Wednesday, December 22, 2010

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Today's News from TheEagle.com

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In case you missed the eclipse

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:10 PM PST

The eclipsed moon glows in the predawn sky Tuesday morning in this view from Stedman, N.C. Clouds prevented many local residents from viewing the eclipse Tuesday. To see more photos of the total lunar eclipse, go to theeagle.com/gallery/view/Lunar-ec ...

Special guests will be in Aggieland to mark Gulf War anniversary

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

Texas A&M will host former vice presidents Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle along with top Kuwaiti officials, retired Gen. Colin Powell and several others next month to mark the 20th anniversary of the Gulf War. Free tickets are available at the Memori ...

Warm weather sets record

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:23 PM PST

In true Texas fashion, a record high temperature was set on Tuesday -- the first day of winter. But, as most Texans know, the warm weather doesn't mean it's time to stow away the winter clothing: A cold front is expected to hit the Brazos Valley late ...

Police release images of robbery suspects

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:27 AM PST

Bryan police on Tuesday released pictures from a convenience store robbery that unfolded a day earlier, hoping to secure helpful tips from the public. Being sought are two men who entered the Super Trac off Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 4:30 a.m. a ...

Police release images of robbery suspects

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 10:27 AM PST

Bryan police on Tuesday released pictures from a convenience store robbery that unfolded a day earlier, hoping to secure helpful tips from the public. Being sought are two men who entered the Super Trac off Harvey Mitchell Parkway around 4:30 a.m. a ...

CS says it upheld water feature deal

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

College Station Councilwoman Jana McMillan on Tuesday again lashed out at the operations of the city she represents -- this time saying it failed to live up to obligations to developers in Wolf Pen Creek and may have to relinquish property. City Man ...

CS may profit by annexing Wellborn

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:18 PM PST

College Station could benefit financially by annexing land in the community of Wellborn, according to a preliminary city analysis. The report, presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission last week, estimated that College Station would receive $2 ...

Police: Man charged with Bryan burglary

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 07:22 AM PST

A 29-year-old man faces a burglary charge after he was accused of breaking into a Bryan convenience store. Byron Andredwayne Carroll of Bryan remained jailed Tuesday on charges of burglary of building and possession of drug paraphernalia.    ...

Entrance test keeps 1 in 4 out of military

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

MIAMI -- Nearly one-fourth of the students who try to join the U.S. Army fail its entrance exam, painting a grim picture of an education system that produces graduates who can't answer basic math, science and reading questions, according to a new stu ...

Census shows growth slowing

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- Republican-leaning states will gain at least a half dozen House seats thanks to the 2010 census, which found the nation's population growing more slowly than in past decades but still shifting to the South and West.The Census Bureau ann ...

WikiLeaks: US diplomats warned about Stanford

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:33 AM PST

By DAVID McFADDEN Associated Press KINGSTON, Jamaica -- A newly revealed U.S. cable portrays American diplomats in the Caribbean as being so concerned about bribery and money-laundering rumors related to Texas financier R. Allen Stanford that they wa ...

Several hurt in Houston-area parking lot gunfire

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST

HOUSTON -- Investigators say a fight led to gunfire at a Houston-area grocery store parking lot that left at least four people wounded.The Harris County Sheriff's Office says the shootings happened before dawn Tuesday.The victims were transported to ...

Dems vow fight for fair districts

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:19 PM PST

AUSTIN -- New census figures allow Texas to add more clout in the U.S. House than any other state, but a redistricting fight was already brewing Tuesday in a state where Republicans dominate the Legislature but Democrats have traditionally been favo ...

Proposed foster care overhaul balances counseling, costs

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:19 PM PST

AUSTIN -- A yearlong review by a blue-ribbon panel recommends giving private contractors in the Texas foster care system more authority to arrange care and counseling for youngsters and providing incentives for doing a good job. The proposed ove ...

Storm in California to worsen

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

LOS ANGELES -- Rescuers pulled motorists from swamped cars and found hikers trapped by a swollen creek as Pacific storms dumped more rain Tuesday on saturated California and forecasters warned of a likely intensification before it all ends. The stor ...

UK travel still delayed

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

LONDON -- The snow was melting off London's streets, but Heathrow Airport told infuriated passengers it won't restore full service until Thursday -- five days after a five-inch snowfall turned hundreds of thousands of holiday plans into a nightmare o ...

In the game of giving

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:57 PM PST

Texas A&M defensive lineman Eddie Brown Jr., dressed as St. Nick, presents Censear Solomon, 5, with a football as Von Miller and his teammates watch at the Texas A&M indoor practice facility Tuesday. Money donated by the Aggie football team w ...

S. Korean tree is a jab at North

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

GIMPO, South Korea -- As troops stood guard and a choir sang carols Tuesday, South Koreans lit a massive steel Christmas tree that overlooks the world's most heavily armed border and is within sight of atheist North Korea.The lighting of the tree aft ...

Nuke deal gets GOP support

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama locked up enough Senate Republican votes Tuesday to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia that would cap nuclear warheads for both former Cold War foes and restart on-site weapons inspections.Eleven Republi ...

Tough trials ahead for new Iraq gov't

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

BAGHDAD -- Iraq seated a freely elected government Tuesday after nine months of haggling, bringing together the main ethnic and religious groups in a fragile balance that could make it difficult to rebuild a nation devastated by war as American troo ...

Wrapping it up

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:22 PM PST

St. Joseph Regional Health Center critical care Registered Nurse Ede McAbee sets a bike out for a child she and her department "adopted" as part of St. Joseph's Adopt A Child program. Needy employees of the St. Joseph Regional Health Care System can ...

Safety of Electronic Cigarettes

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 05:49 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Welcome to the future of smoking.  The electronic cigarette has revolutionized the way smokers get their nicotine fix, but it has also been the topic of debate for health care professionals everywhere.  Is it really s ...

Thyroid Cancer Is A Concern For Children Exposed To Radiation

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 05:47 PM PST

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children are exposed to a lot if things that they probably shouldn't be; unfortunately, some instances are worse than others.  It was reported that children exposed to head and neck radiation  -- due to either cancer ...

Vaccine For Diabetes

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 05:49 PM PST

SYRACUSE, NY (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 23 million people in the U.S. are living with diabetes -- nearly 2.5 million of those cases are type 1 diabetes, a disease typically diagnosed in childhood.  It means a lifetime of hard work and disc ...

Injury sparks new safety rules for musical

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 04:21 PM PST

NEW YORK -- The producers of the troubled Spider-Man musical on Broadway said they have enacted new safety measures ordered by the government and will resume performances on Wednesday night. A spokesman for Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark, Rick Miramo ...

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