Dallas

DALLAS -- In an attempt to generate more revenue, the NBA is pondering the idea of placing ads on the jerseys of every player from the 30 teams.

DALLAS -- An American Airlines flight attendant disrupted a flight Friday morning as it was about to take off from Dallas Fort/Worth en route to Chicago, saying over the aircraft intercom system that the plane was going to crash, alluding to 9/11 terrorist attacks and ranting about the airline's bankruptcy reorganization, passengers said.

DALLAS -- When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead.

One of the pilots is among those asking why.

The Rev. Stephen Sprinkle, an openly gay Baptist minister from Dallas, said it's not enough for churches to be "tolerant" of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people. They need to "move from tolerance through understanding to appreciation and celebration."

DALLAS -- Schools are starting fall sessions soon, and at least 11,000 Texas middle school and high school students are signed up for a different sort of physical education. Instead of basketballs and tennis rackets, they will use rods and reels and bows and arrows, courtesy of the Dallas Ecological Foundation, an affiliate of the Dallas Safari Club.

They even get school credit for the Outdoor Adventures education program, which is accredited by the Texas Education Association and also meets national education standards.

Since Outdoor Adventures was founded 10 years ago, DEF has spent nearly $1 million in support. DSC officials say the funds are spent on equipment, field trips, curriculum updates and a semiannual shooting event for 125 students at Greystone Castle near Mingus.

DALLAS -- Twenty-three-year-old Magdala Gonzalez left her beloved hometown of Monterrey, Mexico, in search of a good job and safe surroundings. She found them in Fort Worth, Texas, where she is an intern at Telemundo TV station.

Her job is temporary, but she hopes to return after finishing her bachelor's degree at Tec de Monterrey.

"My family and I have talked about moving here," she said. "They came to visit in February for a month. They were impressed at how everyone goes out with no fear of being robbed or shot. They're hoping that I can graduate and get a job here."

Gonzalez is part of a growing exodus of middle- and upper-income residents of northern Mexico who have uprooted themselves and moved to the United States to escape the violence engulfing parts of their homeland, according to a study by students at four universities led by the University of Texas at El Paso. And their destinations extend well beyond border cities.