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- New Aggies welcomed to the family
- 62-year-old dies in apartment blaze
- Survivors of Katrina still waiting for improvements
- Review: Billions wasted on projects in Iraq
- Woman dies after CS apartment fire
- Chile miners will have to work in own rescue
- Growing Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean
- Several freight cars derail in Fort Worth area
- Mexico to up security in border city after blasts
- Texas man puts high-speed Internet in rural areas
- I-10 closed, homes evacuated after chemical spill
- Texas official gave scholarships to her relatives
- 'Almanac' predicts milder winter
- Oxford dictionary might cease printing
- Mormon official, gunman killed in Calif. shootings
- ER visits for concussions soar for student athletes
- 'Modern Family,' 'Mad Men' take top Emmys
- Newborn Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean
- Split personality for Emmy Awards
- Letters for August 30
- Calendar
- 2 police officers fatally shot in Alaska village
- Police capture suspect in Utah deputy's killing
- SPORTS IN BRIEF
- MLB: Mets' Dickey beats Astros with arm, bat
| New Aggies welcomed to the family Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT They've been through Fish Camp and can recite Texas A&M traditions in their sleep, but it becomes unmistakably real Monday for some 8,100 Texas A&M freshmen: The academic year begins, and they are Aggies. Texas A&M marked that milesto ... |
| 62-year-old dies in apartment blaze Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT Mary Lee Holiday was a kid at heart, family members said Sunday. The 62-year-old played video games and rode her bike to work each day. She died after an accidental cooking-related fire late Saturday in her one-bedroom unit at the Meridian Apartm ... |
| Survivors of Katrina still waiting for improvements Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT NEW ORLEANS -- Gulf Coast residents tried to put Hurricane Katrina behind them on Sunday, marking its fifth anniversary by casting wreaths into the water to remember the hundreds killed. But part of the catastrophe lives on, in abandoned homes stil ... |
| Review: Billions wasted on projects in Iraq Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT KHAN BANI SAAD, Iraq -- A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children's hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in Fallujah has cost three times more than projected, ... |
| Woman dies after CS apartment fire Posted: 29 Aug 2010 04:59 AM PDT A woman has died following a Saturday night fire at the Meridian Apartments on Redmond Drive in College Station. Authorities responded shortly before 11 p.m. to a report from the occupant of a first-floor apartment that smoke could be smelled comin ... |
| Chile miners will have to work in own rescue Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT SAN JOSE MINE, Chile -- The 33 trapped Chilean miners who have astonished the world with their discipline a half mile underground will have to aid their own escape -- clearing thousands of tons of rock that will fall as the rescue hole is drilled, th ... |
| Growing Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:28 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Hurricane Earl lashed northern Leeward Islands with heavy rain and strong winds Monday after strengthening into a Category 2 storm. Hotels were shut tightly overnight as tourists sought shelter inside their rooms. The U.S. ... |
| Several freight cars derail in Fort Worth area Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:27 PM PDT RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- A freight train derailment in the Fort Worth area left several cars off the tracks and interrupted passenger rail service.Crews worked Monday to fix the torn-up tracks in the Richland Hills area. The cause of Sunday night's d ... |
| Mexico to up security in border city after blasts Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:32 PM PDT NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Mexico's government on Sunday promised to increase security after a series of explosive devices were detonated in the border city of Reynosa, and said it would step up efforts to identify more of the 72 migrants massacred la ... |
| Texas man puts high-speed Internet in rural areas Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT By LAYLAN COPELIN Austin American-Statesman SMITHVILLE -- In some circles, J.W. Breeden is still known as "that kid." As in, that kid who was fascinated by technology in preschool, who earned his first $50 hooking up a family friend's computer whe ... |
| I-10 closed, homes evacuated after chemical spill Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:31 PM PDT HAMSHIRE, Texas -- A busy interstate near Houston has been shut down and nearby homes evacuated after a semitrailer overturned in a collision with a pickup truck and spilled a hazardous chemical. Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Stephanie ... |
| Texas official gave scholarships to her relatives Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT DALLAS -- A Dallas congresswoman violated Congressional Black Caucus Foundation rules by awarding scholarship money to four relatives and a top aide's two children, an attorney for the organization said.U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson initially denie ... |
| 'Almanac' predicts milder winter Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT LEWISTON, Maine -- Good news, winter haters: After record snowfall in the mid-Atlantic and unusually cold weather down South, the Farmers' Almanac is predicting a "kinder and gentler" winter.After eyeing the skies, tidal action and sunspots, the folk ... |
| Oxford dictionary might cease printing Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT LONDON -- It weighs in at more than 130 pounds, but the authoritative guide to the English language, the Oxford English Dictionary, may eventually slim down to nothing. Oxford University Press, the publisher, said Sunday so many people prefer to l ... |
| Mormon official, gunman killed in Calif. shootings Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:24 PM PDT VISALIA, Calif. -- Police are seeking clues in the fatal shooting of a lay bishop at a Mormon church by a man who was killed in an ensuing confrontation with officers. Clay Sannar, a 42-year-old father of six boys, was doing administrative paperw ... |
| ER visits for concussions soar for student athletes Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT CHICAGO -- Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting the intensity of kids' sports has increased along with awareness of head injuries.The findings in a study of national data don't nec ... |
| 'Modern Family,' 'Mad Men' take top Emmys Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT LOS ANGELES -- The darkly intimate 1960s-era drama Mad Men and the comedy romp Modern Family were the top honorees at Sunday's Emmy Awards as American life past and present proved a winning formula. "To our fans, we are so grateful, we are so thri ... |
| Newborn Hurricane Earl threatens north Caribbean Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:07 PM PDT SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Islanders set up emergency shelters and airlines canceled flights as newly born Hurricane Earl churned toward the northern Caribbean on Sunday. Cruise lines diverted ships to avoid the storm's path.The U.S. National Hurricane ... |
| Split personality for Emmy Awards Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:29 PM PDT Emmy had a split personality this year. Television's annual awards show honored hot new broadcast comedies "Modern Family" and "Glee," while sticking with more familiar favorites from cable in drama. "Modern Family" won the Emmy for best comedy in ... |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:05 PM PDT Disgust for the greed of city of College Station In regards to the annexation of Wellborn. I could not help but feel disgust towards the greed for tax dollars the College Station City Council members are showing. They insist that letting Wellbor ... |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:01 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARS The Bubba Can Cook Freedom Festival will be Sept. 11 at the Grimes County Expo Center. The cost is $10 for the IBCA-sanctioned cookoff, which will benefit Grimes County seniors and youth. Entertainment includes Max Stalling, Hone ... |
| 2 police officers fatally shot in Alaska village Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:27 PM PDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A SWAT team and dozens of other law officers surrounded a house in a tiny Alaskan village where a gunman took refuge after he allegedly killed two local lawmen in an ambush, authorities said.Hoonah police officers Tony Wallace an ... |
| Police capture suspect in Utah deputy's killing Posted: 29 Aug 2010 11:25 PM PDT FREDONIA, Ariz. -- Authorities say they've captured the suspect in the killing of a Utah sheriff's deputy. Officials say 23-year-old Scott Curley was arrested early Monday morning near Kanab, Utah, after a resident notified police of his likely wh ... |
| Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT Oklahoma St.'s Uihlein wins U.S. Amateur UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. -- Peter Uihlein, the top-ranked amateur player in the world, defeated David Chung 4 and 2 on Sunday to win the 110th U.S. Amateur championship. Uihlein was leading by two following t ... |
| MLB: Mets' Dickey beats Astros with arm, bat Posted: 29 Aug 2010 05:03 PM PDT NEW YORK -- R.A. Dickey flustered the Houston Astros with knuckleballs and foiled them with his bat, leading the New York Mets to a 5-1 victory Sunday. Josh Thole homered and Dickey keyed a second-inning rally with a two-run single that helped the ... |
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