Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX
2 days ago by Bridget De Stefano
Not to rub it in, but some sunscreens just don't work.
A recent study conducted by a non-profit environmental watchdog organization, Environmental Working Group, found four out of five name-brand sunscreens either do not protect as advertised or contain harmful ingredients.
The Vista, University of Central Oklahoma, OK
1 hour ago by Greg Newby
There's a reason director Christopher Nolan's latest installment in the Batman franchise smashed box office records this weekend. Although there were a few weak spots in the film, it was simply a good action flick.
Gotham City has elected a new district attorney, Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart, "Any Given Sunday" and "Erin Brockovich"), who is hell-bent on cleaning up the city.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
3 hours ago by Chris Stafford
For more than two decades baseball fans at UNT have had to travel to Arlington to enjoy a live game. For 21 years, UNT has not had a collegiate baseball program, since it was cut, along with men's soccer, in 1987.
But local fans of America's pastime may not have to wait much longer.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
16 hours ago by CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press Writer
McALLEN, Texas (AP) - Dolly spun into a hurricane Tuesday, heading toward the U.S.-Mexico border and the heavily populated Rio Grande Valley, where officials feared heavy rains could cause massive flooding and levee breaks.
Dolly was upgraded from a tropical storm Tuesday afternoon, and sustained winds later reached about 80 mph.
Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX
2 days ago by Chris Kellerman
The Dark Knight" already has shattered box office records and will continue to do so quite deservedly. It is the best movie out of Hollywood so far this year, and it's probably one of the greatest superhero movies ever made. It's definitely one of the most interesting.
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas, TX
1 day ago
KEMP, Texas (AP) - Identities have been released on three members of a Fort Worth family who died when their single-engine plane crashed and burned near Kemp.
Officials say the accident killed 50-year-old pilot John Walter Newman Junior, his 48-year-old wife Cyndy and their 19-year-old son, John "J.
Daily Lobo, University of New Mexico, NM
3 days ago by Isaac Avilucea
Lobo cornerback DeAndre Wright has a message for his Aunt Velma: Thank you.
It's true that much of the success Wright has had at the University has been the fruit of his hard work. However, if it wasn't for his Aunt Velma, Wright might not have made it to New Mexico.
Daily Lobo, University of New Mexico, NM
3 days ago by Brandon Call
The modern musical takes yet another hit in the form of "Mamma Mia!" - a hideous adaptation of the wildly successful Abba-inspired stage show about a bride-to-be on a Greek island trying to work out which of three men knocked up her "reckless little slut" of a mother 20 years earlier.
Daily Lobo, University of New Mexico, NM
2 days ago by Hunter Riley
In a visit to Albuquerque on July 16, Republican presidential candidate John McCain discussed U.S. involvement in the Middle East and suggested students should join the armed forces or the Peace Corps to pay increasing tuition prices.
Before giving the floor to audience members for questions, McCain spoke about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Daily Toreador, Texas Tech University, TX
5 days ago by Bridget De Stefano
South Plains residents may be tempted to rest easier after Tuesday's arrest of a Plainview man who police believe may have kidnapped and sexually assualted two Lubbock women in early July, but officials at the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center are advising residents to remain cautious.
The Vista, University of Central Oklahoma, OK
3 hours ago by Nelson Solomon
U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman may be a hero or an enemy to Oklahoma City's NBA fans.
But we'll never know.
Because the suit between the city of Seattle and the Sonics was settled, Pechman's prepared ruling was never heard.
The Oklahoman left a message with the judge asking how she would've ruled had there not been a settlement, but Pechman replied through a law clerk that she would not answer that question, according to an Associated Press article.
The Vista, University of Central Oklahoma, OK
2 hours ago by Chase Dearinger
Almost 700 prisoners were released from behind bars in Lyles, Tenn. on June 26. These prisoners were not convicted criminals, however. They were dogs.
The Humane Society of the United States helped local and state officials remove the almost 700 dogs from a facility known as Pine Bluff Kennels.
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