Month: November 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in office for the beginning of Obama’s presidential term. An official familiar with the discussions said Tuesday that Gates will remain in the post for at least a year. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because Obama is not

WASHINGTON (AP) – President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in office for the beginning of Obama’s presidential term. An official familiar with the discussions said Tuesday that Gates will remain in the post for at least a year. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because Obama is not

MIAMI – A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman said the 31-year-old law violates equal protection rights for the children and

MIAMI – A judge on Tuesday ruled that a strict Florida law that blocks gay people from adopting children is unconstitutional, declaring there was no legal or scientific reason for sexual orientation alone to prohibit anyone from adopting. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Cindy Lederman said the 31-year-old law violates equal protection rights for the children and

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – A teenage member of a polygamist sect is refusing a judge’s order to tell where her baby is – defying Texas officials as they seek to collect a DNA sample to identify the father and determine if he’s an adult. Texas Child Protective Services believes she was married to an

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) – A teenage member of a polygamist sect is refusing a judge’s order to tell where her baby is – defying Texas officials as they seek to collect a DNA sample to identify the father and determine if he’s an adult. Texas Child Protective Services believes she was married to an

WASHINGTON – The economy took a tumble in the summer that was worse than first thought as American consumers throttled back their spending by the most in 28 years, further proof the country is almost certainly in the throes of a painful recession. The updated reading on the economy’s performance, released Tuesday by the Commerce

WASHINGTON – The economy took a tumble in the summer that was worse than first thought as American consumers throttled back their spending by the most in 28 years, further proof the country is almost certainly in the throes of a painful recession. The updated reading on the economy’s performance, released Tuesday by the Commerce

CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama pledged to make deficit reduction a goal of his administration Tuesday – but only after recovery from the financial crisis is well under way. “We are going to have to jump start the economy,” he said. At his second news conference in as many days, Obama claimed a “mandate to

CHICAGO – President-elect Barack Obama pledged to make deficit reduction a goal of his administration Tuesday – but only after recovery from the financial crisis is well under way. “We are going to have to jump start the economy,” he said. At his second news conference in as many days, Obama claimed a “mandate to

EL PASO, Texas — The Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is resuming normal hours of operation following a brief closure due to maintenance of broadcast towers on Ranger Peak. The state park is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Sunday and from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and holidays. The last gondola

EL PASO, Texas — The Wyler Aerial Tramway State Park is resuming normal hours of operation following a brief closure due to maintenance of broadcast towers on Ranger Peak. The state park is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday, Thursday and Sunday and from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and holidays. The last gondola

We are four days away from one of the biggest shopping days of the year. If you are determined to head out to Black Friday, there is a Web site that could make your morning a little less hectic. BlackFriday.infolists after-Thanksgiving sales for major stores days in advance. You can even sign up for e-mail

We are four days away from one of the biggest shopping days of the year. If you are determined to head out to Black Friday, there is a Web site that could make your morning a little less hectic. BlackFriday.infolists after-Thanksgiving sales for major stores days in advance. You can even sign up for e-mail

WINTERSBURG, Ariz. (AP) – One of three reactors at a nuclear plant thatis one of El Paso Electric’s major power suppliers is shut down and could be for several weeks because of a cooling-system leak on the non-nuclear side of the plant. Arizona Public Service spokesman Jim McDonald says there is no threat to public

WINTERSBURG, Ariz. (AP) – One of three reactors at a nuclear plant thatis one of El Paso Electric’s major power suppliers is shut down and could be for several weeks because of a cooling-system leak on the non-nuclear side of the plant. Arizona Public Service spokesman Jim McDonald says there is no threat to public

CHICAGO (AP) – Citing an “economic crisis of historic proportions,” President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush administration approved fresh billions to bail out one of the nation’s largest banks. Stock prices surged higher –

CHICAGO (AP) – Citing an “economic crisis of historic proportions,” President-elect Barack Obama urged Congress to pass a costly, job-creating stimulus bill as quickly as possible, a rare pre-inaugural call to action delivered as the outgoing Bush administration approved fresh billions to bail out one of the nation’s largest banks. Stock prices surged higher –

By ABC-7 Reporter/Anchor Ken Molestina EL PASO — City officials and land developers are beginning to wonder if a looming economic crisis may end up casting a shadow over Fort Bliss’ military boom. Some experts believe the concern over real estate development is not immediate in the Sun City. Still, a report filed by the

By ABC-7 Reporter/Anchor Ken Molestina EL PASO — City officials and land developers are beginning to wonder if a looming economic crisis may end up casting a shadow over Fort Bliss’ military boom. Some experts believe the concern over real estate development is not immediate in the Sun City. Still, a report filed by the

EL PASO COUNTY, Texas — County Commissioners approved a $6.8 million plan Monday to bring running water and sewer services to thousands of residents in the Clint and San Elizario areas. The county has worked out a deal with the Lower Valley Water District to install the running water. The county will cover more than

EL PASO COUNTY, Texas — County Commissioners approved a $6.8 million plan Monday to bring running water and sewer services to thousands of residents in the Clint and San Elizario areas. The county has worked out a deal with the Lower Valley Water District to install the running water. The county will cover more than

President George W. Bush has appointed C.W. (Bill) Ruth to serve as U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). Ruth was sworn in and assumed duties on Monday, IBWC officials said. Ruth replaces Carlos Marin, who was killed in a small plane crash in September near Presidio, Texas. Ruth worked for the

President George W. Bush has appointed C.W. (Bill) Ruth to serve as U.S. commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC). Ruth was sworn in and assumed duties on Monday, IBWC officials said. Ruth replaces Carlos Marin, who was killed in a small plane crash in September near Presidio, Texas. Ruth worked for the

EL PASO, Texas — City Council will not meet Tuesday. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Officials also remind citizens that City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

EL PASO, Texas — City Council will not meet Tuesday. The next regular meeting will be Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 9 a.m. Officials also remind citizens that City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Astronauts carried out one last spacewalk Monday to finish an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station. Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Shane Kimbrough hoped to wrap up work on a jammed solar-wing rotary joint and, as a precaution, squirt some extra

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – Astronauts carried out one last spacewalk Monday to finish an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station. Spacewalkers Stephen Bowen and Shane Kimbrough hoped to wrap up work on a jammed solar-wing rotary joint and, as a precaution, squirt some extra

EL PASO, Texas — Police need the public’s help to catch an armed robber. El Paso police confirm that about noon Sunday, a man walked into the Sally’s Beauty Supply store in the 8500 block of Dyer and pointed a gun at the store clerk. He allegedly demanded all of the money inside the cash

EL PASO, Texas — Police need the public’s help to catch an armed robber. El Paso police confirm that about noon Sunday, a man walked into the Sally’s Beauty Supply store in the 8500 block of Dyer and pointed a gun at the store clerk. He allegedly demanded all of the money inside the cash