Month: September 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – House leaders say they’re reconvening Thursday instead of adjourning for the year as planned, after dealing a $700 billion financial market bailout a stunning defeat. The fate of the rescue package remained in doubt as Democrats and Republicans both said they wanted to resurrect it. They were locked in a brutal round

WASHINGTON (AP) – House leaders say they’re reconvening Thursday instead of adjourning for the year as planned, after dealing a $700 billion financial market bailout a stunning defeat. The fate of the rescue package remained in doubt as Democrats and Republicans both said they wanted to resurrect it. They were locked in a brutal round

WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders and the Bush administration have reached a tentative deal on a bailout of imperiled financial markets that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. The House could vote on it Sunday and the Senate on Monday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the accord just after midnight Saturday and said it

WASHINGTON – Congressional leaders and the Bush administration have reached a tentative deal on a bailout of imperiled financial markets that could cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. The House could vote on it Sunday and the Senate on Monday. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced the accord just after midnight Saturday and said it

By MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM – The U.S. has provided Israel with an advanced radar system that will give it early warning in case of an Iranian missile attack, Israeli officials said Sunday, confirming a new defense tool in what is potentially the Mideast’s deadliest feud. Israel considers Iran its biggest threat, a

By MATTI FRIEDMAN, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM – The U.S. has provided Israel with an advanced radar system that will give it early warning in case of an Iranian missile attack, Israeli officials said Sunday, confirming a new defense tool in what is potentially the Mideast’s deadliest feud. Israel considers Iran its biggest threat, a

WASHINGTON – Key lawmakers who struck a post-midnight deal on a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry predicted Sunday it would pass Congress, putting in place the largest government intervention in markets since the Great Depression. Negotiators sought to iron out the final shape of the legislation and it still had to be reviewed

WASHINGTON – Key lawmakers who struck a post-midnight deal on a $700 billion bailout for the financial industry predicted Sunday it would pass Congress, putting in place the largest government intervention in markets since the Great Depression. Negotiators sought to iron out the final shape of the legislation and it still had to be reviewed

By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Almost two years after being pried ignominiously from the mud by a phalanx of huffing tugboats and towed off to a shipyard for a major overhaul, the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid is returning home. Freshly painted in naval “haze gray” and once again shipshape from

By RICHARD PYLE Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) – Almost two years after being pried ignominiously from the mud by a phalanx of huffing tugboats and towed off to a shipyard for a major overhaul, the historic aircraft carrier Intrepid is returning home. Freshly painted in naval “haze gray” and once again shipshape from

CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt’s antiquities council says that archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. The Supreme Council of Antiquities says the discovery was made recently at Tell Basta, about 50 miles northeast of Cairo. The council’s statement Thursday says the 30-inch high head belonged

CAIRO, Egypt – Egypt’s antiquities council says that archaeologists have unearthed a 3,000-year-old red granite head believed to portray the 19th Dynasty pharaoh Ramses II. The Supreme Council of Antiquities says the discovery was made recently at Tell Basta, about 50 miles northeast of Cairo. The council’s statement Thursday says the 30-inch high head belonged

By STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 23, 9:43 AM ET STAR CITY, Russia – As a computer game designer, he’s made millions creating fantasy worlds. Now, Richard Garriott will live out his own fantasy of spaceflight. Garriott, 47, will become the first child of a U.S. astronaut to travel to space when he

By STEVE GUTTERMAN, Associated Press Writer Tue Sep 23, 9:43 AM ET STAR CITY, Russia – As a computer game designer, he’s made millions creating fantasy worlds. Now, Richard Garriott will live out his own fantasy of spaceflight. Garriott, 47, will become the first child of a U.S. astronaut to travel to space when he

BEIJING – Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country’s first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was “a stride forward” in China’s space history. The spacewalk was mainly aimed at testing China’s mastery of the technology involved. The sole task of mission commander Zhai Zhigang was

BEIJING – Three Chinese astronauts made a jubilant return to Earth on Sunday after successfully completing the country’s first-ever spacewalk, an event the premier said was “a stride forward” in China’s space history. The spacewalk was mainly aimed at testing China’s mastery of the technology involved. The sole task of mission commander Zhai Zhigang was

By DAVID CASSTEVENS Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Bill Eads has seen wives come and go. But he still has Henrietta. A beauty even now, at 83, his true love is a Model T Ford. The 1925 touring car was built the year F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, when Calvin

By DAVID CASSTEVENS Fort Worth Star-Telegram FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) – Bill Eads has seen wives come and go. But he still has Henrietta. A beauty even now, at 83, his true love is a Model T Ford. The 1925 touring car was built the year F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote The Great Gatsby, when Calvin

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Lawyers have announced they are seeking a new trial for a death row inmate who escaped execution after new allegations emerged of an affair between the judge and prosecutor in his original trial. The complaint lodged at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on behalf of convicted double-murderer Charles Dean Hood, 39,

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Lawyers have announced they are seeking a new trial for a death row inmate who escaped execution after new allegations emerged of an affair between the judge and prosecutor in his original trial. The complaint lodged at the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals on behalf of convicted double-murderer Charles Dean Hood, 39,

WESTPORT, Conn. – Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money” – and as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario – has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at

WESTPORT, Conn. – Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money” – and as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario – has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a sprawling spending bill Saturday. The 78-12 vote sent the $634 billion measure to President Bush, who was expected

By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON – Automakers gained $25 billion in taxpayer-subsidized loans and oil companies won elimination of a long-standing ban on drilling off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts as the Senate passed a sprawling spending bill Saturday. The 78-12 vote sent the $634 billion measure to President Bush, who was expected

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – El Paso police have taken more than $4 million worth of marijuana off the streets after a traffic stop along a busy highway. Police say they found 6,018 pounds of the drug inside the white trailer box of a truck just off the I-10/Hawkins exit. The street value of the

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – El Paso police have taken more than $4 million worth of marijuana off the streets after a traffic stop along a busy highway. Police say they found 6,018 pounds of the drug inside the white trailer box of a truck just off the I-10/Hawkins exit. The street value of the

WASHINGTON (AP) – As if people needed one more reason to question their faith in Washington. The colossal credit crisis shows the difficulty that Barack Obama or John McCain will face in fulfilling a pledge to change business-as-usual in this town. Squabbling reached new heights this past week over President Bush’s proposed $700 billion bailout

WASHINGTON (AP) – As if people needed one more reason to question their faith in Washington. The colossal credit crisis shows the difficulty that Barack Obama or John McCain will face in fulfilling a pledge to change business-as-usual in this town. Squabbling reached new heights this past week over President Bush’s proposed $700 billion bailout

El Paso — Two people were taken to the hospital after a severe car accident. The crash occurred at about one o’clock Saturday morning on the Patriot freeway off-ramp for Martin Luther King. Two people in the vehicle suffered what appeared to be neck injuries. Neither police nor fire could give specifics on what happened.

El Paso — Two people were taken to the hospital after a severe car accident. The crash occurred at about one o’clock Saturday morning on the Patriot freeway off-ramp for Martin Luther King. Two people in the vehicle suffered what appeared to be neck injuries. Neither police nor fire could give specifics on what happened.