The books are bought, the first homework assignments are assigned, and the rain has become a thing of the past. After a rather monumental first day back at school, the new semester is beginning to become a reality. With a whole semester left to enjoy, students have begun to reunite with their last semester...
LOS ANGELES - Skies were clearing Monday over a waterlogged Biola after a week of downpours and heavy snowfall in California that led to avalanche and traffic deaths but only minor flooding and slides.
Though flooding has been a problem in the past at Biola, the impact of the downpour this week was...
As students headed out of their dorms into the rainy weather on their first day of school the puddles didn't stop them from welcoming in the newness of the spring semester. The wet crowds made their way into Chase Gymnasium and found a seat amongst their colleagues as Biola united in one chapel to commence...
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Gunmen killed an opposition lawmaker in Nairobi on Tuesday, triggering a new flare-up of the ethnic fighting that has gripped Kenya since its disputed presidential election and dimming hopes for negotiations to end the month-long standoff.
Mugabe Were, who was shot to death as he...
WASHINGTON -- A Democratic Congress is poised to heed President Bush's call to help save the economy, but may not give him much else after a State of the Union speech that recycled many of the administration's past initiatives.
A lame duck president called again for immigration reform, an end to lawmakers'...
LOS ANGELES-- Several major roadways across the state were closed early Monday after the latest in a week's worth of storms, and experts warned that the risk of mudslides has not eased even as wet weather begins moving out of the region.
Snow forced the closure of the main artery between Sacramento...
Violence count marks 1 month since Kenya's election
January 27, 2008
NAIVASHA, Kenya --Hundreds of people from rival tribes confronted each other on a main road of Kenya's flower capital Monday, hefting machetes, clubs and rocks and retreating only when a handful of police between them fired live bullets into the air.
It was unclear whether the officers would be able...
RAFAH, Egypt -- Thousands of Palestinians pushed their way into Egypt past human chains of guards with riot shields after a bulldozer wrecked another section of fence along the Egypt-Gaza border.
Men in black clothing stood atop the bulldozer as it knocked down a concrete slab under the watchful eyes...
WASHINGTON --With unprecedented speed and cooperation, Congress and the White House forged a deal Thursday to begin rushing tax rebates of $600 to $1,200 to most tax filers by spring, hoping they will spend the money just as quickly and jolt the ailing economy to life.
Rebates would be even higher...
LOS ANGELES -- Authorities were trying to help hundreds of motorists stranded in the snow Thursday after a powerful storm forced the closure of California's major north-south interstate in the mountains north of Los Angeles.
Traffic was halted in both directions on Interstate 5 in Tejon Pass,...
RAFAH, Gaza Strip --Tens of thousands of Gazans on foot and riding donkey carts poured into Egypt on Wednesday, after gunmen used land mines to blast down parts of a 12-kilometer (seven-mile) barrier between the two territories _ effectively ending Israel's blockade of Gaza imposed a week ago.
Jubilant...
La Mirada --With a lesser number of students present during the break between the spring and fall semesters, Biola took the opportunity to make improvements on the campus. George Davis, supervisor of Facility Planning and Brian Langworthy, landscaping and grounds manager, shared with The Chimes what...
