Monday, August 2, 2010

Today's News from TheEagle.com

Today's News from TheEagle.com

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Practicing teamwork

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Members of the Sandhills Slammers, a 16-and-under fastpitch girls softball team from Columbia, S.C., bounce a beach ball in the air at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheater prior to opening ceremonies of the National 16-and-under Girls Fastpitch National Champ ...

A&M conference focuses on ocean drilling

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Co-evolution of life and the planet, sea level change, gas hydrates, climate change and the deep biosphere are just a few of the topics that scientists have a deeper understanding of thanks to ocean drilling research, according to experts in the fiel ...

Woman accused of beating boy with belt

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

A 29-year-old Bryan woman was in jail Sunday for the third time this month after hitting her 14-year-old son with a belt, authorities said. Police said they were called to Bryant Street about 12:40 p.m. Saturday by a witness who said a woman was cha ...

Police: Man who ran red light had 8 warrants

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Eagle Staff Report A Bryan man with eight outstanding warrants was in jail Sunday after a Brazos County sheriff's deputy saw him run a red light, authorities said. Police said Juan Garces Castillo, 43, was stopped near the intersection of F.M. 2818 ...

Crews prepare 'static kill' for BP well

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS -- The only thing keeping millions more gallons of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico right now is a rush job: an experimental cap that has held for more than two weeks but was never meant to be permanent. As soon as this week, crews will be ...

Obama: Patchwork immigration policy unacceptable

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama says he agrees that more control must be exerted over illegal immigration, but he won't accept "a patchwork of 50 different states" acting on their own. Obama tells CBS he believes immigration control advocates ...

Adult stem cell use rises

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

NEW YORK -- A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body.Einhorn drew bone marrow from the man's pelvic bone with a needle, ...

Lindsay Lohan released from jail, goes to rehab

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:54 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan has been released from jail, but she's not exactly a free woman. The actress was discharged at 1:35 a.m. Monday after serving 14 days of a 90-day sentence for violating her probation in a 2007 drug case, a sheriff's sp ...

Wealthy could weaken recovery by cutting spending

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Wealthy Americans aren't spending so freely anymore. And the rest of us are feeling the squeeze. The question is whether the rich will cut back so much as to tip the economy back into recession -- or if they will spend at least enoug ...

Plane crashes in Denali National Park in Alaska

Posted: 02 Aug 2010 12:02 AM PDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A large airplane crashed in Alaska on Sunday and burst into a deadly fireball that sparked a forest fire at Denali National Park, officials said.Park spokeswoman Kris Fister said there are fatalities, but it's unclear how many be ...

Iraq deaths sign of instability?

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

BAGHDAD -- While concern is rising in the U.S. about the war in Afghanistan, the Americans are anxious to show evidence of progress in their other conflict -- Iraq.New Iraqi government figures tell a different story, however, showing civilian casualt ...

Obama: Afghanistan goals difficult but modest

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- As the war in Afghanistan faces a loss of public and congressional support and U.S. casualties rise sharply, the Obama administration is painting its goals for the war as humble and achievable while warning there is no quick fix."Nobody ...

Dutch first to quit Afghanistan mission

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Netherlands became the first NATO country to end its combat mission in Afghanistan, drawing the curtain Sunday on a four-year operation that was deeply unpopular at home and even brought down a Dutch government. The departu ...

Israel warns Hamas after rocket fire

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister issued a stern warning Sunday to Gaza's Hamas rulers after a weekend of rocket attacks from the Palestinian territory on Israeli communities.Benjamin Netanyahu told his Cabinet that Israel holds the Islamic milita ...

Hundreds of new wildfires break out in Russia

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:04 PM PDT

VORONEZH, Russia -- Hundreds of new fires broke out Sunday in Russian forests and fields that have been dried to a crisp by drought and record heat, but firefighters claimed success in bringing some of the wildfires raging around cities under control ...

Space station cooling system suddenly shuts down

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Half of the International Space Station's cooling system suddenly shut down during the weekend, forcing the astronauts to power down equipment and face the likelihood of urgent spacewalking repairs.After huddling Sunday, NASA ...

Usrey 70th

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:57 AM PDT

The children of Wilson and Mary Lou Usrey wish to announce the celebration of their 70th wedding anniversary on July 27, 2010. Wilson retired from Phillips Petroleum and Mary Lou retired from Sears. They now reside at Esperanza in College Station, Te ...

Smith 25th

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:59 AM PDT

Best wishes to Robert and Odessa Smith of Bryan.  On July 27, 2010 they will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Plans are in progress for a trip to Jamaica in the fall. They were married July 27, 1985 in Bryan. Sgt. Smith is employed wi ...

McFaddin 40th

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:47 AM PDT

Rodney and Carol McFaddin of Bryan celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 27, 2010. They were married in 1970 at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California. The McFaddin's have lived in Bryan since 1983 and are the owners ...

Birnbaum-Ramirez

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 03:44 AM PDT

Sheila Birnbaum and Jody Ramirez of College Station are pleased to announce their engagement. Sheila is the daughter of Charles and Rose Lehmann of Winchester and Jody is the son of Santos and Barbara Ramirez of College Station. Sheila and Jody both ...

Letters for August 1

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

A&M lecturers qualified to teach most courses In the article on Texas A&M budgetary cuts (Eagle, July 22), A&M officials stated that lecturers typically teach large enrollment introductory, lower division courses that "don't require ...

Calendar

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT

Monday CLUBS Star Duplicate Bridge Club, 9:45 a.m. College Station Conference Center. For partnerships, call 774-0043. College Station Noon Lions Club, Hilton Hotel. 690-8525. EVENTS Parenting Class, 1 to 3 p.m. Save Our Streets Ministries. Offi ...

SPORTS IN BRIEF

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

Jets' Revis holding out as training camp begins CORTLAND, N.Y. -- Jets All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis is holding out from training camp, locked in a contract dispute with the team. Revis did not report with the rest of the teammates Sunday as th ...

NFL: Texans going young at cornerback

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans' young cornerbacks better learn quickly at training camp. Rookie Kareem Jackson and second-year pro Glover Quin are the front-runners to start, ahead of more experienced veterans on the depth chart. If they secure the ...

Astros complete sweep of Brewers

Posted: 01 Aug 2010 05:00 PM PDT

HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Jason Michaels connected for a grand slam in the seventh inning and the Houston Astros beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-2 on Sunday to complete the three-game sweep. The Astros trailed 2-0 before Michaels' drive to the first ro ...

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