U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi gets warm reception at Bush Library Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST The national debate over whether religious institutions should be forced to provide their employees with contraception was never an issue of church and state, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday during a visit to Texas A&M. "T ... |
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi gets warm reception at Bush Library Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:09 PM PST The national debate over whether religious institutions should be forced to provide their employees with contraception was never an issue of church and state, U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday during a visit to Texas A&M. "T ... |
Funerals set for 2 Blinn students Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST Funeral services were set Monday for two Blinn College students killed in a weekend car accident that remains under investigation by College Station police. Lauren Bailey Crisp, 19, of Dripping Springs, and Denton James Ward, 18, of Flower Mound, ... |
Bryan man accused of molesting teen Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST A Bryan man recently charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child remained in the Brazos County Jail late Monday on $100,000 bail. Joe Roy Manuel, 44, was arrested after a two-month investigation and charged with the first-degree felony, whic ... |
Police say man stabbed brother in fight Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST Eagle Staff Report A 25-year-old Bryan man accused of stabbing his brother in the rib cage was arrested on a felony charge over the weekend, authorities said. Bryan police said they were dispatched to the 3600 block of Comanche Street just before 7 ... |
Driver, 22, reportedly put bike officers at risk Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST |
Felon arrested on weapons charge Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST |
Bryan woman faces felony DUI charge Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:12 PM PST |
Syrian forces massing near rebel stronghold Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST BEIRUT -- Syrian tanks and troops massed Monday outside the resistance stronghold of Homs for a possible ground assault that one activist warned could unleash a new round of fierce and bloody urban combat even as the Red Cross tried to broker a cea ... |
Iran cuts push oil prices up Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nuclear program. By Monday afternoon, benchmark Marc ... |
Texas students boycott cafeteria food Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST TIVOLI -- Macaroni and cheese again? Students at a junior high school near Texas' Gulf Coast staged a four-day boycott of cafeteria food last week to press for more menu choices and healthier alternatives. About 30 students at Austwell-Tivoli Juni ... |
YouTube funds original content Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST CULVER CITY, Calif. -- YouTube is enlisting Hollywood's help to reach a generation of viewers more familiar with smartphones than TV remotes. The online video giant is aiming to create 25 hours of programming per day with the help of some of the t ... |
EU approves Greek bailout Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST BRUSSELS -- After more than 12 hours of talks, the countries that use the euro reached an agreement early Tuesday to hand Greece $170 billion in extra bailout loans to save it from a potentially disastrous default next month, a European Union diplo ... |
Fat times for New Orleans float-building firm Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST NEW ORLEANS -- As Carnival builds toward its out-of-control crescendo of Fat Tuesday, Barry Kern and his team of float-builders and artists are already preparing for next year's parades. One of the biggest free parties in the world fuels a multim ... |
Sony's taking risk with new handheld gaming system Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:17 PM PST NEW YORK -- Sony is intensifying its push in handheld gaming with a gadget aimed at hardcore players looking for something with a bit more punch than Angry Birds, Words With Friends and other smartphone pastimes. The PlayStation Vita, already avai ... |
Schools draw scrutiny for fining students Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST CHICAGO -- A sense of order and decorum prevails at Noble Street College Prep as students move quickly through a hallway adorned with banners from dozens of colleges. Everyone wears a school polo shirt neatly tucked into khaki trousers. There's ple ... |
Let's fly our nation's flag with pride Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST Eagle Editorial Board Monday was the day to honor and celebrate two of America's greatest presidents: George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Like too many holidays, it has become little more than a chance for stores to have "special" sales, although ... |
Allen, Payne receive Writers Guild nods Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:07 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- Woody Allen's romantic fantasy Midnight in Paris and Alexander Payne's family drama The Descendants have won top screenplay honors from the Writers Guild of America.With his biggest hit in decades, writer-director Allen earned the guil ... |
Letters for February 21 Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:05 PM PST Olsen Magic continues in great Blue Bell Park If you build it, they will come." -- Theodore Roosevelt Wow, did you ever build it. And, yes, the people of this community will definitely come! Thank you Blue Bell. Thank you Texas A&M University. ... |
Calendar for Tuesday Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:30 PM PST Mark Your Calendar Registration for the Sixth Annual Armadillo Dash Half Marathon and 5K ends on Feb. 29. The race will be at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex beginning at 7 a.m. on March 4. Proceeds will benefit children's charities in the Brazos ... |
Hepatitis C tests urged for baby boomers Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Deaths from liver-destroying hepatitis C are on the rise, and new data shows baby boomers especially should take heed -- they are most at risk. Federal health officials are considering whether anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should ... |
For boomers, it's an era of 'work until you drop' Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST LOS ANGELES -- When Paula Symons joined the U.S. workforce in 1972, typewriters in her office clacked nonstop, people answered the telephones and the hot new technology revolutionizing communication was the fax machine. Symons, fresh out of colleg ... |
Businesses question fines from immigration enforcement agency Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:15 PM PST HOUSTON -- Some small business owners are complaining that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement audits touted as deterrents to hiring illegal immigrants are instead becoming a "money grab" with fines for paperwork errors. The Houston Chronicle ... |
Survivor describes Wash. avalanche Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:01 PM PST STEVENS PASS, Wash. -- When disaster struck, a group of expert skiers who survived a large weekend avalanche in an out-of-bounds area near a Washington state ski resort turned on their emergency beacons and began looking for signs of life. Powder ... |
Ron Paul counting on caucus states Posted: 20 Feb 2012 04:16 PM PST WASHINGTON -- Ron Paul may not win the Republican nomination for president -- he has yet to win a single state -- but his strategy of trying to amass delegates in caucus states could land him a prominent role at the party's national convention this ... |
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