Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Key mistakes on special teams destroys A&M's hopes

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:08 PM PST

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The future of the Texas A&M football program looked painfully reminiscent of the past as the Georgia Bulldogs took advantage of Aggie mistakes for a 44-20 victory in Monday's Independence Bowl.A&M made almost every mistake ...

2009 a violent year for Brazos

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:03 PM PST

It was a violent year for Brazos Valley: Two Aggie siblings were murdered in College Station, a homeless man was beaten to death in downtown Bryan and a Cameron medical assistant was among 13 killed in a massacre at Fort Hood. While arrests were made ...

Bulldogs beat the Aggies, 44-20

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 12:05 PM PST

SHREVEPORT, La. â€" Joe Cox threw two touchdown passes, Caleb King added two rushing scores and Georgia beat mistake-prone Texas A&M 44-20 on Monday in the Independence Bowl. Cox hit Aron White on touchdown passes of 24 and 2 yards in the second h ...

Man admits to murder; gets 55 years in prison

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

Faced with DNA evidence tying him to the scene of a murder, a former maintenance worker pleaded guilty Monday to killing a 20-year-old Blinn College student who lived at the apartment complex where he was employed. Jeremiah Matthew Rosser, 28, was se ...

Three killed in unrelated wrecks

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

Three people died in unrelated accidents in the Brazos Valley over the Christmas holiday weekend. On Sunday, Centerville resident Matthew Cody Johnson, 30, was killed when the vehicle he was driving left the roadway and hit a fence around 7:30 p.m. i ...

Republican to run for Brazos constable

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

Eagle Staff ReportRetired Department of Public Safety Trooper Rick Starnes said Monday that he has filed to run for Precinct 3 Brazos County constable. The Republican will face Deputy Constable Steve Emert and former Constable Phil Sikes in the March ...

Texas Tech's Leach suspended; won't coach at Alamo

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 09:27 AM PST

LUBBOCK â€" Texas Tech coach Mike Leach was suspended Monday while the school investigates complaints from a player and his family about treatment after an injury. The school said in a release that defensive coordinator Ruffin McNeill will be the ...

Documents in sweat lodge case show past problems

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

PRESCOTT, Ariz. -- Documents released in the investigation of a fatal sweat lodge ceremony show that people lost consciousness and others suffered broken bones at past events led by self-help guru James Arthur Ray, but Ray largely ignored the medica ...

Group seeks details on clergy abuse cases

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

BOSTON -- Victims of clergy sex abuse and a group that tracks pedophile priests called on local Roman Catholic leaders and the Irish government Monday to publicly detail known connections between the clergy abuse scandals in the U.S. and Ireland.Two ...

Suicide bomber kills 30 in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

KARACHI, Pakistan -- A suicide bomber struck a procession marking a key Shiite Muslim holy day in Pakistan's biggest city Monday, killing 30 people in an attack blamed on extremists trying to hamper the country's fight against militancy by sparking a ...

Air safety rules, watchlist system to be reviewed

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said Monday he has ordered a review of the nation's watchlist system and of its air safety regulations following a Christmas Day attack on a U.S. airliner. As an al-Qaida group claimed responsibility for the assa ...

Gay couple wed in Latin America

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Two Argentine men were joined Monday in Latin America's first same-sex marriage, traveling to the southernmost tip of the Americas to find welcoming spot to wed.Gay rights activists Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre were ...

Disney sees superhero dollars in Marvel's obscure characters

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- Moviegoers have shown a willingness to be entangled by Spider-Man's web over and over again. Now, as Disney prepares to buy the comic-book powerhouse Marvel, it faces the question of whether fans will also get attached to characters as ...

Program pushed for long-term health care

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

CHICAGO -- Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them.Seven years ago, Robert Myers of suburban Chicago did buy long-term care insuran ...

Officer wounded in ambush dies

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

SEATTLE -- One of two officers shot in an ambush last week by a drunken man in Washington state died Monday after being taken off life support, becoming the sixth police officer to die from gunfire in the state in less than two months.Pierce County ...

Sarah Palin's daughter seeks full custody of baby

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska judge's ruling has revealed a heated legal custody battle between Sarah Palin's daughter and the father of Palin's grandson.A November request by 18-year-old Bristol Palin keep the proceedings closed was denied Christma ...

Couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:01 PM PST

GRANTS PASS, Ore. -- A Nevada couple letting their SUV's navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.On Sunday, atmospheric conditions ...

Threat to Kidneys Continues After Leaving Hospital

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 05:48 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) Hospital patients with sudden loss of kidney function, called acute kidney injury (AKI), are more likely to die prematurely after leaving the hospital even if their kidney function has apparently returned to normal. "Our study fo ...

Test Your Memory - Research Summary

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 05:36 PM PST

FUN FACTS ABOUT THE BRAIN:          The adult human brain weighs about three pounds.          The adult human brain is about 2 percent of one's total body weight. &nbs ...

Letters for December 29

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:05 PM PST

'Perfect gift' wasn't so perfect after all At least 555 people -- including more than 100 children -- died in all-terrain vehicle accidents in 2006, and these numbers continue year by year. Seeing the picture of a beautiful, innocent 3-year-o ...

Calendar

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 04:02 PM PST

TuesdayCLUBSBrazos County Senior Citizens Association lunch, noon. 1402 Bristol St., Bryan. 822-6873.College Station Kiwanis Club, noon. Hilton Hotel. 846-2778.Citizens for Wellborn, 7 p.m. Wellborn Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 14575 F.M. 2154. j- ...

Man admits to killing Blinn student

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 03:50 AM PST

A former maintenance worker was sentenced to 55 years in prison Monday after admitting to the murder of a 20-year-old Blinn College student who lived at the apartment complex where he was employed. Jeremiah Matthew Rosser, 28, formally entered into ...

Is Alcohol and Marijuana Use in Your Genes?

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 05:48 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States. Roughly eight to 12 percent of marijuana users are considered "dependent," and the severity of symptoms increases with heavier use. A new study has found t ...

Nonverbal Bias Takes Center Stage on TV

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 05:48 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study claims that body language and facial expressions take on a subtle racist tone in many popular TV shows. "Today, racial bias is often revealed via more subtle means than outright racial slurs," study author Max Weis ...

Test your Memory

Posted: 28 Dec 2009 05:40 PM PST

SEATTLE, Wash. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- While you're awake, your brain generates 25 watts of power. That's enough to illuminate a light bulb! But how bright is your bulb? How good is your memory? One way to test yours is the object game. If you were t ...

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