Carl Brown

The guys from Fubu appear downright listless sitting around a conference table relaying the typical public relations spiel about their booming hip-hop clothing business. In the midst of the interview, the twentysomething entrepreneurs dressed in their own brightly colored sportswear move to the break room in their Manhattan headquarters, where they begin a game of pool.

The guys from Fubu appear downright listless sitting around a conference table relaying the typical public relations spiel about their booming hip-hop clothing business. In the midst of the interview, the twentysomething entrepreneurs dressed in their own brightly colored sportswear move to the break room in their Manhattan headquarters, where they begin a game of pool.

New Mexico's Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and an Albuquerque school named after the artist have patched up their differences over the use of her name. Museum officials had e-mailed Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School about possible trademark infringement, but the matter was resolved at a meeting with the school principal. "The museum does not object to the elementary school's use of Georgia O'Keeffe's name, nor do we object to the selling of T-shirts that feature the school's name for fundraising purposes," interim director Carl Brown said.

A Camarillo man pleaded guilty Thursday to a single charge of animal cruelty in a bizarre hunt that left three ducks dead of injuries suffered in a crossbow attack. James Carl Brown, 21, will be sentenced this afternoon in Ventura County Municipal Court on a misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals, which carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

A donnybrook on the Newport Pier early Monday resulted in one man being hit by a car and an arrest of the driver for suspicion of attempted murder, police said. Daniel Carl Brown, 22, of Newport Beach was booked into City Jail after he tried to run down the other man about 2 a.m., said Newport Beach Police Lt. Tim Newman. He said Brown was being held on $250,000 bail. Brown fled the scene and was later arrested when police found him at a friend's home.

A 21-year-old gun enthusiast who pleaded guilty to a single charge of animal cruelty in connection with a duck-hunting incident was sentenced Friday to 10 days in Ventura County Jail. James Carl Brown of Camarillo, who admitted killing three ducks with a crossbow in a Port Hueneme park this month, will be allowed to apply for the county work-release program. Brown did not speak during the sentencing hearing Friday in Ventura County Superior Court.

Five title-winners from the USA Track & Field championships last month and three reigning NCAA champions are scheduled to compete today and Sunday in the inaugural USATF Mid-Summer Games at Mt. San Antonio College. The meet, which starts at 3 p.m. each day, is designed to give national-class athletes not competing on the European circuit a chance to test themselves before representing the U.S. in the Pan American Games at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Aug.

Secret Service agents are investigating the background of a former Marine from Camarillo to determine if he should be taken into custody for an alleged threat against President Clinton, authorities said Friday. James Carl Brown, 21, is suspected of making a threat against the president in the form of a newspaper photo with "telescopic cross hairs" drawn upon it, said Secret Service Agent Kevin Riordan.

Republican Edd Hargett outpolled his Democratic opponents in a special election Saturday for northeast Texas' 1st Congressional District seat, but was forced into a runoff when he failed to win 50% of the vote. He will face Democrat Jim Chapman in a runoff in mid-July or early August for the House seat, which has been held by Democrats for more than a century. With all precincts counted, Hargett had 29,814 votes, or 42.2%. Chapman, the Hopkins County district attorney, had 21,370 votes, or 30.

The discovery of three ducks shot with a crossbow led police Thursday to a cache of high-powered weapons in Camarillo and a handwritten threat against President Clinton, authorities said. Port Hueneme police arrested a 21-year-old phone company technician, James Carl Brown, on suspicion of cruelty to farm animals after finding duck feathers and crossbows at the Camarillo apartment he shares with his wife and infant daughter.

In a battle of Trojans, Carl Brown scored 22 points to lead unbeaten Arkansas Little Rock to a 94-86 win over USC Friday night in the second game of the Illini basketball tournament. The Arkansas Little Rock Trojans (4-0) will meet No.7-ranked Illinois (5-0) for the championship tonight. Illinois overpowered Duquesne, 112-81, in the opener. The USC Trojans (4-2) will play Duquesne (2-2) for third place.