Saturday 31st July, 2010
Arizona ruling may backfire for immigrants
L ike most civil rights supporters, I celebrated last week's news that a judge suspended the harshest portions of Arizona's xenophobic immigration law. But the more I think about it, the more I fear i...
Activists rally for Arizona immigration law
A demonstrator shows his support of tougher immigration legislation in front of the state capitol building in Phoenix, Arizona, July 29, 2010.
3 inmates on the lam from Arizona prison
PHOENIX — Police used helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the...
Coast Guard allows toxic chemical use on Gulf oil
News 13By H. JOSEF HEBERTAssociated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Coast Guard has routinely approved BP requests to use thousands of gallons of toxic chemical a day to break up oil slicks in the G...
Three Convicted Murderers Escape From NW Arizona Prison
The LedgerPHOENIX | Police were using helicopters and dogs Saturday to search for three convicted murderers who escaped from a northwest Arizona prison, kidnapped two semi-truck drivers at gunpoint and used the...
Catholic bishops of Mexico denounce Arizona immigration law
Spero NewsA statement presented by Bishop Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez, Bishop of Texcoco and secretary general of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of Mexico, expresses deep disappoin...
Beltran's sacrifice fly lifts Mets over Arizona
Newsdayanthony.rieber@newsday.com The Mets say they didn't make a trade Saturday in part because they like the players they have.Carlos Beltran is one of those players. They like him, even though he entered...
1 killed in plane crash pulled from Lake Michigan
News 13LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) - Authorities have recovered another victim of a small plane crash in Lake Michigan more than a week ago. The Mason County, Mich., Sheriff's Office says the victim's bod...
LA pushing to become nation's mass transit leader
News 13By DAISY NGUYENAssociated Press Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) - The region famous for jilting the street car to take up a love affair with the automobile is trying to rekindle its long ago romance with com...
Arizona governor considers changing immigration law
The Kansas City StarPHOENIX | Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer is asking legislators to consider whether they should change the state’s immigration law after a judge blocked enforcement of parts of it.
36 arrested in Arizona immigration sweep
Deseret NewsPHOENIX — The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office arrested 36 people in a crime and immigration sweep Thursday and Friday, and six are suspected to be illegal immigrants. Everyone arrested was sto...
Pipe break that caused Michigan oil spill is found
News 13MARSHALL, Mich. (AP) - Officials say they've located the pipeline break that caused hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil to spew into a major river in southern Michigan. An official with the C...
Judge: FWS plan excluded possible lynx habitat
News 13MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service arbitrarily excluded "critical habitat" that could be occupied by the elusive Canada lynx. U.S. District Judge...
US court to hear Arizona immigration law
West AustralianA US appeals court in California says it will take up Arizona's new immigration law in November after the most controversial provisions were stripped by a federal judge.Arizona's Republican Go...
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