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- Kicking it with Club Guatemala
- Allen Academy denies eligibility violation
- Search for new BISD superintendent may run $14.5K
- Brazos Valley under fire danger warning
- Friends share memories of Johnny Lyon
- Group aims to raise $12K for CASA before Christmas
- Police: Drunk man tackled person, broke into apartment
- WikiLeaks causes global upset
- Citing deficit, Obama freezing federal worker pay
- 18 bodies found in northern Mexico mass grave
- Arab region's opposition to nuclear-armed Iran laid bare
- Youths allegedly burned swastika into man's arm
- 15 charged over immigration protest in San Antonio
- Arlington police say 10 hurt in 32-vehicle wreck
- Obama proposes pay freeze for federal employees
- Obama's back on the court -- as spectator
- Bush praises Obama during Facebook broadcast
- Some snowbirds in Texas avoiding violent Mexico
- Guards shown watching inmate attack
- Scientists trick cells into switching identities
- Portlanders condemn bomb plot, criticize FBI probe
- Sales could top $1 billion on a manic Cyber Monday
- Report: A bit more vitamin D is good, not too much
- New Drug To Treat Anemia
- Agent: Director of 'Empire Strikes Back' dies
| Kicking it with Club Guatemala Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST Felipe Cua, 30, dribbles before his team, Club Guatemala, practices at a field off Bomber Street in Bryan. The team, made up almost entirely of local Guatamalans, plays in the Premier Soccer League against dozens of other local teams. Players enjoyed ... |
| Allen Academy denies eligibility violation Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:17 PM PST Allen Academy officials are disputing a ruling by the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools that two of the Bryan school's basketball players are ineligible -- a ruling that led Allen to withdraw from the organization. Allen athletic ... |
| Search for new BISD superintendent may run $14.5K Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:18 PM PST Bryan school board members on Monday unanimously approved hiring BWP and Associates to search for a new superintendent. In August, Superintendent Mike Cargill announced he'd be retiring at the end of the 2010-11 school year. Shortly after Cargil ... |
| Brazos Valley under fire danger warning Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:46 PM PST National Weather Service officials said they expect dry weather and gusty winds in the Brazos Valley today to create a danger for fires. The weather service issued what's called a red flag warning for much of southeast Texas -- including Brazos, Bur ... |
| Friends share memories of Johnny Lyon Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST To many, Johnny Lyon will be remembered as a seasoned Texas country singer and the proud owner of the Texas Hall of Fame. But his kind spirit, generosity and humor are what close friends said they'll miss the most. Lyon, 73, died at his Bryan h ... |
| Group aims to raise $12K for CASA before Christmas Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST Being a Voices For Children of the Brazos Valley volunteer is both heartbreaking and heartwarming, Peggy Calliham said. "It's heartbreaking to see what these children are living with and heartwarming to start getting them the help they need," said ... |
| Police: Drunk man tackled person, broke into apartment Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:02 AM PST Authorities said they arrested a 30-year-old intoxicated man after he assaulted a person, then broke into his Bryan apartment. Bryan resident Jose Fabian Lara-Vasquez was jailed Sunday on charges of burglary of a habitation, failure to identify and ... |
| Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration moved forcefully Monday to contain damage from the release of more than a quarter-million classified diplomatic files, branding the action as an attack on the United States and raising the prospect of legal acti ... |
| Citing deficit, Obama freezing federal worker pay Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:44 AM PST WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced a pay freeze for 2 million federal employees Monday and warned the American public that the move is the first of many difficult decisions that must be made to slash the nation's mounting deficits. "The ... |
| 18 bodies found in northern Mexico mass grave Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:37 PM PST CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- The Mexican army discovered several clandestine graves holding at least 18 bodies near a ranch in the northern border state of Chihuahua, authorities said Monday. Soldiers found the bodies over the weekend in the town of P ... |
| Arab region's opposition to nuclear-armed Iran laid bare Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST JERUSALEM -- Israel's prime minister said Monday that newly leaked U.S. diplomatic memos provide clear proof that the Arab world agrees with his country's assessment that Iran is the chief danger to the Middle East. According to the documents rele ... |
| Youths allegedly burned swastika into man's arm Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST FARMINGTON, N.M. -- Three friends had just finished their shifts at a McDonald's when prosecutors say they shaped a coat hanger into a swastika, placed it on a heated stove and branded the symbol on the arm of a mentally disabled Navajo man. Autho ... |
| 15 charged over immigration protest in San Antonio Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:36 PM PST SAN ANTONIO -- Fifteen protesters face criminal trespass charges after an immigration demonstration at the San Antonio office of U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. Those arrested Monday night support the proposed Dream Act. The measure would provide ... |
| Arlington police say 10 hurt in 32-vehicle wreck Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:18 AM PST ARLINGTON, Texas -- Arlington police say 10 people have been hurt in a chain-reaction wreck involving 32 vehicles. Officer Zhivonni McDonnell told The Associated Press that the accidents happened Monday morning as traffic slowed while one driver tr ... |
| Obama proposes pay freeze for federal employees Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday called for freezing the pay of 2 million federal employees, saying the move is the first of many difficult decisions that must be made to slash the nation's mounting deficits."The hard truth is that gett ... |
| Obama's back on the court -- as spectator Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:46 AM PST WASHINGTON -- A day after it took 12 stitches to patch a busted lip President Barack Obama suffered during a game of pickup basketball, he was back on the hard court Saturday -- as a spectator. Obama took the whole family to Howard University, whe ... |
| Bush praises Obama during Facebook broadcast Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:39 PM PST DALLAS -- Former President George W. Bush has pledged not to publicly criticize his successor, Barack Obama, but he did offer some praise Monday during a live broadcast on Facebook to promote his new book. Bush participated in an hour-long discuss ... |
| Some snowbirds in Texas avoiding violent Mexico Posted: 29 Nov 2010 01:16 AM PST PORT ARANSAS, Texas -- Some companies that cater to winter Texans are avoiding drug violence-plagued Mexico this season. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported Monday that a Rockport-based bus charter company has eliminated tourist trips to Progres ... |
| Guards shown watching inmate attack Posted: 29 Nov 2010 11:40 PM PST BOISE, Idaho -- The surveillance video from the overhead cameras shows Hanni Elabed being beaten by a fellow inmate in an Idaho prison, managing to bang on a prison guard station window, pleading for help. Behind the glass, correctional officers look ... |
| Scientists trick cells into switching identities Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:18 PM PST NEW YORK -- Scientists are reporting early success at transforming one kind of specialized cell into another, a feat of biological alchemy that doctors may someday perform inside a patient's body to restore health.So if a heart attack damages muscle ... |
| Portlanders condemn bomb plot, criticize FBI probe Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST PORTLAND, Ore. -- Some residents of this famously liberal city are unnerved, not only by a plot to bomb an annual Christmas tree-lighting ceremony last week but also by the police tactics in the case.They questioned whether federal agents crossed the ... |
| Sales could top $1 billion on a manic Cyber Monday Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST NEW YORK -- Cyber Monday started as a gimmick to get people to shop at their desks on the first workday after Thanksgiving. But if you promote something enough, it can take on a life of its own.This year, stores swamped customers with online ads and ... |
| Report: A bit more vitamin D is good, not too much Posted: 29 Nov 2010 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today's food labels say to get enough vitamin D for strong bones. But don't go overboard: Long-awaited new dietary guidelines say there's no proof that megadoses prevent cancer or other ail ... |
| Posted: 29 Nov 2010 05:47 PM PST (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The name of the drug is FG-2216, and it's designed to stimulate production of the hormone erythropoietin (EPO) in dialysis patients. In fact, it's the world's first oral drug for the treatment of kidney disease-related an ... |
| Agent: Director of 'Empire Strikes Back' dies Posted: 29 Nov 2010 02:44 AM PST LOS ANGELES -- Irvin Kershner, who directed the Star Wars sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" and the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," has died. He was 87. Kershner died during the weekend but no other details were immediately available, his ... |
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