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- Swinging away
- Teen shot and killed at Bryan home
- University employees seek 'plus one' benefits
- Driver crashes into charter bus, dies
- Officials link Taliban to plot
- BP exploring ways to plug leak
- More children getting free meals
- Volcanic ash cancels flights
- Source: Kagan is Supreme Court pick
- High premiums for kids in future
- UK parties fail to reach agreement
- 12 dead, 83 trapped after blasts hit Russian mine
- Ministers agree on rescue plan for euro
- AG: Miranda rights may need revisions
- Mercury high in town with dolphin hunts
- White golden on 'SNL'
- Letters for May 10
- Calendar
- Bryan teenager found dead behind house
- THIRD & SHORT
- NBA: Suns sweep Spurs; Celtics square series vs. Cavs
- SPORTS IN BRIEF: Former Tech pitcher Braden throws perfect game
- Murphy, Rangers complete sweep of Royals
- Pence's double lifts Astros in 11th
- Clark's first PGA Tour win a big one
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT Six-year-old Cleo Norlander takes to the air on an old-fashioned tree swing that hangs in the yard of her East Bryan home Sunday afternoon. Monday's weather is expected to be partly cloudy with a high of 88 and a low near 70. ... |
| Teen shot and killed at Bryan home Posted: 09 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT Bryan police continued late Sunday to investigate the shooting death of a 17-year-old Lamar Alternative High School sophomore who was found in the backyard of strangers earlier in the day.Christopher Hutchson, a sophomore, died just after 2 a.m. behi ... |
| University employees seek 'plus one' benefits Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT A bit of wry humor circulates among Texas A&M's employees who are gay: You can buy pet insurance for your dog, but not health insurance for your same-sex partner. Efforts to change the latter are bubbling up at the A&M and University of Texas ... |
| Driver crashes into charter bus, dies Posted: 09 May 2010 05:29 PM PDT Eagle Staff ReportA 23-year-old man from El Salvador was killed over the weekend when his truck crashed into a charter bus, Brenham police said. Officials said they were waiting to contact the man's family before releasing his name. The accident occu ... |
| Officials link Taliban to plot Posted: 09 May 2010 05:06 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Saying they obtained new evidence, senior White House officials said Sunday that the Pakistani Taliban were behind the failed Times Square bombing.The attempt marks the first time the group has been able to launch an attack on U.S. soil ... |
| BP exploring ways to plug leak Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- A day after icy slush clogged the massive box they hoped would contain an out-of-control oil gusher in the Gulf of Mexico, BP officials on Sunday said they may try again -- this time with a smaller box.They also were consider ... |
| More children getting free meals Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT BRATTLEBORO, Vt. -- While the other preschoolers were warming up to the vegetable pesto lasagna, 3-year-old Avery Bennett dove in with no hesitation."Can I have some more lasagna?" Bennett said from her booster seat. "I love it."She moved on to her s ... |
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT GENEVA -- Airlines canceled hundreds of flights across Europe and added hours to trans-Atlantic journeys Sunday as planes were diverted around a large plume of ash spewed by an Icelandic volcano and stretching from Greenland to Portugal.So far, the w ... |
| Source: Kagan is Supreme Court pick Posted: 09 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the president's thinking said Sunday night.The move positions the court to have three female justices for the first time in ... |
| High premiums for kids in future Posted: 09 May 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Health insurance cuts a dividing line right through the Thompson family.Parents Mary and Joe have coverage, as does older daughter Sarah. But siblings Andrew and Emily have been turned down due to medical conditions even though both lea ... |
| UK parties fail to reach agreement Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT LONDON -- The two parties that could form Britain's next government held hours of closed-door talks Sunday without reaching a power-sharing deal, and there are fears that the political uncertainty could stoke market jitters when trading reopens Monda ... |
| 12 dead, 83 trapped after blasts hit Russian mine Posted: 09 May 2010 05:07 PM PDT MOSCOW -- Rescue workers scrambled to save 83 people trapped in Russia's largest underground coal mine after two explosions killed at least 12 people and injured dozens more, officials said. Among those still trapped early Monday were rescue workers ... |
| Ministers agree on rescue plan for euro Posted: 09 May 2010 05:09 PM PDT BRUSSELS -- European Union finance ministers agreed Monday on an EU and International Monetary Fund safety net for troubled eurozone countries, hoping it will keep markets from targeting the weaker members of the 16 countries that use the embattled e ... |
| AG: Miranda rights may need revisions Posted: 09 May 2010 05:11 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- In the wake of the Times Square bombing plot, the Obama administration said on Sunday it wants to work with Congress on possible limitations of the constitutional rights afforded terrorism suspects -- even for American citizens.Attorney ... |
| Mercury high in town with dolphin hunts Posted: 09 May 2010 05:12 PM PDT TAIJI, Japan -- Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary The Cove have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, a government lab said Sunday.The levels of mercury dete ... |
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:14 PM PDT NEW YORK -- Betty White demonstrated how it's done as host of this week's Saturday Night Live.Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old -- sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything."I'm not new ... |
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:05 PM PDT Generous contributions are greatly appreciated A heartfelt thank you to this amazing community for the generous contributions and support given for the April 18 benefit on my behalf. I will be forever grateful to all of you. ASHLEY SPIES ... |
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:04 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARSStill Creek Ranch's 2nd Annual Fundraiser Car Show is 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 22 at Still Creek Ranch, 6055 Hearne Road. Free. 589-3206.MondayCLUBSAmerican Association of Individual Investors (AAII), 9:30 a.m. second-floor meeting ... |
| Bryan teenager found dead behind house Posted: 09 May 2010 07:06 AM PDT Police said Sunday that they’re investigating the shooting death of a 17-year-old Bryan man as a homicide. Christopher Hutchson, 17, was found dead behind a home around 2 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of West 17th Street in Bryan, police said. Hutc ... |
| Posted: 09 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT NBAPHILADELPHIA -- Former Detroit player Bill Laimbeer and former Toronto coach Sam Mitchell met with the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday in Dallas to discuss the team's vacant coaching job.Mitchell coached the Raptors for four full seasons and was the ... |
| NBA: Suns sweep Spurs; Celtics square series vs. Cavs Posted: 09 May 2010 05:01 PM PDT SAN ANTONIO -- The Phoenix Suns swept away seven years of bad playoff memories brought by the San Antonio Spurs.Steve Nash scored 20 points and played with a right eye that was swollen shut as Phoenix swept San Antonio from the Western Conference sem ... |
| SPORTS IN BRIEF: Former Tech pitcher Braden throws perfect game Posted: 09 May 2010 02:58 PM PDT Former Texas Tech pitcher throws perfect gameOAKLAND, Calif. -- Dallas Braden pitched the 19th perfect game in major league history, shutting down the majors' hottest team and leading the Oakland Athletics to a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on ... |
| Murphy, Rangers complete sweep of Royals Posted: 09 May 2010 02:42 PM PDT ARLINGTON -- David Murphy's swinging the bat like he deserves a regular spot in the Texas Rangers lineup.Murphy had three hits and drove in two runs, Max Ramirez contributed the go-ahead RBI with a fifth-inning double, and the Rangers completed a fou ... |
| Pence's double lifts Astros in 11th Posted: 09 May 2010 02:41 PM PDT HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros were an angry team on Sunday, and maybe that's the mindset it's going to take to reverse their early-season struggles.Hunter Pence drove in Lance Berkman with a double in the 11th inning and the Astros beat the San Diego ... |
| Clark's first PGA Tour win a big one Posted: 09 May 2010 02:41 PM PDT PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tim Clark no longer has to hear about being the best player to have never won on the PGA Tour. He settled that Sunday by beating the best field in golf.Clark played the final 26 holes without a bogey and made an 8-foot par ... |
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