Meat smugglers busted at the border EL PASO, Texas “”mdash; Border agents last week landed a meaty bust, seizing 756 pounds of bologna arranged into the shape of a car seat and covered with blankets in a man’s pickup. Read more...

For the first time in more than 30 years, Eid-al-Fitr, today’s celebration that signals the end of Ramadan, falls on the same week of Thanksgiving. At first, I see an obvious disconnect between the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the American tradition of Thanksgiving ““ 30 days of fasting compared to the much-loved American tradition of stuffing oneself into immobility by feasting on turkey, apple pie and other goodies. Read more...

Football is a violent and emotional sport. For three hours Saturday, members of the UCLA and USC football teams managed to play a rough game at full speed and intensity ““ smashing each other play after play ““ without the game deteriorating into ugly, extracurricular fighting. Read more...

Broken pieces of pottery, art work, weapons and human remains lay in boxes in parts of the Fowler Museum and Hershey Hall ““ not for display, but waiting to be returned to their places of origin. Read more...

CALPIRG’s first hunger banquet will take place tonight in an effort by students to demonstrate the realities of world poverty. Hosted by the California Public Interest Research Group, the banquet ““ which will take place in Ackerman Union’s second floor lounge at 7 p.m. Read more...