Month: August 2008

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) – One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights. The move could create a new stream of revenue for an aviation industry facing high fuel prices and

By ANICK JESDANUN, AP Internet Writer NEW YORK (AP) – One of the few remaining Internet-free havens vanished Wednesday as American Airlines launched airborne e-mail, Web and other online services on some of its longer, nonstop flights. The move could create a new stream of revenue for an aviation industry facing high fuel prices and

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have finished work on a draft security agreement that would see all American troops leave Iraqi cities by June 30 and the rest of the country by the end of 2011, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. The deal still needs approval by both

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) – Iraqi and U.S. negotiators have finished work on a draft security agreement that would see all American troops leave Iraqi cities by June 30 and the rest of the country by the end of 2011, Iraqi officials said Wednesday. The deal still needs approval by both

EL PASO, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials warn border crossers to expect more traffic at area ports of entry as school starts for thousands of area students. Large numbers of students who attend classes at UTEP, El Paso Community College and various private and public schools in El Paso commute from

EL PASO, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials warn border crossers to expect more traffic at area ports of entry as school starts for thousands of area students. Large numbers of students who attend classes at UTEP, El Paso Community College and various private and public schools in El Paso commute from

OSLO, Norway (AP) – Norway’s Defense Ministry says Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen says the country’s embassy received a telephone call from Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans “to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries.” Norway was

OSLO, Norway (AP) – Norway’s Defense Ministry says Russia has informed it that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO. Ministry spokeswoman Heidi Langvik-Hansen says the country’s embassy received a telephone call from Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday, saying Moscow plans “to freeze all military cooperation with NATO and allied countries.” Norway was

AUSTIN (AP) – Two Republican state lawmakers have asked the Texas attorney general how far the state can go in dealing with illegal immigration, from yanking licenses for businesses to banning cities from enacting “sanctuary” ordinances. On Tuesday, Rep. Frank Corte of San Antonio and Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston asked Attorney General Greg Abbott

AUSTIN (AP) – Two Republican state lawmakers have asked the Texas attorney general how far the state can go in dealing with illegal immigration, from yanking licenses for businesses to banning cities from enacting “sanctuary” ordinances. On Tuesday, Rep. Frank Corte of San Antonio and Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston asked Attorney General Greg Abbott

By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) – Usain Bolt kept driving for the finish line, knowing the race was won but there was something even bigger out there. Not just another world record, but history itself. Not just an unheard-of blowout, but the chance to be called the greatest sprinter ever. Bolt may

By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) – Usain Bolt kept driving for the finish line, knowing the race was won but there was something even bigger out there. Not just another world record, but history itself. Not just an unheard-of blowout, but the chance to be called the greatest sprinter ever. Bolt may

WASHINGTON (AP) – A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year – and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment. That’s according to a study by a human rights group. The study released today by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union used Education

WASHINGTON (AP) – A quarter of a million schoolchildren got them last year – and blacks, American Indians and kids with disabilities got a disproportionate share of the punishment. That’s according to a study by a human rights group. The study released today by Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union used Education

I suppose I should call this “The Adventures of I-10 Man” as this is my third television station along the Interstate 10 corridor. Prior to arriving at KVIA, I was a meteorologist at KBTV, the NBC affiliate in Beaumont, TX, where I covered hurricanes Rita and Humberto; and before that, I worked as a meteorologist

Bite fight caps busy Olympic boxing night By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)-Evander Holyfield apparently already had left Workers’ Gymnasium by the time Dzhakhon Kurbanov decided to bite his opponent’s shoulder in the evening’s final bout. Holyfield didn’t need any such reminders of his career lowlights, which include Mike Tyson infamously taking a

Bite fight caps busy Olympic boxing night By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)-Evander Holyfield apparently already had left Workers’ Gymnasium by the time Dzhakhon Kurbanov decided to bite his opponent’s shoulder in the evening’s final bout. Holyfield didn’t need any such reminders of his career lowlights, which include Mike Tyson infamously taking a

Bite fight caps busy Olympic boxing night By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)-Evander Holyfield apparently already had left Workers’ Gymnasium by the time Dzhakhon Kurbanov decided to bite his opponent’s shoulder in the evening’s final bout. Holyfield didn’t need any such reminders of his career lowlights, which include Mike Tyson infamously taking a

Bite fight caps busy Olympic boxing night By GREG BEACHAM, AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP)-Evander Holyfield apparently already had left Workers’ Gymnasium by the time Dzhakhon Kurbanov decided to bite his opponent’s shoulder in the evening’s final bout. Holyfield didn’t need any such reminders of his career lowlights, which include Mike Tyson infamously taking a

By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer SUROBI, Afghanistan – Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. French

By AMIR SHAH, Associated Press Writer SUROBI, Afghanistan – Insurgents ambushed a group of elite French soldiers as they climbed a mountain pass, killing 10 troops in a militant stronghold outside the capital. In a separate coordinated attack, a team of suicide bombers tried unsuccessfully to storm a U.S. base near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. French

By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities say they have accounted for a handful of hikers who were missing after flooding struck a remote part of the Grand Canyon. Coconino County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Gerry Blair said Tuesday that 11 people from two families were located. He couldn’t immediately say how or

By CHRIS KAHN, Associated Press Writer PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities say they have accounted for a handful of hikers who were missing after flooding struck a remote part of the Grand Canyon. Coconino County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Gerry Blair said Tuesday that 11 people from two families were located. He couldn’t immediately say how or

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer ORLANDO – Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his “character and patriotism.” Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and said the so-called “surge” strategy of sending 30,000 additional troops

By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer ORLANDO – Democrat Barack Obama challenged his Republican opponent John McCain on Tuesday to stop questioning his “character and patriotism.” Addressing the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention, Obama reaffirmed his early opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq and said the so-called “surge” strategy of sending 30,000 additional troops

By BELA SZANDELSZKY, Associated Press Writer POTI, Georgia – Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered American Humvees awaiting shipment back to the United States. The move came as a small column of Russian

By BELA SZANDELSZKY, Associated Press Writer POTI, Georgia – Russian soldiers took about 20 Georgian troops prisoner at a key Black Sea port in western Georgia on Tuesday, blindfolding them and holding them at gunpoint, and commandeered American Humvees awaiting shipment back to the United States. The move came as a small column of Russian

By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer The mother of a girl allegedly given in marriage at age 12 to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs refused to answer questions Monday from attorneys for the state child welfare agency who had begun presenting evidence. The state wants to remove the girl, now 14, and an 11-year-old brother

By MICHELLE ROBERTS, Associated Press Writer The mother of a girl allegedly given in marriage at age 12 to jailed polygamist leader Warren Jeffs refused to answer questions Monday from attorneys for the state child welfare agency who had begun presenting evidence. The state wants to remove the girl, now 14, and an 11-year-old brother

AUSTIN (AP) – A plan announced today by Governor Rick Perry is meant to help find criminals who flee after killing or seriously hurting a law officer. Perry says the “Blue Alert” Network will help authorities locate fugitives after officers are attacked in the line of duty. The Blue Alert project involves the Texas Department