Cell phones have long been anathema in the classroom, banned as a potential distraction, at best, and as a possible vehicle for cheating, at worst. But lately, educators have begun changing their tune on mobile phones. Abilene Christian University will hand out Apple’s iPhone 3G smartphone to two-thirds of this year’s entering class of 950 [...]

Because of Hurricane Gustav, which is headed to the Gulf Coast, neither President Bush nor Vice President Cheney will travel to St. Paul, Minn., on Monday for the opening night of the Republican National Convention.

In her December 2006 acceptance speech, Gov. Sarah Palin told Alaskans to hold her accountable and urged them to do the same in their lives. “Don’t think you need government to take care of all needs and to make your decisions for you,” she said. “More government isn’t the answer.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is putting the short-term future of renewable energy companies in jeopardy even as the presidential candidates and most lawmakers hail windmills, solar panels and biofuels as long-term solutions to high gasoline prices and global warming.Some $500 million in investment and production tax credits will expire Dec. 31 unless Congress renews them. [...]

Well I went out and plunked down $5 at Gamestop for Fallout 3 yesterday and got myself one of their promo poster and soundtrack samplers for the game for doing it. Ok, I will be honest, that is exactly why I did it! What I got was a good taste of what the original music [...]

New Orleans has started mandatory evacuations to prevent a repeat of the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina.

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It's going to be hard to top last year's amazing college football season, but Week #1 sure was a heck of a lot of fun. Starting Thursday night I have watched more games than I can count, but I did notice several new coaches struggled in their openers. June Jones, the savior of SMU, watched [...]

Alaskans have reacted with a mixture of pride and disbelief to the news that their governor, Sarah Palin, has been picked as Sen. John McCain’s running mate. John Ryan of member station KTOO talks with Juneau residents about Palin, who had an 80 percent approval rating in her last statewide survey.

John McCain, who will accept the Republican nomination for president next week, is traveling by bus through Midwestern battleground states with his newly crowned choice for vice president, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.