Month: May 2008

DALLAS (AP) – The City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that will allow authorities to tow and impound the vehicles of uninsured motorists. A similar policy is already in place in several other Texas cities. The council passed the ordinance 10-5. But it won’t go into effect until Jan. 1 since a statewide database of

DALLAS (AP) – The City Council approved an ordinance Wednesday that will allow authorities to tow and impound the vehicles of uninsured motorists. A similar policy is already in place in several other Texas cities. The council passed the ordinance 10-5. But it won’t go into effect until Jan. 1 since a statewide database of

WASHINGTON (AP) – The senior commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the Navy probably will withdraw a group of naval vessels from waters off the coast of Myanmar within days unless the government allows the ships to offload their relief supplies for cyclone victims. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, chief of the U.S. Pacific

WASHINGTON (AP) – The senior commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the Navy probably will withdraw a group of naval vessels from waters off the coast of Myanmar within days unless the government allows the ships to offload their relief supplies for cyclone victims. Navy Adm. Timothy Keating, chief of the U.S. Pacific

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. Dianne Odell, 61, had been confined to the 7-foot-long machine since she

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – A woman who spent nearly 60 years of her life in an iron lung after being diagnosed with polio as a child died Wednesday after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her breathing, her family said. Dianne Odell, 61, had been confined to the 7-foot-long machine since she

EL PASO, TX – U.S. Law enforcement agencies along the border could get a slice of a $100 million dollar pie. The U.S. Senate passed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill Tuesday. This comes after the Bush Administration asked congress to fund the $560 million Merida Initiative, a multi-year proposal to provide Mexican law enforcement with

EL PASO, TX – U.S. Law enforcement agencies along the border could get a slice of a $100 million dollar pie. The U.S. Senate passed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill Tuesday. This comes after the Bush Administration asked congress to fund the $560 million Merida Initiative, a multi-year proposal to provide Mexican law enforcement with

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning June 17, according to a state directive issued Wednesday. The state said it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the day before to decide whether to

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Barring a stay of a historic California Supreme Court ruling, same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state beginning June 17, according to a state directive issued Wednesday. The state said it chose June 17 because the state Supreme Court has until the day before to decide whether to

CHICAGO (AP) – The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle. “That is a first encouraging finding in what has been unremittingly bad news,” said Dr. David Ludwig, director

CHICAGO (AP) – The percentage of American children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a glimmer of hope in an otherwise dismal battle. “That is a first encouraging finding in what has been unremittingly bad news,” said Dr. David Ludwig, director

CHICAGO (AP) – A four-car Chicago Transit Authority train has derailed on an elevated track on the city’s South Side. There are no immediate reports of serious injuries. Ten ambulances have been called to the scene and a fire department spokeswoman says at least 24 passengers are being assessed, including 21 listed in good condition

CHICAGO (AP) – A four-car Chicago Transit Authority train has derailed on an elevated track on the city’s South Side. There are no immediate reports of serious injuries. Ten ambulances have been called to the scene and a fire department spokeswoman says at least 24 passengers are being assessed, including 21 listed in good condition

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – While poor Mexicans cross the border to take advantage of higher wages and a social safety net, their wealthy countrymen are seizing on the slowing U.S. economy to achieve their own American corporate dream. Anyone unfamiliar with the U.S.-Mexico border region might expect that private investment only flows from north to

McALLEN, Texas (AP) – While poor Mexicans cross the border to take advantage of higher wages and a social safety net, their wealthy countrymen are seizing on the slowing U.S. economy to achieve their own American corporate dream. Anyone unfamiliar with the U.S.-Mexico border region might expect that private investment only flows from north to

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Japan is about to roll out the Lexus of space station labs, a whopper in size and sophistication. The $1 billion Kibo lab – which means “hope” in Japanese – is poised for a Saturday launch aboard space shuttle Discovery. It will be the biggest and, by far, the most

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Japan is about to roll out the Lexus of space station labs, a whopper in size and sophistication. The $1 billion Kibo lab – which means “hope” in Japanese – is poised for a Saturday launch aboard space shuttle Discovery. It will be the biggest and, by far, the most

The campaign trail led presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama to Las Cruces for part of Memorial Day. Obama spoke at an invitation-only event exclusively for veterans at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Obama arrived about 45 minutes late, but that did not quell the enthusiasm of the couple of hundred peoplewho showed

The campaign trail led presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama to Las Cruces for part of Memorial Day. Obama spoke at an invitation-only event exclusively for veterans at the New Mexico Farm and Ranch Heritage Museum. Obama arrived about 45 minutes late, but that did not quell the enthusiasm of the couple of hundred peoplewho showed

EL PASO — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect who allegedly fired several shots in the direction of a marked unit. Antonio Rodriguez, 19, was arrested late Saturday night and charged with Deadly Conduct. He has since been booked into the El Paso County Jail in lieu of a $750 bond. Officials say deputies were called

EL PASO — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a suspect who allegedly fired several shots in the direction of a marked unit. Antonio Rodriguez, 19, was arrested late Saturday night and charged with Deadly Conduct. He has since been booked into the El Paso County Jail in lieu of a $750 bond. Officials say deputies were called

EL PASO — Deadly violence continues across the border in Juarez as authorities find five more bodies since midnight Friday. Officials said the bodies of five men were found in various locations throughout the city. All five of the men were shot and killed, investigators add. Two were found laying in the street while three

EL PASO — Deadly violence continues across the border in Juarez as authorities find five more bodies since midnight Friday. Officials said the bodies of five men were found in various locations throughout the city. All five of the men were shot and killed, investigators add. Two were found laying in the street while three

(CNN) — NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander began sending photos of the planet’s surface on the first day of its three-month mission “to taste and sniff the northern polar site’s soil and ice,” the space agency said. The first pictures, which the lander began taking shortly after touching down near Mars’ north pole — the end

(CNN) — NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander began sending photos of the planet’s surface on the first day of its three-month mission “to taste and sniff the northern polar site’s soil and ice,” the space agency said. The first pictures, which the lander began taking shortly after touching down near Mars’ north pole — the end

AUSTIN (AP) – A panel of lawmakers recommended a makeover for the Texas Department of Public Safety in a report that concluded the agency is poorly prepared to respond to terrorism and has a critical shortage of officers. Other problems at DPS include a driver’s license program that doesn’t meet consumer needs and a vehicle

AUSTIN (AP) – A panel of lawmakers recommended a makeover for the Texas Department of Public Safety in a report that concluded the agency is poorly prepared to respond to terrorism and has a critical shortage of officers. Other problems at DPS include a driver’s license program that doesn’t meet consumer needs and a vehicle

EL PASO — During Memorial Day weekend, Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales and use taxes on purchases of certain energy efficient products. The 2008 Energy Star sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day). The products

EL PASO — During Memorial Day weekend, Texas shoppers get a break from state and local sales and use taxes on purchases of certain energy efficient products. The 2008 Energy Star sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, May 24, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day). The products