-making materials onto a plane told the FBI he wanted to show friends how to build explosives like he saw in Iraq, according to documents released Wednesday. The FBI was still trying to determine whether Kevin Brown was ever in

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A Jamaican accused of trying to check a bag containing pipe bomb-making materials onto a plane told the FBI he wanted to show friends how to build explosives like he saw in Iraq, according to documents released Wednesday. The FBI was still trying to determine whether Kevin Brown was ever in

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) – Mexican soldiers have arrested nine police officers who were allegedly carrying drugs in their patrol cars in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez. That’s just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Mayor Jose Reyes and city Public Safety spokesman Jaime Torres say the officers were detained over

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) – Mexican soldiers have arrested nine police officers who were allegedly carrying drugs in their patrol cars in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez. That’s just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas. Mayor Jose Reyes and city Public Safety spokesman Jaime Torres say the officers were detained over

HOUSTON (AP) – The price of gasoline in Texas held steady at $3.17 per gallon this week. AAA Texas on Friday reported that San Antonio has the lowest average in the state survey, at $3.12 per gallon. Galveston still has the highest average prices in the state at $3.20 per gallon, up one penny from

HOUSTON (AP) – The price of gasoline in Texas held steady at $3.17 per gallon this week. AAA Texas on Friday reported that San Antonio has the lowest average in the state survey, at $3.12 per gallon. Galveston still has the highest average prices in the state at $3.20 per gallon, up one penny from

EL PASO, Texas – The Pet Care-A-Van is a mobile van operated by the City of El Paso Department of Public Health’s Animal Services that provides free spay and neuter surgeries. According to Animal Services, more than 18,000 dogs and cats are euthanized in El Paso each year due to irresponsible pet ownership and pet

EL PASO, Texas – The Pet Care-A-Van is a mobile van operated by the City of El Paso Department of Public Health’s Animal Services that provides free spay and neuter surgeries. According to Animal Services, more than 18,000 dogs and cats are euthanized in El Paso each year due to irresponsible pet ownership and pet

LOCKPORT, Ill. (AP) – A five-alarm fire tore through a suburban Chicago hotel early Tuesday, killing at least one person, authorities said. The fire broke out at the three-story Towpath Inn just before 4 a.m., according to the Lockport Township Fire Protection District. Firefighters from several communities battled the blaze in the century-old brick building

LOCKPORT, Ill. (AP) – A five-alarm fire tore through a suburban Chicago hotel early Tuesday, killing at least one person, authorities said. The fire broke out at the three-story Towpath Inn just before 4 a.m., according to the Lockport Township Fire Protection District. Firefighters from several communities battled the blaze in the century-old brick building

EL PASO, Texas- Northbound George Dieter in East El Paso was reopened at 12:15 Tuesday afternoon, after a woman was struck by a vehicle. The woman, 36, was pushing a 2-year-old child across the street in a stroller when she was struck by a late-model Chevy truck. Medical crews said one of the victims was

EL PASO, Texas- Northbound George Dieter in East El Paso was reopened at 12:15 Tuesday afternoon, after a woman was struck by a vehicle. The woman, 36, was pushing a 2-year-old child across the street in a stroller when she was struck by a late-model Chevy truck. Medical crews said one of the victims was