New protections set for Twain's jumping frog

FRESNO, Calif. - After 10 years of revisions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is publishing a final report designating habitat for the California red-legged frog that inspired Mark Twain's famous story.

Grill ripped from Tenn. man's teeth in jail

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When a Tennessee jailer ripped the gold grill from a new inmate's teeth two days before Thanksgiving last year, it left the 31-year-old man in excruciating pain and left taxpayers on the hook for nearly $100,000 in damages.

US Union Giant Backs British Airways Strikers

A UK union threatening damaging British Airways cabin crew strikes is set to meet America's biggest transport union.

House Dems may try controversial tactic

Can the House pass health care without voting on it again? That question -- bizarre as it seems -- took center stage today as top Democrats struggled to find votes.

Clinton downplays 'crisis' with Israel

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismisses the view that relations between the United States and Israel are in crisis after a row between the two countries over settlements.

First Mondays - Country Music Monday, hosted by the Rotary Club of Giddings, is held on the first Monday of each month at the Giddings Sons of Herman hall on Highway 77 south. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and admission is $3.00 per person.

2nd Tuesday of each month - The Yoakum Rotary Club hosts the Country Music USA show. The show is at the Yoakum Community Center. Admission is $4.00 per person. A catered meal is served before the show. For more information go to www.cmusayoakum.org

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