Month: October 2008

By STEPHANIE NANO, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK – Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked at 20 years of records and discovered that the number of heart attacks dipped on the Monday after clocks were set back an hour, possibly because people got an extra hour

By STEPHANIE NANO, Associated Press Writer NEW YORK – Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked at 20 years of records and discovered that the number of heart attacks dipped on the Monday after clocks were set back an hour, possibly because people got an extra hour

Vote in our Halloween poll

Vote in our Halloween poll

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Banks borrowed in record amounts from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program over the past week, while investment banks drew loans at a slower pace. The Fed’s report, released Thursday, showed commercial banks averaged a record $111.9 billion in daily borrowing over the past week. That

By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) – Banks borrowed in record amounts from the Federal Reserve’s emergency lending program over the past week, while investment banks drew loans at a slower pace. The Fed’s report, released Thursday, showed commercial banks averaged a record $111.9 billion in daily borrowing over the past week. That

EL PASO — Two left lanes are closed on I-10 near the Geronimo exit due to an accident. The clearing time is 40 minutes. There is no word on injuries at this time.

EL PASO — Two left lanes are closed on I-10 near the Geronimo exit due to an accident. The clearing time is 40 minutes. There is no word on injuries at this time.

EL PASO — The Mexican Consulate in El Paso will dedicate its traditional Day of the Dead altar to two International Boundary and Water Commission officials killed in a plane crash. A ceremony lighting up the altar will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Mexican Consulate on San Antonio Street. Arturo

EL PASO — The Mexican Consulate in El Paso will dedicate its traditional Day of the Dead altar to two International Boundary and Water Commission officials killed in a plane crash. A ceremony lighting up the altar will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Mexican Consulate on San Antonio Street. Arturo

DALLAS (AP) – A new report says Texas leads the nation in the number of uninsured children with 1.4 million. The report released Wednesday by advocacy group Families USA places Texas first in the U.S. for both the number of uninsured children and the percentage of uninsured children – almost 21 percent. The report, based

DALLAS (AP) – A new report says Texas leads the nation in the number of uninsured children with 1.4 million. The report released Wednesday by advocacy group Families USA places Texas first in the U.S. for both the number of uninsured children and the percentage of uninsured children – almost 21 percent. The report, based

LAS CRUCES – Thursday, October 30, 2008 is the last day to register a child to receive a free coat through the 14th Annual First Community Bank Coats for Kids program. Parents can register Las Cruces children, ages birth to fifth grade, at their child’s school. New and gently used coats may be dropped off

LAS CRUCES – Thursday, October 30, 2008 is the last day to register a child to receive a free coat through the 14th Annual First Community Bank Coats for Kids program. Parents can register Las Cruces children, ages birth to fifth grade, at their child’s school. New and gently used coats may be dropped off

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexicans would live an average of two months longer if they breathed cleaner air, Harvard researchers conclude in a study published Monday. The study found that some 7,600 people’s lives were cut short each year by diseases related to air pollution between 2001-2005, representing about 1.6 percent of annual deaths in

MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexicans would live an average of two months longer if they breathed cleaner air, Harvard researchers conclude in a study published Monday. The study found that some 7,600 people’s lives were cut short each year by diseases related to air pollution between 2001-2005, representing about 1.6 percent of annual deaths in

SANTA FE (AP) – A new project sponsored in part by Common Cause New Mexico will put volunteers at the polls in eight counties on election day. They’ll keep an eye on problems and provide help to voters, officials said. Common Cause spokesman Steven Allen says about 200 volunteers will participate in the nonpartisan effort.

SANTA FE (AP) – A new project sponsored in part by Common Cause New Mexico will put volunteers at the polls in eight counties on election day. They’ll keep an eye on problems and provide help to voters, officials said. Common Cause spokesman Steven Allen says about 200 volunteers will participate in the nonpartisan effort.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Disappearing jobs, burrowing consumers and skittish companies are reasons for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates and brace the tottering economy. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his colleagues open a two-day meeting Tuesday afternoon – their last before the November elections – to make a fresh assessment of economic and financial

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago authorities say the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson died of multiple gunshot wounds. Cook County spokesman Sean Howard tells The Associated Press that in Tuesday’s autopsy the county’s medical examiner ruled Julian King’s death a homicide. Howard declined to say where the child suffered wounds or how long he

CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago authorities say the 7-year-old nephew of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson died of multiple gunshot wounds. Cook County spokesman Sean Howard tells The Associated Press that in Tuesday’s autopsy the county’s medical examiner ruled Julian King’s death a homicide. Howard declined to say where the child suffered wounds or how long he

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Writer PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) – Barack Obama and John McCain both made it a point to stop by the Parksdale Farm Market for Jim Meeks’ strawberry shortcake and milkshakes as they hopped across central Florida. Meeks likes to joke that his treats have a lucky ingredient: Both George Bushes

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO, Associated Press Writer PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) – Barack Obama and John McCain both made it a point to stop by the Parksdale Farm Market for Jim Meeks’ strawberry shortcake and milkshakes as they hopped across central Florida. Meeks likes to joke that his treats have a lucky ingredient: Both George Bushes

Want to go to the NMSU Women’s basketball games. Check out their schedule.

Want to go to the NMSU Women’s basketball games. Check out their schedule.

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Forty years after etching their place in history, members of the 1966 NCAA men’s basketball national championship team from Texas Western have been invited to the White House. The Miners will meet with President Bush on Feb. 22 for dinner and a screening of “Glory Road,” a new movie depicting

EL PASO, Texas (AP) – Forty years after etching their place in history, members of the 1966 NCAA men’s basketball national championship team from Texas Western have been invited to the White House. The Miners will meet with President Bush on Feb. 22 for dinner and a screening of “Glory Road,” a new movie depicting

NEW YORK (AP) – Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has entered an alcohol treatment center. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says the player checked into a facility “in another part of the country.” The treatment plan is overseen by the NFL. Adam Jones was suspended for at least four games by the league last

NEW YORK (AP) – Suspended Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones has entered an alcohol treatment center. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones says the player checked into a facility “in another part of the country.” The treatment plan is overseen by the NFL. Adam Jones was suspended for at least four games by the league last

CARLSBAD, N.M. (AP) – A 16-year-old Carlsbad boy charged with the death of another teen will be tried as an adult. State District Judge Thomas Rutledge on Monday bound John Gamble over for trial as a serious youthful offender, saying there’s a provision in the law for a teen age 15 or older to be