Austin News latest RSS headlines - Austin Globe.comProvides the latest RSS feeds for Austin News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home pageSenator raises the question of lowering speed limits- July 5, 2008 Senator John Warner of Virginia suggested national speed limit to save on gas, although he&039;s not pushing a particular speed. Warner cited studies that a 55 mile-per-hour limit would save two percent o...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15977567/ Piersol ties world record in 200m backstroke- July 5, 2008 OMAHA, Neb. -- Aaron Peirsol has tied the world record inthe 200-meter backstroke at the U.S. Olympic trials, beating rivalRyan Lochte in 1 minute, 54.32 seconds.http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975950/ San Antonio sports icon Dan Cook dead at 81- July 5, 2008 SAN ANTONIO -- Dan Cook, the San Antonio sports writer who popularized the phrase "the opera ain&039;t over till the fat lady sings," has died. He was 81.http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975485/ Dallas Cowboys voice Murphy Martin dead at 82- July 5, 2008 DALLAS (AP) - North Texas broadcaster Murphy Martin, who was an anchor at WFAA-TV in the 1960s and 70s, died late Thursday after a lengthy illness. Martin died just one hour shy of his 83rd birthday,...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975765/ NM authorities charge El Paso man with filing a false kidnapping report- July 5, 2008 LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Dona Ana County sheriff&039;s investigators say a man from El Paso, Texas, allegedly filed a false kidnapping report to avoid getting in trouble with his wife. Investigators say J...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975766/ Memorial to Sept. 11 airline employees dedicated- July 5, 2008 GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of people gathered on the Fourth of July to dedicate a memorial honoring the pilots and flight attendants who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Guests, many of ...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975755/ Man admits stabbing wife after blaming intruder- July 5, 2008 HOUSTON (AP) - Harris County sheriff&039;s deputies say a man who initially said a spiky-haired intruder fatally stabbed his wife has confessed to the crime. 36-year-old Damion Faulkner was charged with ...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975752/ A tasty Fourth of July- July 5, 2008 Everyone&039;s looking forward to the fireworks Friday night but there&039;s plenty of time between now and then to enjoy all the fun of the Fourth of July.http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975597/ Officials charge Williamson Co. merchants with selling drug gear- July 5, 2008 Investigators say they obtained paraphernalia for smoking crack, methamphetamine or other drugs in 17 of the more than 120 convenience stores in which they asked for the "brown bag special." The inves...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975483/ Texas leads nation in boating fatalities- July 5, 2008 CEDAR HILL, Texas (AP) - Roland Paredez says when he&039;s out in his boat, everyone - even the black Labrador puppy - wears a life jacket. His safety-minded outlook is one officials wish more Texans wou...http://story.austinglobe.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/3772e08ad12afe08/id/15975769/ |