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- Breaking the cycle
- Sheriff: Boy in balloon was a hoax
- Gates trying to shore up allies
- 42 killed by blast in Iran
- Six jailed on DWI charges
- Resort town in Mexico bracing for hurricane
- FCC to vote this week on 'net neutrality' rules
- Texas teacher worried for student held in killing
- 14 killed in Brazil firefights
- Lawyer to target resort
- Texas wants more Latinos in college
- Artist admits he used solo AP photo of Obama
- Militants vow to defeat Pakistanis
- States want bonds back
- Report: Brain Tumor Survivors Shouldn't Take It Easy
- Barnacle Glue Acts Like Blood Clots
- Treatment for Scleroderma?
- Letters for October 19
- Walking with a purpose
- Calendar
- Fine-Tuning Treatments for Depression
- Boy, 1, in critical condition after Calif shooting
- LA's top prosecutor vows to target pot shops
- Bankruptcy filing delays church sex abuse case
- Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Both Good and Bad
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Alan Reese proudly wears the label of family man.The Bryan man and his wife, Beverly, are raising nine adopted children.But almost anyone who knows him feels like family, his friends and co-workers said.Reese is greeted with high-fives and hugs from ... |
| Sheriff: Boy in balloon was a hoax Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said Sunday, and the boy's parents will likely face felony charges.The stunt two weeks ... |
| Gates trying to shore up allies Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's chief is undertaking the tricky task of trying to persuade allies to remain committed to the war in Afghanistan even as the Obama administration debates whether to send more troops to fight.Defense Secretary Robert Gates ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT TEHRAN, Iran -- A suicide bomber killed five senior commanders of the powerful Revolutionary Guard and at least 37 others Sunday near the Pakistani border in the heartland of a potentially escalating Sunni insurgency.The attack -- which also left do ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Six people were jailed on charges of driving while intoxicated in six separate incidents that occurred in College Station overnight Saturday and Sunday morning.The arrests were made across the city, with two on Harvey Mitchell Parkway and one each on ... |
| Resort town in Mexico bracing for hurricane Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- Hurricane Rick, the strongest eastern North Pacific storm in more than a decade, weakened slightly over open seas Sunday as forecasters said it could veer into resorts at the tip of the Baja California Peninsula by midweek.The track of ... |
| FCC to vote this week on 'net neutrality' rules Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- With Democrats in charge in Washington, supporters of so-called "net neutrality" rules seem poised to finally push through requirements that high-speed Internet providers give equal treatment to all data flowing over their networks.Thes ... |
| Texas teacher worried for student held in killing Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:27 PM PDT TYLER, Texas -- A Tyler teacher, who was the victim of a fatal stabbing in his classroom, called a friend days before the attack saying he feared that the teenager who is now being held in his death was capable of killing.Special education teacher To ... |
| 14 killed in Brazil firefights Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT RIO DE JANEIRO -- At least 2,000 police officers patrolled this coastal city Sunday and Brazilian officials pledged to host a violence-free 2016 Olympics despite bloody drug gang shootouts that left 14 people dead.An hourslong firefight between rival ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. -- The family of a Minnesota woman who died more than a week after being overcome in an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony said Sunday that she prided herself on leading a healthy and active life.Liz Neuman, 49, of Prior Lake suffered mul ... |
| Texas wants more Latinos in college Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:29 PM PDT DALLAS -- A plan to improve the number of Latinos attending college will be considered later this month by the state higher education board.A recent report from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board indicates Hispanics are the least likely gr ... |
| Artist admits he used solo AP photo of Obama Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT photo of Obama seated next to actor George Clooney he originally said his work was based on -- which he claimed would have been covered under "fair use," the legal claim that copyrighted work can be used without having to pay for it.Instead he used ... |
| Militants vow to defeat Pakistanis Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan -- Pakistani troops and the Taliban fought fierce battles Sunday in a militant sanctuary near the Afghan border, with both sides claiming early victories in an army campaign that could shape the future of the country's bat ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT HELENA, Mont. -- The federal government is facing a lawsuit over billions in unclaimed bonds that date back to the patriotic fundraising efforts of World War II, leading to a showdown between states who say they should be given the money and a Treasu ... |
| Report: Brain Tumor Survivors Shouldn't Take It Easy Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:13 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Exercise after receiving radiation to the brain is key to improving memory and mood, new research shows. Exercise appears to prevent the decline of erasable memory, which is similar to the memory problems patients with brain tu ... |
| Barnacle Glue Acts Like Blood Clots Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:11 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers at Duke University have found that the glue secreted by the lowly barnacle, which enables him to hitchhike on the underside of a boat, bears remarkable similarity to the clotting mechanism of human blood. Curious abou ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:11 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A drug currently approved to treat cancer could provide the first treatment for scleroderma, according to researchers. Gleevec has shown to be effective in treating those with the chronic connective tissue disease. "There ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT Obama's A&M visit was a great event all aroundIt was so interesting to hear and read about the festivities and actions of President Barack Obama's A&M visit. It was true democracy at its finest. While there were crowds so eager to gather and ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT People participating in the 2009 CROP Hunger Walk make their way around the American Mile, a 1-mile loop that winds through Veteran's Park, on Sunday afternoon. The proceeds from the event will be used to fund hunger relief programs such as Church Wo ... |
| Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSA dance for senior adults is set for 7 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 29 at the College Station Conference Center, 1300 George Bush Drive. Dress is casual for Dance the Night Away. Cost is $5 per person. Refreshments will be served and door pri ... |
| Fine-Tuning Treatments for Depression Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:10 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research may help fine-tune therapies for depression. Current drugs for depression target the regulatory process for neurotransmitters like norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, and while they are effective in some ... |
| Boy, 1, in critical condition after Calif shooting Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles police said a 1-year-old boy was in critical condition one day after his mother wounded him and fatally shot his older brother.Authorities said 26-year-old La' Tonya Dixon was being held on more than $1 million bail Sunday, ... |
| LA's top prosecutor vows to target pot shops Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- Clay Tepel knew there were risks to setting up a medical marijuana shop: it could lose money, be robbed or be raided by authorities.Still, he wasn't expecting the phone call one August day when a voice said the police were outside and ... |
| Bankruptcy filing delays church sex abuse case Posted: 18 Oct 2009 11:05 PM PDT ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A high-profile sex abuse case that was set to start Monday against Delaware's Catholic Diocese of Wilmington and a former priest will be delayed after the church filed for federal bankruptcy protection.The bankruptcy filing late Sun ... |
| Protein Linked to Alzheimer's Both Good and Bad Posted: 18 Oct 2009 07:09 PM PDT (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New data about amyloid precursor protein, (APP), a protein implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggests it also may have a positive role -- directly affecting learning and memory during brain development. ... |
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