Today's News from TheEagle.com |  |
- Driver's life in jeopardy
- Many still had to labor on holiday
- Pakistan native planning local benefit
- Two killed, four injured in wreck near Anderson
- College Station man charged with DWI
- White calls for end to program to lure tourists
- 3 suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead
- Montana plane crash revives 'lap child' debate
- Study shows $75K can buy happiness
- 6-month-old killed in I-35 van crash; 13 injured
- Soldiers fire on family's car in Mexico, killing 2
- Wealthy accused of diverting floods
- Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
- Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous
- EU tries to tackle illegal immigration
- Bush may join list of best-seller presidents
- AOL teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres online
- Calendar
- Protest over fatal shooting by LAPD turns violent
- Florida inmate loses appeal for victim's truck
- Attorney: JetBlue attendant in NYC flap resigned
- Va. woman devours 181 chicken wings in NY contest
- Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers
- 1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck
- Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes
| Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT Bryan firefighters protect Hearne resident Henry Humber while other rescuers use the Jaws of Life to cut the top off his vehicle at the scene of the wreck on Mumford Road off F.M. 2818 Sunday afternoon. Humber, 54, remained hospitalized late Monday ... |
| Many still had to labor on holiday Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT Fast at work, a sandwich shop worker in College Station appeared surprised when a customer mentioned having to work on Labor Day. "Today's a holiday?" she asked as a co-worker at Blue Baker on University Drive sighed. At many other businesses acr ... |
| Pakistan native planning local benefit Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT Kamal Ahmad Rahman lived in Pakistan for the first 23 years of his life. Now 45, the College Station resident is asking his new home to help out his old neighbors in their time of need. "It's like debt on my shoulder, because I was born in that c ... |
| Two killed, four injured in wreck near Anderson Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:24 AM PDT Two people were killed and four were injured when a vehicle hydroplaned and crashed into oncoming traffic in Grimes County on Monday, officials said. A Ford SUV was traveling north on Texas 90 near Anderson at about 4:10 p.m. when it hydroplaned on ... |
| College Station man charged with DWI Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT Eagle Staff Report A College Station man was released from jail Monday after being charged with driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a gun, officials said. John Wesley Taylor, 23, was pulled over for a traffic stop Sunday near Harvey ... |
| White calls for end to program to lure tourists Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:04 AM PDT AUSTIN, Texas -- Democrat Bill White has found at least one multimillion dollar program Texas can do without: commercials and advertisements that promote Texas. Asked recently if there were any state programs that should be eliminated to save mone ... |
| 3 suspects in Mexico migrant massacre found dead Posted: 06 Sep 2010 11:59 PM PDT MEXICO CITY -- The bodies of three men suspected of participating in the massacre of 72 migrants last month were found by the side of a road in northern Mexico after an anonymous caller told authorities where to find the cadavers, federal official ... |
| Montana plane crash revives 'lap child' debate Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:01 AM PDT HELENA, Mont. -- Federal transportation safety officials are using the crash of an overloaded plane in Montana to revive a debate about whether infants and toddlers should be allowed to travel on the laps of adults.The National Transportation Safety ... |
| Study shows $75K can buy happiness Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- They say money can't buy happiness. They're wrong. At least up to a point. People's emotional well-being -- happiness -- increases along with their income up to about $75,000, researchers report in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings o ... |
| 6-month-old killed in I-35 van crash; 13 injured Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:03 AM PDT HILLSBORO, Texas -- A six-month old baby girl was killed when a van carrying a family lost control on Interstate 35 in central Texas and flipped over several times, injuring 13 others.Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman Lisa Block says the ... |
| Soldiers fire on family's car in Mexico, killing 2 Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:03 AM PDT MONTERREY, Mexico -- Soldiers opened fire on a family's car at a military checkpoint in northern Mexico, killing a 15-year-old boy and his father, authorities and relatives said Monday.It is at least the second time this year that a family has been c ... |
| Wealthy accused of diverting floods Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT SUKKUR, Pakistan -- As the disastrous floods recede in Pakistan, something new is rising: suspicions and rumors that powerful officials and landowners used their influence to divert water away from their property and inundate the villages and field ... |
| Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:02 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy -- perhaps even using a blood test.The work is controversial, challenging today's usual ... |
| Lax safety in Congo makes river travel dangerous Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT KINSHASA, Congo -- In a country of dense rain forests with few paved roads, boarding an overcrowded boat on a treacherous river is simply a way of life. This weekend, journeys on the dangerous waterways stole the lives of up to 270 people.Since bare ... |
| EU tries to tackle illegal immigration Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:01 PM PDT PARIS -- European ministers on Monday discussed ways to crack down on illegal immigration, block false asylum demands and harmonize EU immigration policy so that one country's solution doesn't become another country's problem.The meeting was hosted b ... |
| Bush may join list of best-seller presidents Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:00 PM PDT WASHINGTON -- Already in distinctive company as an American president, George W. Bush seeks to join an even more select group: president and top-selling author.Since The New York Times began its weekly lists of best-sellers in 1942, only six of the 1 ... |
| AOL teaming up with Ellen DeGeneres online Posted: 06 Sep 2010 11:59 PM PDT NEW YORK -- AOL is adding talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres to its family of Web properties as it looks for ways to draw more people to its sites.The company will begin sharing traffic, content and promotions with the website for "The Ellen DeGeneres Sh ... |
| Posted: 06 Sep 2010 05:55 PM PDT MARK YOUR CALENDARS The Brazos Animal Shelter is hosting a Second Chance for Love Adoption Days at Pet Smart in College Station on Friday-Saturday. Hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday. www.brazosanimalshelter.org. Tuesday CLUB ... |
| Protest over fatal shooting by LAPD turns violent Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:48 AM PDT LOS ANGELES -- A protest over the fatal police shooting of a Guatemalan immigrant turned violent when some demonstrators threw bottles at officers, set trash cans on fire and refused to disperse.Television news footage showed people tossing the bottl ... |
| Florida inmate loses appeal for victim's truck Posted: 07 Sep 2010 01:47 AM PDT TAMPA, Fla. -- A Florida appellate court has ruled against a death row inmate who was convicted of killing a couple and then petitioned to keep a vintage pickup that belonged to one of the victims.The ruling may end a legal battle that has dragged on ... |
| Attorney: JetBlue attendant in NYC flap resigned Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:08 AM PDT NEW YORK -- A flight attendant who captured America's attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and wasn't fired, his lawyer said Sunday. Steven Slater left the job ... |
| Va. woman devours 181 chicken wings in NY contest Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:07 AM PDT NEW YORK -- The Black Widow of eating contests gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo on Sunday. "I'm so happy!" said Sonya Thomas, who ate 4.86 pounds of chicken wings to win the c ... |
| Backyard volunteers helping track firefly numbers Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:07 AM PDT INDIANAPOLIS -- The yellow-green streaks of fireflies that bring a magical air to summer nights, inspire camp songs and often end up in jars in children's bedrooms may be flickering out in the nation's backyards as suburban sprawl encroaches on the ... |
| 1 Wyoming football player killed, 3 hurt in wreck Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:02 AM PDT FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A University of Wyoming football player was killed and three teammates were injured when a pickup drifted off a Colorado highway and crashed on Monday, authorities said.Ruben Narcisse, 19, of Miami was killed, the Colorado Stat ... |
| Colorado wildfire destroys dozens of homes Posted: 07 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT DENVER -- A wind-whipped wildfire sent flames roaring through a rugged canyon in the Colorado foothills, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying dozens of homes -- some that belonged to the firefighters themselves, authorities said early ... |
| You are subscribed to email updates from All Stories | The Bryan College Station Eagle To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
No comments:
Post a Comment