Monday, November 2, 2009

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Red light camera supporters, opponents square off

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

The chief advocates on each side of the red light camera debate sparred Sunday over safety, civil liberties and outside influence in the campaign. It was their first face-off before Tuesday's election. College Station residents will vote whether to a ...

CS teenager faces burglary charge

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

A College Station man was in custody Sunday, accused of burglarizing a home. College Station police said they were called at 3 a.m. to a burglary in progress in the 3400 block of Aspen Heights. When officers arrived, the resident described the man an ...

Texas 6 overpass groundbreaking today

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:57 AM PST

A groundbreaking event will be held today for the construction of the Texas 6 overpass over Barron Road in College Station.The Texas Department of Transportation and the City of College Station will host the groundbreaking at 9:30 a.m., on the main l ...

Pentagon warns contractor to cut back on staff

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Pentagon auditors are warning the Army's primary support contractor in Iraq, responsible for everything from mail and laundry to housing and meals, to cut its workforce there or face nearly $200 million in penalties for keeping thousand ...

American wins New York City Marathon

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- That day in Central Park two years ago was shaping up as a triumphant symbol of the resurgence in American distance running Meb Keflezighi helped inspire.He left with an aching hip and, far worse, an aching heart.Keflezighi was back Sund ...

Alternative medicine gains steam in med schools

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It's another example of how alternative medicine has become mainstream. And it's often done with Uncle Sam's ...

Equipment industry gets a boost

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Businesses are finally willing to spend more money on equipment, a healthy sign for the economic recovery.For the first time in nearly two years, companies ponied up more money for a category called "equipment and software" in the third ...

CIT files for Chapter 11 protection

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- After struggling for months to avert bankruptcy, lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 protection in an attempt to restructure its debt while trying to keep badly needed loans flowing to thousands of mid-sized and small businesses.C ...

Coroner: Six deaths ruled as a homicide

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

CLEVELAND -- Six women whose badly decomposed bodies were found at the home of a convicted rapist were all victims of homicide, the coroner's office said Sunday.At least five of the women apparently had been strangled, said Powell Caesar, a spokesma ...

Newly decoded pig DNA may help humans

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

CHICAGO -- An international group of scientists has decoded the DNA of the domestic pig, research that may one day prove useful in finding new treatments for both pigs and people, and perhaps aid in efforts for a new swine flu vaccine for pigs.Pigs a ...

Elections could paint a picture of U.S. attitudes

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama isn't on the ballot. Neither are all members of Congress, nor most governors.But to varying degrees, the outcome of a few disparate elections Tuesday could provide clues about how people -- particularly independen ...

Cattle herder missing near Dayton

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 11:44 PM PST

DAYTON, Texas -- Boats have been used in the search for a livestock herder who disappeared in Liberty County while moving cattle near the rain-swollen Trinity River.Searchers planned to resume their efforts Monday.Dayton police say three men were h ...

Ranks of millionaire college presidents up again

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:22 AM PST

The fast-growing group of millionaire private college and university presidents hit a new record in recent years, and it's likely more college leaders will make seven-figure salaries once the slumping economy rebounds.A record 23 presidents received ...

UN: $39 billion needed to fight pnemonia

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

LONDON -- To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years.On the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF are releasing a global p ...

Groups to monitor swine flu shot safety

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.Decades of safe influenza inoculations ...

Focus falls on cause of collision off Calif. coast

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:25 AM PST

LOS ANGELES -- With the possibility of finding survivors all but gone and the ocean search shifted from a rescue effort to a recovery mission, focus fell Monday on what caused a Marine Corps helicopter and U.S. Coast Guard plane to collide over the P ...

Factory towns slow to see aid

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Many communities hit hardest by job losses, those built around dying factories and mills, have been slowest to see relief from President Barack Obama's stimulus plan, underscoring how hard it is for Washington policymakers to create las ...

The campaign trail experience

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

NEW YORK -- Pivotal presidential campaigns are frequently defined in retrospect by documentaries.The War Room chronicled Bill Clinton's political operation in 1992, adding a phrase to the political lexicon in the process. Alexandra Pelosi's Journeys ...

Diabetes Slows Alzheimer's Memory Loss?

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:09 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While research shows diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease, having both conditions might actually slow the memory loss process. In a study that followed over 600 people with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease for ...

Letters for November 2

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

I would have never thought in a million years that, at age 36, I would be stressed about our health care system. I have been approved for Medicaid. At one point I thought that was just a blessing. I am grateful, but has our nation really gotten to t ...

On the ballot

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

Voters in College Station will decide Tuesday whether the city will continue using cameras to issue citations to red light runners. A vote for the ballot measure is a vote to ban the cameras; a vote against the measure supports keeping the cameras. V ...

Calendar

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 10:05 PM PST

MARK YOUR CALENDARSRegistration is open for the Benz School of Floral Design's Holiday Decorations for Your Home class on Nov. 15. The class is 9 a.m. to noon and costs $60. Deadline to register is Nov. 14 or until all spots are filled. For more info ...

Antipsychotic Drugs Put Kids at Risk

Posted: 01 Nov 2009 06:11 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children and teens that take antipsychotic meds may be putting themselves at risk for some very adult health problems, new research shows. Children and teens in the United States who suffer from psychotic disorders, bipolar dis ...

4-year-old California boy's body found in dryer

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:24 AM PST

MENDOTA, Calif. -- Authorities say the body of a missing 4-year-old California boy was found in the clothes dryer of a neighbor's home and a 14-year-old boy from the house in Mendota has been arrested on suspicion of the killing.Fresno County Sheriff ...

Ford surprises with $1B profit; sees profit in '11

Posted: 02 Nov 2009 12:23 AM PST

DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a "solidly profitable" 2011.The automaker said Monday ...

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