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Investigators Say Texting Caused Head-on Crash

Fire District 6 urges drivers to not test the statistics - don't text while driving.

(VANCOUVER, Wa.) - Texting is to blame for a head-on crash that sent one person to the hospital with traumatic injuries, according to Dawn Johnson with Clark Co. Fire District 6.

Egypt Orders Crossing Open `Immediately`

Israel maintains full control of Gaza's borders; not only barring the entry of goods, but the regular passage of Palestinians in both directions.

(RAFAH Ma'an) - The crossing between Gaza and Egypt was ordered immediately opened on Tuesday by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, security sources told Ma'an.

Increased Potential for Debris Flows in Oregon Cascades, Coast Range

"Debris flows are rapidly moving landslides that can destroy everything in their paths," said James Roddey, Earth Science Information Officer for the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement advising residents and travelers in the Coast Range and the Cascades, of heavy rains for the next 2 days.

The heavy rain on snow will cause the increased potential for debris flows from the large amounts of rain.

Poetry: We Are Not Alone

It is true that it is better to die standing, than to live crawling. For some, these are life's two choices.

(LONDON) - The attack on the Free Gaza Aid Flotilla has left the world stunned and shocked, but the movement itself is validation that people worldwide will not accept the prolonged suffering of the people of Gaza.

Flotilla Update from Free Gaza

"It was clear from the size of the force that boarded the ship that the purpose was not only to stop this sail, but to cause the largest possible number of fatalities in order to stop such initiatives in the future" - Knesset Member Hanin Zoabi (Balad)

(GAZA) - The UN Security Council Calls for Impartial, Credible Investigation of Israeli Boat Raid.

The raid in international waters, on the aid convoy headed to Gaza left at least 16 civilians dead.

Hamas Reports Israeli Execution of Palestinian Resistance Fighters

When Hamas executes people, western media covers it. We bring you the other side.

(GAZA STRIP) - Israeli occupation forces (IOF) executed two Palestinian resistance fighters east of Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Hebrew news reports indicated.

The Hebrew radio said that the two Abdul Rahman Al-Astal, 19, and Hamada Shahwan, 19, were trying to infiltrate into Palestinian land occupied in 1948 when they were spotted and shot dead.

Eric Holder Speaks Out Over BP Oil Spill

There are a wide range of possible violations under these statutes, and we will closely examine the actions of those involved in this spill.

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - This morning, I surveyed just one small portion of the damage caused by what is now the largest oil spill in American history.

I was briefed by Coast Guard officers involved in the massive response effort, and also surveyed the famed Louisiana Delta, where the early signs of oil intruding into the ecosystem are all too evident.

Medical Marijuana Qualifies for Arizona Ballot

Arizona Will Join South Dakota in Having Medical Marijuana on the Ballot in November; 14 States and Washington, D.C. Have Similar Laws.

(PHOENIX, Az.) - Today, the Arizona Secretary of State announced that an initiative to pass a medical marijuana law in Arizona has qualified for the November ballot.

In April, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project, the group that organized the initiative, turned in nearly 100,000 more signatures than were required to qualify.

Remembering The Dead

Lives are not given in war, they are taken.

(GOLD RIVER, B.C.) - Yesterday was Memorial Day in the United States where I happen to be. Its origins lie in the Civil War and it was first proclaimed in 1868 by the Grand Army of the Republic to honor the Civil War dead.

Dead: 19. Injured: 60. This is Israel

Israel lost the battle for international public opinion a long time ago.

(BRUSSELS) - Even for eyes burnt witnessing human suffering, there is something shocking, something impossible, about watching Israeli soldiers, armed and in gas masks, fast-roping from helicopters onto an aid ship filled with civilians — journalists, parliamentarians, human rights activists, mothers and doctors.

They were headed to Gaza to break the inhuman siege that keeps 1.5 million people somewhere between life and death.