January 20, 2010 RSS feed / News

Houston police shoot, kill man during search

HOUSTON (AP) - Houston police say an officer shot and killed a man who fired on police while they were executing a search warrant at his home. More...

Gates: U.S. military fails to spot danger in ranks

WASHINGTON (AP) - An internal investigation into the Fort Hood massacre has found that several medical officers failed to use “appropriate judgement and standards of officership” when conducting performance reviews of the alleged shooter More...

Mexico to send 2,000 more police to violent city

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - A Mexican official says 2,000 more agents will be sent to the northern border city of Ciudad Juarez as federal police take the lead in the crackdown against drug traffickers there. More...

More than 100 neglected animals found at Nevada farm

RENO, Nevada (AP) - In one of the worst cases they can remember, Nevada agriculture officials have cited a woman for animal cruelty for neglecting more than 100 animals, including 35 starving horses and a goat that died from eating wool off a sheep More...

Mango effective in preventing, stopping certain colon, breast cancer cells

COLLEGE STATION - Mango. If you know little about this fruit, understand this: Its been found to prevent or stop certain colon and breast cancer cells in the lab. More...

Cowboys’ old Texas Stadium to be destroyed April 11

IRVING, Texas (AP) - Dallas Cowboys haters can circle April 11 on their calendars. That’s when Texas Stadium, former home of America’s Team, will be imploded. More...

Texas QB McCoy says arm injury healing, and he announces marriage plans

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Colt McCoy says his injured right arm is healing and should be 100 percent in about two weeks, giving him plenty of time to prepare for the NFL combine. More...

Wide-receiver Buckner leaving Longhorns following arrest in College Station

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas sophomore receiver Dan Buckner, who caught 45 passes for the Longhorns last season, will be released from his scholarship and transfer after his arrest on misdemeanor criminal trespassing and resisting arrest charges. More...

Hunters cause Texas weapons plant to shutdown

AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Two goose hunters inadvertently caused a security lock down in Texas at the nation’s only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly plant. More...

Oregon reaches deal with feds to deport inmates

SALEM, Ore. (AP) - The state has reached a deal with federal officials to deport inmates who have less than six months left on their sentences if they are in the United States illegally. More...

U.S. Marshals Service renews detention facility contract

MTC earns $383-million contract to continue operating Willacy County RDF until 2030

Utah-based Management & Training Corporation (MTC) - operator of the Willacy County Regional Detention Facility (WCRDF) - has been awarded a $383-million operating contract by the U.S. More...

Border Patrol seizes guns, ammo at El Paso bridge

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized two highpowered rifles and 4,000 round of ammunition from a pickup truck heading across an El Paso bridge to Mexico. More...

U.S., Mexico open 1st border bridge in 10 years

REYNOSA, Mexico (AP) - Mexican President Felipe Calderon and the U.S. trade representative have inaugurated a new bridge on the U.S.-Mexico border, the first new land port of entry on the southern U.S. border in 10 years. More...

Pork rinds face tougher entry at Mexican border

McALLEN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Customs officials say people entering the U.S. from Mexico will have to leave behind a favorite snack starting Thursday - pork rinds, or chicharrones as they're called south of the border. More...

Texas board defers vote on history curriculum

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - After tackling hip-hop, McCarthyism and immigration, the State Board of Education abruptly ended consideration of new standards for teaching social studies on Friday, delaying until March a tentative vote on the guidelines that More...

Texas Tech asks court to toss Leach claim

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - Texas Tech on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out fired coach Mike Leach's lawsuit, saying state law gives the university immunity from legal action. More...

Von Miller returning to A&M

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) - Texas A&M pass-rushing specialist Von Miller is returning to the Aggies for one more season. More...

‘Wig Bandits’ sentenced in Arizona heists

PHOENIX (AP) -Two more of the so-called “Wig Bandits” suspected in a string of armed robberies in the Phoenix metropolitan area were sentenced to prison Friday. More...

Switch from coal to natural gas could provide clean environment for 21st century

An unlikely source of energy has emerged to meet international demands that the United States do more to fight global warming: It's cleaner than coal, cheaper than oil and a 90-year supply is under our feet. More...

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