Category Archives: World & National News
Orange couple experiences Boston blast; safely returns home
Lamar football inks 20 players on National Signing Day
IRS to start taking returns Jan. 30
Following the January tax law changes made by Congress under the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA), the Internal Revenue Service announced today it plans to open the 2013 filing season and begin processing individual income tax returns on Jan. 30.
FDA expands Tamiflu’s use to treat children younger than 1 year
Parents, health care professionals must ensure proper dosing The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently expanded the approved use of Tamiflu (oseltamivir) to treat children as young as two weeks old who have shown symptoms of flu for no longer
Orange selected to host 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series tournament No.1
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce that Orange, Texas has been selected as the host site for the 2013 Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament No.1, scheduled for March 14-17, 2013. The Bassmaster Elite Series Sabine River
Rare quintuplets born at UT Southwestern Medical Center
DALLAS, TX – Three boys and two girls were born Thursday, Aug. 9, to missionaries Carrie and Gavin Jones at UT Southwestern Medical Center, among the first sets of quintuplets delivered nationally so far this year. (Editor’s Note: A news
Orange’s Demolition 13U Major team wins Triple Crown Div. 1 World Series
DSHS encourages seasonal flu shots now
The Texas Department of State Health Services is urging everyone over 6 months old to get a dose of seasonal flu vaccine as soon as possible. “Even if you had a flu shot during the last flu season, it’s time
Feds Warn of Disguised Terroists at Super Bowl
The government says there is no terroist threat to the Super Bowl on Sunday February 6. But U.S. intelligence officials say groups like al Qaeda are still interested in carrying out attacks at such a high profile event.Having
Obama’s HAMP Program
Over half a million Americans have recieved permanent mortgage modifications from the Obama administration's flagship foreclosure prevention program. The reason they are falling behind on their mortgages isn't because their loans are unaffordable, according to a report released Monday
Hawaii Bill: Obama’s Birth Record
Yesterday, five Democratic state legislators from Hawaii introduced a bill that would allow anyone that was seeking an original certified copy of Barack Obama's birth record could obtain one. All they would have to do is pay $110.
Pennsylvania School Experiments With ‘Segregation’
A high school in Pennsylvania says some students are separated by race, gender and language for a few minutes each day. This happens in an effort to boost academic scores. The initiative is a program intended on "enriching
Divisions on the Right Over Gays in its Ranks
An intense argument over whether a gay conservative group should co-sponsor the conservative movement's biggest gathering of the year has led some supporters to back out of the event in February.This year's Conservative Political Action Confrence, which is set to
New spirit in Washington, same old divisions
On a night when the new, and still tenuous, mood of bipartisanship in Washington was on full display, President Barack Obama pushed forward an agenda of government spending and investment that is sure to be met with fierce resistance by
This Year’s Budget Deficit to Hit $1.5T
A continuing weak economy and last month's bipartisan tax cut legislation will drive the government's deficit to a record $1.5 trillion this year, a new government estimate predicts.The eye-popping numbers mean the government will continue to borrow 40 cents for
President Obama’s State of the Union address
One oil pipeline too many for Texas?
Deadly arctic blast grips Northeast, Midwest
A bitter arctic freeze is gripping much of the Midwest and Northeast, which is responsible for frigid temperatures and some of the coldest air to hit the Northeast in two years. From Des Moines to International Falls to New England,










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