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- World leaders honor Borlaug
- BV armed with hand sanitizer
- Former student sues A&M over grades
- Gates: Borlaug was 'warrior against hunger'
- Gates: Borlaug was 'warrior against hunger'
- Rain in Brazos Valley area forecasts
- Getting to know the neighbors
- Roads reopen after gas leak in south CS
- Man used stolen credit cards to buy drinks at Bryan bar, police say
- CS man accused of assaulting teen son
- Benden to lead CS schools' foundation
- Teenage fugitive collecting fans
- Republicans back health reform
- Heating costs to decrease
- Poll: President's ratings rise
- Report: Cowboys facility should have survived wind
- Obama seeks honest talks about Afghanistan
- Texas gets less swine flu vaccine than expected
- Senator calls for donor limits
- Limbaugh, Checketts interested in Rams
- Report: Cowboys' facility should have stood
- Agency: Toll-road project is dead
- Three Americans share Nobel physics prize
- La. AG: ACORN embezzlement totaled $5M, not $1M
- Olympics another win for Brazil, leader
| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Norman Borlaug preferred chicken sandwiches over fancy food, would be in his Texas A&M office at 5 a.m. each day and refused help with his heavy luggage, said U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who served as Texas A&M president from 2002 ... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT When it comes to warding off the flu by keeping things germ-free, Shawn Andaya-Pulliam does her due diligence at home and at work. The director of The Children's Museum of the Brazos Valley said she and her staff work hard to disinfect their exhibits ... |
| Former student sues A&M over grades Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A student who transferred from Texas A&M is suing her former university, saying an academic counselor recommended that she intentionally fail three classes. The classes were taken in the fall of 2007, the first semester of her freshman year, acco ... |
| Gates: Borlaug was 'warrior against hunger' Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:49 AM PDT Leaders from as far as Japan and India came to Texas A&M today to memorialize Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Prize winner remembered for his legendary efforts in fighting world hunger. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who served as Texas A& ... |
| Gates: Borlaug was 'warrior against hunger' Posted: 06 Oct 2009 03:49 AM PDT Leaders from as far as Japan and India came to Texas A&M today to memorialize Norman Borlaug, the Nobel Prize winner remembered for his legendary efforts in fighting world hunger. U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who served as Texas A& ... |
| Rain in Brazos Valley area forecasts Posted: 07 Oct 2009 01:48 AM PDT Weather officials said they expected rain across the Brazos Valley area Wednesday.In Brazos County, weather officials said they expect a 40 percent chance of rain, with highs in the lower 80s and lows in the mid 70s. Winds from 5 to 10 mph are expect ... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT For some, it was the prizes and pizza. For others, all it took was an opportunity to meet the neighbors to lure them outside for the 26th annual National Night Out. Law enforcement officers seem to agree, though: It doesn't matter why people particip ... |
| Roads reopen after gas leak in south CS Posted: 06 Oct 2009 04:19 AM PDT Roads are open again after a gas leak in south College Station prompted emergency crews to clear the area of traffic and evacuate one homeowner. The leak happened near Arrington Road and Spring Garden Drive and was reported just before 11 a.m. after ... |
| Man used stolen credit cards to buy drinks at Bryan bar, police say Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:43 AM PDT Police said they arrested a 28-year-old man after he was accused of taking two credit cards from an acquaintance and using them to buy drinks at a Bryan bar.Daniel Lee Haben of Austin was arrested Tuesday on two charges of credit card or debit card a ... |
| CS man accused of assaulting teen son Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:43 AM PDT A 63-year-old College Station man remained jailed Tuesday after police said he punched his teenage son.The man was arrested on a charge of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, a charge that was enhanced from a misdemeanor to a third-degr ... |
| Benden to lead CS schools' foundation Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT A new director has been named for the College Station schools Education Foundation. Teresa Benden will lead the organization, which was established by community leaders for the purpose of supporting the school district by funding educational activiti ... |
| Teenage fugitive collecting fans Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT EASTSOUND, Wash. -- In the darkness of this sleepy island town, the beam of a deputy's flashlight caught the back of a lanky teenager wanted in a notorious 18-month burglary spree.The teen glanced over his shoulder -- and vanished into the woods. "He ... |
| Republicans back health reform Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised President Barack Obama's drive to overhaul the nation's health care system on Tuesday and urged fellow Republicans to join in efforts to finish the job this year.The new Republican support f ... |
| Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Staying warm won't be quite as expensive this winter.People who heat with natural gas should do especially well, seeing their lowest bills in five years. But no matter what fuel is used, heating costs are expected to take less of a bite ... |
| Poll: President's ratings rise Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- President Barack Obama's approval ratings are starting to rise after declining ever since his inauguration, new poll figures show as the country's mood begins to brighten. But concerns about the economy, health care and war persist, and ... |
| Report: Cowboys facility should have survived wind Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:04 AM PDT DALLAS -- A report by a federal agency says the Dallas Cowboys' tentlike practice facility collapsed in winds it should have been able to withstand.In a 121-page report released Tuesday, the National Institute of Standards and Technology said the ste ... |
| Obama seeks honest talks about Afghanistan Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Pres-ident Barack Obama told lawmakers from both parties Tuesday that he would be rigorous and deliberate in his review of his Afghanistan strategy but that he understood the urgency of righting the flagging war.Obama also told lawmaker ... |
| Texas gets less swine flu vaccine than expected Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:05 AM PDT DALLAS -- In the federal government's first weekly allotment of swine flu vaccine, Texas has received about 40 percent less than expected.A statement issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday said it had expected to get 237,0 ... |
| Senator calls for donor limits Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT AUSTIN -- U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, who has received huge contributions in her race for governor, says she wants limits on the size of campaign donations in Texas, where enormous cash gifts are commonplace.Hutchison has received at least six do ... |
| Limbaugh, Checketts interested in Rams Posted: 06 Oct 2009 05:10 AM PDT ST. LOUIS -- The lowly Rams have someone who loves them.Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said Tuesday he is teaming up with St. Louis Blues owner Dave Checketts in a bid to buy the Rams, owners of the NFL's longest losing streak at 14 and j ... |
| Report: Cowboys' facility should have stood Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT DALLAS -- The Dallas Cowboys' practice facility collapsed in winds it should have been able to withstand, according to a report released Tuesday by a federal agency that investigated the accident that injured a dozen people.The National Institute of ... |
| Agency: Toll-road project is dead Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT AUSTIN -- The Texas Department of Transportation is pulling the last plug on the Trans-Texas Corridor, Gov. Rick Perry's embattled plan to build a toll-road network across the state.The agency said this year that it was scaling back the project and d ... |
| Three Americans share Nobel physics prize Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT NEW YORK -- The next time you snap a digital photo and post it to Facebook, you can probably thank the three men who won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday.They helped develop fiber-optic cable and invented the "eye" in digital cameras -- technology ... |
| La. AG: ACORN embezzlement totaled $5M, not $1M Posted: 06 Oct 2009 02:55 AM PDT BATON ROUGE, La. -- An internal review by ACORN's board of directors found that $5 million was embezzled from the community organization, far more than a previously reported sum of $1 million, according to documents from the Louisiana attorney genera ... |
| Olympics another win for Brazil, leader Posted: 06 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO -- He is the Pele of politics, knighted the "most popular politician on Earth" by another contender for the title -- Barack Obama.Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva draws praise from Havana to Wall Street for an economic boo ... |
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